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    SPEEDOMETER?

    I was not "upsold" by the dealer. The bike I bought and the older new bike were at different dealerships. While I paid more for the bike I decided on, I still saved a bunch by getting a demo. As far as not being comfortable cutting wires and changing a few connectors to get a Speedohealer to...
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    SPEEDOMETER?

    Hopefully Speedohealer will have something available in the near future. I am only interested in a plug and play device. I sent an email to Yamaha customer service asking if the speedometer can be calibrated and all they said was no. Big help there. I think the older bikes probably have a...
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    SPEEDOMETER?

    According to the Speedohealer website, they do not make a speedohealer for a 2016 S10. If some one has one on their bike, can you post the part#? Thanks
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    SPEEDOMETER?

    Maybe this topic has already been beat to death but I just installed a new Garmin Nuvi on my 2016 and I was stunned that at 100 kph my bike speedometer was reading 108 kph.In an earlier post someone said that the 2016 was much improved over early bikes. With the quality of the electronics on the...
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    Demo Models

    My 2016 S10 was bought as a demo with 500 KM on it. 3000.00 below list and other than a very small scratch on the display screen it was showroom condition. And the warranty did not start till I took delivery. I have only managed 200 KM since delivery because of bad weather but it looks like and...
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    Adjustment at First Valve Check

    Thanks everyone for the very informative posts. I havent got enough miles on yet to answer the poll yet. Be back in 6 months or so.
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    Adjustment at First Valve Check

    I have never worked on a car engine that had shims to adjust the valve lash. I saw the cutaway picture posted on the forum here and I think I have an understanding of how the valve train works on these engines.That being said, I do not understand why you would be overly concerned about the...
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    Africa Twin

    Another new bike that I saw the other day is the Aprilia Capanord 1200. I did not consider it because I did not know it existed. Has cruise, comes in 2 models with lots of electronic features. I still think I would have bought the S10 because I think the Aprilia is overpriced for a chain drive bike.
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    Carrying Golf Bag

    I will be doing this on my Tenere this summer. I had a can-am spyder and other than the obvious balancing issues the method will be the same: Remove top case, golf shoes in the sidecases, lay big thick towel across passenger seat and sidecases. Lay golf bag across sidecases and bungy cord to...
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    Shopping for a top case.

    I got the 42L version of the Givi trekker outback because you can't open the lids of the oem yamaha sidecans with the bigger top box. I have had 2 other monokey top boxes(one a 52L) and no problems with the mounting system. If someone has broken the front tabs it would be nice to know.
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    Procrastination over, deposit down.

    Congrats. In Canada the 60th anniversary models are yellow 2016's.I bought the S10 over the others just to get cruise control. The roads were sort of dry the other day so I went for a short ride and put it in cruise. Works just like a car does.
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    Free Canada National Park Pass for 2017

    We got ours as soon as they were available. Going for a month in June camping at Banff, Jasper and then Kootenay parks. No S10 though trailer camping and no way to haul it along.
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    Can-Am Adventure Spider

    I had a 2009 Spyder RS and I enjoyed it. I put 10K on it. The thing I liked about it was it's all weather nature.I road it in the winter as long as the roads were dry. A little snow did not bother it and sand on corners did not affect it. The stability control works really well. The problem off...
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    Africa Twin

    The comparable Honda to the S10 is the VFR1200X. Shaft drive 1200 (but 4cyl) most of the same features but you can't get cruise control. You can get a version with a DCT automatic though. The Africa Twin is available with the DCT as well but it too is not available with cruise control. And in my...
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    Show Us Your Panniers

    Shot of whole bike. Still waiting for a thaw so I can go for my first ride on it.
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    Show Us Your Panniers

    Decided to get a Givi Trekker Outback 42L top case to go with the stock side cases. Would have liked the matching Yamaha topper but I saved about 200.00 buying these from Twisted Throttle with free shipping. I like the look of the Givi's and they don't look out of place because the Yamaha bags...
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    Top end rebuild

    Since these engines have a coating on the aluminum cylinder bores rather than cast iron or steel liners, honing would probably destroy the bores and result in even worse oil consumption. I think you need to invest in a shop manual and see what the rebuild instructions are.From what I can see ...
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    Would someone do me a favour please

    I absolutely agree that nothing is free, but if I were to walk in to a US yamaha dealer and pay list price for a new 2017 S10 it would cost me the equivalent of about 21,500.00 CDN.( at 1.33 CDN for every US dollar). At an Ontario Yamaha dealer it would cost me 17,999.00 CDN, including...
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    Would someone do me a favour please

    I just got my new 2016 S10 and the bags are not installed at the factory.They came in 3 cardboard boxes, the lock tumblers (3) came under the seat. Maybe the dealer was supposed to put them on for me ?. Amazing that we Canadians get the bags for free and everyone in the US has to pay for them.
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    How to Get Into Your OEM Side Cases, (Panniers), When The Locks Fall Out!

    Glad I read this thread.My case instructions were sadly lacking as far as the tumbler install went. Did not notice any mention of loctite, so I just went out and put some blue loctite on the tumbler bolt threads. Good tip thanks.
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