JimNtexas
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1. does anyone have one? or have put some miles on one?
I have one with about 15,000 miles
2. how is launching from a stoplight?
Pull up to the stop light, down shift to first as you do so. Sit there. When the light turn green twist the throttle. If you want to raise the front tire, twist it really hard.
Warning: If a pretty girl in a Miata pulls up next you and you want to impress her with the sound of your manly inline four by reving the motor, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE AE IN NEUTRAL FIRST.
3. how about low speed maneuvers like making a turn or a U turn. (i sometimes modulate the clutch during these..)
Low speed maneuvers are more difficult in general. You do get one big plus in that you can't stall an AE, so that source of low speed drops is eliminated.
4. what years were they made for the US?
I think 2006-2009.
5. how much more did they cost when new?
I actually got a sustainable discount below list when I bought my new 2008 a couple of years ago because Yamaha was overstocked. It's supposed to be an expensive option.
6. are they more valuable or less valuable than a standard clutch? meaning resale..
I don't think the AE has any more or less resale value than a similar ordinary FJR. The standard electric grips probably are a bigger plus in the US market than the YCCS.
Speaking of heated grips, you will every now and then downshift when you reach for the grip heat knob. Don't worry though. YCCS won't let you downshift into a gear if the tires would skid.
I think the AE really appeals to people who like and value advanced technology, and have the brain power to take advantage of technology. The kind of people who speak in multi-syllable words and complete sentences. The kind of rider who can make fire with a match, rather than those riders who make fire by beating pieces of flint together while squatting in the mud and worshiping an inflated goat's bladder. :blum:
I have one with about 15,000 miles
2. how is launching from a stoplight?
Pull up to the stop light, down shift to first as you do so. Sit there. When the light turn green twist the throttle. If you want to raise the front tire, twist it really hard.
Warning: If a pretty girl in a Miata pulls up next you and you want to impress her with the sound of your manly inline four by reving the motor, DON'T FORGET TO PUT THE AE IN NEUTRAL FIRST.
3. how about low speed maneuvers like making a turn or a U turn. (i sometimes modulate the clutch during these..)
Low speed maneuvers are more difficult in general. You do get one big plus in that you can't stall an AE, so that source of low speed drops is eliminated.
4. what years were they made for the US?
I think 2006-2009.
5. how much more did they cost when new?
I actually got a sustainable discount below list when I bought my new 2008 a couple of years ago because Yamaha was overstocked. It's supposed to be an expensive option.
6. are they more valuable or less valuable than a standard clutch? meaning resale..
I don't think the AE has any more or less resale value than a similar ordinary FJR. The standard electric grips probably are a bigger plus in the US market than the YCCS.
Speaking of heated grips, you will every now and then downshift when you reach for the grip heat knob. Don't worry though. YCCS won't let you downshift into a gear if the tires would skid.
I think the AE really appeals to people who like and value advanced technology, and have the brain power to take advantage of technology. The kind of people who speak in multi-syllable words and complete sentences. The kind of rider who can make fire with a match, rather than those riders who make fire by beating pieces of flint together while squatting in the mud and worshiping an inflated goat's bladder. :blum:
