Yamaha TDM 900

[yappiez]

U must be meeting Steven..

Damn, I'm gonna break his heart.......

[AJ..]

huh?

 

steven? ..who?Steven Tan super-sub??

[kyquek]

Hi all,

 

a further report on the FC of our TDM900! Just refilled petrol and I got this figures...

 

Load: 57kg rider and GIVI 42L topbox only (2 sets of rain coat inside)

Total mileage: 498.6km 80% expressway at 90-110km/h

Fuel pumped: 19.49L Mobil/Esso Syn5000

Average fuel consumption: ~25km/L

 

Hit reserve at about 400km.

 

Impressive!

[AJ..]

hmm....den i need to loose weight..... ....damn.....

 

i jus did a replacement of the airfilter...the airfilter is sure pretty dirty...have my fingers crossed...hope dis will solve the problem...replaced the same oiginal filters...tot of KnN.....but well...mus try back stock 1st...

bout the front wheel stiffness,funny thg the mechanic isaid its okey leh...hmm...

[boon16]

Steven aka Boon.

[barracuda]

Originally posted by kyquek@Dec 9 2005, 04:18 PM

Total mileage: 498.6km 80% expressway at 90-110km/h

Fuel pumped: 19.49L Mobil/Esso Syn5000

Average fuel consumption: ~25km/L

kyquek you'r the man! Officially our record holder haha

 

I just pumped 19.25L (Esso F1 @ 2nd link) today.

Total mileage: 450km

Average fuel consumption: 23.37km/L (80% highway 100-110, 20% city riding & speeds of >180km/h in foreign territory )

 

My setup is solo rider (55kg) with 2X40L junior side panniers (Personal stuff, raincoat, tools & 1st aid kit)

[AJ..]

Originally posted by boon16@Dec 9 2005, 07:53 PM

Steven aka Boon.

aahhh.....so its u....tot the l skol sgp soccer player steven tan....

[comics00]

Originally posted by yappiez@Dec 8 2005, 11:19 AM

Just for info...

I ever pumped in 20.178 litres of fuel. Stock tank of course.

Breaking my own record of 19.8.

Anyone wants to try breaking this record?

hahahaa..

wow u can pump 20.178L into the 20L fuel tank! u ride untill tthe tank dry sia

my record was only 19.8 while the metre at 498km already i worry like siao, scare will kana stranded on the expressway

[AJ..]

Originally posted by comics00@Dec 11 2005, 11:22 AM

my record was only 19.8 while the metre at 498km already i worry like siao, scare will kana stranded on the expressway

498km...hw i wish i could reach to dat....sianz.....

[comics00]

MERRY CHRISTMAS

[yappiez]

So sianzzzzz... everyone busy riding and touring over the holidays but I'm stuck in SG worrying about not having enough money to spent..... hmm...

How's everyone doing this season?

[kyquek]

Hello!

 

You don't have to be sianz, it's just a phase of your life. Once it's over, you'll be enjoying life again. Hang in there!

 

I had a quiet holiday too, as I bade a final farewell to my grandmother on Christmas Day morning.

 

Anyway, I just found out that the rebound adjusters on the forks were offset to the right. In the workshop manual, position 2 means the slot is vertical. My position 2 is set slightly off to the right for both forks. Thinking back to when I had changed the rebound adjusters, i had thought i changed from 3 to 2 when i had actually changed from 2 to 1. No wonder the ride was so springy. This time round will try position 3.

 

I still have not got the goggles and panniers yet! Sheesh...

 

cheers,

kyquek

[kyquek]

Happy New Year! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

[AJ..]

Originally posted by yappiez@Dec 27 2005, 09:39 PM

So sianzzzzz... everyone busy riding and touring over the holidays but I'm stuck in SG worrying about not having enough money to spent..... hmm...

How's everyone doing this season?

at least not so bad...me still hvent got the milege right since day 1...still 320km hit reserved......even after changing air filter...

 

 

anyway happy new yr dudes...jus came back frm KL to watch concert...the TDM is good bike after all...only a bit shaky at times....

[kyquek]

AJ, so have you changed to a KNN filter? Share your experience on the upgrade, please.

