Spare Parts Purchase
 

Hi guys,

I live in the UK. What is the best online shop to buy spare parts for my xt660z ?

I traveled to the Scottish Borders yesterday and I dropped the bike like an idiot. I did not notice one of those many ditches that they have at the side of the road. Bike is fine but I lost the windscreen and broke all the plastic screws that keep it in place.

thanks
Frank

Hi Frank
Sorry to hear your news; hope you bounced OK!!!
The little plastic screws are designed to shear at impact. I really don't understand this as all my other bikes have the screens very well bolted to the rest of the infrastructure!
I've been getting all my parts from here: https://www.motorcyclespareparts.eu/...nere-2008.aspx taking advantage of the strength of the � to the Euro. After this week's disaster I may have to change that plan!!
I've been getting parts from them since 2013 and there is sometimes a delay if the part is obscure and not in stock, but no complaints with them.

It works indeed! Thanks for your help. I'm fine really I was just stationary trying to begin a u-turn on a muddy road...

Have you been on EBay today?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-xt6...YAAOSwvg9Xaali

That windscreen on ebay looks great but mine is not broken.

The price of those plastic screws is ridiculous ! they are between 3 and 6 pounds each... a need 6.

I am thinking to buy something made of metal from a hardware store and solve the problem today...

Has anybody ever mod the windscreen attachment ?

For online genuine parts in the UK use A.J. Sutton:

https://www.yamahamotorcyclespares.co.uk/

For pattern parts use Wemoto:

http://www.wemoto.com/

As for the screen screws, just get stainless ones. Used them for the last eight years and never had an issue with a cracked screen in a fall. By the time you've factored in the cost of the plastic ones, and the fact the heads round off every time you undo/redo them (meaning you're forever replacing them), it works out cheaper to buy metal ones and just get a new screen should have an off and break it!

Right. Totally agree. Check this out

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SCREEN-BOL...MAAOxyWalR2tmh

Those original screws are the weakest I've ever seen in my life. When I mounted the headlight protector on my ten they broke off when I was easily screwing them tight. Would have definately lost that protector on the highway. I went to a hardware store and bought 12 screws or so for not even 5euro. I don't mind the stainless look. You can always paint them black. Easy, cheap and strong.

Screen screws
 

I have changed mine to stainless, but a little tip is to heat up a screwdriver tip of the right size, and hold it into the plastic screw. This will renew the rounded off sections

I've bought new plastic screws on this site:
http://www.off-the-road.de/en/XT-660...en-XT-660.html
Pretty cheap compared to OEM.

Too bad! I wish you had told me before because I've just bought some alu screws on ebay. They are very good but all in all the plastic ones are designed to break and that is not a bad idea. The windscreen is actually anchored to another piece of plastic... you know what I mean...