Riceburner
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Any idea how long deliveries are taking? I put money down Oct 04 2012, The dealer thought possibly a month wait, now he has no idea when my bike will show up.
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- Thread starter Riceburner
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My dealer told me in December he had one scheduled to arrive in January. I put $500 on it on January 3. He called me today to inform me I should have my bike by the end of next week. ::015::
Where's you're dealer? Romney Cycles, WV has had no trouble getting them AFAIK. Great guys to deal with and good prices. Give them a call... ask for Larry.Riceburner said:
BTW I think you mean October 4 2011 - if your dealer hasn't been able to get one since then he's not trying hard enough, or Yamaha don't like him!
Trevor
AFAIK, all the bikes being sold today have been in-country since Sept 2011. Maybe some of the dealers/salespeople on this forum can chime in, but I don't see any reason anyone should have to wait more than a week or two for the bike to make it from the warehouse to the dealer. Maybe the dealer doesn't have allocation and is trying to wrangle a better deal from another dealer with existing stock.dcstrom said:
Now if Yamaha has new production coming, that would be different, but we've heard nothing about that.
- Mark
Rice burner, I was just in Toledo Bowling Green area for Christmas. Honda East, Schiets in Fremont didn't hav one, but Thiels in Upper Sandusky had one in stock as did the dealer in Hilliard, near Columbus. Just some info for you if you want one. There are a few guys who bought from Thiels. My dad bought an FJR from them a few years back. Good luck!
I didn't talk to Theil's but I did contact Honda Northwest, aka Ohio Motorcycle in Hilliard. They not only would not budget off of MSRP, they tacked on an additional $99.00 fee of some sort or another. Maybe they have had a change in heart, forewarned is forearmed. Good luck in getting your bike!
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There are two in Whitehorse. If you want to pay the extra 2500 bucks in order to have a Canadian bike. They're better. R ::025:: ::025:: ::025:: ::025:: ::025:: ::025:: ::025:: ::025::
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Yo, TadTenere. I don't recall welcoming you to the Forum, but at my age, I don't remember much. If not, WELCOME ON. ::004:: If I have, then welcome again. R ::022::
There was a recall for an o-ring seal on the fuel pump. Maybe that was what they were talking about.tadtenere said:
I was at the IMS show in Novi, MI, last weekend, and there was a salesman from C&C in Brighton, MI, who said he had one in stock. That's only an hour away from Toledo.
Yamaha was pushing the Super10 pretty hard at the show; they had a black one loaded with all the goodies, in a central spot with a big sign listing all the reasons why it's the best thing since sliced bread.
The fuel o-ring recall is being handled at the dealer level - the dealer needs to make the mod before delivery, but it is a simple 30-min job so I doubt this would be the reason for a warehouse hold. If anyone is waiting more than a few weeks, I'd be doing the full-court press to deliver a bike or you'll take your business elsewhere.tadtenere said:
There have been instances (fortunately not very many) of dealers taking deposits for bikes they don't have allocation for and then trying to find a distress situation at another dealership so they can make a buck on the deal. A waiting customer shouldn't be held hostage in this hunt.
- Mark
My local dealer and the yamaha rep found me a black one like I wanted, they could have swapped between dealers before year-end. I decided I could wait as Yamaha probably would not do away with the 3.99% financing in 2012. 3.99% is still available. I really didn't want to do any financing. But my Honda doesn't look like it is going anywhere. Maybe I will keep it until spring.
Desert Dave
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Availability may be a regional thing, but out of a dozen dealers I contacted that I'd consider local there were none in stock except one demo bike (and it was the wrong color). They all said the same thing, they were expecting delivery at some point in January and some already had another allocation for Feb. Most hadn't had one on the floor since they received the last ones around October. At least a few of the dealers mentioned the next shipment would have the fuel tank o-ring done before they arrived at dealerships. At least they all had the same story, so if it's B.S. they did a heck of a job with the conspiracy 
Some were more than eager to talk pricing and willing to negotiate while others wouldn't budge off MSRP and told me that was a good price because they weren't charging over list or adding dealer fees Drive 30 miles further to save a grand? Seems like a no brainer to me.
Some were more than eager to talk pricing and willing to negotiate while others wouldn't budge off MSRP and told me that was a good price because they weren't charging over list or adding dealer fees
Drive 30 miles further to save a grand? Seems like a no brainer to me.
"Not yet..." That's what my dealer told me this morning when I went in to check on my bike's progress. It's not here yet, and he's been calling Yamaha every day to find out. I'm getting impatient now! :-[
Desert Dave
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Post up if you get any news. I've had two local dealers tell me they confirmed they are currently shipping from the warehouse, but without delivery date. One seems to think this weekend is possible, but by next weekend for certain. All rumors to me until I get a phone call with a VIN number ::024::pteppic said:
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Boy, I hate to throw a wet towel on all those basking in the sun, but anybody go over their bike with a geiger counter?
Sorry, if I seem paranoid ::002:: , but there was a time last year when the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was curtailing deliveries from Japan.
Sorry, if I seem paranoid ::002:: , but there was a time last year when the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was curtailing deliveries from Japan.
Only if they are Ravens... ::017::rem said:
I was curious about that too, I go thru U.S. customs regularly (when there is less snow/ice anyway) , they have sensors/detectors that are very sensitive. it picks up people that have had xrays with the radio isotopes milk shake stuff (what ever it is), among other things. my bike has never set off these devices, never a question asked other than 'what are you riding?'Sir Bo-Croat said:
You can be sure it is because it is a blue bike and not black .... sorry everyone, I couldn't resist bring up the stupid ::022::tkad said: