Found a similar thread on another forum I'm on that was fun.
If you were to write a letter to your manufacturer of choice about whatever is on your mind about your bike, past, present, or whatever is bike related, what would it say?
I'm sure actually writing a letter and sending it to them would accomplish a ton more than just yelling into the ether here, but hey, but let's go for slacktivism instead.
Mine:
Dear Yamaha. Why? Yeah, the touring market is not what it once was, but it's also far from gone. Why introduce such an amazing motorcycle as the Star Venture Transcontinental, and then just one day out of the blue completely ghost it from your website without nary a comment if it's just on vacation, gone for good, or just being reworked for a new generation?
Just, one day it's there and for sale, and the next day, gonzo. And nobody knows what's happened, even years later. I know how FJR fans must feel now with it's weird existence in the last few years, existing as a 2025 model in Canada, but being nowhere to be seen on your USA website. Same for the Super Tenere,
But, to then add insult to injury, you basically stopped manufacturing accessories. Want a heel-toe shifter. Nope, you can only get the heel portion, but the toe portion has been sold out for years now, and you NEED the toe portion in order to use the heel portion because they only work together. What the heck? OEM Saddlebag lid protectors? History. OEM cargo rack? There's a few still out there but even they're getting hard to find.
It's cool that you still seem to be making some parts at least, or at least seem to have a stockpile, but really, let's get back in the game.
If you were to write a letter to your manufacturer of choice about whatever is on your mind about your bike, past, present, or whatever is bike related, what would it say?
I'm sure actually writing a letter and sending it to them would accomplish a ton more than just yelling into the ether here, but hey, but let's go for slacktivism instead.
Mine:
Dear Yamaha. Why? Yeah, the touring market is not what it once was, but it's also far from gone. Why introduce such an amazing motorcycle as the Star Venture Transcontinental, and then just one day out of the blue completely ghost it from your website without nary a comment if it's just on vacation, gone for good, or just being reworked for a new generation?
Just, one day it's there and for sale, and the next day, gonzo. And nobody knows what's happened, even years later. I know how FJR fans must feel now with it's weird existence in the last few years, existing as a 2025 model in Canada, but being nowhere to be seen on your USA website. Same for the Super Tenere,
But, to then add insult to injury, you basically stopped manufacturing accessories. Want a heel-toe shifter. Nope, you can only get the heel portion, but the toe portion has been sold out for years now, and you NEED the toe portion in order to use the heel portion because they only work together. What the heck? OEM Saddlebag lid protectors? History. OEM cargo rack? There's a few still out there but even they're getting hard to find.
It's cool that you still seem to be making some parts at least, or at least seem to have a stockpile, but really, let's get back in the game.
