Tenere 700 Engine Case Cover Install & Review

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Tenere 700 Engine Case Cover Install & Review | R&G Racing

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@PracticalTacticalSheepDog 4 жыл бұрын

I'm officially jealous. I did a demo Ride on a Tenere 700. Loved it. Had roll on power no matter what gear or speed you were going. I could be in sixth gear puttering along at 30 mph and if I rolled on the throttle it just took off like it was in third. Only thing I noticed that I was a bit iffy about was the display had a bit of vibration coming through it. Not really an issues though as long as it holds up

@DaDaDo661 3 жыл бұрын

They make a product that stops the vibrations

@Ron_C 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Those molded pieces are hard too keep perfect. The bike is gonna be a beast when you get it on the trail!

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm sure they are. The other thing I realized is that the holes are intentionally not on centered with the bolt nubs. I think they must have scanned the cases and just sort of expanded them to make covers. Because of that and the material thickness, the holes can't be centered since the whole thing is "scaled up" if you will.

@Ron_C 4 жыл бұрын

@@SwankyCatProductions Ahh, yeah, that makes sense

@ArcticJeff 4 жыл бұрын

Don't apologize for being honest. I know R&G gave you those engine covers for free, but being honest is what makes the review more accurate, and better for the potential customers watching this video. My impression is that R&G didn't spend enough time on Q&A on these covers and with your help and feedback it sounds like they just about got it. I appreciate your comment about getting dirt behind them as I was thinking the same thing about them. Looking forward to seeing how they hold up and your thoughts on them after a season or half season of riding!

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff I appreciate that!

@slakk5093 3 жыл бұрын

It's a good idea to run a bead of silicon around the inside edge of the covers when fitting them, stops mud and dirt getting behind them and then scratching up your engine casings. use high temp silicone or gasket maker

@lessmore444 4 жыл бұрын

Went with the tripleclamp moto version because, a) Canadian made b)prefit stainless grommets. Great service from them when one of those grommets pulled through plastic on install. Only fellow Canucks will get the Bubbles "de briss" pronunciation. Trust you'll be fitting a real bash plate by the time your foot is free to ride. Check out the Camel ADV gut guard if you haven't already. Bomber piece of Canadian made farkle.

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

I really do like the metal insert idea, I wish R&G would have done that too but it seemed like the plastic ones worked fine. I'm not sure what I'll do about the skid plate yet, I do like the Camel ADV one but I'm not sure I'll really need that much protection for the type of stuff I ride.

@lessmore444 4 жыл бұрын

Tenere isn't blessed with abundant ground clearance. Combined with low linkage & softer suspension & the belly definitely needs better protection than the stock tinfoil for anything beyond basic gravel roading. Better safe than oily!

@xenoark2849 4 жыл бұрын

I bought both to compare and hands down Tripleclamp is much better quality, R&G needs to improve on these plastic inserts and furniture bolts. And funny enough it arrived by post to Scotland quicker from Canada then from England :D

@icey6404 4 жыл бұрын

Nice vid I hope you get better quicker. You've pushed me to start snowmovlogs when winter starts in vilas

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Oh yeah? That's awesome!

@ledat1471 27 күн бұрын

I haven't installed mine yet due to the fear some sand or water will be able to get in the gap and eventually scratch the engine surface. Is there any way that can prevent that?

@frebuton2016 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, you had quite the struggle. Mine went on in less than 1/2 hour. As for the needed 2 shorter right side screws, I just reused 2 of the screws I took out from the other side. Luckily they are the corrects length.

@g18210 4 жыл бұрын

2 many accessories for Yamaha T7 . The motorcycle is sold completely bare

@tippytailmckitty2658 4 жыл бұрын

Couple more inches of rain coming the next few days. You should buy a shop manual. It helped me a lot on the CRF.

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

I've actually got a digital shop manual. It has a lot of great info!

@haroutdaghelian2711 8 ай бұрын

Did you try to install SW motech bash plate also?

@randycallow3736 3 жыл бұрын

This video is definitely a puzzler to me. So after you do a sandy,dirty water,ultra muddy ride you remove the plastic protective cover to clean out the space between the plastic and the case? And what are the torque specs are they different for the compression of the plastic? so this increased "flexibility is the distance between the plastic cover and the alloy OEM case cover?are there many millimeters between the two?

