Yamaha XT660Z on a Long Trip to Magadan / Part 3 - Timing Chain & Valve Clearance Adjustment

[@vstromxt3799]

These videos about preparing your bike to Magadan are the best advertisement for Yamaha ! Yamaha should support you Pavlin. V. Cheers to you

[@motorcycleadventures]

It is what it is! I am good with my old Tenere!

[@MotoRiderTube]

Very impressive, the condition of the engine internals. I'm really enjoying this series!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you like them!

[@debjyotichakraborty1960]

This man is a skilled mechanic🙏

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@teneretraveller8980]

Quality mechanic. Quality machine, proved beyond all doubts. A good way to replace the gasket is:- 1.Cut the heads off 3 or 4 old alien bolts and cut a slot in it. 2. Screw them in evenly spaced around the engine case, leaving some bolt holes free. 3. Put the gasket on over the cut off bolts, which will now hold the gasket in place. Put the engine cover back on, going over the cut off bolt heads this is no problem. Put the proper bolts in the holed you left free. Unwind the cut off bolts using a screwdriver in the slot you cut. Put in the rest of the bolts 10NM! Loving this series on stripping bike. Happy travels

[@motorcycleadventures]

Cool! Thanks for watching and commenting again!

[@fairdinkum9454]

160.000 km…. 🤩👍🏻 That is pretty amazing. Yamaha quality for the win.

[@grhmnz4648]

I like this series where we can see a very good mechanic at work. When he started the bike his smile was huge . I never get a lunch like you had when I go to the BMW workshop !

[@motorcycleadventures]

This is how we do the things in Bulgaria! That's why I love it!

[@joyorfan8836]

Very good work but the best is the atmosphere!

[@motorcycleadventures]

I agree! Great to be back in Bulgaria! The things are so much easier here!

[@davekermode3404]

It is gratifying to watch someone work who is an expert in their field. The hand torquing is a good example of that. Thank you.

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure, Dave!

[@kostapopov384]

To be honest,as a new owner of exact same bike you are helping me a lot.And you are one of the reasons to buy this bike,as a man with a lot of experience and adequate opinion.Just want to say Thank Yoy.Wish you a good health and many years of long ridings!Keep doing your things!God bless!

[@brucekendall52]

What a great mechanic to go to that you can trust with your life.Wonderful to watch.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Yes, he is great man!

[@RODLASS-]

Congrats because you have a great mechanic. It seems that he knows his work perfectly and is very friendly👌👌

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely! He is a great mechanic!

[@nickbentley8760]

Thanks Pavlin!I just bought an xt660z I am learning all about it through your channel

[@motorcycleadventures]

Great to hear!

[@JustAbout862]

Real Bikers,Real Garage,Real Mechanics,And Real Vodka.Well Done Guys

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@11BADV]

Nice to see how well the bike has held up over so many miles! Your dedication to maintenance has paid off Pavlin!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely! I cannot say any bad word about it.

[@jojocosoro]

Pavlov, you should keep your single Ténéré after buying the new Ténéré in the future. (If you can afford it). That's some piece of a machine you got there.

[@paulhartwell8460]

You are lucky to have a great mechanic to work on your bike. Much better than taking it to a large dealer and not knowing that they have done the jobs properly.. Thanks for showing us the preparations you make for a long trip. Best wishes and keep safe.

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure, Paul! Thanks for taking the time!

[@daveydoo3173]

Never thought id find motorcycle service interesting, but with you guys i did, You are all amazing, thank you for a great video.....

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ralphderkapitaen9875]

I love those down-to-earth mechanics, getting the job done without all the big special equipment and being all arrogant about it. This guy (Paco?) showed great attitude, always smiling and friendly and getting it all done without any hick-ups. Way to go! Thanks for sharing the video, it was a pleasure to watch. Although I don't have this motorcycle and dontt need any work on it like this, It was still enjoyable to see the whole process.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time, Ralph!

[@newdayanotherride1500]

Hi Pavlin I love the way you keep your bike well maintained. Taking good care of your bike will never let you down and make your long motor bike trips comfortable which in return you are able to spend more time showing all your viewers the wonderful landscape and places of interest. Thanks and ride safe.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Everything you do before the trip, will help you during the trip!

[@newdayanotherride1500]

I agree with you

[@motorcycleadventures]

Good!

[@The_Mindful_Mototorcyclist]

Great to see the excellent condition of the internal parts after such big miles 👍🏼

[@motorcycleadventures]

Yes indeed!

