Surely another bike must have similar rubbers.... Does the x, r or mt03 have this problem? Do their Cush rubbers share the same part no.s as the tenere?

Not sure if the rubbers are the same size but the X and R suffer from the exact same problem. Ive an R and was on the orginal cush drives until around 36k, and they were properly done. Got a new set and no joke after about 4-5k miles they needed packing out as there was a good 2-4mm play in the sprocket when you put it in gear.

When i bought the cush drive rubbers they were �4 each and you need 4 so �16 for a complete set, not cheap if they wear out as quick or quicker than a rear tyre!!!

This is quite ridiculous IMO. I suspect mine is also worn, I'm on just over 10k km. The dealer reckons they only wear up to a point, so doing the cheap mod should work for a long time?

I made do with numerous mods up to 58k miles but finally fitted a set of replacement rubbers at the weekend from Wemoto (incidentally, marked up as for XT550/600).

oilbreather...? What's the problem...:iamwithstupid:? I saw a modified replacement in Kev's encyclopedia, but no explanation what the problem is.

just swapped me tyres

and my cushes were in a sorry state the sprocket fell off when i removed the wheel grr its only don 2500 miles too

packed en tight and used a genourous dollop soapy water on the tube and drives
a rubber mallet to knock it in works a treat

thanks

Did mine last night took 1/2 hr took it for a spin today big difference, result

Around the World with a weak Cush Drive
 

We have riden our 2008 Ten two up half way around the globe now and we are currently in Thailand. We HAD to change the first set of rubbers at 14,000 miles as they were completely worn out, luckily with careful riding we preserved the bearing. With the second set I have been using Copper Slip grease to lubricate the rubbers and this is substantially reducing the wear rate. (9,000 miles and no play as yet) Its still a weak design but i have found this helps.
Still a great bike!!

If I can recall the problem was something to do with the pressure and flow resulting in oil coming through into the breather pipe. If you put your finger under it(inlet black plastic box) the fix was to fit one with a dimple in the middle underneath. I had mine changed under warranty..originals felt smooth

Thanks for the info and pic's, am doing it tonight as i am putting the standard gearing back after doing Kev's fuel mod an 02 sensor.