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68 1/2 years old, planning a 6000 mile trip on my S10 in 6 weeks to AZ, UT, NM, CO from Virginia. My first ride was a new Super 90 Honda in 1966. ScoutDogMan

ScoutDogMan = Scout Dog Handler in Viet Nam. We trained German Shepard's to alert on trip wires, booby traps, ambushes, pungy pits, etc. We walked point and cleared a path for the grunts...

Welcome to the Forum from Harrisonburg, VA If you are coming from the cruiser, touring, etc world of scooter riding it takes a while to get used to this new riding - especially the height of the bike.

I lowered my 2016 after changing the seat to the lowest position. I used link from the UK that lowered the seat height about an inch, directions said to lower the front about 1/2 inch also to keep bike handling as designed, which I did. However on the ES, make sure that when you loosen both...

propsoto's braces are the way to go, they take the shaking and vibrations out and the cost for them is very minimal.

I rode the stock seat on my 2016 ES the first day that I had it, couldn't stand the non-slip material and most of all, the material combined with the downward slant of the seat was downright unbearable! Everything wanted to go forward except my pants - will leave that to your imagination. Came...

I have half dozen of the Battery Tenders on motorcycles, 4-wheelers, and lawn tractor and they all work well. However the smallest one will not charge a battery, only maintain it.

Congrats on the new bike, I am sure that you will like and enjoy it. I bought a '16 earlier and have about 9000 miles on it, everything from some dirt roads to a 3300 mile trip - it is a great bike.

Another interesting note: Yamaha outboard marine folks say that if an engine is stored for winter you should not fill the tank, it should be as low as you can get it. Their engineers says that the octane level will drop substantially, low enough to cause major engine damage in the spring...

Yamaguy 55 I was through Selinsgrove last week on my back from the Cabot Trail to the Shenandoah Valley on my 3300 mile trip.

Update on this issue: Mechanic loosened the screws on the unit, then re-tightened them, using less torque and the problem went away. He said that Yama tightened them way to much from the factory...

Mine came in a plastic bag along with the owners Manuel and info on my 2016.

Guys, as a note; when I took my 2016 ES in for the first check up, my dealer said that they would check the shifting shaft to see if it was lubricated. It wasn't !! They have found some S10's that were not lubricated when shipped and this has caused problems in shifting, etc. You might...

I put a set on my 2016 ES last week, in the flat position. I saw them on a new one at a dealer and they had them flat, this way they are not in the way of the 12v outlet. I also have the extra support bracket to make the gps more stable that I got from one of the members here, had to add a...

On my 2016 ES, I figured I have at least 50 mies left when the light starts to blink and it indicates low fuel. The mile read out is not correct, it showed "0" miles and according to what I put in it, I had 30-40 miles left in it. On mine, it looks like the light starts blinking when there is...