Clutch basket questions

[Ramseybella]

Mon July 7th Due September 3rd? ::017::

 

[Karson]

Ordered 6/14 - ETA Unknown (backordered status still) You guys suck

 

[Jeff]

I ordered mine on June 20th and they told me a few days ago September sometime.

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[AndyCBR]

Darn I missed out on the discount pricing.

I'll be interested to see if 2012 owners notice a change after install.

My bike is a little vibey but never bothered me just felt like it was the character of the engine.

Being that it's basically 2 600 thumpers side by side it's gonna shake a little.

Cool that those who jumped on the deal had the initial pricing honored.

 

[Z06]

Ordered 6/16. Received 8/15. Ship from retailer.

 

[Kevhunts]

Ordered 6/22,.... ETA 9/10.

 

[~TABASCO~]

Ordered June 15.............. Might get it one day.... No word...

 

[fredz43]

Darn I missed out on the discount pricing.

I'll be interested to see if 2012 owners notice a change after install.

My bike is a little vibey but never bothered me just felt like it was the character of the engine.

Being that it's basically 2 600 thumpers side by side it's gonna shake a little.

Cool that those who jumped on the deal had the initial pricing honored.

Having ridden my 2012 for 32,000+ miles and now my 2014 for 2300+miles, I can tell that it is not the character of the engine, rather, it is the character of the clutch basket. The 2014 is a refined version of the previous models and to me, the new clutch basket is the best refinement.

 

[triman11427]

Weren't there rubber dampers added in the 2014 model clutch? Or is it just the redesigned basket that was changed?

 

[fredz43]

Weren't there rubber dampers added in the 2014 model clutch? Or is it just the redesigned basket that was changed?

See replies #154 and 168 in this thread. It appears that rubber dampers were used in the redesigned basket to replace the springs in the original design.

 

[fredz43]

Here is an illustration:

 

[~TABASCO~]

Here is an illustration:

great picture...

 

[Koinz]

Here is an illustration:

Aha, so they cleverly sandwiched the rubber between the plates. I was wondering about that back in June.
I hope the 2014 manual doesn't say something like "These baskets are not interchangeable with previous model year Tenere's."

http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=11680.msg197217#msg197217

 

[triman11427]

So that begs the question if you just change the basket is that sufficient to get the improvements we're looking for?

 

[AlsoRan]

Darn I missed out on the discount pricing.

I'll be interested to see if 2012 owners notice a change after install.

My bike is a little vibey but never bothered me just felt like it was the character of the engine.

Being that it's basically 2 600 thumpers side by side it's gonna shake a little.

Cool that those who jumped on the deal had the initial pricing honored.

I have a 2012 with a 2014 clutch basket. It was an instant improvement (at least for my bike) as all the mechanical vibration went away. Now it's just normal twin cylinder engine "character" (not calling it vibration anymore) which is smoother than the other twins that I've owned. On a scale of 1-10 for improvement with 10 being the best, I give it an 11.

 

[fredz43]

AlsoRan, here is another pic from the 2014 XTZ12EE Service Guide that was sent to dealers (not the service manual) It shows a damper and cover that were eliminated. Do you recognize these? Did you remove anything like this, or just install the new basket?
Thanks.

 

[Brick]

Damn I sure am glad that I didn't have this problem in my 64,808 mile 2012 Tenere!
My new 2014 Tenere after 9,000 miles... well of course doesn't have it either.

 

[~TABASCO~]

Fred-

Very interesting. Thanks for posting

 

[AlsoRan]

AlsoRan, here is another pic from the 2014 XTZ12EE Service Guide that was sent to dealers (not the service manual) It shows a damper and cover that were eliminated. Do you recognize these? Did you remove anything like this, or just install the new basket?
Thanks.

fredz43, that cover / damper is on the other side and I did not disassemble it. Since the clutch basket was such a direct replacement, I just swapped it out and left everything else the same. So far I've got 1000 miles on it with no issues but will go to the dealer and look at their service guide to try and get an idea of the difference. I can't think of anything that would create a problem by leaving it, so doubt I will change anything unless you see that there is a potential for a problem.

 

[fredz43]

fredz43, that cover / damper is on the other side and I did not disassemble it. Since the clutch basket was such a direct replacement, I just swapped it out and left everything else the same. So far I've got 1000 miles on it with no issues but will go to the dealer and look at their service guide to try and get an idea of the difference. I can't think of anything that would create a problem by leaving it, so doubt I will change anything unless you see that there is a potential for a problem.

AlsoRan, if your dealer is unfamiliar with this latest Service Guide, tell him that it has been posted to YDS.