Recent content by Riteris

I have sold off this nightmare. I am happy to read so many of you having such great experiences with the ST. This was just not the bike for me.

So, after several weeks of busy work weeks and a two week holiday, I finally had a chance to ride the bike. I could not get the ABS to function under hard braking and lack of traction. I need to figure out a plan. I am probably going to sell the bike. Partly this is because I am doing less...

The service manager mailed the part back and I installed it.

The bike that forgot to re-install the tray is Honda House in Richmond. (They are also a Yamaha dealer.) I went there because Coleman's Power Sports in Falls Church is a mess. I am still looking for a decent dealer to go to. One that, ideally I could take public transportation home from. Oh...

^^^ The reason I went to the second dealer was because the first one was bad news. They have a bad history (not just with me but others as well.) The reason I went there was to do the recall on the brake switch. I did, however, pay them to give me a proper diagnosis. It was wrong. The difference...

I am not sure I would put "freash" (whatever that is) in a gas bottle. ;) But then, why not pour the gas from the bottle every couple of tanks when you fill up?

I had the ABS issue when I dropped the bike off at the first dealer to deal with the recall. I paid them to diagnose the issue. They told me it was a bad sensor. Because the dealer wanted me to keep the bike in the shop for the 30 days or so it would take for the part to come in, Ipaid them for...

Actually, the shop in question is not even near DC. I went to a shop that I could take public transport home from dropping off the bike and to return to pick up the bike. Amtrak was a big help. I gave up on the Yamaha dealers local to DC.

Well, I thought they were in business to make money. One can't make money without taking it in. You can't take in money until the job is finished. (Hopefully to meet the customer's standards at least.) Maybe I should have been a dick through the process.

This sort of thing further increases my disdain for the quality of motorcycle shops in this area. I know mechanics are overworked. They need to shift gears from motorcycles to watercraft to lawn mowers and rarely see the machines multiple times. Unless they fuck them up.) They are constantly...

I just edit my post to include an answer to your question. But, I have not made the time to get to a gravel road to try and lock up the brakes to see if the pump actually cycles. I did have a dealer attend to the brake recall on the front switch.

I just got my bike back from the shop. Something looks missing under the seat. I feel like there is a panel missing. I looked at an on line parts fiche and could not find it. So, maybe I am wrong. Attached are photos of what I have. Would you mind taking off your seat, pulling anything you...

So, the ABS light has been shining brightly on my 2015 Super Tenere (24,000 miles on the bike.) Sometimes it goes out, most of the time it is lit up. My cruise control also has issues. (It works until I use the throttle to accelerate. Then the CC light flashes and I cannot set the cc until I...

It seems to me that if they are French, they should have Gold Wings... for the reverse gear.

Is this the same thing that Yamaha did the recall on?