Recent content by AKC Tenere

Ditch Yamaha cases and buy Givis.....Simples..... ::009::

18 poster Recalls and all were my fault. "Sorry Sir, our fully factory trained mechanics have diagnosed the faults and it would appear that your poster was fixed to the wall incorrectly making the air around it to cause a breeze". " As a goodwill gesture we have knocked 2% of all your final...

I had a BMW poster on my garage wall but the fixings kept braking away and it continually fell off......................Bit like their motorcycles really ::001::

Good old Yamaha designers thinking of everything for their 2017 Super Tenere new range Maybe you should hang on..............

Good luck.......................be a good idea to register an open ended account with your local friendly BMW dealer. :-X

I put plenty of that exhaust paste around the joint but as you slide the Akro pipe over the header pipe it pushes it all out as the clearance is minimal. Also if you ever have to remove the pipe again it is a heck of a job to clean it all off before assembling again. With the Yamaha crush washer...

If you are going to fit a sat nav to front bar, the side brackets will need some sort of extra support each side for rigidness to stop vibration. There are many threads here in relation to it.

Avoid Akropovic. They dont utilise a crush washer seal like the Yamaha stock, and rely on a metal to metal seal. Amazes me how others are not getting blowing around the joint. Will be putting mine up for sale shortly in uk.

I had those on my Tenere xt660z Were excellent when it came to filtering as they do not stick out nowhere as much as conventional types. They may appear small, but i could still easily get my jacket etc. inside with a bit of folding etc. I have ordered ones for my S10.

Possibly look at going down the Maxi scooter route? The latest Suzuki Burgman 650 is Bentley comfort. The Tmax 530 is sporty comfort. Both are expensive to service though.

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Yes have stock bars.

I have cruise control and heated grips. All fitted as extra genuine Yamaha plug ins. I didnt need the electronic suspension so just opted for these items as a special deal price when purchasing the standard 2014 model from new in UK from main dealer. It was winter so not many bikes moving from...

Im getting a bit of lower back ache after about 30 mins of riding. I find that if i slide a bit further back on the seat from my natural riding position it helps. Its as though my lower back is getting compressed. I will play around with tilting the handlebars forward or back etc but wondered...