Well, I�ve gone and done it!

Got one and it�s an �09 in very nice blue. 2184 miles when I collected it from Birmingham yesterday afternoon then rode the 444 miles home.

The high fender is now off and will return when mud duty calls. Spent all of today cleaning & checking the brakes, changing fluids and generally checking it out. Cush drives are totally fubarred after just 2628 miles . . . .


Have approached the local Yamaha dealer with a view to getting a set under a warranty claim. Has anyone managed to get their cush drives changed under warranty/

Final question � what does the plug spanner look like in the tool kit that came with the bike � a photo would be really useful. The one I got with the bike will not go anywhere near the plug as it�s far too long. So, show me your plug spanner!


Steve T

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444 miles from Birmingham? That's a fair way so you must live in Scotland as a guess?

Anyway, don't waste your effort replacing those cush drive rubbers they are fine. Follow Kevs mod and cut up on old bike inner tube, that will cure the drive slack. I have done it and so have many others and it's a zero cost fix that works really well.

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When i bought mine, the dealer told me it was warranty.
After 8000km they where replaced for free.
Last time they wanted me to pay 65� while they said it would be replaced under warranty.

The excuse was that Yamaha is no longer giving warranty for replacement parts.

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The first two sets were replaced under warranty, for the third I had to pay, 38,80. So.....Nelis, you've been ripped off with 65,-!!

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Nice bike matey

I see you believe in getting "stuck in"

Cush drives on big singles always take a beating. If you can get them changed however for free then do so of course. Nothing wrong with trying although they don't look that bad.

Enjoy

Al.

Enjoy the bike there superb I think...I havent ridden mine for a while due to dental surgery so putting a helmet on is a no go at the moment. I was sat in front of the garage looking at the Tenere yesterday and thought what a superb bike I cant wait to get back out on it.

Let the adventures begin!

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Allo Steve, nice purchase

i got my cush drive rubbers changed under warranty, they were a lot worse than your photo tho- they'd started to turn back into oily putty. i would recommend the mod that tony suggested - it works.

Aye, the plug spanner you have sounds like the original - simplest solution? a hacksaw. chop it down to about 100mm long and drill a new hole for the lever bar, job done.

Pete

Thanks for the info Pete. Strange that you should have to cut down the spanner from new to get it to fit. Small question about the spanner - which end fits the plug? The big end or the smaller one? Thought I'd ask before I got busy with the hacksaw & drill

Thanks to all reference the cush drive rubbers - I've already packed it out ala the mod, and it all seems tight after a test drive. Maybe the dealer will see the sense and offer to pay for the replacements. I'll not hold my breath though.

Steve T

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The end you need to keep is the one with an internal measurement of 16mm from flat-to-flat. I cant remember what the other end looked like, so i dont know if thats the big end or the small one.

I cut mine down to 70mm long and drilled a new hole for the lever bar to go through, in reality it would be better cut down to 90mm or thereabouts.

Pete.