Took my '12 Yager in for it's 3K service this weekend. Took a hair under five and a half months of in-town commuting to get there and it's been a pleasant ride so far.
I had two side items for the dealer to look into. One, the front brake pads like to drag; often I'll have to manually flip the brake lever forward in order to pull the pads off the rotor enough to keep them from scraping the rotor. Two, I asked that they reinstall the rear outer mudguard correctly. I'd loaned the bike to the shop around the 1800 mile mark so that they could use it to troubleshoot a light blue '10 Yager with ignition issues. Got my oil changed for free, but I noted some sloppy reassembly on my bike: the mudguard wasn't installed correctly and two of the five bolts that hold the rear rack on were stripped.
I figure I should mention that I own a bunch of scooters and work on all of them except the Yager. I figured that if I had a new bike with a warranty, I'd leave it to the professionals to handle the maintenance. Seemed like a good idea in order to avoid warranty issues and to foster a good relationship with my local shop.
When I got the scoot back, I was disappointed to find that they still hadn't installed the mudguard correctly. I grabbed my tools and removed it. While removing it, I noticed a three-prong connector hanging out of the bodywork, just below the battery box. When I removed the mudguard, a rubber diaphragm fell out. I removed the panel below the battery box and behind the mudguard to figure out where the diaphragm/plug came from, and I fould what looks like an evap cannister jammed in the frame. No hoses were connected to either of the two hose connections I could see on the cannister and it was not affixed to the frame, but appears physically jammed between the frame members located between the taillamp and battery box.
Any idea what this thing is? I did not see this part in any of the manual pictures. Page 2-11, mid-page, for the Rear Combination Light Under Cover is the most specific image of the area I'm describing. I'll take a photo tonight after work if possible. Maybe the bike was meant for Cali and this is part of an emission system?
I still have no idea on that electrical plug either. I'll get a pic of that too. I'd like to fix what's installed and not dig too deep into the bike. At this stage, I'm expecting to find more half-baked work. Lesson learned, do not let the shop use your new bike as a troubleshooting tool!