@aces2201 4 жыл бұрын

great video. is the new screws R&G send you is for replacement still same as default screw which is M6 40MM?

@hardworkingamerican8847 4 жыл бұрын

Ah yes this reminds me of the Outback Motortek upper and lower crash bars that after 4.5 hours I threw in the towel and started to remove them which took another 2.5 hours with careful attention to packaging them nicely and putting all my tools away . Still waiting for my refund on those . Got to call them again Monday . They were nice about it and I learned about tolerance stacking . At the time they sold 150 sets and I was the 3rd guy that had issues with them . Think I will go with Tourtech or Altrider for crash bars etc for my Tenere 700 . Oh nice color , looks nice like mine !

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Mmmm yikes that does not sounds like fun... I'm a bit nervous about picking some for my bike too. The Tusk ones seemed to work very well on my KLR but they have yet to make a set for the Tenere.

@hardworkingamerican8847 4 жыл бұрын

@@SwankyCatProductions Yeah the whole ordeal made me leary of doing my own mods but it wasn't my inability to get them to fit . Their kit comes with a replacement 55mm engine bolt and that blasted thing just would not seat . There were other issues also and I was so pissed off it's a miracle I didn't smash something in my garage , I do remember kicking something out into the driveway and cussing outloud , haha .

@wg1980hr 3 жыл бұрын

Just mounted Touratech Upper and Lower Crash Bars and Expedition Skid plate and everything went together pretty smoothly. Feels bomber!

@hardworkingamerican8847 3 жыл бұрын

@@wg1980hr Right on . I have Touratech upper and lower crash bars also . Just got my bike back from its 3rd trip to the dealership and I think they fixed it this time with a new battery . Just going to wait a couple weeks before I do anything . I really would like to get the B&B bash plate , it's friggin bulletproof looking and I like how they weld around the bolt heads as to protect them . But they don't look like they will work with the Touratech crash bars so I might go with Camel ADV . I must get one that has the rear linkage protection .

@brianq103 4 жыл бұрын

You were wise to put it on the stand to do the left side. I just had it on the side stand at it leaked a decent amount.

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

That's good to know, I wasn't sure if it was going to be an issue or not. Thanks!

@acchaven 4 жыл бұрын

Got these as well. Took r+g stickers off them as I thought I had paid enough without having to advertise r+g as well..

@SwankyCatProductions 3 жыл бұрын

haha true. How did they fit for you?

@mangomears1 3 жыл бұрын

Loving your videos ! Personally these seem a bit dodgy to fit on a new bike. I see warranty issues if anything went wrong on fitting. I can see the pros to having them but a decent set of lower crash bars for me Also will they make bike run hotter without the airflow over case ?

@SwankyCatProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you David! Yeah I'm not to sure how Yamaha would feel about these. It's nice to have them but I'm not so sure I'd go with them if I had to do things over again. Lower crash bars might be better since they'll also protected the coolant lines that come off the water pump.

@d.balabastark7462 4 жыл бұрын

I have to ask: Are those RG logos easyly removable from the covers?? I ike the brand, but just hate the logo...

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

The decals are on a thick plastic that seems like it just has adhesive on the back.

@xenoark2849 4 жыл бұрын

i agree, hate those cheap looking R&G logos too, tripleclamp to go for

@jeremythompson-seyon5463 Жыл бұрын

Is the logo on the cover a sticker? I’d love to buy if the logo wasn’t so blatant on the casing

@SwankyCatProductions Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would think it should just peal off?

@gavriil4592 3 жыл бұрын

I have one of those bike lifts. BUT: have you seen in the T7 manual that you are not supposed to use them directly with the skid plate on?

@davidezaccarin5157 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, congratulation for ur channel. i've bought the same carter for my tenere. Could u tell the tightening torque in nM (dynanometric key) for the carter R&B? Thanks a lot and cheers from italy.

@IslandADV 4 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I never thought of a engine case cover. Do you think they have one for a KLR? I'd scoop that up and wrap it in camo vinyl. Thanks so much for sharing this.

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I've seen anything for the KLR. I know I've seen adhesive covers for a DRZ and maybe a DR though.

@jacobfullarton7869 4 жыл бұрын

Hey swanky cat it sucks that you can’t get out on your new bike hopefully you can get out on it before sled season

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping so!

