xt660 tenere - tickover trouble - please help

[vmaxnutter]

Hi there, I'm a Vmax rider in England and a confirmed Yamaha fan.

I've just been offered a 1995 xt660 Tenere but the problem is it just won't idle smoothly. It starts fine and runs if I keep blipping the throttle but if left alone it splutters and dies. The revs seem high enough. Does anyone know if this is a common problem or any ideas of what it may be.

Thanks for any help

[MOTOCROSS MAVERICK]

Welcome vmaxnutter,

Have you looked at the carb? Sounds like a fuel issue to me.

[Adam]

Without knowing I would think a good cleaning of the carb would help. It could just be a clogged low speed jet.

[JimR]

Originally Posted by vmaxnutter

Hi there, I'm a Vmax rider in England and a confirmed Yamaha fan.

I've just been offered a 1995 xt660 Tenere but the problem is it just won't idle smoothly. It starts fine and runs if I keep blipping the throttle but if left alone it splutters and dies. The revs seem high enough. Does anyone know if this is a common problem or any ideas of what it may be.

Thanks for any help

sounds like mixture strength to me try adjusting the mixture screw if the bike has ydis fitted check the rubber pipe that links the carbs together is not split
Regards Jim

[igttos]

Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, "Congratulations, you got twins. The man said "How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins." After awhile the nurse comes up to the second man and says, "Congratulations, you got triplets." Man was like "Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the "3 musketeers." Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says "Congratulations, you got twins x2." Man is happy and says, "Ironic, I work for the hotel "4 Seasons." All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall. They asked him what's wrong and he answered, "What's wrong? I work for 7up"! Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, "Congratulations, you got twins." The man said "How strange, I'm the manager of Minnesota Twins." After awhile the nurse comes up to the second man and says, "Congratulations, you got triplets." Man was like "Hmmm, strange I worked as a director for the "3 musketeers." Finally, the nurse comes up to the third man and says "Congratulations, you got twins x2." Man is happy and says, "Ironic, I work for the hotel "4 Seasons." All three of them are happy until they see their last buddy jumping all over the place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall. They asked him what's wrong and he answered, "What's wrong? I work for 7up"!

[xzpolskix]

Originally Posted by igttos

Four best friends met...

REPOST I moved the other post (duplicate of this one) to the funny thread we got

[timmay]

i know with my old car i had carbon in the chamber, not alot just a tiny amount but it was enough that i hadda hold the gas a little bit..id use a carbon cleaner, seafoam, and just run it hard thats the 3 things that fixed my cars issue