 

I have to agree about the wobbly feeling, too. Mine is a 2004 and it has very light springs compared to 2003 and 2002 models. What's yours?

 

Suspension settings I have now are front fork rebound position 3 (one click more than standard, which is position 2), rear shock rebound 10 clicks out (two clicks less than standard, which is 12 clicks out from fully turned in). I was thinking; Since I weigh about 57kg, which is less than the standard 74kg rider the suspensions are set for; Reducing the rate of rebound would make me bounce around less, improving my sense of control of the bike. I do like the ride better than standard but I have been riding only one week with this settings.

 

You might want try adjusting the suspension settings. Do keep in mind that you should make small changes each time and record the ride changes you feel with each change.

 

Cheers,

kyquek

[marcopolo]

ha ha ha

 

no offence here...but you guys very comical...discuss TDM as though it's some form of high-performance bike

 

your bike wobble...but all bikes woggle at a certain speed...wat speed were you riding at...the TDM is not meant to be design to fly lah..it's tourer's bike!

 

pardon me if I'm wrong....i think the TDM enginners intended the TDM to be a "jack of all trades, master of none"

 

and i got it cause it suits me!

 

 

[AJ..]

Originally posted by kyquek@Jan 4 2006, 11:33 PM

AJ, so have you changed to a KNN filter? Share your experience on the upgrade, please.

 

I have to agree about the wobbly feeling, too. Mine is a 2004 and it has very light springs compared to 2003 and 2002 models. What's yours?

 

Suspension settings I have now are front fork rebound position 3 (one click more than standard, which is position 2), rear shock rebound 10 clicks out (two clicks less than standard, which is 12 clicks out from fully turned in). I was thinking; Since I weigh about 57kg, which is less than the standard 74kg rider the suspensions are set for; Reducing the rate of rebound would make me bounce around less, improving my sense of control of the bike. I do like the ride better than standard but I have been riding only one week with this settings.

 

You might want try adjusting the suspension settings. Do keep in mind that you should make small changes each time and record the ride changes you feel with each change.

 

Cheers,

kyquek

wah.,....i dnt noe much bout the setting....i jus ride liao....wat concerns is FC...its such a bother......

 

but really a fun bike...travelling wit 2 R1...so its such a pain.....

 

i didnt change to KnN....i changed to originals....the ol ones look preety bad....but petrol stil the same...sigh...

[AJ..]

Originally posted by marcopolo@Jan 5 2006, 12:35 AM

ha ha ha

 

no offence here...but you guys very comical...discuss TDM as though it's some form of high-performance bike

 

your bike wobble...but all bikes woggle at a certain speed...wat speed were you riding at...the TDM is not meant to be design to fly lah..it's tourer's bike!

 

pardon me if I'm wrong....i think the TDM enginners intended the TDM to be a "jack of all trades, master of none"

 

and i got it cause it suits me!

 

 

dnt be like dat lah ol-timer...we all newbie...so pretty much excited about the bikes tat we ride....so different ppl tends to hv different ways of accepting and reviewing bikes....no offence dude....

[yappiez]

dun mind that old fellow... he's just jealous

[comics00]

Originally posted by yappiez@Jan 6 2006, 12:58 AM

dun mind that old fellow... he's just jealous

not many of these old fellows (TDM850) left on our road.

[marcopolo]

you are rite kelvin and eddie...I AM JEALOUS!!!!

 

who wan to swop their 900 with mine?

 

i have not gotten a new bike since my very first bike back in 99.

the TDM is my 4th and they are all 2nd hand...

 

my TDM is 5 this year...5 MORE YEARS!

 

 

[boon16]

Let's welcome Mr Noris to the tdm community. Just came back from holidays at krabi,phuket and phi phi island. No problems at all from the bike. Managed to keep up with two sports for 1/2hr at 170-180km/h. Quite fun. Realize that tdm is quite comfortable maintaing 170.

[AJ..]

hey dudes.....jus wondering....is der any weekend rides?

[comics00]

Originally posted by AJ..@Jan 8 2006, 11:35 PM

hey dudes.....jus wondering....is der any weekend rides?

if u dont mind, wait till i get my bike in march

[AJ..]

hope to unite wot other tdm riders....