THE SO CALLED YAMAHA ENGINE BRAKE I WAS TOLD IS NOTHING BUT THE WRONG SPRING IN THE DRIVE CLUTCH.
SO I TOOK A SPRING FROM LENNON'S POWER EQUIP. & WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY NEW 2011 APEX YAMAHA I TOOK THE SPRING WITH WITH ME.
THE DEALER HAD IT SITTING OUT SIDE READY TO GO , SO BEFORE I PAID FOR IT I WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WOULD GO.
I STARTED IT OUT & WHEN I STARTED IT & PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO GO IT RIVED UP & LAUNCHED FORWARD SO I HIT THE KILL SWITCH, GOT MY 10 MM SOCKET OUT & LENNON'S SPRING, REMOVED THE SIDE COVER TOOK TO DRIVE CLUTCH
COVER OFF, REMOVED THE YAMAHA SPRING IN STALLED LENNON'S SPRING, PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITH EVERY ONE WATCHING, THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS WORKING ON IT BEFORE I EVEN PAID FOR IT.
STARTED IT UP AGAIN & WHEN I PUSHED THE THROTTLE IT MOVED REALLY SMOOTHLY FOR WARD & THEN THE SAME IN REVERSE.
I SAID I GUESS IT REALLY WORKS, SO I WILL NOW PAY FOR IT.
I HAVE ONLY PUT A FEW MILES ON AROUND IN MY BACK FIELD BUT THE CLUTCH SPRING MAKES IT START & STOP JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER SLED I HAVE RIDDEN. I HAVE BEEN RIDING SINCE 1972 AND I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THIS SLED PREFORMS.
HOPE THIS HELPS OTHER WHO OWN A 4 CYCLE YAMAHA.:thumbs-up:
SO I TOOK A SPRING FROM LENNON'S POWER EQUIP. & WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY NEW 2011 APEX YAMAHA I TOOK THE SPRING WITH WITH ME.
THE DEALER HAD IT SITTING OUT SIDE READY TO GO , SO BEFORE I PAID FOR IT I WANTED TO SEE HOW IT WOULD GO.
I STARTED IT OUT & WHEN I STARTED IT & PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO GO IT RIVED UP & LAUNCHED FORWARD SO I HIT THE KILL SWITCH, GOT MY 10 MM SOCKET OUT & LENNON'S SPRING, REMOVED THE SIDE COVER TOOK TO DRIVE CLUTCH
COVER OFF, REMOVED THE YAMAHA SPRING IN STALLED LENNON'S SPRING, PUT IT BACK TOGETHER WITH EVERY ONE WATCHING, THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE I WAS WORKING ON IT BEFORE I EVEN PAID FOR IT.
STARTED IT UP AGAIN & WHEN I PUSHED THE THROTTLE IT MOVED REALLY SMOOTHLY FOR WARD & THEN THE SAME IN REVERSE.
I SAID I GUESS IT REALLY WORKS, SO I WILL NOW PAY FOR IT.
I HAVE ONLY PUT A FEW MILES ON AROUND IN MY BACK FIELD BUT THE CLUTCH SPRING MAKES IT START & STOP JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER SLED I HAVE RIDDEN. I HAVE BEEN RIDING SINCE 1972 AND I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THIS SLED PREFORMS.
HOPE THIS HELPS OTHER WHO OWN A 4 CYCLE YAMAHA.:thumbs-up: