Some Roughhouse questions for current owners

rory · Post by **rory** » Fri May 24, 2013 2:25 am

Hey all. New to the board. I've previously owned a yamaha vino (2005), and am thinking of picking up a roughhouse. My old yamaha was a solid champ for years, until I derestricted it, then I noticed problems. Now my local dealership says he derestricts the roughhouse all the time when selling them. Have any of you noticed any problems or maintenance issues after derestricting yours? Should I wait to do so until it's broken in? Any thoughts would be appreciated.

OldGuy · Post by **OldGuy** » Fri May 24, 2013 3:58 am

Mine came de-restricted from the dealer. The Roughhouse restrictions are meant to help the scooter meet US regulations, but they were not what the designers intended when the designed this scooter. The design was meant to not have restrictions and the scooter works very well without them.

Also, the Roughhouse restrictions are very easy to remove and are fairly innocent. The restrictions are: a washer in the CVT transmission to keep it from shifting up to higher speed, and a washer in the exhaust to make the exhaust work inefficiently.

I believe this scooter is much better off with these removed, and you should not be worried about it.

By the way, I have a bit over 500 miles on mine (bought it in March). And I am happy with it. It is much faster than a Ruckus or Metropolitan (which annoys my son; he has one of each of those).

nickelpete · Post by **nickelpete** » Fri May 24, 2013 12:08 pm

I have 220 miles on my derestricted RH50. Just changed my gear oil last weekend.

Mine came derestricted from the dealer as well. They did charge me $70 for doing it, but it was well worth it. It really does fly up hills...

TomCat · Post by **TomCat** » Fri May 24, 2013 5:33 pm

Like others, mine came derestricted from the dealer (per my request).
Just over 500 miles later, no problems/complaints. It will bury the 50mph speedo, which probably means an actual 45+. Once the engine is totally broken in I'd expect to get another 2-3 mph.
The only downside is what's typical of a 2T, does not like cold weather without re-jetting.
Anything under 45 degrees or so it will sputter & you will have to blip the throttle to keep it from stalling out. No biggie unless you regularly ride in cold weather.
Overall, the RH is the best bang for your buck in that category.

theemptythrone · Post by **theemptythrone** » Fri May 24, 2013 11:28 pm

Got my rh derestricted from the dealer in april
1500 miles strong and not a problem.
Get it you won't regret it.

agrogod · Post by **agrogod** » Tue May 28, 2013 9:06 am

'09 RH checking in here. Don't worry about the de-restriction's. As others have said its just to keep the US Auto makers happy, remove 'em and forgot about 'em. Mine came de-restricted and if you have a little mechanical skill you can remove the restrictions yourself.