Excessive play/movement in bar riser?

[SkunkWorks]

I'm going to swing by the local Yamaha dealer and see how much they would charge to press in new bushings if I dropped off just the top clamp.

You would most likely have to pre-order them.
I doubt very highly that you would find a Dealer that would have these bushings in stock.
It's not a very common item, and most Dealers have never even seen a Super-Tenere 1200.

 

[RCinNC]

Yeah, there's a non-zero but still very very low chance that these bushings are in stock an your LBS. The shop I go to doesn't even stock brake pads. That's not surprising, since they service Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki and Polaris, and probably 70 percent of their business is side by sides.

If this happened to me, I think I'd try Skunkwork's suggestion first; if there was additional vibration and it really bugged me, then I'd take the next step and get new bushings. A new set of them would be about $25.00 at the shop's markup, plus whatever they charged to press out the old ones and press in new ones. I had my local shop press on a steering stem lower bearing recently, and that was about $35.00.

 

[Tenforeplay]

Go to mcmaster carr and type in vibration-damping unthreaded spacers and you’ll come up with a pretty good assortment. Or just spacers for even more options.

 

[Mad_Matt]

Here are some pictures of what I used.
I tried to find any notes I may have written as to what size washers I used, but could not find it anywhere.
I did not write it down.

Remove the nuts underneath.
It is a 14mm wrench. I used a ratcheting one.

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Slide the whole handlebar/riser assembly up and out.

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Install extra thick, heavy-duty fender-washers over the inner sleeve.

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reassemble everything back the way it was, and enjoy the solid feel of confidence!

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I originally thought about putting thick washers underneath as well, but I did not. I only put them on top.

Before you run to ACE Hardware, just take a measurement of the inner sleeve diameter to make sure you get washers that will fit over it.

Boom! This is awesome and provides a great excuse to go to McGuckin Hardware this weekend.

 

[FM Rider]

I had to replace the bushings in my 2016 after dumping the bike in the dirt. No problems since replacing.

 

[nd4spdbh]

Here are some pictures of what I used.
I tried to find any notes I may have written as to what size washers I used, but could not find it anywhere.
I did not write it down.

Remove the nuts underneath.
It is a 14mm wrench. I used a ratcheting one.

View attachment 106935

Slide the whole handlebar/riser assembly up and out.

View attachment 106934

Install extra thick, heavy-duty fender-washers over the inner sleeve.

View attachment 106936

reassemble everything back the way it was, and enjoy the solid feel of confidence!

View attachment 106937

I originally thought about putting thick washers underneath as well, but I did not. I only put them on top.

Before you run to ACE Hardware, just take a measurement of the inner sleeve diameter to make sure you get washers that will fit over it.

I did exactly this but with rubber washers. Just the top right now but probably going to add them in on the bottom as I recently installed risers so extra leverage gives more movement. That stated its WAAAAY better with just the top rubber washers than stock.

 

[Proeliator]

No issues over 1600 miles when I bought my used tenere, then I got stuck in a sand wash and spent 5 minutes pushing fore and aft to get out, and noticed a ton of slop after that. I followed skunkwerks advice after a search of the issue here, even had the correct washers (i.d.) in my shop. Problem solved, no more sloppy steering, or movement on acceleration/braking. It bothers me a bit that the washers o.d. is just a few mm larger than the top clamp boss and risers so I may consider looking for a set of washers that fits flush. I've since ridden on heavy washboard and rutted roads and I don't consider the steering or feeling in the handlebars to be harsh in any way, and my confidence to ride spirited asphalt roads is renewed.

 

[Mad_Matt]

I got around to installing the washers this morning. Thank you everyone for walking me through the fix!

For future reference, the inner diameter of the washers should be an M18, but I couldn't find any washers in that size at my local ACE Hardware so I went with an a thrust bearing with an I.D. of 3/4" and O.D. of 1-1/4" and 1/8" thick. It seems to work perfectly, no more movement in the handlebars!

 

[SkunkWorks]

Nice Job!

 

[klausklemens]

Vielen Dank für diese Beiträge.
Die Erklärung und Fotos sind super