Yamaha YP400 Majesty Review

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Yamaha YP400 Majesty
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Larry Newman's Review of Yamaha YP400 Majesty Scooter

23rd Mar 2006

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    1 year
  • Reliability
    5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2005
  • Build quality
    4 stars

This is my second season riding a Majesty, and i've put on 4500 mi. so far.

I had a Zuma before, but at 6'-2", 250#, I was hardly the fastest thing on the road.

The Majesty changed all that. Not only am I now at the head of the traffic stream, my presence in a traffic lane is greatly improved, giving a sense of confidence.

The headlights are extremely bright, two on at once, plus two yellow in front. No one has pulled out in front of me riding this bike. Aside from luck, I attribute this to visibility. I would not think that I'd like to ride a single headlight bike after this.

Surprisingly, the Majesty turned out to be a great touring bike - happy at speed, willing to dive into corners, and handling well in all situations, braking included. Now the only thing that pass me at all are sport bikes !

My longest day trip last season was 351 mi. This year, a circumnavigation of Lake Ontario is planned...a 2 day trip.

Absolutely no mechanical issues to report in 4500 mi. The service intervals were a pleasant surprise, coming at 4000mi., then not till 12500 mi.

I've got some mileage left on my tyres yet. Both Michelin models in 150/70-13 size are unavailable in the US...so I'm going to go to Pirelli.

My thoughts run to touring these days...a Givi center tunnel bag is on order. For a tailbag, I've put off the Givi hard case, as my sporty riding style might be better served with a soft tailbag covering the [unused] passenger seat, keeping the weight within the wheelbase.

I went to a Givi touring windshield to try and lessen the wind blast, thinking this would lower the wind noise. I'd recommend this add-on. After a year of experimenting, I've ordered custom earmolds to finish the job of wind noise reduction.

Did I mention that the bike likes to be driven with zip? Only an extremely determined auto will get in front from a stoplight.
At 75, I can accelerate, even uphill ! It is in leaving the city, though, that this scooter really shines...on the open road.

I'm extremely happy with the Majesty.

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