I'm also fed-up with my dealer's lack of quality workmanship,and have about three years left on my YES warranty. any one know If I keep all my receipt's on my oil changes,will I still have coverage if some thing bad happened inside my engine? I don't know if the dealership would be honest with me about it. The last time they did an oil change on my baby they used a whopping 2qts. of oil. I was watching them,then I went home and looked it up. Wow was I upset to say the least. So I do my own work on her now. Unless some thing major would come along. Anyway any one know if I would be covered??
My second starter acted up a couple of months ago,turns out one of the brushes was hanging up due to carbon dust. Took it apart and blew it out and so far it works fine. If you take the starter apart, it is possible to get the housing off and keep the armature in the bottom housing where the brushes are, but it's not easy cause the magnets want to pull the armature out as you remove the main housing. Then you have the fun of holding the 4 magnets back in there housings as you put the armature back into the bottom housing, then if you don't hold the armature in place as you slide on the housing with the magnets, the armature will jump up to meet the magnets. Then you will swear profusely as you have to start all over.
Luke,I have an 11 that I bought new in March of 13. Does the exact same thing when starting, so there is at least two of us. Also had a 08 that did the same thing ?
Quote from: Blueridge Raider on May 04, 2015, 12:07:22 pmLuke,I have an 11 that I bought new in March of 13. Does the exact same thing when starting, so there is at least two of us. Also had a 08 that did the same thing ?Got the same damn issue. HD guys were giving me shit about it last saturday. I would like to meet the guy that designed the starter an kick him right in the ballsack
Seems Yamaha knew about this and finally did an upgrade.http://www.mybikeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24031 oh believe me id be back at the dealer. fo shofrom the above linkBy the way there in new part number, it is 1D7818900100, the new part number according Yamaha is being issue due a upgrades in the current starter now offered on the 2012 Yamaha Raider. They said they weren't issuing a recall though due to the magnets issue, although it has been presiously reported . This part # is the same used on the Stratoliner and Rooadliner Models with the 1900.