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What a dream to achieve, i would love to do something like you have, but know i will never do it.

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Originally Posted by CaptMoto (Post 154111)

Well done Jami for making it all the way to Cape Town, you did yourself proud first and foremost, but we are also very proud thatr you have achieved this on your XT660R.

We've followed your struggles both here and on facebook and we tried to help you in sourcing the spare parts when you were in Sudan but unfortunately we couldn't find any spares here for your fork legs and front rim. Nevertheless you've managed to achieve what you've set out to do where others would have given up, and despite the breakdowns your bike has been more or less on top of the situation every time. Proof is that you made it there on two wheels and not in the back of a pickup truck.

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Take a few days off to rest and enjoy the beauty of Cape Town.

Well done Jami from myself and everyone here at :660: you have certainly exceeded yourself and we are reqarding you with the deserved "Hero Traveller" status under your username.

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Thanks Fran and everyone else! I never saw that status coming, I really am touched! What a great forum this is.

With all the stuff that's happened along the way, it's so bizarre finally being here, especially seeing the Table Mountain for the first time. I still need to visit Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point in Africa which is about 200 km away and wanna get the bike running properly before that. And I'm not going there with a pick up truck either!

But you're right, I should relax and stop worrying now. I made it here so it's time for me to take it easy and enjoy the place.

Just checked the exhaust valve clearances and they were fine (question: if the exhaust valve clearances are fine, shouldn't the intake ones be correct too? They don't wear out us quickly as the other ones? Just thinking whether to take the tank off and check the intakes or just put everything back together for now.). There's no slack in the timing chain either. I don't have a proper garage here at my friend's place and I got a tip about a good and yet reasonably priced mechanic so I might take the bike there, if I don't figure out myself what the problem is.

I tried to feel the the rocker to see if there's any cap between it and the rocker arm but I couldn't tell. So no idea yet what the rattling is about. And the other noise. Could it be something blocking the oil flow and therefore building pressure and forcing the oil to the cylinder?

Oops, I started worrying again. It's time for me to relax now :).

Jami

Well done on completing a great adventure. I would love to do it one day.

Don't worry about the bike i am sure it will all come good, get that mechanic to look at it and enjoy the rest of your vacation

HI, what a great ride, I'm sure you had a great time.

Re the bike, my mate Ian did the same trip a couple of years back and had a smiler problem. It turned out the crank bearings were on their way out. His good friends at West London Yamaha fixed it for him under warranty.

Must be something to do with the African quality of oil :) ..

So suggeest you get it checked out by Yamaha it's no trival job to fix.

BTW Ian is now in South America you can catch up with him here http://iansrtwtrip.blogspot.com/

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Originally Posted by scottnet (Post 154146)

So the crank bearings should go first in a situation like this. That's good to know, thanks dude! There must be something else as well since it's still consuming oil. Perhaps the piston/oil rings have seized.

Jami

Nice one Jami, well done.. I'm sure the bike will be fine after a little fettling by a good mechanic, enjoy the rest you deserve it:notworthy:
TDMalcolm