Jim Rowley said:
Thanks Dallara for this info and again for my other issue on ADV.
Do you know if the European left switch assembly is available through a dealer in the US or do I have to buy overseas?
My pleasure, Jim. Glad to help if I can.
Funny you mention the Euro left-side switch. I was going to try and have my local dealer try and order that switch, but then somebody here on the forum posted a Japanese dealer who would send them direct. Simply to save steps and time I went ahead and ordered one from him.
However, I know that USA dealers *CAN* get overseas Yamaha parts... If they want to do the work. I learned how to get Japanese domestic parts back when I was a Honda dealer and imported a JDM 1983 Honda MVX250F. It took a bit of effort on my part at first, but once I had the protocol figured out it was easy as ordering US parts. Only problem was the time delay. It took weeks instead of days to get the parts, but then that was back in the 1980's. Now I'm sure it's quicker.
Point is, I know it can be done. A few years ago I got some parts for a Malaysian market Yamaha turntable, and that simply took me calling and finding the right person in California at Yamaha Electronics. I imagine any dealer in the USA can contact his parts rep, get whatever Euro or Asian market part numbers he might need for the parts you want, and then order them through the system. But then again, that will take some extra work on both your part and your dealer's.
If you simply want to order it direct from Japan you might want to check out this thread:
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=2302.0
Good luck!
Dallara
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