Wow! You lucked out 2x. Early parts, and early kit!

 

Great! Congrats to you. I'm in DC. My dealer said they are delivering the kits starting in the south (earlier riding season). He said DC was not scheduled to be in the first shipments - most likely the second. He said the first shipment was supposed to arrive at the end of February. Sounds like things are a little ahead of their projected schedule. One can only hope.

 

Thanks for posting. That's good news. At least some kits are starting to ship.

 

Yeah, I received a letter from my dealer as well indicating that they were still expecting things to be on time from Yamaha.

 

Yeah -- really bright -- send kits to southern gulf states first instead of socal where the most warriors are and we ride every day

 

WOOO HOOOOO Lets have the kits in the south! i knew there was a reason i left Chicago! wo ha!

 

The very best thing about this kit being shipped is that we now know that the engineering for them is done and production is underway. This thing could still be on the drawing board, and that would be bad.

 

xzvs, Don't know why you are not aware of Southern states being able to ride everyday. All of Florida, Louisana, half of Mississippi and Alabama, and most of Texas is further South than Socal.

Sounds like a good idea to send the kits here first. ****, Florida should of got them before everyone else if you want to use your logic.

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looks like alaska should get theirs first!

 

watch it be a roadstar kit.... that would be typical for Yamaha!

 

hey audio, what the heck is that pic of?

 

I thought that was a burnt moldy pizza at first-- apparantly its his pet sting ray.
I lived for 34 years in New Orleans -- and can tell you its too **** cold and rainy down there. We get about 10" of rain total a year here and its hits about 60 or over every day in the winter. Was sunny and in the 80's last week.

 

well there are a few of us up in NW Washington that ride every day, so I'm not real happy about the southern state first rumor. But am happy to hear the kits are starting to arrive. Since I am first on the list at my shop I remain hopefull.

 

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hey audio, what the heck is that pic of?


XZVS was close with the Pizza...hehe its one of my stingrays. Very cool critters.

 

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watch it be a roadstar kit.... that would be typical for Yamaha!

Stopped by the dealer today and the shop boss said he used a left over road star kit to fix one of the Warriors on the list. According to him the only difference is that the Warrior kits have LESS parts that are being replaced.
BTW, he said three more weeks for parts for those of us in the Middle Tn. area.
Joe

 

C'mon, I've ridden in 20 degree weather in Wisconsin. Send those parts north, if there isn't snow we ride (maybe I'm the only crazy son of a bitch though.

 

I am waiting until after the first wave. I can't stand to count the days *L*

 

My dealer told me he had kits too. 4 kits came in Wed, but when I got there he realized it was XV1600 engine not the 1700 warrior. FL is getting kits soon. Hopefully.

 

My dealer (same dealer as whalercat) recieved 4 of the RoadStar 1600 kits last week, as he said. First bike in was a friend of mine. Went in on Thursday. I saw it yesterday all taken apart and spread over 2 work benches (clean and orderly). Tech said it should be back together Tue/Wed. A few goodies are going in while it's apart. I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

Happy for you MegaWatt, but I still hate Yamaha.

 

I was also told that the kit had arrived, however upon further interrogation of the clueless service rep, turns out they received 6 1600 kits.

And these guys are going to work on my bike?

How comforting.....

 

The 1600 confusion as a 1700 got me thinking when he called me but I want to believe he knows what he is talking about. I even asked him if he was sure becasue of the early arrival he said yes it was. Well see, the shop is an hour away and I have to borrow a trailer.

 

My information is that Yamaha Motor Corp, in Cypress, CA, is expecting to receive the first kits for the 1700 March 1, but, they don't think that it will be very many. This info from the Customer Relations folks on Thursday (Feb 12).

My dealer/shop said that they just performed their first 1600 repair this past week. 12 hours, but, they said it was because they are working out all the steps in the process, to assure no paint damage, etc.

Patrick

 

Dang it, I was hoping they would take a couple more months so I could save up for 108 kit.

 

I am in Maui, Hawaii. Being that it dont ever snow here and its well HAWAII I should get the first kit LOL.

aloha
garett