Oldgit,
Yeah, but the dog could be trained.
That Yamaha showed me it was possible to have a motorcycle that could be ridden day after day with no quirks, a bright headlight and very minimal maintenance.
One day, shortly after I bought it, I met a fellow who was riding a single cylinder Benelli 250.
He looked over my Yamaha from one end to the other and said "Nice bike, but it's Japanese isn't it? Mine is Italian."
With that I said "Yup, it's just a Japanese bike."
I motored off and turned onto the main highway. I watched Mr. Benelli in my mirror and figured where he would make his move. Soon he nailed it to pass me so I just gave my lowly Japanese bike full throttle and left him sitting.
Later on I parked my bike in town and along came Mr. Benelli. He stopped next to me and said "Man, that thing is quick but the valves float real bad!"
I almost said "It's a 2-stroke" but thought better of it and said "Oh, thanks for the tip, I'll have to get the dealer to adjust the valves."
