If the bike was let say a year old and had plenty of thousand miles on it i would understand and probably go along with the spokes being replaced. But the problem started after 2 weeks already so i think they ow me more then refurbished wheels.
Yamaha never mentioned this was issue but i would be surprised if i was the only one with this problem. I'm heading for the dealer this morning to hear what he has to say.
Long and frustrating story but i'll try to keep it a short one so here goes ......
2 weeks after i picked up my new ST at the dealers back in august i noticed that the chrome was coming off the spokes (on both wheels). A week later i had an appointment at the dealers for the first oil change...
Last week i called Yamaha Belgium and they told me that distribution of the top case would be continued very soon and only a minor adjustment would be needed to the base plate. Let's wait and see...........again !!!
Just saw the yamaha holland 2011 price list on http://www.motorfreaks.nl/algemeen-nieuws/yamaha-heeft-2011-prijslijst-vrijgegeven.html
XT1200Z Super Ténéré ABS Explorer (NEW!!!) € 18.999,00
XT1200Z Super Ténéré ABS € 15.999,00
My guess is that the 15K one is...
price tag for the screen mount here is 99,99€, i guess that should be around 130$.
Handlebar ends don't look bad either http://www.touratech.com/shops/001/product_info.php?products_id=7866&osCsid=cc8f2de29c82d5b3bb34376164b2b3a7