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WeaveMcQuilt · # 8 16-10-14, 11:39

Well thank you again for a lengthy and detailed reply!

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Sort the tyre and check the head races first.

Already on the case.
Going to start keeping track of how many miles my tyres have done. I've noticed the front has cracking in the tread, and looks like the splitting is causing the tread to buckle.
Might be having a word with Continental about that.

I think however that the front has had at least 12,000 miles. It was new in March...

Also ordered a head bearing tool from >>>AJSutton<<< so I can do them myself. Haynes manual and bearing grease at the ready!

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Firstly, whatever you do, don't buy suspension from Touratech... There are plenty of other alternative shocks out there which are perfectly good enough for the Ten. Try Hyperpro, Yacugar, Nitron and Wilbers.

Personally I went for a Yacugar ER-S (which is the same as the Hyperpro shock, just re-branded)...

If it were my money - I'd be going the route of a new after-market shock. But it ain't my money!

I'm going to speak to Yacugar today and see what they recommend. I realise that all suspension should be considered as a custom build, but this is my bike. My lovely bike which I love. It's going to stay with me until I throw it down the road so it's worth spending money on.

(Although, I have spend a considerable amount of money on it already...)

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BTW - Did you sort out your engine rattle?

Here's a little email conversation I had with my dealer:

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So, if you get a chance to hear it, the knocking is coming from the lower part of the engine which of course worried me enough to stop my journey.

I've done around 350 miles since I collected from you, and I was 60 miles to Southampton when i noticed it.

The mechanic who came out advised me not to ride it, and we recovered it back to High Wycombe.

After a bit of research, it may not be as bad as it sounds.
XT owners club have come up with this before, detailed in this thread:

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=20512

It seems Yamaha don't torque the crank shaft nut as much as they used to (older models used to be 110nm) and hopefully that's all it is.

I stopped riding as soon as I heard it, so I can only hope that there is no lasting damage.

Unless your techs have any clearer idea of what the noise is, then perhaps that will be a good place too start.

-REPLY

Hi Steve,

Yes, I’m very pleased to say the problem was with the nut coming loose, no further damage has been caused and I have submitted a claim to Yamaha to cover this.

Hooray!