@hardworkingamerican8847 4 жыл бұрын

Only thing that I don't like about these is that they cover up that nice bronze color of the case .

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, kinda sad lol.

@paulcondie2520 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like anything i buy aftermarket has some type of issue! Lol. Lock tite? Edit; i need to watch whole vid before commenting! Lol. The bike looks real good! Im a bit jealous............

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah same. Thanks Paul!

@JoeJ523 Жыл бұрын

Would it make the bike over heat at all?

@SwankyCatProductions Жыл бұрын

Never had a problem in the 5,000 miles I owned it

@mixzangu 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely 😀

@JohannesDalenMC 3 жыл бұрын

I installed my covers yesterday (Tripleclamp). Some of the bolts were harder to get threaded and tightened just as you were experiencing. Could this be because of them having loctite on them from factory? I had to do like you did, use the ratchet to get them into place.

@SwankyCatProductions 3 жыл бұрын

My guess is that it's just an alignment issue. The only bolt my service manual shows to have loctite on is the bottom bolt on the left side which I noticed did seem different.

@JohannesDalenMC 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your answer. According to the manual the two bolts that holds the bracket that guides the clutch cable are loctited. They were both pretty full of it too. But that wasnt my problem, that same bracket wasnt properly alligned. Very glad I figured it out!

@markcollins5026 4 жыл бұрын

Man, what happened to the KLR !

@zrkn1 4 жыл бұрын

Totaled in a wreck :(

@markcollins5026 4 жыл бұрын

@@zrkn1 man, that's gotta suck big time !

@zrkn1 4 жыл бұрын

@@markcollins5026 Yeah he is pretty banged up and unable to ride for now.

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah insurance hasn't gotten back to me about it yet, not sure what's going on.

@jimriley2812 4 жыл бұрын

So jumping way off topic, how did you decide on your 1st dual sport? Looks like you may have some background with family that possibly helped you decide. Why the 650 over say a smaller lighter 4 or 500?

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Actually my first dual sport was a 08 DRZ 400. Before that my wife and I purchased a KLR 250 for her that I spent a little time on. Both were great bikes but weren't much fun on the hour ride to the trails I ride up north so I sold both and bought my KLR 650.

@jimriley2812 4 жыл бұрын

SWANKY CAT got ya. I’m having a tough time deciding. I live in pembine and none of the Marinette county trails allow bikes. More than that, I want to put it behind the Cannon my semi. I’ve never had a bike but I understand the 250’s are low on torque and I get used to new “toys” rather quick so buying one even to learn on would probably be disappointing. So then I started looking at the crf 450 but now too off road and from what I’ve seen of our Wisconsin trails I’m not so sure I really need to be on the dirt bike side of the spectrum. Now I think I might be aimed more toward the bmw gs line but seems like I might be overstepping a bit that way for my first bike which, by the way, will also be the bike I license on. I hate this!!! Lol

@jimriley2812 4 жыл бұрын

SWANKY CAT damn spell check. Cab on my semi not cannon.

@jimriley2812 4 жыл бұрын

SWANKY CAT maybe need to just start with the CRF 450 to start, plan on keeping it for those more off road situations, like your single favorite single track, and just buy the adv later for the more on road and fire road type days and just keep 2 bikes. Not seeing a real good alternative. Although the KLR’s are still a good middle ground however I understand they’re not the greatest on a highway.

@jimriley2812 4 жыл бұрын

SWANKY CAT so am seriously going to buy something. Handling wise, to learn on, would the be a terrible place to start in comparison to a 250? I know there’s BBC a weight difference but seems to me that can be a good thing from what I’ve been able to understand.

@travispittman1200 4 жыл бұрын

Would heating the whole cover up help before hand help ?

@SwankyCatProductions 4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm yeah I suppose it would make lining the bolt holes up a lot easier.

@travispittman1200 4 жыл бұрын

@@SwankyCatProductions , great videos by the way , like the way you keep it real , hope you heal up soon

@damienzuniga3722 3 жыл бұрын

@@SwankyCatProductions What exactly did you tell R&G to get new covers? Im about to install mine and I realize I have the old crappy ones + the crap bolts supplied too

@toby7504 3 жыл бұрын

This insted of crashbars?

@SwankyCatProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Nooo, my crash bar sponsor was still working on bars for the T7. These are just in case I go down in a bumpy section and something sticks up past the bars.