Luggage testing for the trip

Wolfman bags on a cruiser no less

Did a test mounting of my gear for the upcoming trip. If I leave one of the Wolfman bags at 50% I can get a working back rest from the bags. Rain gear is strapped separately to the sissy fro fast deployment.

2017 Yamaha Bolt and Bolt R-spec

2017 Yamaha Bolt

Yamaha has published 2017 Bolts. No dramatic changes. Only the flangeless tank and spoked wheels are different from 2014-2016 Bolts.

2017 Yamaha Bolt R-spec

Yamaha Bolt product page
Yamaha Bolt R-spec product page

Yamaha SCR 950 Scrambler and new accessories

Yamaha has officially introduced the rumored Scrambler version of the Bolt. The obvious differences to the standard Bolt are:

- upswept exhaust (the design is otherwise pretty much the same)
- scrambler bars
- spoked wheels
- new seat and rear sub frame
- scrambler style rear fender
- flangeless tank

Yamaha SCR 950 exhaust

Yamaha SCR 950 seat

Yamaha SCR 950 tank

For those owning and keeping the standard Bolt or the R-Spec the most interesting question is, what this brings to the accessories department and what parts can be perhaps utilized on our bikes.

The skid plate should work on the standard Bolt and maybe even the upswept pipes could work as a simple bolt on customization.

SCR950 Aluminum Skid Plate

 (BL3-F14B0-V0-00)

Another interesting addition to the accessories is the  SCR950 Micro Cowl (BL3-F83M0-V0-00)

It will also be interesting to see how they have done the rear sub frame. It's hard to tell from the photos whats going on there.