OK, so I feel compelled to post this as I am very impressed with the smoothness and responsiveness of my Super T after the latest adjustments made at my 8000 mile service point.
I turned my bike in to the dealer for my 8000 mile service and had them do some things early in preparation for my 8000 mile around the US trip starting June 12.
My dealer, Roseville Yamaha in Roseville, CA, is a top notch outfit!! They know their product, they talk the talk and they walk the walk! They are currently the #2 dealer in all of California and teh #7 dealer in all the USA. They move some volume and they move a lot of vehicles through their service department.
I could never convince you with this statement unless you really knew me but, for me to let a dealer work on my bike without my hawking over their every move is a testament to how much I trust what they do!! No, really!!!!!
So, they find several loose spokes in the front wheel and need to adjust the steering head bearings. Otherwise, the bike was fantastic and they said so. They went ahead and cleaned, lubed and reassembled the shift linkage as THEY noticed it was perhaps a bit off of spec for smoothness during shifting. Hmmm, that thing is buttah post service. I had planned on doing it myself but, hey, they caught it themselves!!
OK, on to why I'm posting.....
The regional manager for Yamaha in our area is currently on a Super Tenere. As such, and with Roseville Yamaha's ability to get "inside" knowledge on their products they went ahead and made some minor adjustments to improve the fueling and feel at the throttle. Mission accomplished and I liked what I had!!!
Here's is what I have
2012 Yamaha Super Tenere CA model
Akrpaovic slip on
Airscrew adjustment to put reference screw at 270 degrees from seated and synced to that.
That's it! No CO adjustment, Power Commander, etc. and no reflash.
What did they do?
Based on their information they went in to the TPS (throttle position sensor) and set it to a value of 14.
They then went in to the APS (accelerator position sensor) and adjusted it to a value of 17.
After the balance of the service and with my ride home after picking it up all I can say is, Holy Amaze Balls!! The bike has taken yet another step up from where it was in responsiveness, throttle feel, and the seat of the pants feel of better performance, and smoothness in both "T" and "S" modes.
I just wanted to post this up so others can see what I have, how I feel, and open it up for discussion on another possible improvement available to us as we continue to learn and improve our bikes.
Anddddd discuss........
I turned my bike in to the dealer for my 8000 mile service and had them do some things early in preparation for my 8000 mile around the US trip starting June 12.
My dealer, Roseville Yamaha in Roseville, CA, is a top notch outfit!! They know their product, they talk the talk and they walk the walk! They are currently the #2 dealer in all of California and teh #7 dealer in all the USA. They move some volume and they move a lot of vehicles through their service department.
I could never convince you with this statement unless you really knew me but, for me to let a dealer work on my bike without my hawking over their every move is a testament to how much I trust what they do!! No, really!!!!!
So, they find several loose spokes in the front wheel and need to adjust the steering head bearings. Otherwise, the bike was fantastic and they said so. They went ahead and cleaned, lubed and reassembled the shift linkage as THEY noticed it was perhaps a bit off of spec for smoothness during shifting. Hmmm, that thing is buttah post service. I had planned on doing it myself but, hey, they caught it themselves!!
OK, on to why I'm posting.....
The regional manager for Yamaha in our area is currently on a Super Tenere. As such, and with Roseville Yamaha's ability to get "inside" knowledge on their products they went ahead and made some minor adjustments to improve the fueling and feel at the throttle. Mission accomplished and I liked what I had!!!
Here's is what I have
2012 Yamaha Super Tenere CA model
Akrpaovic slip on
Airscrew adjustment to put reference screw at 270 degrees from seated and synced to that.
That's it! No CO adjustment, Power Commander, etc. and no reflash.
What did they do?
Based on their information they went in to the TPS (throttle position sensor) and set it to a value of 14.
They then went in to the APS (accelerator position sensor) and adjusted it to a value of 17.
After the balance of the service and with my ride home after picking it up all I can say is, Holy Amaze Balls!! The bike has taken yet another step up from where it was in responsiveness, throttle feel, and the seat of the pants feel of better performance, and smoothness in both "T" and "S" modes.
I just wanted to post this up so others can see what I have, how I feel, and open it up for discussion on another possible improvement available to us as we continue to learn and improve our bikes.
Anddddd discuss........