Tenere top end rebuild

[greg the pole]

Wa hey!

it actually works ::025:: and works rather well


All done! including specs/findings and the like...

https://thetenerist.wordpress.com/2017/03/04/yamaha-super-tenere-xt-1200-top-end-rebuild/

 

[RED CAT]

Congrats Greg. You the man. See you out there.

 

[Checkswrecks]

::012::

 

[RCinNC]

Your blog has become my official supplement to my service manual. Many thanks!

 

[greg the pole]

Your blog has become my official supplement to my service manual. Many thanks!

thank you,

 

[Don in Lodi]

thank you,

It will be after the snow is gone before you know if the oil consumption is gone, right? Or did you say you found the point of failure?

 

[snakebitten]

Gotta be those rings?

 

[greg the pole]

It will be after the snow is gone before you know if the oil consumption is gone, right? Or did you say you found the point of failure?

correct. I'll put on a full 5 or 6k km and see how the oil treats me. I'll also do a comp check to see where we're at.
Hell if I'm bored, I'll do a comp check before that. I ran the rings in yesterday.

So, what the hell went wrong with the motor. Three things:
-Rings
-Valve seals (see hot dog down hallway)
-Dirt ingestion and/or top ring flex

 

[greg the pole]

Gotta be those rings?

yes, one of the culprits.

From the complete post ;D
So, what the hell went wrong with the motor. Three things:
-Rings
-Valve seals (see hot dog down hallway)
-Dirt ingestion and/or top ring flex

 

[snakebitten]

What I'm happy to see is what appears to be a second bonding with the Tenere!

I know what it's like because I too had the new bike bond when I first got it, and then a few years later got to pick it up from Jaxon after he substantially improved it in almost every aspect.

A 2-time bonding bike deserves a looooong relationship.

Well done, by the way Greg!

 

[greg the pole]

thanks Bruce,

I'm really happy I did the rebuild. It;s what the doctor ordered.

I'm really excited to ride the crap out of it again