MrGrumpy wrote:
The emergency procedure is hilariously complicated...the secret lock by the rhs footrest only gets you so far. To start it you have to open and close the seat 3 times and then put in the secret code by a difficult and error prone method. The chances of doing this in an emergency, even if you have the instructions, is close to zero.
Yes, I also liked the gloss paint, though the DX's blue looks quite nice in photos.
The blue DX looks nice though the matt finish area requires a special polish. The book says to avoid using normal wax polishes intended for gloss.
I agree that the unlock procedure without the electronic key is a performance but then again that's probably a good thing so that others can't access it. I doubt that the procedure will be used much by owners, if ever, so even if you bothered to learn it, you'd almost certainly forget it all by the time you might need it. I guess we need to carry the handbook around permanently to enable using the procedure, in the unlikely event it's needed.
The added complications of the DX as I mentioned earlier are mostly well worth having for me so I see them as useful extras rather than otiose "complications". The operation via screen controls and display of the heated grips, seat etc. do take a bit of learning but like anything, once you are familiar with it there is no longer any problem. Cruise, an especially valuable feature that I'd always choose where available, operates with dedicated bar buttons and not via the screen. The power screen also operates from a dedicated bar button.
But yes, the DX is definitely a more complex bike than the basic model but I find most of the additional features very welcome rather than an embuggerance.
And just to add to the bike's "complications" I've had a nav fitted too
Or you could just download the pdf of the 2017 Tmax manual from Yamaha themselves?
