10-30-2018, 09:19 PM
(10-27-2018, 02:00 PM)the_undecider_imp Wrote:(10-27-2018, 01:10 PM)DaSwami_imp Wrote: Here's a PSA...I owned an SR400 from 2014-2016...traded it in a V7II Stone...anyway the original selling dealer called me yesterday to say there has been a safety recall on the SR400...something about an oil line/fitting coming loose and spraying the rear tire with engine oil...just a heads up....
My bike is free of recalls. We check all new bikes sold for recalls before warranty registering them. If a dealer warranty registers a bike with an open recall, especially any sort of safety recall, it is bad news. You had me a little worried a recall just popped up in the last 2 weeks, so I logged into Yamaha's dealer system from home and checked just to be sure. All is clear.
How do you like your V7? We just took one on trade the other day. It is a 2017 V7 III Stone in army green and I love the way it looks. Previous owner put some knobby tires to make it sort of a scrambler. Never have ridden a Guzzi, so I may have to take this bike out for a ride to see what I think...not that I have room for another bike in the garage.
(10-15-2018, 11:10 PM)baxtercat_imp Wrote: I think you'll like the SR400. It's like a vintage bike from the 70s that just got made fresh for you. I've had mine as a commuter/around town 2nd bike since 2014; dead reliable, year round, with Japanese build quality. Yamaha's pricing may have kept people away, but I got over it in about a week and have enjoyed it nearly every day for 4 years.
What seat do you have on there? I have been looking into buying a different fuel tank for mine and wanted something that style that is all black instead of the two-tone gray and black of the stock seat.
My bike is free of recalls. We check all new bikes sold for recalls before warranty registering them. If a dealer warranty registers a bike with an open recall, especially any sort of safety recall, it is bad news. You had me a little worried a recall just popped up in the last 2 weeks, so I logged into Yamaha's dealer system from home and checked just to be sure. All is clear.
How do you like your V7? We just took one on trade the other day. It is a 2017 V7 III Stone in army green and I love the way it looks. Previous owner put some knobby tires to make it sort of a scrambler. Never have ridden a Guzzi, so I may have to take this bike out for a ride to see what I think...not that I have room for another bike in the garage.
(10-15-2018, 11:10 PM)baxtercat_imp Wrote: I think you'll like the SR400. It's like a vintage bike from the 70s that just got made fresh for you. I've had mine as a commuter/around town 2nd bike since 2014; dead reliable, year round, with Japanese build quality. Yamaha's pricing may have kept people away, but I got over it in about a week and have enjoyed it nearly every day for 4 years.
What seat do you have on there? I have been looking into buying a different fuel tank for mine and wanted something that style that is all black instead of the two-tone gray and black of the stock seat. Seat is a new Yamaha accessory item they sell in Japan and in Asian markets. I think I got it from Webike. Required a bit of adjustment to the front retaining arms (near the tank) but has more padding than the one that comes with the bike and a nice vintage look.
kicking the bike to start is easy to learn and not at all difficult to do. the fuel injection helps--experience on the old SR500 will be misleading in this regard. mine usually kicks over on first kick, without regard to temperature. at 400 cc, the engine doesn't offer much resistance.