Yamaha Tenere XT660Z: ECU is a consumable
I stumbled onto the discussion as we are 2 Tenere owners in the same town who owns a static display of XT660Z's in pristine condition. Static, because in the one bike, the fuelling signal has died. In the other, the bike runs irregular and does not rev beyond 3000 rpm.
Replacement ECU's from Yamaha = 40% of the market value of the bike. And, then, from extensive Internet research, an unreliable component. Spending money at Yamaha does therefore not make sense.
If anyone has a suggestion to an aftermarket unit of the shelve, please advice. It seems possible to customise a generic ECU, but that will be a desperate last option.
Ebay second-hand units, very scarce, probably because a fully functional unit is against the norm.
Otherwise, we need to convert them to carburettor models as both ECU's still produce the spark signal.
When these bikes were not on static display - being fully functional, and having had many other models of Honda and KTM beforehand, I started to think this Tenere, although not glamorous, is the answer. Travelled into Botswana and Namibia and desolate South African areas without longing for the glamour of the fancy Honda's and KTM's I did the same with.
Now, my opinion of these bikes are under evaluation.....
Any advice will be appreciated!
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