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Here's a follow-up post and I'm still in need of help. The tech at the local Yamaha shop has "tried everything [he] can think of," including two fruitless calls to Yamaha, and the brake lights still only function as running lights. I'm about 90 mi SW of Chicago and I've no idea where to turn...

Thanx I'll suggest all this when he returns to work!

Thanx! He took the scenes out of the equation. Sorry I forgot to mention. I'll suggest the 180 degree bulb thing when he returns. I keep thinking it's something stupidsimple. You know...look for the most obvious stupid thing?

Thanx. I failed to mention that he did that. But I appreciate the reply!!!

I hope I can explain this in a way that's useful and clear. Bear in mind I'm no sort of tech and probably didn't ask the tech at the Yamaha shop enough questions for you to help, but here goes...First, a few weeks ago, I got a new Yamaha battery (BS BT 14B- 4 FA $78.95) installed in this '06 Gen...

just looking for an excuse to go "somewhere" before the snow flies. I'mma keep track of this and hopefully come from the flatlands and 90 degree turns of IL I'd love to check valve clearances and maybe change plugs. I'll bring my own plugs and feelers. Pls continue to update with details. Like...

BM's are pretty cool. Quirky at times, but once you figure out what the engineers in Munich were tryna solve...

Good morning! Hope everyone's well. Still sorting out the new-to-me '06. ( 38K mi ) And maybe when I bought in Aug of '23, I hadn't been as attentive as I ought. But last season it seemed as tho the temp gauge only went up to like 7 or 8 bars if the ambient was 85+F and it had idled for a minute...

thx!

whaddaya think about a Michelin Road 6 GT on the rear and a Pilot Road 4 GT on the front??? Cuz that's what I just bought. Thx!

not at all. LET'S RIDE!

you guys, I'm so sorry to have started this this thread and hope no-one gets their nose outta joint over it. But I fear there's a chance of that. My manual and apparently some others do not show it. Yet several others do. I had only owned the machine a couple months before midwest riding season...

it only took a couple replies for someone to simply type, "normal." so IMHO, and as the OP, no biggie. I knew I'd get a straight answer. Eventually. Some guys just hafta go 'round the mulberry bush. And fwiw, and as it turns out, the manual does not answer this particular Q.

Thanx, the manual doesn't actually show/explain this and as I say, I'm still not reeeeeeaaaally familiar with this machine yet. Thanx, again and ride safe!

I don't have a manual. Can U help me out pls?

Guys, I'm so unfamiliar w this bike yet. Is this what my Gen II '06 display should look like when the ignition is off? When I turn the ign on, the yellow light in the C of that black 1/2 hex blinks and goes out. The black hex box remains while I ride. TIA

One more thing that might not have been mentioned above, is your hand position. You might try sort of canting your wrist to the outside instead of gripping the throttle straight on. More like the way you'd hold an ice-cream cone. I've also found that, for me, tho the low seat position gets tough...

I used to run ME 88's on my 1100RT. How's the mileage on the Roadtecs? And I realize speed, pavement condition, load and several other factors ....factor. Thx!

Of course, and thanx for mentioning cracks and bulges. They're not nearly in that kind of shape. In fact they look pretty good given the mfg dates. the cupping on the front seems to affect 90 + mph and the rear is starting to square off. They're obv pretty darned good tires. I'd been running ME...

I can tell you; the protection isn't the same. Tho after market shields are helpful. My wife's has a Puig two-piece that she likes. But she's 5'4". and bark busters or the like help too. Lotsa people LOVE the Madstad. IDK if Aeroflow in CA makes one for the F750, but I've used them on my RTs...