CHECK THIS Before Your Ride Your Tenere 700!!!

[@benlondon8467]

Crack the bleed on calliper, with pressure on brake and pump a little out, put a piece of tube on the bleeder down into a bottle to stop the mess.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I actually did that when bleeding the front. I didn't have the right size hose though so it didn't work very well haha.

[@benlondon8467]

SWANKY CAT windscreen washer hose 👍

[@biscuitsalive]

Just checked mine, 2 week old, UK. It was bang on max.

[@TheOriginalArcticEd]

I can tell that recovering from your broken hoof and having a brandy new scooter waiting to go is really starting to wear on you. I can only imagine. To help make your first ride on the T7 all that it should be, I'm offering to help you out. Instead of dealing with the tedium of break in, send it to me and I'll put the first thousand miles on it so that when you get the green light to ride, you can get the full experience without the monotony of always keeping an eye on the tach and worrying about constant chain and cable adjustments. You don't have to thank me.... It's just the kind of guy I am.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

That's a very generous offer! But I couldn't ask you to do that. It's something I'll have to do on my own haha.

[@IslandADV]

Over pressurized hydraulics are freaky man. I once had to decouple an attachment on a skid steer that was baking in the sun all day. It blew off like a rocket. Great find.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Yikes! That would be a nasty surprise!

[@zrkn1]

Another good Tenere Tip. More to come for sure.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Thanks!

[@brianrmorris5518]

Put a tube on the bleeder and crack it open. No mess and a 1min job.

[@mrsilbo6499]

Great video, really clear commentary. Hope your foot heals soon!

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Thank you and thank you!

[@D.E.X]

I'd just have bleed the brake like I normally do. Everyone has a plastic hose from the hardware store that perfectly fits on the bleeder valve screw head. And a jar of old brake fluid you keep around to strip paint.

[@ivan-ywr]

Thanks for sharing this info. Nice video

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Thanks Ivan!

[@MrRopcean]

Mine was overfilled, as well. But, my rear brake had no response, even with the ABS switched off. I had to bleed it out and fill to correct level. Seems to be good now

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Oh wow I've not heard of that. Glad you got it figgerd out!

[@seangray4512]

Could have just bleed the brakes from the caliper end to remove liquid & any possible air bubbles

[@patmansadventures.3312]

I'm goinmg out to the garage to check this right now.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Let me know what you find!

[@streetfire1]

hope you will get well soon before the snow

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I should be good to go by then! I've been looking at new (used) sleds too!

[@Itneverwas.]

That’s not what happens at all what happens is you end up resting your foot on the brake pedal and then it gets so hot it locks up I did it to mine and I’ve seen two other people do it. Sometimes you can smell your break when you stop.

[@marinoopen]

You saved me from breaking my sidecover by showing how it spins off. Thanks

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Haha yeah, I almost just yanked mine off, thought it was just like the pins you pull straight out on my old KLR at first.

[@IxAlwaysxWin]

I know this is random but I watched your snowmobile videos over the winter and I just moved to northern Illinois from Michigan. Where’s the good sled spots in Wisconsin?

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I actually really like the trails around in Marathon county. The countries to the north are good too though. There are trails in Lincoln county that run through the Harrison Hills ATV trails which have a few jumps and some really neat scenery.

[@IxAlwaysxWin]

SWANKY CAT That area is a lot closer then the 6 hours I was going to travel for the UP so I will definitely have to check it out. You ever use vvmapping out there? I won’t have my buddies riding with me anymore, just my wife so I don’t want to get us lost 😅 Just watched a video where you mentioned it so forget that question

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I love my vv maps!!! Here's a trip to Harrison Hills last year, awesome place to ride and honestly better trails then some of the sections in the UP. It's really cool up there but most of its pretty straight and wide open. I like the tight twisty trails like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5ykdJdsop2Aeq8

[@IxAlwaysxWin]

@@SwankyCatProductions I ended up purchasing the vvmaps and got the card in the mail a few days ago. Also got the ram mount for the gps so I’m ready! Where is Harrison Hills at? Like a city point I could gps too with hotels? I thought being in Michigan we had a lot of trails but Wisconsin is just covered in trails according to these maps.

