Don't wait too long, you're entitled to get your defective part back.

If it can be welded...

I would understand that you've lost confidence in the bars... but, personally, I do not like the aftermarket one.

Even after one of my mounts cracked on the engine bars, they still saved the casings when I put the bike down the road at ca.50mph...

I've heard stories about the fact that welding not only fixes but strengthen the (previously) broken bit.

Had an email back from the head of Yamaha Customer Services, they have agreed to pay for the engine bars, just a case of getting the bike back to the dealer and then waiting until the engine bar becomes available in April.

Things go wrong on new bikes, I understand this, but at least Yamaha are putting there hands up and putting right the problems.

Can anyone recommend after market engine guard bars for the tenere - my Yamaha ones have also broken?

Welcome to the forum,

Engine bars are well documented in here, use the 'search' button to look fr what you want.

Try;

"Adventure Spec"
"Touratech"
"Off the road"

for starters.

(in the search box, use the " " around the word where you have spaces)

Adventure spec
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...XT660Z/003.jpg

Where have they broken? The usual place at the front mount? They're pretty easy to weld back together.

Thanks for the info guys. I reckon i might try and get them welded and then powder coated because the Yamaha issue ones seem to rust pretty easily. They did indeed break at the front, but also one of the front mounting plates sheared near where it is bolted through the frame.