Hey Doc....?
The problem has been blown out of the water! It just so happens I was not told the 'full story' when I bought my "leftover stock from 2005" Roadie in 2006....
This Roadie was kind of "special" deal, in a way. (It hates regular gas for a good reason...)
Apparently the bike was going to be sold to a buyer that demanded that speedstar pistons be installed as part of the deal. The dealer had installed the pistons and new rings in the motor, as the guy had made a good hefty deposit promising to purchase it.
...Apparently the guy could not get financing, and the deal fell through.
Not knowing any of this, I purchased the bike at a steal of a price. But they wanted me to take THIS bike that was "in the crate" and not the floor model. It took them a whole week to prepare the bike for me to pick-up? (I wanted the floor display model, to take home that same day....?) What was up with that?
A week later, I went into pick up the bike. I remember the salesperson stressed that even though the owner's manual said regular gas is okay, they recommended that I use premuium gas in this bike to avoid problems with the engine....???
After prying and prying on the phone today, a year and a half later, it all makes sense, Finally.
They did not want to get into a warranty battle over this bike, as this brand-new motor had been apart to install the different pistons and rings.
This explains the oil stains on the cylinder gaskets and pushrod tubes that never leaked again after the second time I washed the bike.
It explains why the motor hates being lugged with regular gas around town.
And it explains why this bike prefers premium gas over regular gas. (One of the reasons I bought the Roadie is because it was suppoesed to run on cheaper regular gas!!! Unlike those darn new high compression fuel-injected HD's I was not interested in buying expensive fuel for
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It makes me mad! Why didn't they just come out and be honest with me from the start? I would take them to court for being dishonest with me, but I have never had any mechanical issues with the bike requiring the "now expired" warranty, and I have been totally thrilled with it's performance, gas mileage, and incredible power.
They are lucky I am happy with the Roadie, or I'd write Yamaha Central a lengthy letter, sue the dealer's butts till the cows came home!!
At least I now know why the hell my Roadie won't run on regular gas.
Some people would sell icecubes to Eskimos if they could get away with it.
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I believe he's worse than me.. 
..... ....Probably because I am just like every other HUMAN BEING on this planet.... 
