Yamaha XT660Z Tenere Decals set!
 

Has anyone find some nice decals set for the ten?

I did find these on ebay, they are from Italy and are very cheap. Only �65...
Does look quite good, but I dont know about the quality... Anyone has any experience from this seller and his company http://www.adesiviestampe.it ?

Please post any links and/or images about good looking decals set for the tenere here!!

Here are mine:
KIT ADESIVI DECAL STICKERS WHITE YAMAHA XT 660 Z TENERE 2008 REPLICA SHELL
KIT ADESIVI DECAL STICKERS WHITE YAMAHA XT 660 Z TENERE 2008 REPLICA DAKAR CHESTER
KIT ADESIVI DECAL STICKERS BLACK YAMAHA XT 660 Z TENERE 2008

wow, looking good.

Ive been thinking about getting my bike sprayed. i would like it plain white with a decent decal set. i would give the decal set to the body shop and get them to do it.

Just fancy making my Ten look a bit different.

Image works , will make you anything you want and at a good price
http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http:/...vKHF7iY1eI2swQ

Yepp, me too just want my ten to look a little bit different from all the other tens out there! :) And I'm also thinking of painting all my gray plastic covers in white and then put some nice decals set on! But I have heard that it could be problematic to paint some of the plastic covers as they are quite "fat/oily".....

Regarding to have a body shop doing my decals that would be nice, but I dont have any idea how I would like it to be. An already finished decals set is therefore much easier... :) But those decals set I was linking to was quite clean and easy. I would rather have some more "dakarish" style with Red Bull, Monster or similar trademarks...
Also, dont you need a template if you want to do your own decals set?? If you want it to be formed propertly to the gas tank?

ive heard that too which is a shame as i would like them all white too.

I liked the set on the first link (seems to have white forks though?)

I guess that's WP usd forks.... Usd forks usually have fork covers on the lower parts! I would like to have that too, but I'm not willing to buy any WP forks...
But i really dont like the default fork rubber covers (what do you call them in english!??)

Gaiters. You can get them in different colours. I'd quite like a red pair to fit to my white '08 Ten when the originals expire.

Ok, thanks.....

I know the gaiters is in different colours but it looks so 80's..... :P I want the hard plastic ones, but they are only on the usd forks! :(

Xphase et al....maybe the TTR 600 type ones could be used?...They look like they'd be a straight kind of swop over?

Just say'in....

:)


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Yepp something like that.... I would also like to have some protection on the sides of the forks. But maybe there are some other similar protection that could be modified and fitted? What are they called, "upper fork protections"?

i know OTR sell some lovely forks (WP USDs i think?) but there 2 thirds of the money that i paid for the bike! (with extras!!).

any other forks fit in? i know on the FZS1000 people put R1 USD forks on. (i haven't on mine, just K-Tech springs, makes a big diff though)

Question:
How do you get rid of the original decals set on the gas tank? If I want to replace it with the decals in my first post.... I guess thats not easy to do! :/

I can only speak for the 2008 black Tenere, which was the only year that had the grey/white Tenere/mountain logo...

The strange thing is (it might be similar on later bikes) is that the small Tenere/mountain logo is actually stuck on and laquered over with the rest of the tank (if you buy a new OE black replacement tank this logo is pre-fitted), unlike the round tuning fork logo, which is stuck on afterwards. It will be next to impossible to remove the Tenere logo without damaging the laquer around it, and you'd have to remove it because it is raised and would show up under any other decals.

...but as I said, this only applies to black '08 bikes.

BTW - hairdrier and a plastic fridge/freezer scraper I've found is usually the best way to remove any "stuck on" logos.

For info. it is possible to paint/have painted the grey plastic panels, however they do need a lot of sanding and preparation to get a good finish, and even then, if you drop the bike, you are likely to crack/chip the paint - especially on the cheek panels that protect the tank. You also need a very good plastic/etching primer, and ideally have a specialist bodyshop do the prep & paint work to ensure a good finish...

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_6664.jpg

As for graphics, personally I would get the bike painted a single colour and laquered, and then use individual stickers on top to create your own design - then you can always change them if you fancy something new or they get scratched... although I did like the look of those graphic kits in the link xphase put at the beginning...

As for removing the gaiters and fitting upper fork guards a la the TT600, personally I think that looks shonky... if you were keeping the stock low front fender, then you could perhaps paint the fork lowers the same colour if you wanted more of a 'rallye' look? I actually think contrasting fork gaiters (say red gaiters on a white bike with red graphics for example) might actually be pretty cool... but what the hell do I know? - I originally painted mine like Ikea!

http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/r...t/DSCF3334.jpg

Jx

With work you could pretty much fit any mx/enduro fork of a similar dimension, but you'll have to factor in also using the triple clamps and a corresponding wheel too to get everything to work together... then you may well have to factor in chancing the springs to get the correct spring rate for the bike, and valving etc.

That's why the OTR triple clamps are so good - they are designed to fit the the Tenere steerer tube (and head bearings), plus have the correct spacing for a KTM front wheel to slot straight in...

I agree the parts are expensive new, but WP fork legs and KTM front wheels are pretty easy to come by secondhand these days... In fact if you PM Stoic Bloke (or search his bike-build posts) he actually fitted WP forks using some KTM triple clamps too, and they didn't need much modification...

Hope that helps!

Jx

Now that I've sold my original front wheel, I'm pretty sure my WP front end conversion stands me at less than �1000, using new OTR yokes, and second-hand KTM for everything else. I've still got the original forks to sell, so that total should come down a bit further.

That's not bad for a bolt-on setup with no machining. Hell, you could spend the best part of that on a decent paint job. I'll take the decent suspension, and a rubbish DIY rattle can paint job every day, but YMMV. :D

Hee hee - stop it Uber' - we're teasing them!

I see a whole bunch of Teneres with fancy paintwork and USD forks in the near future!

Jxx

So, when do you want a dubious coloured metalflake and candy job then? :D

Well that's how it should be. The forks anyway, I wouldn't know about fancy paintwork, as anyone who's seen my bike lately can testify :D

totally agree! i was going to get mine resparyed, stickered and so on. But when out riding the shinny new stickers wont keep the bike stable while blasting down a old quarry road!!

As for more Tens getting WP front ends, i agree - i reckon its a mod that will continue to grow. what puts me off though is i need the bike on the road so i need to get all the bits before hand.

I may of asked this before (sorry) but is there an indepth "how to" for this mod. (containing part numbers or exact part descriptions, all the bits you need, tips and tricks). i would actually pay for this.

Theres a guy on the fazer site who is brillant at mods. He buys second hand parts, machines it if neccesary, puts togther a "how to" and then sells the kits on.

You could easily do it in a weekend with decent planning and access to a press to swap the steering stem over. The only thing that took mine off the road was sending the throttle cables away to Venhill to be lengthened. You could avoid that by buying a second set of cables.

Question: If I want to make my own decals set for the fuel tank. How/Where do I get a template for this?
If I need to make my own, is there anybody knowing How I do it?? :)

Check this out!


http://www.motosausio.com/ecommerce/...o-Traildreamer

Cool
 

I like these, they'd make your 10 "pop" :038:

i have just recently enquired to get my grey panels in white carbon fibre weave, Im getting these hydro dipped instead of painted as it seems to bond well to the plastic , will get some photos up :) in a week or so when complete