They're being up front with us, but they are not giving up. I think that it would be the least that we could to do to not give up on them. It's pretty hard to complaign sitting in my easy chair while they struggle to rebuild their lives.
Yeah, that's what dawned on me last night as well, basically this would mean I would not be riding it until about one year from now and it would be sitting at the dealer while I'm making payments and the warranty goes by. If it arrived in November I'd have almost 6 months on the warranty without it even being started...rem said:Well, if you live in a southerly clime, this isn't such bad news I guess. Unless you sold your only bike in anticipation. For guys like me, it's a loss of an entire riding season. Hard cheese. If it doesn't show up by early August, there's not much point in taking delivery this year, which I won't. It will sit comfortably in the dealership until next spring. I'll get to go in and fondle it from time to time over the winter. Get on it and make varooooom noises. Stuff like that.
This bike will have quite the legacy here in North America. All the sweeter. R
Buffeting? Easily fixable, if a problem at all.RonH said:I'm hoping I can drop out and get my $500 back. This on top of reading all the buffeting crap leaves me thinking I don't need this bike. I can ride my old junk 1977 KZ650 that I paid $150 for 15 yrs ago which was what the Tenere was to replace for another 20 yrs. Heck with it. I guess I don't even care about the $500 at this point, they can keep it. I haven't heard one word from Yamaha yet since my order Sept 8 and more I read, less I want the bike even if it came tomorrow.
Nah... The main page explaining the details of the PDP program is gone.fredz43 said:It is still there with deliveries starting in June 11. I imagine that will be changed soon.
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/651/0/specs.aspx
Why not leave the bike in the crate and build it in the spring? I would not want people crawling over my bike for 6 months.ptfjjj said:I don't see why you can't delay delivery until Spring, if you're not able to ride due to climate, and then have the warranty start when you take delivery. I would think that you can use this delay as a negotiating tool with your dealer to request that you let him keep the bike on his floor for display as a sold bike. NO DEMO RIDES to lookers, of course. No loan payments, insurance, or other costs to you until you take delivery in the Spring.
Even better! Either way, delay delivery to delay your costs until you can actually enjoy it.japako said:Why not leave the bike in the crate and build it in the spring? I would not want people crawling over my bike for 6 months.
no can do. My dealer and I had a misunderstanding when I bought my 2005 FJR. I knew it was coming in October, so I wanted him to hold it and start the warranty and deliver the bike in spring. He had no problem holding it, but these pre-order bikes have to be delivered and the clock started.japako said:Why not leave the bike in the crate and build it in the spring? I would not want people crawling over my bike for 6 months.
That's a great idea on the steep discount for the warranty.Bigbore4 said:no can do. My dealer and I had a misunderstanding when I bought my 2005 FJR. I knew it was coming in October, so I wanted him to hold it and start the warranty and deliver the bike in spring. He had no problem holding it, but these pre-order bikes have to be delivered and the clock started.
No big deal, I used that small misunderstanding to leverage a steep discount on the YES warranty. And if this all comes to pass and my new Super Tenere is delayed, I will deploy the same tactic.