About the 900

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• Brakes
  Sintered brake pads and braided hoses improve braking dramatically. A lot of members choose the HH rated pads for the front.
  
  
• Centre stand
  One or two owners have found problems with the centre stand, and have ended up having to get them welded. Check that it is not twisted, or the bike may lean away from you when putting it on the centre stand.
  
  
• Clutch
  Clutch rattle, same as the 600, but can be improved by using a synthetic oil (e.g. Silkolene Pro4). There is some debate over using fully synthetic oil because of possible clutch slip, but this should not be a problem if you don`t use fully synthetic oils that are made for cars.
  
  
• Engine
  Vibrations can be expected, same as on the 600, but they tend to happen lower down the rev range, at about 3000 to 3500rpm.
  
  
• Front forks
  There are no drain screws for the front forks on the 900, so they have to be removed to have the oil changed
  
  
• Fuel consumption
  Between 43 and 52 miles per gallon have been typically reported by members, which gives a range of about 200 miles on a tank full of petrol.
  
  
• Fuel gauge sender
  These apparently stop working at about 15,000 miles, but if caught soon enough can be fixed. See the "Links"section for a link to a site which gives full

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[/li][li] Luggage
If you have a Givi Wingrack fitted to a 900, this will most likely have to be removed before you can get the side panels off. They CAN be removed without, but it is a bit tricky to do so without causing damage.
The genuine Yamaha luggage kits are made by Krauser and you will have to drill the side pannels to fit it.

[/li][li] Screen
A recommended aftermarket fitment is the "Super-flip" screen available from Skidmarx, for around £42. See Pooh's pictures for details.
Skidmarx
10 Albany Rd,
Granby Estate,
Weymouth,
Dorset
DT4 9TH
Phone: [phone]
Fax : [phone]
E-mail : [e-mail]

[/li][li] Valve clearances

The part number of the valve tool is 90890-04125. Available from Fowler's in Bristol for about £18. Make sure you quote the part number.

Fowlers Motorcycles
2-12 Bath Rd
Bristol, BS4 3DR
0117 977 0466

[/li][li] Swingarm Bearings
Information provided by Fil
Right
This is what we're looking at:-

The originals on my bike where Koyo Hi-Cap 30203JR
These are size 17x40x13.25 according to Koyo
I've managed to find these replacements:
From Midland Bearings: Tel: [phone]
Neutral (Budget) 30203, £3.53 each
SKF (Premium) 30203, £6.89 each
They have a minimum order of £10, before carriage and Vat
First Class post and packing would be £1.50
Please add VAT to all prices
Koyo put me onto these people as their stockist
London Bearings: Tel. [phone]
NTN 30203JR at £9.97
£3.00 recorded delivery or Next Day for £5.00
Which is where I got mine from as I'd found them first.
The ones that Padster found at simplybearings.co.uk look right but are 17x40x13.3 .05 bigger on the width.
I suppose they'd fit if you threatened them with a hammer......
They're all better than the price Max had quoted for the Yamaha at £45 plus VAT (Eek!)
So if you've lost your bearings you now know where to go.

Added by Reaper

I have refurbished around a dozen swinging arms now and I pay around £35 inc VAT for 2 bearings,2seals and the inspection cap. They are all geniune Yamaha parts from the dealler.



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