What’s the black and gold windshield sticker? Christ don’t let me hit a tree on my motorcycle?Threw on a pair of Michelin Road 6 tires and new rear brake pads. The Road 6 tires seem pretty nice based on a quick 20-mile ride. Definitely not as much vibration compared to the Motoz Tractionator GPS I swapped out. I liked the Motoz tires. Got 10k miles out of the rear, and the front is still usable. Had a heck of a time seating the front tire bead. Tried all kinds of methods (straps, soapy water, windex, and 120 PSI air with and without valvestem valve). I read about Ruglyde and purchased a gallon at NAPA auto. Put it in a spray bottle and gave the bead a good soak. Also, I removed one brake rotor to better access the valvestem. Finally, I removed the valvestem valve and direct-connected to a 125 psi air source. That did the trick!
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What you did to your Tenere today??!!
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POG
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It was on the bike when I bought it. I don't know if it's a real thing or not - it says "ADV for Christ" with two arrows, a tree, and a cross. The fellow I purchased the bike from was a pastor. I never thought of it the way you mentioned.
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I bought a 2013 pretty nicely equiped. I took a ADV course that was all trails the second half of the day. I could feel/hear rocks and sticks hitting the bottom of the bike. The instructor noticed the plastic, stock "skid plate" and recommended I upgrade. The bike came with the T-Rex engine guards, so I went with the T-Rex skid plate. It was a typical install, nothing suprising. I just followed an install video. Took me about an hour and a half. I did have to use a floor jack at one point to hold up the plate while installing bolts on one side. It looks and feels solid. Fits nicely with the engine guards.
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I love my T-Rex skid plate and bars. Took an off road course a few weeks ago and every bang and clang was confirmation I made the right choice. Really solid kit. And good access to oil filter and drain plugs, to boot. As an aside. Was it the left rear mounting bolt that required the jack? That one was a bear for me.
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Today I finally finished my gps tablet mount. Pretty happy with increased windshield stability too. Also changed shock spring to Hyperpro. Didn't have time to road test yet but rider sag turns out same as stock... I'm going to make some adjustments to linkage couse it is still too soft for 2 up camping
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You installed yourself?
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Yes, once you remove the shock, you just need to compress the spring to slip out the washer that keeps it in place, remove the spring compressors, then do it all in reverse order with the new spring. The Tusk spring compressors were barely to the task, so I will probably buy the nicer Motion Pro tool down the road for doing this kind of work. I think from start to finish it was well under an hour to get this done.
I also used the tusk when I swapped in my 900lb spring and they were also a one-time use product as far as I'm concerned. I immediately sent them back for fear they would fail if I ever used them again.
Also I'm jealous of your bright red spring. Mine was raindy day grey.
cyclemike4
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I used to ride a Yamaha 360 just like that. Talk about a running machine! Love to have that thing back.
millesecond
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I cycled the ABS pump per the instructions I found on here in the brake section.
RENOVATOR20
funrider
New air filter, oil filter, and oil change. Not much oil in the air box. Thought about a throttle balance but it is running good so I do not need to fix something that is not broken. Maybe I'll wash it today before a ride. I adjusted the preload and it raised the bike higher. Now it sits better on the sidestand. I guess I had it too much sag. 2014 Super Tenere
I ended up with a vice grip plier holding the steel channel together so it wouldn't blow apart. The silly part is that I have a 20 ton shop press that I could have used instead...
Jiivee
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I started the complete maintenance of the ES front fork. Will continue one day, maybe tomorrow...
Which Honda V-4 is that red one tucked in on the left side corner?
I would imagine it is one of Honda's forbidden fruit models that was never offered in the US.
Perhaps some version of an '80s-'90s Interceptor/VFR?
PineLaneRider
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Oil change, shifter lube, summer screen switch out, wash, wax. Big Fat Fannie still looks ok for 11 years and almost 50k miles old. I've put 28k on it in the last 2 ½ years.
Now to get it dirty. I have a mile of dirt lane from my house to the hard road.
Now to get it dirty. I have a mile of dirt lane from my house to the hard road.
Jiivee
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Very, very nice!! Looks to be in museum quality condition.
That Bol D'Or version/colorway was never offered in the US.
I just noticed that all your bikes are listed in your signature,
Not sure how I missed that being that it is in plain sight....