makntraxs
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Always thought the brake bar was to close to the tire so I did a simple modification see photos
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I don't think it would ever rub, but it does prohibit mounting a wider tire on the wheel. I have to assume there's a reason that Yamaha doesn't want a wider tire mounted on the back.Did you ever have the tire actually rub on bar? I have not ,yet.
Don't remember who and the photos were years back, but there is at least one of our bikes with a welded addition to the brake link to allow a wider rear tire.
I believe that nearly all adventure bikes, for example the R1100, 1150, 1200GS and any others with the 19” front, 17” rear wheels all had similar size tyres with a 150 section rear being more or less the category standard for that era. It is only relatively recently with the advent of more and more powerful motors that adventure bikes have started to wear a 170 section rear tyre. It is to handle the power on tarmac roads not necessarily for the dirt. The SuperTen is from the earlier era of less powerful adventure bikes. Personally, I’ll stick with what Yamaha designed and supplied.I don't think it would ever rub, but it does prohibit mounting a wider tire on the wheel. I have to assume there's a reason that Yamaha doesn't want a wider tire mounted on the back.
I think the reason for the brake arm mod is for the very popular modification of fitting a 175/55R17 tire on the back. This tire is so popular that all the local Yamaha dealers are having a hard time keeping them in stock for the Super Tenere. I'm kind of odd as I choose to use the OEM size.
Just ran across this videoI don't think it would ever rub, but it does prohibit mounting a wider tire on the wheel. I have to assume there's a reason that Yamaha doesn't want a wider tire mounted on the back.
Nope. Different bike. The one I'm thinking of had a car tire which was why the owner modified the bar. iirc he cut a piece of square aluminum bar and welded it to the outboard side of the original which was then cut away for the tire to clear. The result was solid, pretty slick, and would be easy for somebody with a welder.yer,
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Rear brake torque arm mod
Howdy folks, All this time at home likely has many of us doing projects. Does the tight torque arm clearance bother anyone else? I wonder what problems could come from moving it outward? Maybe tack weld a sleeve to reinforce the opposite end? How much torque does this thing really experience...www.yamahasupertenere.com
True for the FJR, but not true for the Super Tenere.The arm is in tension, not compression