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I like it. Yamaha will have hopefully designed a good way to pull the plastics for top access. The bottom is designed to take a hit and slide off. However any major impacts should probably be looked at. As far as weight is concerned I'm happy the mass is placed down low. Means the CG will be too to compensate for the seat hight.

 

[knuckle dragger]

There has to be. Some technician somewhere has to work on it. Yamaha doesn't want to pay for extra man hours due to poor design.

 

[knuckle dragger]

Beings the skid is permanent, yamaha will have made it easy to acessable from the top

 

[knuckle dragger]

Honestly i prefer the full welded skid. No bolts to break off when it takes the inevitable pounding I'll be giving it. I love where Yamaha has gone with this rig. It's looking rather burly in all the right places.