600 mile service

[kgfire]

Has anyone noticed any difference in performance after the first service was completed? I'm thinking of doing the service myself and aside from the throttle body sync. everything else looks pretty simple. The bike idles and runs fine so is there any need to perform the throttle sync.?

 

[carrot]

i have over 19000 miles on mine haven't sync the throttle bodies haven't even raised the fuel tank yet probably check mine at 25000 when i change my air filter .

 

[markjenn]

The TBS isn't really a performance thing - it's an engine smoothness thing, especially at idle. Most bikes probably don't need it, but Yamaha specs it fairly frequently, probably more frequently than it needs to be done. If the bike seems to be running smoothly without the TBS, there is no reason you need to do it.

With 17K miles, I've never done mine.

- Mark

 

[klunsford]

I changed my air filter for a performance (washable) type, pulled the plugs to see how they were looking and have done all of my own service work. I have over 9k on it and no issues.

 

[HoebSTer]

Although the bike may be running smoothly, after you sync the TB's you should be able to tell a difference in the grumbling, growling, wil become smoother sounding. I notice this after doing mine, as I have done mine 3 times in 12,000k. Since it only takes 5 minutes to do it, why not? Just throwing it out there.

 

[Dallara]

Has anyone noticed any difference in performance after the first service was completed? I'm thinking of doing the service myself and aside from the throttle body sync. everything else looks pretty simple. The bike idles and runs fine so is there any need to perform the throttle sync.?

I'd do it...

I thought my own Super Tenere was running fine and dandy, and as smooth as could be. So much so I didn't synch my throttle bodies at 600 miles. But I did do it a few thousand miles after that, and WOW! What a difference!

Suddenly it was a lot smoother. Not just a little bit, but way smoother, and way, way smoother than either of the Yamaha "demo" Super Tenere's I had ridden during that time. Those made me think mine was fine, but now I know a throttle body synch can't possible hurt, and it may help - a bunch. I've got 30,000 miles on my Super Ten now, and I've synched the TB's three times in that period. That first time it was significantly *off*... The next two times it required little to no adjustment. Which goes to show, at least in the case with my bike, that the first you synch the TB's is by far the most important.

I should a couple of other points here... I have done each of these TB synch's myself, and I have never had the *supposed* "hard start" problem, ever, with my bike. I also now use one of the new "Harmonizer" synch tools, so the process is so quick and easy there is no reason not to do it.

Just FYI...


Dallara



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[Doug44]

Mine was done on my 2013 at around 2K for the first time and it was very close to being balanced. However at the time the air screw adjustment was opened up like 2/3 of a turn which has been documented here on the forum as it was screw completely in. After we opened that up we balanced them again and now even at an idle I can just let out on the clutch and the bike will pull itself smoothly away from a stop sign without touching the throttle. I can't say yea/ nay if the bike runs better or smoother but I am very happy with it. I find out on the highway at 70-80 mph the smoothness depends a lot on the load the wind puts on it. Under a fairly strong headwind the bike is noticeably more buzzy than no wind or a tailwind the big vertical twin makes itself known.

 

[Twisties]

I've checked mine at each service. They have been in balance so far, and not required adjustment. If you are happy with how the bike is running then I wouldn't worry about it.