[@milenvg]

This video proof the regular maintenance is very important. Thanks

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@ruezi12]

unbelievable condition after that kilometers! Great!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Indeed it is!

[@keyboarddancers7751]

Your philosophy is excellent.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Cool!

[@nenadviljevac]

I want that fantastic mechanic too 👍👍👌👌

[@motorcycleadventures]

Well... some of the pros to live in Bulgaria!

[@farizanariffin9677]

You are lucky to have a very good local mechanic, here in kuala lumpur Malaysia I'm having difficulty to find a decent mechanic for diagnosing my aprilia caponord 1200. After four visits to different workshop (including an authorised dealer/services station) my motorcycle still having problems with acceleration..

[@motorcycleadventures]

Sorry to hear that but it is what it is!

[@starcityphoto]

This rebuild series is great.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time!

[@satishvasane6812]

@@motorcycleadventures yes please upload more about repairing of bike

[@transylvanianrider]

Love to see such a reliable bike and i would like to have a super mechanic as Patzo !

[@motorcycleadventures]

It really is!

[@karim74]

The date drawn on snow was a nice touch bro.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks, man!

[@cd-tuber]

Also the camera in the stove, very nice

[@motorcycleadventures]

Cool!

[@jojocosoro]

Thanks Pavlin for sharing this series. Wonderful mechanic, I'm really impressed by his skills.. keep it coming Pavlin.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you like it!

[@Mohammad.Q80]

very good job, your taking a very good care of your bike which's saving you a lot of headache in your short and long distance trips, keep it going my friend.

[@motorcycleadventures]

I will, thanks!

[@spikeccx]

Great garage times, we have the bat cave , its under my frends house you enter down a ramp in his garden many many bikes have had surgery down there and rize re born like new !

[@motorcycleadventures]

Cool!

[@Yamalover78]

You have a great mechanic 👍🏻. Nice video.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Yes, Plamen is great!

[@antoniocoutinho511]

All done and bike is shining again... Tanks one more time Pavlin.

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure, Antonio!

[@ricfestarini4533]

Pavlin - This was a great series of videos showing your work on the bike and your mechanic's shop. Very "real life" - and it was a nice window into life in Bulgaria. Much more enjoyable than seeing a KTM showroom :)

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it, Ric!

[@satishvasane6812]

Good inside the engine due to frequently oil change , this is very important to change oil regularly, as well as replace air filter, thanks brother The rotor remover is called as magnet rotor puller in our country. The hand fitted nut bolt is very correct, the torque ranche is very seldomly use all over world

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for sharing!

[@BlackThor15]

Great video Pavlin, I've learned a few more things about motorcycle engines and I'm pretty sure some other viewers too. Your mechanic is very skilled too!! These videos are really great not only for preparing your bike for a trip but also for normal maintenance, well done and thanks for sharing them!! 👍👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad to help!

[@davidskaggs9914]

We are barely getting this motorcycle in Texas most dealers still don't even have one on the floor. I like to see how easy it is to work on and the quality of Yamaha engine. Thanks for a great video

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure, David. Thanks for taking the time!

[@materna5572]

Bulletproof machine !:) Cheers Pavlin!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@roninaround6450]

Mr. Yamaha designed and built a great bike!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@Jessam131]

Very educative video thanks

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@9ictv2]

Great video Pavlin! I wish my garage visits were so wonderful! What a pleasure!!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Everything is pros and cons, Reg. No fancy garages and expensive tools but great skills and happy people here in Bulgaria.

[@jagadeeprose]

Lovely clean Engine Pavlin. U ve maintained nd used it well all dese kilometres. Just can't wait to watch ur next series, the long ride to Magadan.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thank you very much!

[@lyubengeorgiev1751]

LOVE this video! And still soooo impressed with the build quality of Yamaha!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Great to hear!

[@thomasszauter3296]

Excellent condition inside your engine,its good for take care about not have to much rpm.......he do a good job for a long time....but i am interestet about the Piston and the pressure at 152.000 km .But if the engine needs no oil ,it ok

[@motorcycleadventures]

The engine is actually on more than 162,000km. It burns some oil, especially if I ride it over 120km/h.

[@timwhite3250]

Great job Pavlin and your mechanic is a legend. Love the way he just gets on with stuff. These prep videos have been great. Plus watching your content from Bulgaria just makes me want to visit more. Definitely need to be telling my BMW garage that coffee is not the go anymore, they need to be tuning up to a shot of Vodka. Nice work my friend 👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

I am glad that you enjoyed the videos, Tim!

