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  1. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Usually at that sort of speed I'd have it sat around 4-5k RPMs. I rarely ride at high RPMs on this bike, so much so the "ECO" still shows up unless I'm accelerating. If I was sat in 4th gear with it at 10k RPMs then it woudn't be a question, I wouldn't expect this engine to suffer with this...
  2. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Hey all, no further updates on this case at the moment as life and work have gotten in the way recently. I'm hoping to get some time to work on the bike soon, and I'll post here as soon as I have more photos/vids/information!
  3. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    @OldRider I spoke with Yamaha and they are pretty disinterested in helping me. I definitely thought they would want to hear something about it since this seems to be a pretty rare mechanical failure but they basically told me to take it to a dealer and pay them to do an engine rebuild (which...
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    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    The oil was changed two days before this happened, funnily enough. I was using Motul 5100 15W-50 oil & a K&N 204 oil filter. Same as I've been using ever since I've owned the bike for a couple years now.
  5. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Well it's worth a try even though I know it's gonna be me myself and I ultimately sorting it out. I just feel like the engine should have lasted longer than it did. Unlucky for me I suppose. I'll definitely be checking either way and we'll be able to see if and what is causing this. I'll post...
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    Luggage

    I have enduristan blizzard xl bags and they are great. I've also heard great things about the Mosko moto bags from a few friends. I usually pair my blizzards with a kriega us-10 tail bag and thats enough for full camp gear, tools, clothes etc for multi week moto camping trips. I recently got...
  7. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Weirdly enough this engine is being sold by the same vendor, and for cheaper on their website. Ebay says 1740, and here it's listed for 1400. Pretty sure it's the same block. Weird I'll give them a call tomorrow or Monday and see what we can do.
  8. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Must have missed that, Rob! I was on several trains and on my phone yesterday, or I just completely forgot about it. Nice one. I'm compiling a list of all the ones I can find online so I'll add both of these. Cheers
  9. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Hey all, got some well needed rest and then dealt with some admin relating to getting the bike home, now I have some time to sit and ponder some more. Thanks to everyone for the pointers and information enclosed in this thread until now, super helpful. I'll be getting the bike back in around 2...
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    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    That is good information thanks @~TABASCO~ and @WJBertrand for pointing that out! My model was built in late 2014 and initially sold in 2015 I believe, that would make it a gen 2 correct? So I'll look to replace with an engine of the same or later year in that case. Cheers for that Nick
  11. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    All very good theories! The motor did lock up for a second and then freed itself which I assume was the gear housing exploding and dislodging the blockage, to put it one way. I am extremely lucky that nothing bad happened as it could definitely have been much worse. A bikes just a bike and as...
  12. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Interestingly there are two relatively young engines for sale in the Netherlands which is quite promising. I'll follow up on those next week once I'm back to normal life. Weird but lucky for me in this case, I guess. I will 100% post photos and info on here once I get the bike back and can get...
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    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Cheers @bimota I've had a quick scout online but once I'm back home and the bike is in my workshop I'll have a proper hunt and plan the next stage of this saga :) seems that super 10 engines are quite cheap for a whole power plant so definitely worth swapping out. Also heard back from Yamaha...
  14. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Just saw the bike again in person and had a chat to a few mechanics at a Yamaha dealer where the bike is waiting until it's towed home. They obviously couldn't say anything other than that the engine is likely not economically repairable, nor have they ever seen or heard of any such failures of...
  15. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Cheers all for the early pointers. I'm pissed but I'm fine, nobody was hurt and I realise it could have been a lot worse than it was, so that's at least something. The poor guy in the Tesla behind me took something to the front bumper and it punched a hole in it, other than that and my engine...
  16. thompn

    Left Hand Side Engine Case Exploded on Highway

    Hey all. Had a nightmare day today, was riding around 135/140kmh on the Autobahn in Germany and out of nowhere the bike made a horrible sound, lost power and I was lucky enough to nurse it to the shoulder where I found that the left hand side top crank Case had a huge hole in it, bits are...
  17. thompn

    Super Ten Clutch

    I have a great photo of my bike absolutely stuck in the middle of night somewhere in the middle of Poland in very deep sand. Took two of us to get it out and quite a lot of swearing and energy! The beers were safe, at least...
  18. thompn

    Super Ten Clutch

    This is usually me but I always somehow manage to find it, or maybe it finds me... I actually don't find this bike to be as unruly on sand as I had originally anticipated... Staying nice and loose on the controls and trusting the sheer momentum of the weight of this monster seems to be a good...
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    Super Ten Clutch

    Thanks a lot for the link! I did actually have a trip planned in the US for a month(!!) With a super tenere on rent from California with an idea to ride the Mexican border to Florida to complete a coast to coast ride and I did want to call in at big bend! Looks like there are some excellent...
  20. thompn

    Super Ten Clutch

    Obvious speculation, but I expect you're right that the clutch was already damaged and I didn't notice. I did have a particularly hard time a few weeks back where I got caught in a bog, which may have done some damage to my clutch when I was trying to get the bike out if I wasn't being careful...
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