Hi
I think there has been discussion about cush drive rubbers in here somewhere but can's see it now. However please see pic below of mine. These have completed about 7500 miles. Yamaha dealer said he would look at them tomorrow and put in warranty claim but then I would have to wait until Wednesday to get the new parts so wont have bike to ride to work Mon,tues and weds. Should I put back the worn ones or wait?

Any advice will be welcome.
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hi ya, had mine out recently,they dont look unlike yours condition wise,are yours clunky? if not you could ride away until the new ones arrive. make sure the bearing on the carrier/sprocket side is in good nick. mine also was wearing a little between the carrier and wheel,a smidge of grease was added to help to let it move back and forth more freely

hope this helps

Thanks for your reply.

I never noticed any "clunkyness" prior to taking the wheel out to get the tyre changed.

I go to see the local dealer tomorrow and will try the warranty angle and hopefully bring the old ones back and re-fit and wait for a few days until the new ones come. Can you believe it that I was told by dealer that Yamaha UK wont send out parts on a next day service and it takes 2/3 days! what happened to customer service- I sell spare parts and my customers would not put up with this type of attitude from Yamaha.

I will check the bearing also.

thanks.

Can you only get the drive rubbers from Yamaha or is there an alternative?

Price from Yamaha dealer quoted today was around �26.00.

Hey Stridey,

No alternative that i'm aware of.

I would strongly recommend that you put your foot down (politley) with your dealer and insist that the rubbers are replaced under warranty. As far as i know replacement of the rubbers is not mentioned anywhere in the service shedule or handbook, so they shouldn't be classed as a 'wear&tear' part. I recenty had my rubbers replaced under warranty along with the sprocket bearing (and starter motor, different story tho) and the dealer didn't quibble at all. If your dealer wont budge, maybe try a different one?

original Cush Drive thread is here - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=8637

Fitted new cush drive rubbers last night alongwith new Avon Gripster tyre and wow what a difference. Now smooth acceleration when coming on/off the throttle-no jerking from the drive.

I got mine replaced under warranty FOC but was quoted �26.00 for a set of four rubbers.

Surely we cant acccept that every 5-6 thousand miles we should have to change?

Could someone find a rubber maker to make some better ones?

I see the original Yam ones are made in China- low price to Yamaha and crap quality!

What about a KEV mod/manufacture and made available to everyone on XT.660.com?

I think mine has had it - 7200 km

I've done the tube inserts twice already, and again today, there must be a permanent solution for this problem

Blimey, they look in good condition compared to the ones I'm running!

Mind you I have packed them out and they are working well with no vibration whatsoever. I'll get a few more miles out of them yet and then next year I have a cunning plan and it involves .....................


I'll tell you guys next year.

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Ive thought of the possibility of pouring some sort of molton plastic or rubber in there and then re-assembling before it sets?

Or just glueing it all together with chemical metal?

Theres got to be some sort of solution

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IMHO the only realistic long term solution is to get a firm to make up a batch of polyurethane ones like these (GXR1000/Hayabusa)...



I've already tried three companies in the UK and all have shown either a lack of interest or "that's out of our scope of manufacturing"! Maybe someone can try and make some enquiries abroad? I'm sure there would be a sufficient level of interest in such a product here on XT660.com?

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