[@WiltshireMan]

Excellent job. Ready for adventure now.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Almost! A few more changes before the real trip.

[@hristonedev5517]

What changes are you going to do on that bike?

[@motorcycleadventures]

Not exactly changes, more maintenance. New brush set, new chain slider, small 3 l aluminum petrol can and that's it.

[@АлексейХопрячков-р2м]

Pavlin ,i too have my Yamaha XT660Z.very nice bike

[@motorcycleadventures]

Enjoy it!

[@ahmedemin2987]

I'm in love with this bike because of you Pavlin! 👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Happy to hear that!

[@prospecial]

looking great, you can put another 160k kilometers on that!

[@motorcycleadventures]

I am also curious to see how much more it will go!

[@АлексейХопрячков-р2м]

Пять озёр водка!Павлин very good!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Отличная!

[@RusCBR1000RAC]

я тоже удивился😂

[@ray8328]

Once again another great episode Pavlin. Very interesting and enjoyable, thanks for sharing your preparation.

[@motorcycleadventures]

My pleasure!

[@GuzzizbIm]

Thank you for a very nice episode. A trustworthy, good garage is gold! Greetings to Plamen also. If I go there I will visit and let him check my bike :-)

[@motorcycleadventures]

Our pleasure!

[@jjrider6758]

Another great maintenance/preparation video Pavlin (with more excellent hammer work ! - you would have struggled to remove that stator without one..) - As you say, your engine internals are in very good condition for 160 thousand KMs, partly because of Yamaha quality but mainly because of regular oil changes and most importantly LOW REVS WHEN RIDING ! - My father was a professional mechanic and a life-long motorcyclist. One of the first things he ever taught me about engines was 'The more you rev it, the faster it wears out'.. Looking forward to the next video and I wish you the very best of luck for the Magadan trip, I will definitely be watching !..

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time, JJ!

[@johnfountain8588]

Once again successfully completed job Very impressed Ride safe

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time, John!

[@markcrook298]

Great 3 part series Pavlin. Patso is a Magician 🙂

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks for taking the time, Mark!

[@eziodamico633]

What a massive work!!! Your bike will be newer then ever. Good job! Ciao 👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Almost like a new! A few more things needs to be changed.

[@eziodamico633]

@@motorcycleadventuresI understand.... You need to finish the vodka...🤣🤣🤣🤗👍

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@adno1965]

Pavlin, you probably never buy a new Yamaha T700, you know why?, your old one is too good and won't break :)

[@motorcycleadventures]

No, I will but it with pleasure when the time comes.

[@premswarooppaul1109]

Hi. Season's greetings to you and family. Great bike Yamaha Tenere 700. Very talented and skilled mechanic. Best wishes for the road Ahead.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks but the Yamaha is an old XT660Z

[@caroldave4037]

Agree with you 100% regular and good oil changes are no 1....I maybe change a little too often but it has proven over many years of riding bike never had engine or gearbox failure ..ps yamaha do it very well though .... atb. dave

[@motorcycleadventures]

There is no such a thing like too often. It will repay in long term.

[@Anthony-t8y1n]

love the video very informative, just 1 question, what about the valve timing marks ?

[@motorcycleadventures]

What exactly do you mean?

[@stoicwarrior346]

Hi Pavlin, this video is making me want to buy this 2010 XT660R for £3700 (9500km only) but the age is putting me off. You can almost get a 2yr old CB500X for that price. Difficult decision!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Fair enough!

[@ianwhunter1]

That fire must have been very warm. You melted all the snow outside!

[@motorcycleadventures]

It was just for a few hours in the morning.

[@oyunageldim219]

Dude, how many kilometers to be for a chain change ? do I need to change pallets? do the oil pump and the water pump change?

[@charliem5332]

Great mechanic

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@docholliday2364]

Priceless brother.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks, man!

[@nunobarrote5322]

You will be doing my long time dream trip, and I really hope ill manage to do it next year, hope you have a great time and ill be watching :)

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks, Nuno and good luck on your trip!

[@creatamax16]

These are great videos Pavlin thanks for taking the time to make them. Could i just ask, i see you removed the EGR valve completely, i do this on my cars as it just clogs up the manifolds and internals with gunk and also helps improve the performance. Did you have to do anything else or have any engine code issues or was it ok?. Cheers Mike

[@plamenpanayotov3290]

I've always wanted to do a long trip in asia. Ive only done long trips around Europe so far and always wanted to have a friend like me and travel the world together. If at some point you are planning a group ride, doesnt matter the destination I will be happy to join.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Мерси за поканата, Пламене, но за дълги пътувания по-добре самичък.

