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    Vote for your new site Banner

    I voted for F................. but with the riders head also in the banner ............ ;) :D
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    Side Stand Foot Giveaway Courtesy of AltRider!!

    Thank you AltRider ................... very kind of you ;)
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    Hello From NJ

    Welcome Martin ;) My heart feels for you guys who still have to wait to receive your S10'S. :(
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    riding the twisties

    Hi there................ I had a Honda Varadero before the S10. Sometimes I get some hooligan manners when on a bike and one day me and a couple of friends were doing some mountain passes. Two of them have BMW RT 1200'S. At the end of the day they had to accept that I beat them in the twisties...
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    Favorite Motorcycle tool

    My favorite tool is that small tool you put in the ignition to switch on the bike ................. ;)
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    Grandpa meets Grandson on gravel ............

    These two Teneres meet each other during this weekend on the gravel roads ......................
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    Unique XT1200Z

    This S10 is from a guy in South Africa. I spoke to him earlier tonight about the colour scheme and he said that he iss a lover of the yellow colour. The paw on his helmet represents the Wilddog Adventure Riding forum. You shall also see a small sticker with a paw on my S10's screen which...
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    Suspension Bottoming

    HoebSTer ................. I am pulling the scale on 125 kg, about 275 lbs. With panniers and luggage the total load will be more than 300 lbs. The setting on the rear shock is on the halfway mark, the front shocks are still on the setting as it came from the factory, and I do comfortably 120 to...
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    Super Tenere Max speed

    This weekend I saw 219 km/h on the clock while passing a 1200 GSA ...................
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    After Market Hard Luggage

    Grunt58 ................ Are you going to get the inner bags too? I see that these panniers are opening to the side. I once had the experience with nearly all my groceries on the ground after opening a side opened pannier and not using an inner bag :-[
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    Where will you go?

    I am busy exploring the gravel roads in the Karoo and Western Cape area of South Africa .................... See two of my ride reports ;)
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    After Market Hard Luggage

    My topbox met mother earth (gravel) at a speed of between 100 and 120 km/h and it was because of the original mounting bracket which broke. The topbox was slightly bent and a piece of the aluminium on the one top corner was ripped loose. I fixed the box myself and it serves now as a standby box...
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    6400 miles in 11 days

    eemsreno ............. Nice report and yes .............. beautiful pics ;) Hell, that pic of Dakota and Shelby is a classic one. :)
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    Christmas ... I don't think so. Now where's that wallet!

    Agree ............... you can open a board just for the "models" report :D
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