Oh I know! I about have everything diagnosed and despite the rabbit trails the fixes are all pretty cheap. Smoke was 2 separate issues: clogged pcv hose, and dying cdi boxes causing incomplete ignition. The check engine light is the upstream O2 sensor, so now I’m just waiting on parts.

With the amount of fucking stupid going on you never know anymore lol. I mean only 38% of people are current on their federal loans apparently so it’ll be fine…….

Hold up private collections? Sorry I missed that one. Do you have a link on that? I haven’t seen that stated yet

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That sounds about right! And about average for every older vehicle I’ve had once they start causing these rabbit holes type issues

Yes but it almost never does anything

They can not only garnish your paycheck but also your social security aka retirement money…

The fact they still say they have faith in the dipshit is astounding

They do, though admittedly I’d steer anyone towards Honda over anyone else for price and longevity. We have a 1978 Honda in the garage that runs almost like new still!

Now I won’t say motorcycles are as safe as cars (statistically they’re not), but I will say it is less risky than many people think. The majority of fatal crashes involve no helmet and a very large portion involve alcohol unfortunately. The average commuter who gear up is fairly safe if they’re conscious of the weather and road. Plus they make vest worn airbags now that are showing incredibly promising things if you do know someone who rides. Something like a 89% reduction in spinal injuries. (YouTube link)

No clue. Swore I’d never buy another Yamaha…but I failed and have another one. This one I’ve had to do nothing but normal maintenance on and it looks like the same thing. 2 sizes of Allen keys and a socket wrench to remove the plastic fairings just to get to the oil filter for an oil change.

I’ve just started to budget for a mechanic doing all the larger maintenance on it this time!

So there is an exception to my past statement. Yamahas. The last one I took the engine apart on every bolt was a different damn socket size!

Usually yes. The bike I work on the most the whole motor falls out the bottom if you remove five bolts so even large overhauls are manageable. Other routine maintenance things are also placed in convenient places.

The clutch is on the side of the motor (usually the bottom left) and come out with just that cover removed.

The suspension I replaced without any tools besides a socket wrench as I could put them on the wheel and just lift the wheel by hand to place it correctly onto the other side of the frame.

It hasn’t been consuming oil or misfiring, so I don’t think it’s that, it is showing more signs of an air leak from what I can tell

Definitely a learning lesson! I really don’t care for any vehicle work larger/more complicated than my old motorcycles but I also prefer to not pay a mechanic to fix this stuff as often as possible.

I got one from Walmart for $50 that allowed for a phone app to record while I was driving home. Coolant hung from 174-184 (F), and it’s the upstream O2 sensor that is showing issues. Specifically running lean, never getting over .065v and reading 0 several times at idle, which was also about 20 rpm low sitting at roughly 685 instead of 700.

So googling tells me it could be:

• Vacuum leak at the throttle body (the common reason)
• Dirty MAP sensor
• Old O2 sensor
• Exhaust leak
• Weak fuel pump
• Dirty fuel injection
• Restricted fuel line

Only the first 3 really seem likely so I’ll probably start with those and reply to this thread generally once I have a final fix. Thankfully none seem all that major.

It’s a very basic code reader and only had stats listed as “ready” or “not ready.” the O2 sensor heater monitor (device says HO2S) says ready but the O2 sensor says “not ready.” I’ll see if the coolant seems to be heating up this am and try reseating the cable for the O2 sensor and if the radiator hoses heat up probably focus on the O2 sensor first if the light comes back on. Worst case I get an actually decent obd2 scanner!

I would need a better scanner unfortunately, relooking at the manual mine will only say if a device is reporting. O2 is listing as “not ready” but there is nothing for coolant. I’ll check the connection on the O2 sensor and clean the housing this am and drive for a bit and feel the radiator hose and see what I can find.

Air ride is more comfortable theoretically? But why the intake is in any way obstructable by loading the bed seems insane

Shit make it a daily double fam you got this

The court records and driving histories reveal a state so concerned with people having access to motor vehicles for work and life that it allows deadly drivers to share our roads despite the cost. Officials may call driving a privilege, but they treat it as a right — often failing to take drivers’ licenses even after they kill someone on the road.

With little to no mass transit in most of the country these people would often become impoverished and or essentially wards of the state so this is not surprising.

We found nearly 40% of the drivers charged with vehicular manslaughter since 2019 have a valid license.

I honestly figured this would be higher. I don’t expect anything to change as long as this country is intensely car focused for transportation though.