Hi All,
Just sharing my experiences as a new S10 (2013) owner and what I did to effectively wake up a bone stock bike. I'm sure there are many who have done these mods but for those who haven't they may be worth considering.
I bought a 2013 S10 mid-summer with ~80,000 miles and have progressively been working to get it to run smoother and be more responsive. I found the bike to be completely stock and untouched, but well ridden and otherwise well cared for.
Most annoyingly, the off-idle stumble and clutch slip were the top of the list to get sorted.
The below I have done and each made a huge difference in the way the bile ran, but all put together have completely transformed the bike - night and day difference. After each task the bike was tested to note difference
1. Air filter - replaced the stock with a K&N hi-flow (washable) filter, and cleared out the oil and gas bath the original filter was soaked in.
2. Air/Fuel mix - found the screws all the way in, so back both out exactly 270 and double-checked with a TwinMax to ensure balance. Before, the bike was running waaaaay too lean
3. Clutch - the bike suffered from a bit of slip during hard acceleration, so thinking could be either worn plates or it was running a fully synth oil without friction modifiers.
- I change the oil to Motul 5100 4T - surprisingly huge difference in terms of slip reduction, but still a little too slippy for me
- Decided to do the Barnett Clutch spring conversion kit, running the medium springs - super easy job - and holy smoke! man, what a difference. Instant power transfer!
Presto! No more stumble or clutch slip. Quite happy with the results, so now enjoying the rest of the summer...
I do have a question though hopefully someone knows the answer - I am a little concerned about the stock cam chain tensioner on the bike considering the relatively high mileage. I'm not having any obvious issues and startups aren't particularly noisy. But I am interested in possibly changing out to a 2014 CCT to be on the safe side.
Question is whether there is a recall or factory warranty replacement for this available on a 3 year old bike without a YES? I've heard some people say there is and then some who say there isn't. I've checked on-line with Yamaha and certainly there is no mention of it. Anyone with first hand experience getting the CCT changed under a recall or the like?
Thanks
Karl
Just sharing my experiences as a new S10 (2013) owner and what I did to effectively wake up a bone stock bike. I'm sure there are many who have done these mods but for those who haven't they may be worth considering.
I bought a 2013 S10 mid-summer with ~80,000 miles and have progressively been working to get it to run smoother and be more responsive. I found the bike to be completely stock and untouched, but well ridden and otherwise well cared for.
Most annoyingly, the off-idle stumble and clutch slip were the top of the list to get sorted.
The below I have done and each made a huge difference in the way the bile ran, but all put together have completely transformed the bike - night and day difference. After each task the bike was tested to note difference
1. Air filter - replaced the stock with a K&N hi-flow (washable) filter, and cleared out the oil and gas bath the original filter was soaked in.
2. Air/Fuel mix - found the screws all the way in, so back both out exactly 270 and double-checked with a TwinMax to ensure balance. Before, the bike was running waaaaay too lean
3. Clutch - the bike suffered from a bit of slip during hard acceleration, so thinking could be either worn plates or it was running a fully synth oil without friction modifiers.
- I change the oil to Motul 5100 4T - surprisingly huge difference in terms of slip reduction, but still a little too slippy for me
- Decided to do the Barnett Clutch spring conversion kit, running the medium springs - super easy job - and holy smoke! man, what a difference. Instant power transfer!
Presto! No more stumble or clutch slip. Quite happy with the results, so now enjoying the rest of the summer...
I do have a question though hopefully someone knows the answer - I am a little concerned about the stock cam chain tensioner on the bike considering the relatively high mileage. I'm not having any obvious issues and startups aren't particularly noisy. But I am interested in possibly changing out to a 2014 CCT to be on the safe side.
Question is whether there is a recall or factory warranty replacement for this available on a 3 year old bike without a YES? I've heard some people say there is and then some who say there isn't. I've checked on-line with Yamaha and certainly there is no mention of it. Anyone with first hand experience getting the CCT changed under a recall or the like?
Thanks
Karl