[@plamenpanayotov3290]

Така е, но понякога ти се иска да има някой с който да споделиш преживяването. За сега съм правил само соло пътувания в Европа и винаги ми се е искало да има някой като мен готов да кара до където и да било. Преди седмица карах от Лондон до Варна и всички ми казват че съм луд, а аз просто обичам да съм на пътя. Това имам предвид като казвам, че понякога ти се иска да споделиш с някого който да те разбере. Успех при пътуването до Магадан, ще бъде страхотно.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Така е, но в повечето случай ще ти се иска да няма никой, за да може да правиш каквото си пожелаеш. Перфектен вариант няма, поне аз не съм го намерил. Мерси за пожеланието!

[@michaelcase8574]

This kid is good!

[@motorcycleadventures]

True

[@Jessam131]

It seems to be very cold there for your Spanish cap, don't forget it when you travel, it will bring good luck to you 🍺

[@motorcycleadventures]

Well... I change the hat this summer. Now I have a new hat from Harhgita, Romania.

[@brucekendall52]

That yamaha will do 500K KM easily with you in charge.It shows the quality of parts used in days gone by.Change oil and filters regularly and will last forever.(Think of how old aircraft are eg:747's) Cheers.

[@motorcycleadventures]

We will see. I will do my best to preserve it. Thanks for taking the time, Bruce!

[@philippebleau4809]

It sure looks like a loads of fun. Does Pazzo need an apprentice? I am super excited about your trip to Magadan, btw.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Yes please!

[@FoxADV]

The best video from you yet. But maybe its because I ride the same bike (With the same amount of wear on the E09 :) I can see that Plamen is a friendly, talented artisan. I will be sure to pay him a visit in the next year or two. One last thing. What was the condition again?

[@motorcycleadventures]

The condition was perfect!

[@thibaudrouviere6656]

Thank's a lot !!! This bike is a wonder, I have the same as you (white, 2008) and I love it. Just a question, about your K&N air filter : did you change something with the injection systhem when you changed the old paper air filter for the K&N ? A mechanic from Yamaha tells me that I have to do it if I want to put this type of filter wich have a biggest flux of air... thank's again for your videos and the passion !

[@motorcycleadventures]

I have power commander and open exhaust.

[@SamiNami]

DID makes the best chains. Japanese quality. I just bought a new X ring chain for my Kawi.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Solid brand.

[@mazdjepa2346]

В нужное время！Благодарю！Классное видео！

[@motorcycleadventures]

Не защо!

[@visorpp8581]

Staw warm... safe ride brother ❤️🖤❤️

[@motorcycleadventures]

I will, thanks!

[@mototakahe836]

You were right it is an extractor.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Cool!

[@stankropiunik2539]

The garage stove is now like a religious grotto, no re-build shall be complete without lighting the stove. And whatever said and done, it shall be may most revered article, as it keeps the fire going for the next adventure.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely! Thanks for taking the time again, Stan!

[@vzheka1981]

Hello Pavlin, what do you think about Converting a Tubed Motorcycle Rim to a Tubeless Rim, there are a lot of video about it, thank you!

[@motorcycleadventures]

I never worried about my tubes, they have a lot of pros.

[@pikimiki3956]

Super exited for your trip to Magadan. All the time i was wondering if you already bean to Magadan or if you plan to go, and now that i see that you are preparing for trip it makes me super exited ;)

[@motorcycleadventures]

So, I predicted what you would like to see! Cool!

[@andrecanoso149]

I Know you are not a big fan of cleaning the motorcycle, but in this case, you are removing some parts you could just clean some parts of the bike (offside of.the engine of course) and the exhaust pipes to...

[@motorcycleadventures]

Well, I am okay with the way it is.

[@andrecanoso149]

@@motorcycleadventures Right I respect your point. I'm a happy CB500X Owner and I do big trips to and your Channel for me is all I need to do the thing I love the most. Thanks you so much. If you travel to Portugal just give me a call.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks! Good luck on your future trips, Andre!

[@ger13nunyah56]

Ready to roll mate.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@JUNKOPSARO]

very nice condition...tenere power?Russian vodka but where is the rakia!? enjoy t watching!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Rakia was later!

[@Palou84]

So how did you get the agr tube from the engine. Those bolts are very hard to reach. I want remove the Agr as well to stop the popping from the exhaust.

[@motorcycleadventures]

Watch the video.

[@grayl5514]

Yamaha build quality!

