The commuter bike joins the club.

[wfopete]

Not that I'm proud of it.

 

[Nikolajsen]

DAMN.... ::010::
(can't locate it?)

 

[Sierra1]

What the .... ???

 

[Checkswrecks]

And that's why we install skid plates.

Sorry to see it. Hope you shut the engine off before anything worse happened.

 

[wfopete]

The well documented glass jaw of the Tenere'. All it took was a gravel road and the front tire kicking up a rock...

I heard the "clink" of the rock and started watching the instrument panel hoping what I heard was the rock hitting the frame or exhaust. Nope, got the red flashing oil pressure light. After I stopped, I still dumped a good quart of oil out of the engine so I doubt any major harm was done internally.

Actually for a 6 year old Tenere' I'm surprised it hasn't happened sooner. Now I have to go shopping for a skid plate.

 

[Thrasherg]

that looks expensive. Glad to hear no damage was done to the engine.. will you buy a new cover? or try to find something used?

Gary

 

[wfopete]

Already have a new one in transit. All told about a $200 repair...still cheaper than a decent skid plate

But I did consider some liquid steel epoxy and cardboard.

 

[WJBertrand]

I think the bike needs protection down there even for street use. I've done a bit of dirt/gravel riding (about 10% of the mileage so far) without issues but on a dreary commute home from work hit some kind of object in the road that rolled into my path. The front suspension took a pretty good hit and the wheel threw it up against the Ravetech skid plate hard enough to gouge and dent it. Hell of a bang noise. Hate to think if that had been the sump or an exhaust header.

 

[magic]

I think the bike needs protection down there even for street use. I've done a bit of dirt/gravel riding (about 10% of the mileage so far) without issues but on a dreary commute home from work hit some kind of object in the road that rolled into my path. The front suspension took a pretty good hit and the wheel threw it up against the Ravetech skid plate hard enough to gouge and dent it. Hell of a bang noise. Hate to think if that had been the sump or an exhaust header. ::026::

...or your oil filter. Any of those would ruin your day. Even some Gold Wing riders protect their oil filter with a cover.

 

[Sierra1]

As much as I love my Tenere, it still both amazes & befuddles me as to why Yamaha would put the filter in it's current location. ON A BIKE THAT IS DESIGNED TO GO OFF ROAD!? Oh, well, that's why I have a skid plate. ::001::

 

[VRODE]

I don't bash it over logs and rocks but got the (oem) skidplate to protect the filter and stuff from rocks on the dirt roads I ride. Hope there wasn't any other damage.