Make Dre-XT-Stueck great again - couple more touch-ups (part 3)

With a 17°C day in February and some spares waiting for their install on the bike it was well about time to get the Dre-XT-Stück ready for the new season. So after a bit of cleaning up in the workshop, it was time to tackle a few minor jobs.

From left to right: a choke plunger instead of the cable operated stock (forgot to put that one one), a stock indicator mounting plate for the rear (as the MOT-man complained about it last year) and a sprocket support plate to stop it from wobbling around  and wearing out the gearbox-output shaft even more.

As my stock sprocket holder plate was also a bit chewed up and the whole kit actually cost the same as just a new holder, it made more sense to get the whole kit than just buying the original part form Yamaha. 

The additional plate goes over the end of the shaft and actually keeps it engaged nicely thus dramatically reducing the wear on the splines.

The indicators in the back had been fitted to a bent piece of stainless steel flatbar, which is a pretty good solution in order to get them out of the way of a set of panniers, BUT my MOT-man says that it might impose a safety risk to others... As I have to modify my pannier holders anyway, I thought I might as well tackle this bit.

Last thing on the list was to adjust the valves, because after touching up the valve seats they always need a bit of adjustment. Same here - inlets a bit tight, exhaust valves a bit loose, which worries me a bit more to be honest.

So what's the verdict: Dre-XT-Stück is starting to become a bit more lively now that the rings are bedding in. Actually so much so that I had the frontwheel in the air after taking off from a crossing a bit more spirited than was good for me.