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No i don't. But a tank of the stuff worked for me and i get better MPG on super unleaded so the extra cost is netural.

I now use anyold stuff and it's all great.

Although i did notice at the weekend that on my commute i get 250 miles to F-trip but at 80mph it dropped to 180.

But thats not surprising really.

Mike

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Originally Posted by Mike101 (Post 192669)

How many miles you got on you Tenere and how many have you done each year?

My tenere was so bad on the vibes that i wanetd to get rid as soon as i can. I bought her at 3 years old with 2.5k on her. She did 500 miles int eh last 2 years!

But one day arodun 5k i ran a tank of Vpower and half way through the vibes stopped..and i mean stopped...not faded away..not in my head..not a placeabo effect..they stopped. They were so bad when at 60 mph that i could not read road signs as my vision was getting blurred....not good at all.

I now have 8.5 k on here and the vibes are so small and so smooth. What i think happened is that a lack of use gums everthing up inside and with use and the cleaning stuff in vpower it sort of well..started working as it was designed.

Last weekend i rode 640 miles in one day and almost all at 80-85 mph. it was all smooth and fine.

Mike

Only had it a couple of weeks Mike, I will try the 97 octane when I get it back on the road and drop some fuel system cleaner/stabiliser in too, you never know.
As to vibes I feel the same way, its driving me nuts, I have owned a new one in 09 and ridden a 20k mile one the other day and both were pretty smooth, mine is like a jackhammer.
It is stripped down as of yesterday, I have checked the engine mounts and the only slack one was the rear/swingarm one. I popped the front sprocket cover and can see nothing amiss with the (newish) front cog or DID chain either. Fitting h/grips and power socket currently but when its all back together i'll report back , I have got me straw hat ready and happy to eat it if that engine mount has cured the vibes though :toothy3:

Well I always use some STP or Redex or similar in my XT every 6 weeks or so just to keep it clean and running well. We do get loads of much in the talk with our petrol so we need to clean out the system from time to time, I too have tried V Power diesel in my car once or twice and it really does seem to run more smoothly, but I prefer to add some STP and use normal fuel.

Well stripped it and checked all of the engine mounts, rear one was slightly out but the rest all ok. Checked all through the drive and everything seems fine DID chain and correct sprockets, no run out.
Put some fuel system cleaner / stabilizer in and came to work on it yesterday, still too many vibes, no real change.
Vibes are definitely engine related as they are there with clutch in and a few revs, I am stumped.
I will run a couple of tanks of super octane even though I will eat me hat if it fixes it but if it does that's a cheap fix for me :003:

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Originally Posted by Big Den (Post 193012)

Vibes are definitely engine related as they are there with clutch in and a few revs, I am stumped.

Primary drive crank nut come loose???

Has been known to happen before on brand new bikes, but obviously more common on older ones. Is it making any unusual noises from the right hand side crankcase?

the nut coming lose on ktm's is quite common. its not something daft like the front wheel out of balance is it?
can;t remember if you said if it has the OE yamaha wieght on the bars?

How is this going..did the super fix it?

mike

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Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 193015)

Primary drive crank nut come loose???

Has been known to happen before on brand new bikes, but obviously more common on older ones. Is it making any unusual noises from the right hand side crankcase?

I'll look into this , cheers

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Originally Posted by redbikejohn (Post 193042)

the nut coming lose on ktm's is quite common. its not something daft like the front wheel out of balance is it?
can;t remember if you said if it has the OE yamaha wieght on the bars?

Yes its got the Yamaha hand guards with the weights, don't think its the wheel as vibes increase dramatically when rev'ed at a standstill.

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Originally Posted by Mike101 (Post 193048)

How is this going..did the super fix it?

mike

In the motor for the last two days as moving big stuff about, 1st tank will be tomorrow for the usual commute Mike