Daz you know I abandoned hands on /IT years ago, have a man to do that stuff for me.. :)
As to the Silver one go on go on go go go on! you know u wanna.
I think styling wise they gaffed by having tooo much silver including the rims on the silver bike. Shouldn't be too hard to change tank or side panel cover colours (yanks are getting a dark grey black side covers which look canny in the pics).
PS Ray I like em BIG... sorry bout ur crappy connection I'll adjust in future for the 3rd world resident members :D

Please tell me that one of you lot will be bringing one of these dream machines to the Lakes next year???:eusa_pray:

Tempted but won't know if I'm free until closer to date. Also think bike would need new rubber if it's going to tempt Lakeland trails as tourance exps are very road biased , plus a sturdier sump guard/engine bars.

Already did.....by accident, this summer ...Doh ! Turned up with all my offspring and the bike at the same campsite purely by chance.

SWAMBO says that too...not sure what she means !!!

At least my third world Spain the sun is shining....:sunny:.....and I get to ride in it too...:D

lol I'm not jealous, not jealous (ya bas :p) not jealous... (repeat like a mantra).
trying to get the last 300 miles of the running in period done on mine but now they have salted roads its a pain/worry (for corrosion) waiting on my ACF delivery to get it coated. relying on cold water rinse every day and WD40 coating at the mo.

Might be an idea to practice taking the pads out and spraying the disks too. Its actually easy, two 12mm bolts at the rear and 2 pins at the front. That way the protector gets in all the nooks and crannies. Just don't forget which way the anti-squeel plate goes in.

Just dont forget to clean it off before putting the pads back like I did some years ago ... Doh ! I tried to burn it off on the way to work and the disk broke (cracked right through).

Once a muppet....allways a muppet.

I had wondered if yamaha brake calipers were as corrosion prone these days as they used to be , siezed pistons a go go back in the early 90's after every winter . But I also I wondered how much ACF would creep or centrifuge and recoat areas you rather it didnt :D
I ended up keeping calipers and disks covered and sprayed the spokes from hub to rim.

So how are you getting on with it.

Have you tested that awesome ABS or the limit slip (mode 2) TCS yet ?

Ray I've had limited use due to really crappy weather , we seem to be under a snow threat at the mo (getting worse during the week), only managed ~100miles since pick up on monday over the damp and salty roads, though I was waiting to for the ACF to turn up before risking exposing the spokes to too much salt crap..
I've chickened out on testing ABS and TC just yet , still building up the balls to try :eek:.
Found the side stand a bit awkward to get out with out getting hung up on footpeg so fitted a CamelToe and its a lot better now, almost subliminal and it "solved" what felt like too short a stand (ie leans more than 660z). The cameltoe was a bit of a git to fit but got it on in the end.