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A simple tip that I got from Steve at Totally TTRs. Slip a rubber glove over the air intake when you are doing a full power wash wink

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Depending on how muddy the conditions are that you ride in, it is worth occasionally taking off the side panels, seat, rear mudguard, tank, battery box and headlight to give the frame and engine a really good clean. Otherwise you can have damp mud sitting on the frame that could cause rust.

Here is mine undergoing "The Treatment". I intially power wash off as much dirt as I can and then spray the whole bike in non-corrosive TFR (Traffic Film Remover) before a final rinse. Not forgetting to clean all the plastics etc taken off of course!

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Beautiful weather here in SW UK at the moment. 28C forecast for later.

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very nice looking ttr brian well looked after knowing you over the years would bring good money & well worth buying knowing the ttr expert has owned it ask top notch price for it when you decide to sell it & dont be nocked down on price or put in storage better than money in bank these days john

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Thank you John - I won't be giving it away that's for sure!

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Here is another useful tip which is to check the reflective alumium patch is still on the bottom of your battery box to help reflect the heat away from the battery and the box itself.

If it's missing or damaged then it's easy enough to replace it with a piece of adhesive alumium strip as in the photo below:

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Check your toolkit is present and correct! Despite how few tools there are, the select bunch provided will get you out of most situations in an emergency.

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In particular, check the wheel spanner. The standard Yamaha spanner is 24/22mm and although the 24mm fits the rear axle nut, you need a 17mm for the front axle. The best and easiest solution  is to buy one of Steve's 24/17mm wheel spanners - see here

This is how the UK and European TTRs carry their toolbox. The US TTRs don't have the brackets which are on the removable side frame bar.

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