Recent content by AKBob

I've been hounding my local Yamaha dealership for years on this with no satisfaction. They just kept spraying the front wheel speed collector with Brakleen which let it work for a short time, then blinking cruise light indicator, I stop and restart the bike, and it again holds most of the time...

This seems to be a fairly common problem and has been tossed around quite a bit in this forum. Yamaha is still in denial about it. there may be more than one cause. What I've ruled out thus far is a problem with the ECU. A few seem to have resolved the problem by changing the front brake...

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No trolling anybody intended, but per Occam's Razor, the simplest answer is often the correct one. Before spending money replacing parts just try a thorough cleaning of the front wheel speed sensor parts. I put about 800 miles on the bike after the cleaning, much of it over rough roads, and...

OK in the "For What It's Worth" department, my cruise control blinking (literally) problem seems to be resolved. I narrowed the problem down to either the ECU, but more likely the front wheel speed sensor circuit feeding the ECU. Yamaha has been no help at all, nor my dealership although I'm...

I did give my dealer a number of links to the problem and presumably they in turn contacted Yamaha, but so far no answer back from them. It is a great bike but a constant irritation to keep pulling over to turn off and restart the bike. The mechanic at the my dealership is quite sharp and he...

I have sort of an update. No solution, but a path to a final solution. I telephoned the Yamaha Techline, 1-800-879-0078 to report the problem to Yamaha directly. I would encourage all of you having the problem to do so soon. When you get a live person, they want to know your store number...

Crew Chief, sorry for the very slow response. My dealer is quite interested and has taken photos and even videos of the flashing cruise control light. He also feels it must either be the ECU getting confused when the front brake is applied, or the front brake light switch. My bike is still...

I can see where you could get better leverage with that handle located where the ad is suggesting. It sounds like it does work. The only time I really could use a little extra boost and lower grip point is when I am traveling which is mainly what I do between Alaska, BC, the Yukon,Oregon, and...

A mere 68 on a 2016. Had a 2012 which I sold, and have a 2009 Stratoliner as well.

Thanks for the swift replies. I'm hoping my dealer does know what a Tenere is, but stranger things have happened up here in the frozen North. I can survive without one, but my wife is having a difficult time getting the bike on the center stand. I suppose I'll have to get off before I have...

My local dealer said he has heard there is an aftermarket electric center stand made for the Tenere. Anybody here heard of one and know where they might be purchased? I've done a few searches but have come up with nothing. Thanks, bob

Sorry for the exceedingly slow response to all. I did actually find a source for longer throttle cables through jaxon@wildcardcustoms.com . They were very reasonably priced and of excellent quality. Just use the above email address if you too wish to purchase cables and brake lines. Jackson...

I'm having a minor problem with my cruise control. The instrument cluster icon will randomly start to flash, and when it does, I cannot set the cruise control. Turning it on and off has no impact, it will still flash and I will be unable to set the speed. In order to clear the problem, I have...

Can anyone direct me to where I might purchase a plus 2 set of throttle cables? Adding the Rox Riser has created a routing problem with the stock cables. Everything works, but I had to route them differently and I don't like. A plus 2 set would enable me to clean things up a bit. Thanks.