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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/super_tenere/ten ere_accessories.aspx
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

$450 for the engine guard. Insanity!!!!
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Dynasport
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That's some pricey stuff right there. I thought BMW and Ducati stuff was high, but it looks like Yamaha takes a back seat to no one.
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Ulysses OEM engine guard is $425. Luggage prices are similar to the Uly too.
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Dynasport
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Uly side cases were $450 each side? I guess I had forgotten they cost that much.
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 11:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Junior side cases are $300 a side for just the case. They are plastic, hence the lower price vs aluminum on the Yamaha. Their prices look normal to me.
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Whisperstealth
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Off topic, but, how much HP & Torque is that bike?
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Dynasport
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 12:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Honestly, both prices seem really high to me. $300 for basically a plastic box or $450 for an aluminum box seems pretty expensive.

Especially compared to this
http://www.jcwhitney.com/motorcycle-travel-trunks/ p2010969.jcwx?filterid=c14523o20j3

Or even this
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/3 2/127/
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Rwcfrank
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 01:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Interesting, the fine print says dont run the side case along with the top case wtf?
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 01:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That same fine print says its due to overloading. I can't find any specs on the carry capacity, so I don't know. Sales brochure says never carry a passenger.
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Ericridebike
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 03:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Interesting bike. I look forward to seeing one in person when they are available in the states(5/2011).
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7873jake
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:36 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There was one at Biketoberfest (not in the demo fleet, just in the display tent).

The tank was metal (surprised by this) and the seat was relatively comfortable but I found myself just looking for more,... something intangible.

Some parts looked stamped. Some looked poorly cast. I notice this more after having owned the Uly and seeing where it is possible to make even seemingly insignificant details display some level of creative thought.

Despite all of this, I was impressed with the overall look and feel when I stood back and looked from across the tent but, like many of you, the devil for me was in the details and the more I looked, the more I wondered why some details were missing or done in an odd way (funky radiator setup), especially when you are coming to the market with so many good templates from which to copy or benefit from.

And I didn't understand the "no passenger" statement either but I like that it has "R1 style turn signals and reflectors"! Nothing says seriously fast like a set of those!

It does have a nice, comfy seat and the ergos for my 6'3" frame felt natural and comfortable.
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Timberwolf
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Doesn't the tank HAVE to be metal to pass DOT standards for on-road use?

I like it, but I fear the timing of the release in this economy will result in poor sales and Yamaha will conclude, as they have in the past, that there is no US market for big dual-sport bikes.
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7873jake
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



But it surprised me that it was metal. I guess I was expecting composite.

I think the new 'retro' Moto Goot's V7 Cafe has a non-metal tank. I want to say that I remember sitting on one last year and being surprised that the tank wasn't metal. I guess I was expecting that it wouldn't be composite.

Apparently, I'm surprised a lot by the construction of tanks?
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Bluzm2
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yamaha is going to sell a TON of those bikes.
If I didn't have a Uly, I'd consider one.
The aftermarket is going to be big for that model. It will take some time but there WILL be other options for luggage, bash plates, etc.

Brad
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

4 bikes would weigh a ton. Shouldn't be hard to do.
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Towpro
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

All the bikes I have seen with Plastic tanks have them covered by something else.
KTM's have shrouds, BMW F800 is under the seat, etc. Even your Buell has a metal tank.
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 01:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

Doesn't the tank HAVE to be metal to pass DOT standards for on-road use?




No, many bikes including my Blast, some of the tubers, the Vrod and most cars have plastic gas tanks. They are cheaper to make, more durable, and in the event of a puncture are less likely to cause a spark.
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Sprintex
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 02:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My 97 BMW R1100RS had a plastic tank, Guzzi V11's of 10 years ago, plastic. Early 70 Ducati's 900SS had fiberglass tanks, so bikes have had them for a while.
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Ericridebike
Posted on Friday, October 29, 2010 - 11:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

There are several threads over on ADVRider.com about these. Seems to be a big interest and looks like a lot of people have already pre-ordered them. There is a thread from a guy in Australia, I think, where they are already available chronicling his experience with a new one and all the mods he has done. It's the Waspworks thread. Lots of pics and reviews on what he has done. Seems to fair pretty well off road. Also, he tries out a couple different aluminum pannier sets and last time I looked at the thread, he was building a custom exhaust for it.
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Arcticktm
Posted on Monday, November 01, 2010 - 12:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My 2001 KTM is a huge plastic tank, with no shrouds, and was delivered 100% legal.

Don't confuse the Japanese being concerned about being sued with an actual law.
I noticed a long time ago the Japanese OEM's would change their dirt bike tanks from plastic to metal when they offered a dual sport version.
KTM's (and other European's) mostly stayed with plastic.


Not too many cars even have metal tanks these days.
It easier to mold plastic into the shapes you need to fit in goofy places.
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