jtiger

 I bought at 2023 Aerox so I can answer my original question.

 When I was in the motorcycle shop I saw a big box of new CCUs.   These are new versions of the CCU that supposedly don't have the same battery drain as the previous version.    I assume they are swapping out the old CCU for these new CCUs -- hopefully for free under their warranty program.  

i can't say if I've got a battery drain issue since I've driven the bike every day.   If the weather turns bad I'll get a chance to see how the battery holds up with no charging for a few days.

I'm pleased with the y-connect app.    It stores interesting things about my trips on the bike.   People often complain that the CCU doesn't connect to the phone App every time.   Many times it does connect automatically within 15 seconds but sometimes I have to turn on the phone screen  to cause it to connect.  And fewer times I have to start the app to get it connect.

I don't blame the app for this.   I blame the operating system (Android) which tries to prevent apps from using up battery power by running in the background.   If every app that wanted to run in the background was allowed to do that then battery life would be terrible on these phones.    So the operating system reduces or eliminates certain app's ability to run in the background (Samsung's Android has explicit lists of those apps where it has restricted background activity).    

So I found that after a long period of no connection to the bike the Y-connect app isn't allowed to check very often in the background for a connection to the bike so starting the app  by hand is needed.    If you wait long enough the app in the background will check and connect but by that time you're way down the road.

I had just watched a video where this battery drain issue was discussed and the solution was to remove the CCU module..   Then I saw your message.

I'll have ask the salesman if this issue has been addressed in the supposed update to the module.   If not then that's another big problem for yconnect.

 I was thinking of buying the new 2023 Aerox with ABS despite the two color schemes offered being less than attractive.

I am interested in using the Yamaha yconnect app to communicate with the bike because I like gadget things.

I looked at the reviews for the yconnect app for both Android and iOS and they are not good at all (I'm interested in the Android version

personally but the fact that both Android and iOS are bad means something fundamentally is wrong).

The salesman told me that the CCU (installed on the bike and communicates with the app) is improved in the 2023 Aerox so maybe

all those reviews are out of date with respect to the latest hardware.    I wish all reviewers would say which bike and phone and OS they were using but few do

 I'm wondering if anyone here has purchased the 2023 Aerox and has personal experience to share about the app and the bike.

One problem with reviews is that people who are happy write reviews far less often than those with problems so reviews tend

to biased to the negative.

On the right is the 2009 Hayate.

I don't see much similarity other than what you would expect (two wheels, handlebars, mirrors, etc).

The front ends are completely different with the Hayate having a 'shelf' effect. The sides are completely

different.

In Pattaya I paid 56,200 (bike) + 1000 (ins and license) + 200 (temp plate)

I didn't shop around for the best deal.

I'd say that the SX is an evolution of what is considered a modern aesthetic design. You can put the Elegance next to the SX and there is something that will tell your senses that the SX is the newer model. Overall it's a subtle change to the body. From the front the single headlamp of the SX tells you it's not an Elegance, and the rear lights are a bit different too. From the side the colored rims tell you it's an SX.

As for the PCX designers.. it is true that they made a bold move. I think they thought about the places where motorbikes are popular (SE Asia and India) and then asked themselves "what is a symbol of transportation in these places?" and came up with "The Tuk-Tuk!" So they wanted a design that would evoke the tuk-tuk look, figuring that lots of people secretly wanted to drive their own tuk-tuk. And they succeeded, down to the kind of "lumbering" look when a tuk-tuk is going somewhere. So it's a bold retro look. Not something I find appealing personally.

I have the SX and really like it. It doesn't have the low end torque of the preceding year's model (the 135cc engine) . I'm only coming up on 1000km on it so I can't say how well it holds up yet.

(and as for ugliest bike the PCX wins that honor hands down, it looks like the offspring of a motorbike and a tuk-tuk).

this is the best shop i ever seen!!! i wish we had one like it in bkk........enjoy

Address:

420/18 Soi BuaKhow, M9

Nongprue, Banglamung

Chonburi, 20260

Pattaya, Thailand

I managed to find the place despite the directions on their web site. Why create a web site and then make it hard for customers to find you? I think the location is better described as

" on Soi Buakhow, 1 block south of Soi Diana"

Anyway it was really a great shop. Lots of motorbikes being worked on. They only way into the shop was to squeeze by a fellow working on a bike and through his work area.

While I didn't get a replacement clear visor I did buy a new helmet just like mine but with a clear visor (780 baht). I like the clear visor already as I feel I can use it more often and especially

when behind something belching some dark fumes.

I mentioned to a lady working there that riding with a tinted visor was illegal. She said that riding with a tinted visor was legal but selling helmets with tinted visors was not legal (meanwhile I scan the room

to see nearly every helmet for sale with a tinted visor). I just love Thailand.

My visit to the shop was a bit chaotic as a I had a Thai girl with me at the time. I'd start to speak to the sales guy in English and she would jump in in Thai and the two would yack yack back and forth then she would turn to me and say "they no have, we go". I'd say "wait" and try to find out exactly what the situation was and she would jump in and I'd only be left with the conclusion and not the facts on which the conclusion was based.

In the end the salesman seemed adamant that they were out of stock on the clear visors for my helmet (a 3/4 helmet labelled Teenage). I looked around a bit (fending off the "we go now" comments) and could only

see half helmets with clear visors and only a few of them.

So my quest will continue but solo from now on. I spotted a few motorbike shops on 3rd road but they seemed to sell just bikes and not helmets.

