Ram-Mount montage
make steel plates 
for sandwich-ing 
draw 
drill 
holes 
pre-fitting 
wire-up 
sandwich backplate 
with speedometer installed 
spray paint black 
side view 
almost done
Yamaha YP250R X-MAX
At some point there must be lunch
Yamaha THR100H Dual Amp Head
Pour mieux voir la différence
TDM 850 2000 
TDM 900 2004
NOS handlebars
chrome original bars 
middle section 
a little wider 
a little wider 
almost done 
different bar-end weights
Buddyseat TDM850
How progressive is this?
Old lineair on top 
Hyperpro settings 
thickness 5mm old vs 6mm new 
wind m up
Seat options
Seeking an even higher seat
Original TDM Seat 
Original TDM Seat 
Medium high seat 
Idea 
Idea 
but less bloated/round 
XTZ lowered seat 
XTZ standard seat
Braking in
first run 
second run
Brake-line and Calipers
Changed the original Brake Calipers for 2nd hand better ones (so called Blue-spots) came with good brake pads and installed new HEL HBF9211 Steelflex Brakeline (Over The Mudguard ) with black transparent (CarboLook) outer hose colour
TDM840 4TX Brake Calipers 
TDM900/R1 Brake Calipers
New grips
Yamaha grips 32mm 
comparing 
BMW grips 35mm
Yamaha Steering Head Ring Nut Wrench
Yamaha equivalent P/N’s YU-33975 90890-01403 through http://www.ebay.com/usr/dingy101
Tool is laser cut from 1/4″ thick 
304 Stainless Steel, mill finish.
Tutoro update
oil spatters on top of chainguard 
Osco nipple placement 
Osco nipple placement 
Osco nipple placement
Heightened seat TDM850
Tutoro chain-oiler on TDM850 4TX
Steering Head test
Some more tinkering
Replacing the worn out Ball Bearing to a Taper Bearing Set in the Steering Head and change the fork oil
Tucked right in, backwards 
taken all apart is done
will this nifty set-up work? 
no you need a press after all 
and not even a lot of pressure
Centerstand
package in the mail 
The mounting brackets and parts 
rear view right 
rear view left 
front view left 
front view right
Steering head inspection
From the Service Manual 
Dremel to handle castle nuts 
Extended 
in use
Exhaust replacement
No exhaust at all 
new 2ndhand stainless down tubes 
welding slag inside
So that is why that dent is there 
So that is why that dent is there
tectyl covered collector 
it’s on 
it’s on
Another try 
No such difference
Exhaust Updates
As it turns out, the overlap is missing, rotted away. The header pipe is missing about 4cm, and when trying to take the pipes of, they snapped off on top, while the brackets remained stuck. On the collector side another 4cm broke off as well, exactly where the header goes in. So much for fixing it, replacing is the only option now.
TDM850 4TX Exhaust
Yamaha TDM 850 4TX
from 2000, with 77.513kms
wishlist: Exhaust mufflers, Tyres Michelin Pilot Road 3 (110/80-18 + 150/70-17), Center Stand, Seat upholstery (sturdier foam + higher seat), NGK DPR8EIX-9 Iridium sparkplugs, K&N airfilter YA-7585, BMW handguards (R1150GS), Steelflex brakelines, Brake discs front, Telefix ForkBrace, Rear Shock maintenance or renew, Exhaust downpipes, Chain & sprockets, Swingarm bearings, Tankbag