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skylineonfire
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PostPosted: 17:28 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Well that was horrific Reply with quote

Went to get a courtesy bike as mine is being fixed under warranty. Lady on the phone said it was a yamaha YZF 125, great, I thought, should be interesting to ride. Turns out its a Yamaha cygnus X scooter. I've never ridden a scooter in my life, many motorbikes, never a scooter. Where is the appeal! 10 miles of dual carriageway, awful. Although in town it was actually quite fun and nippy, it's an odd little thing.

Anyway my question. How on earth do I get into the underseat storage? No locks or holes anywhere around the seat, I rang dealer to ask them, they said google it as they don't know either... I literally can't see any way in.

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PostPosted: 17:29 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Should be a key hole on the left hand side I imagine, otherwise it may not be so easily accessible and might need a spanner!

Yep, fucking courtesy scooter, insurance put me on one too, threw it straight down the road within 20 minutes, luckily they didn't notice when I gave it them back Laughing
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PostPosted: 17:30 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 17:31 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alpha-9 wrote:
Should be a key hole on the left hand side I imagine, otherwise it may not be so easily accessible and might need a spanner!

Yep, fucking courtesy scooter, insurance put me on one too, threw it straight down the road within 20 minutes, luckily they didn't notice when I gave it them back Laughing


Literally no key hole anywhere around seat and no word on how to via ignition.

This thing has been dropped so many times, its in fine shape, but there are scratches all down both sides where it would make contact. it topped out at 60 indicated and was screaming.
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PostPosted: 17:32 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

When the key is in the ignition try pushing it in and turning left or right.

Some scooters work like that
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PostPosted: 17:36 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take it back.

Ask for a like for like, you cannot deal with an automatic.

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PostPosted: 17:38 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is the Cygnus the one with the weird square bit on the key? If so there's a square hole next to the key hole on the ignition that you turn with the square bit on the key.
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PostPosted: 17:39 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Horrific, should contain NSFW tags, over ' not safe for road ' tags !! Smile
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PostPosted: 17:44 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

If yours is a geared bike then they should provide a geared bike. Id rather walk than get on a scooter/Moped!!

Great when youre 18and on holiday where nobody knows you but the embarrasment of riding up my road and parking outside my house would be enough to make me hand the keys back.
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PostPosted: 17:51 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool story bro.

(as said, either google it or demand like for like, jesus.)
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PostPosted: 18:06 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I always like to try something different as a courtesy ride Thumbs Up

for example, when my fazer thousand was in for a service, I turned down an R1 and took an MT-03 instead. Laughing
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PostPosted: 18:08 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

I took my mum's Piaggio something down for its MOT once, as she was ill, and every time I cornered it felt like I was falling through the gap between the seat and the bars. Very odd and quite horrible.
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PostPosted: 18:18 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

apparently you turn the ignition key anticlockwise and there is a bit before the steering lock that should open the seat
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PostPosted: 18:25 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Re: Well that was horrific Reply with quote

skylineonfire wrote:
Went to get a courtesy bike as mine is being fixed under warranty. Lady on the phone said it was a yamaha YZF 125, great, I thought, should be interesting to ride. Turns out its a Yamaha cygnus X scooter. I've never ridden a scooter in my life, many motorbikes, never a scooter. Where is the appeal! 10 miles of dual carriageway, awful. Although in town it was actually quite fun and nippy, it's an odd little thing.

Anyway my question. How on earth do I get into the underseat storage? No locks or holes anywhere around the seat, I rang dealer to ask them, they said google it as they don't know either... I literally can't see any way in.

Thanks


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skylineonfire
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PostPosted: 18:34 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

andyscooter wrote:
apparently you turn the ignition key anticlockwise and there is a bit before the steering lock that should open the seat


Thank you! You have to sort of pull the key out and twist it anti clockwise at the same time.

And yeah it's pretty lame of them to give me a scooter in place of a real motorbike, I was going to kick up a fuss but its taken 3 days to get this even, they have an extreme shortage of courtesy bikes, not good for a dealership like that to be honest.

Just made it back from the shops on it, it's just so rubbish. You have literally no grip anywhere, its light as a feather which is just disconcerting, no love for scooters from me, I just can't see the appeal in not having gears and a solid frame under you. I keep trying to put my feet where the pegs on a bike are and almost putting the stand down mid ride too, feet arent supposed to be in front of you like that.

Must say though... That weatherproofing, feet were nice and warm actually.
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PostPosted: 18:36 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

So get a demonstrator bike.

They might give you a 600 but fuck it Laughing
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skylineonfire
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PostPosted: 18:43 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

##Paddy## wrote:
So get a demonstrator bike.

They might give you a 600 but fuck it Laughing


Tried that, apparently "courtesy bikes fall under a different insurance and as you have had a full licence for less than two years we are unable to give you a demonstrator bike anyway"

My 650 GS is in bits right now, having some work done, so I'm unable to ride that either, so the bloody cygnus it is.
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PostPosted: 18:45 - 24 Jan 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote

tried a cygnes myself but found it top heavy and im a scooter rider so im glad im not the only one
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