[@evanwick5720]

Are you going snowmobiling this year because if you are I might see you because I live in monico.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I sure am! No idea where that is though lol

[@evanwick5720]

@@SwankyCatProductions it is right next to rhinelander a little ways away from antigo.

[@badger7691]

Why you say it is yamaha 2021 700 now is 2020 years ?

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I'm not sure why it's that way but that's what the title says.

[@mckaymnm]

Curious how you heard about this?

[@SwankyCatProductions]

There were posts about people having issues in a Tenere 700 Facebook group.

[@shperax]

Damn that's a nice bike.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Quickly becoming my favorite!

[@shperax]

@@SwankyCatProductions Yamaha makes very high quality nice stuff. Usually more money then any other brands but definitely worth the extra price.

[@mal-wx6tu]

That's bad they shouldn't be overfilled, brake lockup will happen to any bike that's like that, level under the Full line is correct.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Yeah I'm not sure what the deal was with that. Someone at the factory must have been a little confused lol

[@ralfabel8657]

Thx for this tip

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Sure!

[@graantmnz]

much easier to connect a tube to your bleed nipple, loosen it and run the fluid back into a bottle

[@hardworkingamerican8847]

Some of my bolts seem to have invisible locktite , haha .

[@SwankyCatProductions]

One of the side case boots on mine seemed to have it applied to the inside some how, not sure how they do that lol.

[@hardworkingamerican8847]

@@SwankyCatProductions I thought my brand new Klein tools t bar allen wrench was going to snap trying to get a couple of those bolts out . That was my first technical interaction with the Outback Motortek crash bars last month . I couldn't wait any longer for Altrider so I paid a few bucks more for TourTech upper and lower crash bars . The guys was super cool and the next day the box was in my garage . Washington to Northern California in one day ,nice . He's the suspension guy for them and I think I might take a ride up there and have them fix up the Tenere unless the place I bought the bike from has a decent suspension guy . At least I have both my trucks readyish for taking the bike in for some warranty work , dang engine light is on and the oil is fine ? If it doesn't fit on my lift gate then up the ramp and in the Dodge it goes . You should be up and riding in a couple weeks you think ? It'll be good to see what you think about its weight and whatnot .

[@xc800jerry8]

Nice bike

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Thanks Jerry!

[@xc800jerry8]

@@SwankyCatProductions can I take it to Colorado next spring

[@toshinaka1309]

V-MAXで同じ経験をしました。ヤマハは、少なくとも30年間、その問題を認識していないようです。

[@shperax]

Did you learn how to make video titles from Scotty Kilmer?

[@TheOriginalArcticEd]

Ouch. If he had a leg to stand on, I'm thinking he'd kick your ass for that comparison. Besides, I've never heard him go on and on about miled-out Toyotas or hating all things Mopar in a video yet.

[@shperax]

@@TheOriginalArcticEd lol

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I might have leaned a thing or two from him yeah ha ha.

[@tippytailmckitty2658]

I freaking hate minivans! They're everywhere getting in my way. Wisconsin has to be the minivan capital of the world.

[@TheOriginalArcticEd]

Same here, but I hear you guys call 'em Hockey Mom vans in Sconny.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

Gotta be able to haul everyone to the bar for fish hey. Ha ha.

[@TheWanderingGeezer]

Wheels locking up would be a huge safety recall. No offence to you but I call bullshit.

[@SwankyCatProductions]

I can't confirm the wheel lock up, but I've seen a large number of people talking about their rear brakes getting hot because of this. As a matter of fact, just the other day (keep in mind this video is a few years old) I saw someone asking about their rear rotor being all blue and discolored from over heating. I've also personally seen a brake lock up due to over filling, it was on a snowmobile but it's still a very similar set up. Master cylinder, fluid container, rotor, caliper, ect.

[@grego10r]

no its not what are u talking about lol