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I am glad to hear about your riding relationship with your boys. I am 60 with a 35 year old son who rides a Honda sport touring and takes trips with me as well. Nothing beats it!

It's not just that dealer, nobody can get them (in the US, anyway). I too have been waiting since April and have tried a couple of different sources and it's the same story everywhere. The last notification I got, just the other day, was that they're now backordered until December 18. That date likely is no more reliable than the half dozen or so other backorder dates I was given since April 1, which is to say that there's no correlation between backorder date and when stuff might actually show up. There have been people on this forum who got them from dealers who happened to have stock, but it seems like very catch-as-catch-can. My dealer was up front with me early on in the process that Yamaha's ability to deliver certain accessories ("almost anything that's expensive") is very poor. Yamaha complains that the dealers don't sell the options, but when customers do try to buy them Yamaha can't deliver. That was the case for heated grips, luggage, luggage mounts, and frame sliders for me. They successfully delivered the rear rack and engine guards on time, luggage two months later (missing two backorder dates), and luggage mounts two and a half months later (slightly ahead of the third backorder date). I'm very close to canceling my grip order and going with some Oxfords. It's more than a little debatable as to whether or not the integration of the Yamaha units is worth three times the price to begin with. I could very nearly pay for my entire upcoming six day trip to Canada with the price difference. jimf: Hope you enjoy Canada! What part are you traveling to? I'm in Ontario but have family on both coasts!

I was looking for larger grips a few weeks back in a post, now I ordered Grip Puppies that will do the job quite nicely! Also ordered 2 inch risers to help me find my comfort position. Next comes the Corbin seat!

Pfft the red is faster. 8-) Think about it, a matte finish is not as smooth so the air resistance is higher. That's gotta equal at least 3 or 4 horsepower, no lies. Kitchener, here.

Ingersoll by the 401, lol

That will be an awesome trip!

I live in the London, Ontario area