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Rough low RPM slight popping No longer daily rider. Switched careers to OTR truck driver. Started right up when I got home. Was in heavy traffic fan running allot. shut down 3 hours then noticed low power a little popping below 2500 rpm.seemed to idle ok just on starting out, slow traffic...

Stuck in Mammoth lakes. Biggest town, Reno 2 hours away. Bishop is a half hour with a small shop Does anyone know any options for different bearing that will fit just to get back to San Diego? Outer bearing at disc break disinigrated Thanks

Rear wheel bearings substitute ? Stuck in MammothLakes. Bishop is the closest then Reno. Thanks!!

She Lives !!!!!! Yamaha Super Tenere Forum helps save a S10 from the scrap HEAP :o My '12 S10 Came back to life today after almost 2 months down. She sounds and runs great. No more noise for a few seconds on cold start.....LOL The Scoop; Chain slap on cold start. Dealer mentioned when I...

Howdy I’m on the final stretch of a top end rebuild w new pistons. I am having trouble identifying where 3 things get connected to. Any ideas? Gracias

With out going into a bunch of "story," or whining. '12 - 80k/mi - true adv bike ridden hard and cosmetically "broken-in" Dealer performed leak test and motor "leaks," intake and exhaust or "all over." Dealer wants $900. just to pull & diagnose. $100 of that is for the leak test. Looking...

After 3 years of ownership, 50k mi, trips to both Inuvik and Darian Gap and Ouray I'm getting BOARD with my bike. :( Handles like a dream, I can flick it in a different direction any time at any speed and on almost any surface. Love the stance, seat's good. Can haul lots of crap and still...

Time for battery replacement after 2.5 years / 42kmi. Tried a cheaper American Battery with some strange changes in performance. Bike has more power. ?? Rougher idle at stops. Stalled it a couple times starting on green @ intersection :mad: ABS goes off. Slow cranking always and hard starting...

Clutch was slipping pretty significantly under hard acceleration yesterday on a 60/mo trip. On return trip it appeared to disappear. ? I should get at least 60k/mi from my plates I reckon. ?? My clutch has worked perfectly (no basket / shudder issues). I'll start by adjusting lever. If I...

Best place to buy front / rear brake rotors (disc) ? https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/oem-schematic/12 ?? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Set-Brake-Rotors-Discs-for-Yamaha-XTZ-SUPER-TENERE-1200-10-11-12-2013-New-/281418082357?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 ?? Had a soft slide / crash and slightly...

North County Yamaha in San Marcos, CA has a couple '13, S10's they are selling for 12k PLUS a 1K Equipment Allowance. Got me thinking ;) Wonder if I could get 9k + for a '12, 33k/mi with, Givi top, Flashed ECU, 3.5 years left on warranty & SOLID maintenance record? I can swap out my Excel...

I wonder why Yam isn't selling more S 10's? This bike has COMPLETELY saved my bacon more times than I can count now. I ride the crap out of her and she responds to any situation. Nimble, stable and the suspension to suck it up. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE ?? ok... maybe just a tad more power, even...

Got in a accident last night. Car pulled in front of me making a right across my lane. Dam near brought it to a stop but not to be. Hit at about 5mph?? The bars are slightly tilted to the left (towards me). Right grip is away. View of throttle cable on spedo now. I sight checked everything and...

Well 30k/mi on the clock (48,000/km) and figure I need to do my valves. 1 year of ownership! Bike running well with typical knock on hard acceleration ( the way it was from day one) and a little stumble (TB?) occasionally / rarely from a stop to acceleration. She's been ridden HARD at Ouray and...

San Diego to Placencia, Belize out and back

There is a large 2 1/2" long x axel diameter sleve that I can't figure out where it came from !!! I've had the rim off several times and never saw it and this time it was left on axel. Where does this spacer go?? Returning from Beleize, first flat. 300 mi from texas. Got the flat fixed now...

Under load when hammering throttle in low RPM's my bike has a soft but noticeable knocking ( or maybe stumbling ) sound and feel. Kicks up rapidly to smooth engine sound / feel. The bike's always run that way. It runs "good," just noticeable sound & feel. IS IT NORMAL? ::) Had a failed...

Gonna get my Gen 2 flash here locally at Lees Cycle, San Diego. http://www.leescycle.com/ I was eying the large space emissions takes up below seat thinking I could create a nice tool storage area. Mentioned to tech at Lees and he says removal of emissions is common. What cha all thank? :)

Changed out the filter and found about 2 tbsp motor oil in air box. Bike uses little oil between 4k oil changes. Any thoughts?

Just back from the HU (Horizons Unlimited) meeting in Cambria. The rumor around town was that the S 10's aren't going to be sold anymore! ::) ::) Herd it from a number of riders. ??? I'm like WTF! Only 2 other S 10's up there. IMHO the S 10 is the most capable of the lot. Tons of GS's (of...