T-Max XP500Y vs XP500A

Post by **MjW** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:07 am

I noticed some 2008+ models are called XP500A and some XP500Y.

Any idea what the letters A & Y mean in the end of the name?

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Post by **Deeping** » Tue May 15, 2012 9:42 am

not the answer you are looking for but why are some Mk1's tagged XP500 and some YP500?

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Tue May 15, 2012 4:24 pm

Deeping wrote:not the answer you are looking for but why are some Mk1's tagged XP500 and some YP500?

Never heard of a YP500! Unless Yamaha toyed with calling it a Majesty 500 to begin with (Majs and X-Maxs are YP250s etc)

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Tue May 15, 2012 4:31 pm

MjW wrote:I noticed some 2008+ models are called XP500A and some XP500Y.

Any idea what the letters A & Y mean in the end of the name?

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Now then....the A might signify an ABS equipped scoot (if its 2008 scoots we are talking about).

Otherwise, there are quite a few TMax models through time, not just the Mk1-4 we know, corresponding roughly to model years. The service manuals have different sections for the different models. Not sure where the sequence started, but my 2004 mk2 was a XP500 (N) (or maybe (P), I can't quite remember). There were several mk1s with lower letter codes. Thus it seems quite possible that the Y is the model code for the 2008 version, though that implies that they left a lot of letters out between the mk2 and mk3!

Post by **Funkycowie** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:51 pm

yamahascooterspares.co.uk shows the following different models XD

YAMAHA XP500 2012
YAMAHA XP500A 2012
YAMAHA XP500A 2011
YAMAHA XP500 2011
YAMAHA XP500SP 2011
YAMAHA XP500A 2010
YAMAHA XP500SP 2010
YAMAHA XP500 2010
YAMAHA XP500 2009
YAMAHA XP500A 2009 SJ052
YAMAHA XP500A 2008
YAMAHA XP500 2008
YAMAHA XP500A 2007 SJ051
YAMAHA XP500 2006 SJ031
YAMAHA XP500A 2006 SJ034
YAMAHA XP500A 2005 SJ034
YAMAHA XP500 2005
YAMAHA XP500 2004 SJ031
YAMAHA XP500 2003 SJ015
YAMAHA XP500 2002 SJ014
YAMAHA XP500 2001 SJ011

Post by **MrGrumpy** » Tue May 15, 2012 6:34 pm

Funkycowie wrote:yamahascooterspares.co.uk shows the following different models XD

YAMAHA XP500 2012
YAMAHA XP500A 2012
YAMAHA XP500A 2011
YAMAHA XP500 2011
YAMAHA XP500SP 2011
YAMAHA XP500A 2010
YAMAHA XP500SP 2010
YAMAHA XP500 2010
YAMAHA XP500 2009
YAMAHA XP500A 2009 SJ052
YAMAHA XP500A 2008
YAMAHA XP500 2008
YAMAHA XP500A 2007 SJ051
YAMAHA XP500 2006 SJ031
YAMAHA XP500A 2006 SJ034
YAMAHA XP500A 2005 SJ034
YAMAHA XP500 2005
YAMAHA XP500 2004 SJ031
YAMAHA XP500 2003 SJ015
YAMAHA XP500 2002 SJ014
YAMAHA XP500 2001 SJ011

Different! It does look as if the A might signify ABS, and the SP some other version. I've no clue what the SJs might be about, especially as there appears to be SJ031s for the 2004 and 2006 and 2007 models!

Post by **Liam** » Tue May 15, 2012 7:19 pm

MrGrumpy wrote: I've no clue what the SJs might be about

The SJ bit seems to be just part of the Vin/frame no.

My 08 reg Mk 2 frame no. begins with JYASJ0510000......
Some of the SJ031 's must have been forgotten. Sitting at the back of the warehouse for a year or two.

Post by **MjW** » Wed May 16, 2012 7:36 pm

MrGrumpy wrote:
Different! It does look as if the A might signify ABS, and the SP some other version. I've no clue what the SJs might be about, especially as there appears to be SJ031s for the 2004 and 2006 and 2007 models!

True, it does look like the A stands for ABS.

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