Part reads like an ad for the three "real" skid plates (ACD, RideOn, Rumbux) that do not attach to the engine
Yamaha must have anticipated our abuse and fit our testbike with an accessory aluminum skid plate—standard is a little plastic chin guard. Eventually the Ténéré succumbed to the beating: Repeated hits pushed the skid plate backward, causing a mounting boss—part of the oil sump—to crack and weep oil. Pack your J-B Weld!