I stopped by the aforementioned helmet shop at the corner of Pattaya Tai and Khao Phai. It has a good selection and nearly every helmet with a visor has a tinted visor. I asked about getting replacement for my 3/4 helmet and was told that the clear visor was out of stock and it was unknown when it would be in stock.

Apparently there is another helmet shop in 3rd road... just where along that road it is I can't determine.

The fact that so many tinted visors are sold in Pattaya out in the open may mean that this is one traffic law they local police aren't enforcing... yet.

Looking at google maps i think the side road is Ko Phai 12.921307,100.887244 or maybe the next road on the right. Sorry, i am crap with directions!

Thanks for the suggestions. I am familiar with that location and I'll look for the helmet shop tomorrow. I've gotten my bike washed on Khao Phai.

Could someone point to a shop in Pattaya selling motorbike accessories?

There are a few things I'm looking for: an air pressure gauge and possibly a pump.

Also based on reading the thread on helmets I need to find a place that will replace the tinted visor

on my helmet with a clear one..

And I'd just like to look around a good shop to see if there's anything that's interesting..

A. Some of us like to carry extra fuel in a light aircraft, no matter what one calls the practice. Jumbo jets something else.

Certainly you can carry what you wish but that doesn't change the name of the term for carrying excessive fuel.

B. Either way, regs call upon pilots to carry sufficient fuel to their destination, an alternate (both of which said pilot has determined to be open and available), and a reserve. In short, we always 'tanker' a good deal of fuel by rule. It costs more to carry over similar distances, it's true.

I said "carrying more fuel than you need." The aviation regulations specify how much you need to carry for a certain flight (IFR or VFR) and that includes reserves. So without question you must carry at least that amount plus an amount above that that makes you comfortable.

C. The number of accidents and fatalities because of running out of fuel continue as a problem in aviation.

Very true.

But filling the plane with five hours of fuel for a one hour VFR flight in good weather is tankering. No question about that.

And tankering is not always a bad thing. If you fly from a rural airport with cheap gas into the big city where the gas is expensive it's a good idea to bring fuel for the return

trip with you.

how long have you been driving in thailand and how often does someone want to siphon fuel out of your scooter so they can borrow it ?

it hasnt happend me yet ,but maybe im doing something wrong ........

I'm always in the company of well to do farang who always fill up at the gas station. If I spent more time around folks who drove on fumes and for whom a fill up is a days wages then I might expect that some siphoning may occur. It's just speculation...

Two other reasons perhaps:

1. in the airplane world putting in more fuel than you need for your upcoming flight is called "tankering" (as in "being a fuel tanker") and is discouraged as you're wasting energy carrying gas you don't need around.

2. If you've got a full tank then others needing some fuel may "borrow" from you.

The SX seems dedicated to reducing fuel consumption. The fuel economy gauge is always visible and is so big you can always see it in your peripheral vision. Humans work best if there is feedback to use to optimize behavior.

I think that this gauge will help train one to cover a certain distance with the minimum amount of fuel.

i got 105 mpg (37k/l). On a few long trips to Chon Buri i got 150 mpg (over 50 k/l).

You're obviously talking about the Imperial Gallon and not the US version of the gallon.

This is what I've been able to figure out about the instrument panel display.

The lower right portion of the display can show either the Odometer, Trip Odometer, Current Fuel Economy or Average Fuel Economy. You press the select button to switch between the choices.

The Average and Current Fuel Economy can be shown in km/litre or liter/100km (press and hold the select to switch units).

The Average Fuel Economy is the average over the number of kms shown on the Trip Odometer (I believe.. I haven't tried to zero it independent of the Trip Odometer).

The upper right display is a bar graph of the current Fuel Economy. It has a smaller range than the numeric Fuel Economy display. When the units are km/liter the bar graph can show from 0 to 50 km/litre. The numeric display on the bottom shows from 0 to 99.9 km/liter.

Hello All,

I'm Jack's friend who just bought the Nouvo SX.

I have been riding the 135 Elegance and the biggest difference I've seen so far is that

from a standing stop the Elegance has more acceleration. The SX accelerates very smoothly,

there is no 'kick' like you get with the Elegance when you quickly open the throttle.

Does the SX eventually catch up with the Elegance? We haven't found that out yet.

One funny thing is that when I came the parking area my engine suddenly shut down.

I thought that was strange. Then it happened again at another parking place.

My friend figured out that it was the kickstand switch which cuts off the engine when

you put down the kickstand. I had gotten used to putting down the kickstand right away

and then reaching for the key to shut off the engine.

I wish they had an English manual. There are three diagrams that look interesting but I don't

know what they're telling me. Does anyone have an idea?

How can you have an employer if retired?

The O-A visa is also called the Long Stay visa. I've read here that there's no need to prove you're retired

to get the O-A visa, just that you have sufficient income and are not working in Thailand. I've got an

American company (that does no business with Thailand) willing to pay me for my expertise even while I live the good life in Thailand.

Regarding: first application for an O-A in America:

The additional form asks for "Monthly Income" and "Amount of Savings".

If I plan to use Monthly Income only should I enter anything for Amount of Savings (as I fear

putting something there would then mean I'd have to get an offical letter from the bank

to back that up).

Can my employer simply write a letter asserting my monthly income (which I then get

notarized)? I assume that it's only those in Thailand that need to deal with

the US Embassy.