Tenere suspension upgrade part III.
 

Thank you JaumeV!

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Finally last parts needed to finish my suspension upgrade arrived!

Since Tenere is too heavy for original YZ 250 braking system, I had to upgrade it.
I could bought 320 mm brake rotor but its just way too expensive for me, and does not work that much better, and its also heavy, and since its big, its more exposed to damages...

So I bought 270 mm brake rotor from Gold Fren and adapter, to fit with the caliper. Originally YZ has 250 mm rotor disc, so 20 mm bigger rotor does not seem to be much bigger. But Gold Fren brake rotor is much better than original 10 years old YZ rotor. Materials are better and rotor is bigger. I also bought new sintered brake pads to fit with it.


Original
http://shrani.si/f/3a/9F/3WXhiKlm/img4568.jpg
http://shrani.si/f/3s/6y/x0BosuB/img4569.jpg

And 270 mm Gold Fren brake rotor
http://shrani.si/f/b/l1/1wpGwweA/img4570.jpg

Brake pads and adapter mounted
http://shrani.si/f/1G/cP/3xvZ4KjA/img4575.jpg


When I assembled all together i could not bleed the brakes...
:wtfk:
:017:


Than I disasembled brake master cylinder, and found that one brake fluid seal is damaged
http://shrani.si/f/2L/IX/4gg4BDa9/img4602.jpg


So I changed complete brake master cylinder seals&kit and renew it completely
http://shrani.si/f/3R/Lv/3CFkbOjt/img4583.jpg


Assembling new kit
http://shrani.si/f/j/10C/ZackfSy/img4586.jpg
http://shrani.si/f/3k/VQ/44XkEGLd/img4587.jpg
http://shrani.si/f/2Z/6O/4brZb207/img4588.jpg
http://shrani.si/f/20/vV/1LDLCjiE/img4589.jpg

Finished
http://shrani.si/f/1L/o1/394Mcrqz/img4591.jpg

After complete assembling and rebleeding the brakes, everything went well, and brake kit upgrade is done.
http://shrani.si/f/3C/pQ/ZT4tvBt/img4594.jpg

After that, test ride was finally on schedule.
Suspension works great and brakes also.
First test ride was done with original Tenere brake master cylinder and braking was hard, and not strong enough.

With YZ brake master cylinder that changed a lot.
Braking is now easy and soft.
I can block front wheell any time, on all terrain, except on really good asphalt. Lets say there I have ABS.

Brakes are now more than good enough for enduro riding.
I would say, if fully loaded and with passenger, braking would not be efficient enough, but for my needs and riding style its just what I wished.

This project is now finished!
I hope information from here, will be helpful to other riders,
who are thinking of such conversions.

My Tenere XT660Z mods
 

Really good write up and pictures. Very well explained and I'm sure will be a great resource for others. :023:

Might even get round to doing a YZ fork job on mine one day, but I've always been a bit concerned about the stopping power with one disc. Like you say, it might not be up to a fully loaded bike - and I quite often do fully loaded!

Yes, great work!

I have a single 320mm disc and I break with two fingers even fully loaded in tarmac.
I'm just arrived from a trip in the Alps with lot of hard breaking in the french "cols" and no problem at all.

http://traildreamer.com/wp-content/u...6-1024x694.jpg

Hello, I need to make a complete rebuild of my swingarm pivot bearings and bushings. Original Yamaha Tenere 2008-> is quite expensive.
Does anybody know for aftermarket solution?

Set would look similar to this:
http://shrani.si/f/39/k9/1LRVzkrK/10031181.jpg

Any help appreciated!

Maybe go to a local shop where they sell bearings?
Or if you know the sizes perhaps have look on Ebay?


I see you have the barkbusters installed. I just put hem on my bike, but they interfere with the windscreen.

I have a modified yoke and fork, from KTM though. And the handlebars are Magura X-Line EX.

could you please post pictures of the handlebars turned to both sides? So I can see where your barkbusters end up?
I'm suspecting my handlebars for being lower and this interfering with the windscreen...

Why not buying the wemoto set?

+1

http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/yamaha/xt_660_z_tenere/08-09/picture/swinging_arm_pivot_bearing_kit_slinky_glide/

Finaly find what i looking 4,bravo sused!
koji si sad motor kupio?