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!

[@georgetumino9652]

Great information. Thanks

[@motorcycleadventures]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mrbobolos]

You forgot the mechanics most important part, to pay him😂 Nice job, I wish we had mechanics who would give a day preparing our moto. Usually it takes them 2-3 weeks to do regular maintenance and they don't want to be there to see what they do. I ended up learning and maintaining my own moto myself. I have a f650 gs single so it is easy like your moto!

[@motorcycleadventures]

The calculation of the whole process you can see in the last video.

[@mrbobolos]

@@motorcycleadventures I am kidding 😜

[@Dbassman999]

Great videos. Thx! Does your engine uses oil? Any idea how much?

[@motorcycleadventures]

It use some oil but if I ride it over 110km/h.

[@aqazi81]

Huge Thumbs up from Pakistan....

[@motorcycleadventures]

Thanks!

[@АлексейХопрячков-р2м]

Pavlin very good video!soon Magadan, Vladivostok?

[@motorcycleadventures]

Да, Владивосток тоже будет.

[@АлексейХопрячков-р2м]

Pavlin Hello.I live in Vladivostok (1988-1995) year,japan sea very beautiful... today here best.

[@andriusvirbickas]

Am I the only one who would love to see Pavlin, Dima and Paco (how do you spell his nickname?) on some epic adventure motorcycle adventure trip? 😁

[@motorcycleadventures]

What exactly you would like to see?

[@andriusvirbickas]

@@motorcycleadventures a team of you having fun on some long trip 😁 Well documented ofcourse😁

[@ikrivanov]

Здрасти Павлине, от видеото не разбрах дали сменихте "бананите" с ангреажната верига. Имаше един кадър, на който държеше единия банан. При мен при леко огъване с ръка, в самите банани се откриваха продълговати язви, дълги докъм 2см, които се получават от износване на материала и температурата. Бананите не са от метал, а от някакъв материал, производен на пластмасата, усеща се като плексиглас. Поздрави, Иван

[@motorcycleadventures]

Здрасти Иване, не моите бяха като нови и не съм ги сменял. В твоя случай смяната е задължителна.

[@tbillyjoeroth]

Is it typical for so many parts to wear out after this many miles? Seems like a LOT of things need to be replaced, which questions the durability of the design or the use of inferior metals. I can't imagine the total labor costs in the USA for all the repairs you did in this 4-part series at the standard rate of about $80/hour for these repairs, not to mention parts and down time.

[@motorcycleadventures]

If you consider the mileage that the bike has, 99% of the time trouble free, I will say that the build quality is dam good and the cost is not that high. Luckily I live in Bulgaria where the labor is still very cheap.

[@MrKronen75]

What engine oil do you use ? And at what km interval do you change them ?

[@motorcycleadventures]

10W60 Motorex, max 8,000km.

[@АлексейХопрячков-р2м]

Pavlin, please answer me..what use viscosity on my Yamaha xt660z ,mileage total 5000km.10w40 or 10w50? synthetic ,i go only summer time ..Thank Your

[@motorcycleadventures]

I would use 10W50.

[@grahamsmith8122]

was this the same guy that left your brake caliper mounting loose? He may need to get his wrists re-calibrated! Ride safe.

[@motorcycleadventures]

No! The lose brake caliper was my fault. I didn't use loctite.

[@athaphian]

Is the journey to Magadan already started? I kinda missed it on your channel. Was this before or after Turkey?

[@motorcycleadventures]

Do you know where Magadan is?

[@athaphian]

@@motorcycleadventures As far as I know it's east Russia, where Ewan and Charley went during their famous Long Way Round trip.

[@motorcycleadventures]

So this will answer your question.

[@athaphian]

@@motorcycleadventures Yes, I totally understand that you would not go there now. But I remember these preparations from when you posted them earlier. Then I followed the Turkey trip and now I see this video again and think 'did he do this?'. But all good, keep enjoying it! Love your videos!

[@ДимитърМаринов-й7м]

Колеги поздрави и имам един въпрос имам същия мотор,каква роля играе клапана,който изолирахте и защо?Благодаря предварително!

[@motorcycleadventures]

За ради вредните емисии е.

[@ДимитърМаринов-й7м]

@@motorcycleadventures Подобрява ли нещо премахването му?

[@riderramblings]

So, now you have a "new" bike! 😀

[@motorcycleadventures]

Almost!

[@chelmialouest_motorcycle3036]

Like new one ;) ready to travel again, great

[@motorcycleadventures]

Absolutely!