I'm just about to have some more cush drives fitted when I have my new rear tyre fitted. I'll be on my 4th set in 8000 miles. It's quite common to chew up cush drives with a torqey single engine. Mine cost �18.19.

I've tried lubricating the cush drives with white grease but found out it made no difference to the life of them. I've also had a chat with Yamaha and they confirmed that the XT does chew em up quick.

I think this if one of those big dealers things where they make a good bike but design certain parts that get comsumed very easy like crush drives. If they no about why dont they design a new cush system or something like that? cost too much and they are getting money from people buying the cush drives at around �20 a pop. What i am going to do about it? Probably just go the same route as deafblind and use some sort of rubber to pack the worn crush drive out with.

Dont no wheather any of you's have heard of this idea or wheather it is real or not but should they not make the cush drive out of 2 sets of rubbers, 1 set that are tough and take up most of the room then another slimmer set that are more spongey that give, therefore meaning you get a better ride and the cheaper slimmer cush drives are the only ones you should have to replace!!! If you understand what i mean.

I'm gonna start shimming mine with tubes. 5000 miles and haven't changed yet. Feeling sloppy though.