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Im not sure what the seat part of the seat is. My wife used a paper towel to dry her seat once. It took weeks to get the paper out...

I deal with freight every day, including FedEx and UPS. While it is entirely possible Corbin dropped the ball I would not be surprised if FedEx is the one who did, especially with a residential pickup. It really doesn't matter as you're the one stuck waiting.

Hate to hear that. Hopefully, it is a one-off issue. At least you got to see it. Did you get the "Asphalt" covered armrests? Those match the rubber trim around the rear of the trunk almost exactly. Hope you were are pleased as we are with it.

The OEM and the Corbin are both 2 -wire, however the Corbin is designed to plug into their seat. You have to switch the plugs. Easy to to do.

My wife has never complained about not being able to get on and off the bike. I also have the Utopia backrest installed. However, my wife is 5'1 and 100 lb. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

Geez... I'm a little sunburnt from yesterday. At least you don't have to deal with spring break... Life in Florida can be tough! Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

Sorry, I was talking about both. If your hitch is already on than you don't have to do anything to it. Just remove seat and bags for the harness. Harness is plug and play, very easy. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

It was simple, seat off, saddle bags off. Everything was plug and play. If your trailer has dedicated turn signals you will not need the 5 to 4 converter. The only concern is the top bolts on the hitch, they thread into aluminum and are easy to strip. I had to get a longer bolt and put a nut on the outside after I stripped one of mine. An hour or two to install. Instructions were good too. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

Thanks! I had several trips planned on Honda Trip Planner but they would not work. I imported them to Tyre and saved as a gpx ...works fantastic! Thnanks a LOT! Rob

I suspect you'll need about 15 minutes to "get a good feel for it". I've probably got around 500 miles on mine behind the SVTC, pulls and stops it fantastic.

Wrap is not as nice as a good paint job but it looks good, less expensive and reversable. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

It is fairly simple. If the oil meets the OEM specs than it can be used with no warranty worries. If it does not than you could be on your own.

My wife Loves our motorcycle trips. We recently started staying in the koa cabins... Makes it even better. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

We take two weeks every summer and go somewhere, we usually have an idea of where we are going but sometimes don't end up there. We once left for the Grand Canyon and ended up at Niagra Falls. Those last 3 states are going to be tough with just two weeks when you ride out of central Florida. We went to San Fran one year and it was a lot for 2 weeks. We will do Alaska one year with a 4-week vacation and will hit those last 3 CONUS states then, hopefully, we'll do this on the Venture.

I have not looked at mine yet and am going on the assumption that the swingarm check is so expensive because it is a pain to get to. If I spend all of that time to check a couple of bearings, it would be cost effective to change them while youre in there. If it is easy to get to then there will be no problems. I will most likely check them at 16,000 and let them go from there unless I'm in there for some other reason. I don't really care if Yamaha refused warranty on swingarm bearings as I said, once you're there to check them, changing them is no big deal. I ride to much to be tearing this bike down every 10 months or so...aint gonna happen. If it costs me a set of bearings than so be it. I will assume you have never seen a swingarm with bad bearings...you will know it long before it is a gamble with your life. If you do not have the ability to work on your own bike I do agree and so does Yamaha, take your bike to a dealer and have them perform all required maintenance. Yamaha will then have to replace your bad bearing if they fail in the first 5 years. To be clear, I am only talking about the swingarm and steering head check. These seem to be what is making the cost of the 16000 mile maintence so expensive, far more expensive than the parts would cost to replace them. The valve check I will do and will continue to do everytime I change plugs. If you feel it is worth your time to save a few bucks on maybe a future bearing failure than I understand that. To each his own. BTW, I already have a trailer hitch and will be darkside shortly. If Yamaha dont like that I guess there could be issues. I bought my bike for us to enjoy, which means LD touring and pulling a trailer occasionally. If this bike can't do that, I'll move on to one that can.

I considered a Bushtec also, I even went to their facility a took a tour. Two things stopped me. The first and the most troblesome to me was the tires/wheels. It is an odd size that can not be purchased easily, the Hannigan uses standard tires that you can buy at any Walmart along with the wheel if needed. The second issue I had was the air suspension. I have seen a couple of Bushtec's with sagging suspension that needed repair. I'll take a spring shock over air on a small trailer.

My issue with this is that I expect Yamaha to be just as reliable as my Honda which I did not put thousands of dollars into every year. I do agree Yamaha could refuse warranty if my swingarm had issues and it was never serviced but would they? What if it failed at 16,001 miles, could they refuse warranty then? How about at 17,000 miles? I could replace the swingarm parts for the amount of money a dealership wants for the service. I'll check the swingarm when I change rear tires, if it has a failure and Yamaha does not stand behind it, I am good with that too. I'll spend money on a higher quality machine.

Made the same trip today without the trailer. 15 degrees colder and a slight wind was the main difference. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

The Raspberry is a tri-coat paint. My brothers friend was going to paint it on the side for $600. The wrap will cost $350 unless you wanted the wrap that has the metal flake, it was $450. The metal flake is the one I got as it almost matched the bike perfect. Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk

I did not purchase from them as they would not match the price I bought mine for but if there is any warranty work to be done it would be with them. Good to know they are trustworthy. Thanks for the info.

I would agree but if my bearings are rusty and mounts are egged-out after a couple of years than Yamaha has failed to design and build a quality machine. I would pay the repair myself and never own another Yamaha. I greased the swingarm on my Wing around 5 years and 70,000 miles...it was fine.

This is my 4th Yamaha over the last 35 years. The first 3 were not new and were not very reliable but I know of Yamahas reputation even though that has not been my experience so I bought my 4th one brand new. My previous bike was a Honda Goldwing that I had for 9 years and 125k miles. I changed oils, fluids and tires and brakes. I fully expect this Yamaha to be the same or it will be gone. I do my own servicing as I will not spend thousands of dollars at a dealer for work I can perform. I write it in the manual but don't keep records as you do not have to prove that you did proper servicing, Yamaha would have to prove you did not.

Not sure why the first pic is upside down but the trailer is an 08 Hannigan that I have pulled behind my Wing for 50,000 miles. Trailer quality is fantatstic though there is a design issue. The weather seal for the lid is mounted on the trailer instead of the lid so everytime you load up the trailer you have to be very careful not to drg luggage accros the opening and damage the seal, other than that it is a great trailer. I am having it wrapped on the 23rd. The shop gices a 3 year warranty on the wrap and it is less expensive than paint plus it is reversable.

My first chance to pull my trailer with the SVTC. It pulled it very well, you'd forget it's back there. I'll be taking the trailer to get it wrapped or painted in the next week. I j ust went for a lazy 130 mile ride with the trailer. Here in Florida at sea level, I struggle to hit 40 mpg on a long ride. Happy with the mpg pulling a trailer. It's obvious the engine does not struggle with the load and braking is good too. It pulls as good as my 08 Wing did.

You can pay $31 for a RAM Mount or this one. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F302764749226 Sent from my VS996 using Tapatalk