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Trailboss wrote:
Quote:Boony wrote:Quote:If you pair are gunna ride georges junction will you give me a bell, thats bloody awesome country in there..Boony
That would be a boring adventure ride you are showing interest in Boony :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Careful mate you could accidentally enjoy yourself
I will be in as well
TB
Hahhhhh,,Hahhh,,,
:)I`m talkin Trailor them into to the stix river/georges junction area and then ride them for days on end….I`m doing 1 adv ride ,,comon you havent hooked me yet :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:I got a centre stand for the Tenere today , mainly to make garage maintenance easy but also for road side tyre repairs.
The stand is made by sw motech
It only took 20 minutes and 2 beers to fit , easy as ! :whistle:
Nickj wrote:It’s a 78 xl250s with 23″ front wheel. It’s a bugger to get tubes for and can you believe 2 guys completed a 9000km Dakar in 1978 on these !!!It’s now my farm commuter but everyone loves it !!
My very first new bike I put Nobie tyres on it and g an s shocks and I thought I was made in the shade.
;)PS if you ever need a place to store that tenere ill help you out mate;)Today I fitted a new tall screen ,headlight protect , pivot pegz,High front guard , waterpump protector and Leo Vince pipe.
Its a competition between TB & Nick to see who can get the most BLING on their Ten :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Nick you know you cant winnn
Its looking good
Mick
mickp wrote:Its a competition between TB & Nick to see who can get the most BLING on their Ten :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:Nick you know you cant winnn
Its looking good
Mick
You are right Mick he can’t win, my waterpump guard and centre stand will be here on Monday (they were part of Nick’s order) the high guard Nick has fitted and works with the engine bars we have has been ordered this arvo. I gave up trying high guards as the two I got wouldnt work
I have also ordered secret bling today he doesn’t know about yet (cue evil laugh ) so as to stay one upIts looking good Nick real good, 2nd best looking Tenere here actually :laugh: :laugh:
TB
After the High country ride the Tenere has now got 10 603 km on the clock , so I’ve put over 8000 km on it in the last 12 weeks :ohmy: :blink:
From buying an almost standard bike I think the essential changes for me were pivot pegz to replace the ridiculously skinny standard pegz An underbar dampener which also lifts the bars about 30 mm and as in 6 ft 1 it’s made it very comfortable standing up. The biggest improvement is the suspension , the standard set up I was constantly bottoming and understeered massively. Tekniks fitted heavier springs and welded up some holes !!! ( ask them I only know it now works unreal )I fitted wolfman luggage for the last ride and they are a top set up. The racks have had a couple of teething problems as they are a very new design for the Tenere but the back up service I got from adventure moto and Jason at Barretts has been second to none. They have listened to suggestions and are determined to make the racks bullet proof.
My main disappointments have been the ‘Strike ‘ GPS . I have had 3 units before I went and got a refund. It’s a $500 gps made for ‘bikers’ but mine never worked longer than 300km before it died.
The other let down is the Cush drive rubbers which need replacing with every tire change. Yamaha charge $70 a set so I have had to buy bulk in Germany for obvious reasons.The ride on the Tenere is surprising me every outing, it can sit on tar all day comfortably to get to ride starts then it makes twin track and some singles as much fun as an enduro bike.
Where this bike has surprised me is it’s hill climbing ability , I have pointed at hills I would be unsure of on my trail bike but the Tenere muscles to the top no worries. I give all credit to the bike as some of these hills my confidence in getting to the top is not high which usually means failure but it hasn’t failed to get me their once.I’m loving this bike more and more and can’t wait to add some more kms!!
Nick
hey nick…where did you get your Tenere high screen from ???…regards mick
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