dont thinks so:beer[1]:

Alf England have a Blue one for sale

they sold the Silver one !

Branson's in Yeovil Somerset have just got one in for sale now. I am going to have a look on Thursday(just interested) not going to buy?

Just a couple of piccys that may be if interest.

The "high" screen as advertised by Yamaha and sells for �120. Unfortunately sold to me !!! It was fitted when I got the bike so I am not sure if it has any effect. Aside from what you can see, it does lean back a lot more. The original screen held in front....bit of a rip-off I think. Maybe the screen supports are not substantial enough to go higher. A plus point for the GSA.
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A dirty inside view of the Yamaha bash plate. I grounded hard on a large static rock and bent one of the shock absorbing lugs. It worked. It was bent back in seconds.
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As I am currently in Scotland and my dealer, Colin Saunders in Knebworth, Stevenage (plug for a good down to earth dealer) so I am doing my own servicing. He gave me the oils and filter when I picked the bike up.

Piccy shows the final drive oil. Very matallic in colour !! Does have a magnetic plug though. Unlike the 2 engine drain plugs.
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The engine oil change, can be done with the bash plate in place. Left hand drain is for the crankcase and the right hand one is the oil tank. They are seperated inside and this helps to keep the weight down low. Clever...
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First service took me (whilst learning) about a hour including fabricating things to get the oil back in.
Basically, change oil and filter, change final drive oil, check operation of all switches (brake lights/stand), check for leaks and steering for roughness. I do not miss my old 09 GSA....

PS...Yamaha, if I need a warranty claim, this is proof of servicing.....he he he

Hey Ray, glad you like your S10, but do you miss your old XT660Z Tenere? Because you still run the avatar with the old white one! Time for a change?
Just kiddin', greetz, Hans.

P.s.: www.off-the-road.de updated their website and as of now also has lots of stuff for the new XT1200Z Super Tenere, along with the well known goodies for the XT660Z/X/R.

Yeah I do miss the 660 but I did realy need a bigger bike. The 660 did not do too much spectacularly but it did do a lot very well.
Whilst in the Isle of Man last month I had a race (sort of) with some mates, an R6, a CBR 600 and an 1198 Ducati from Port Erin to Peel (a twisty mountain back road with no speed limit :toothy5:). I had to keep slowing to let them catch up !
When I asked what the problem was, they all said the pocket rockets could not deal with the bumpy, twisty road. The Ducati rider said he was shaking himself to bits. Me, I did not even think about it and just rode the tits off it thinking they were playing with me.
However, when we hit the Ballymona straight, it was a different story...

I forgot to add, the guy with the R6 is now considering getting a 660.

hey mate..
any chance of some nice close up pics of the Yamaha panniers.. and your thoughts on them.. I'm thinking of getting a set however they are not available in Australia yet and I would like to see them as best I can before I order a set.. Are they well made, waterproof and spacious ??
Do you think they are worth the asking price ??

Cheers

Hi WB,
I'm not sure what you mean, are you not going to get a set automatically as a "First Edition" package ?

Anyway, IMHO, it depends what you will use them for.
If you just intend to commute or drive mostly on black stuff then they are adequate, so far mine have been reliable and waterproof, however, they do have one big flaw (again - my opinion) they have no support at the rear lower corner and in the event of a crash on uneven ground there is a strong possibilty of the boxes snapping their mountings from the front top due to the exessive torque that would be placed on it by the weight of the bike (if say it landed on a rock at the lower back corner). As I understand it, this happened at least twice during the "Ride for Life" trip.
I even made a rear rack with supports to stop this for my 08 XT660Z as this has the same problem.
Me, I have a set of Metal Mule ones on order.

Hope this helps.

Ray

Hey Ray..

No in Australia, we have the standard bike and we have the "Outback Edition".. the Outback comes with all the bits..

I purchased the standard bike hence my questions on whether the stock panniers are any good..

Thanks for your comments, I think I'll wait for the aftermarket to start making racks etc..

The MM's look nice, however are too expensive to ship to Oz..

Hi folks,

Not posted for a while and Keithblade just gave me a nudge, so here is a couple more pics of Wallace.

Playing on the beach at Aberystwith,Wales....A bit of a slide !
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First of many...I was gob smacked how easy it was to pick up, even with a full fuel tank. Propably the same or easier than the 660, certainly a lot easier than the GSA....he...he...he...
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One with the new Melal Mule luggage and rack. Much better, stronger and bigger.
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Lastly, the boss and her husband on the Swanage ferry.
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