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Well, I got the tires on. My SM buddy and I have known each other for years. He has done a few Tenere wheels now and thinks the bearings are a little tighter than normal and ever so slightly "knotchy". I think they are smooth, just tight. His advice and my gut feeling is they are fine for...

Thank you both for responding, I am off to get tires. I will let you know what my service manager buddy thinks later.

Need a little help. I tried a search but still am confused. I pulled my wheels for new tires. The rear bearings feel good. Front wheel bearings feel tight and inner races will not turn independently. I need to stick a finger tightly in each inner race to get them to turn and it feels like both...

I bent both of mine (1 bent pretty bad the other just barely) last year center punching a deer. On mine, just the lower inner tubes were bent. After pricing the parts I would need and considering the time it would take me to rebuild them myself, I ordered the entire fork leg for both sides from...

I had a Gen 1 and hit a deer with it. I bought a Gen 2 to replace it. If you liked your old bike you will love the new ones. The bike has not taken any steps backwards in build quality or performance. All changes are positives. Would I buy a Gen 1 again.....likely not.

Odd timing. I just popped the rubber plugs out of mine after a recent bath and saw a little rust on one side. I have Rumbux Bars that have suffered from my poor riding skills. I went to Walmart and they have Rustoleum paint in an approximately 1/2 pint can. It is for bare metal use. I bought...

I am fine now, but the wreck hurt me pretty badly. I bought my 2015 while I was recuperating. You will not be disappointed. The Rumbux uses very strong frame mounting points. The plate comes off separately from the bars and makes it very easy for oil changes. The ACD is a solid unit also. Most...

Here is one that hit a deer, a concrete culvert, flipped and landed upside down in a ditch (all the same event) and the bike survived just fine to be ridden home by somebody else. I went to the hospital. The bike was totaled. Rumbux skid and side bar combination. I bought the exact same product...

Re: Re: Is my tire on backwards? While you wait, I will chime in. I ran 2 sets on a Vstrom 1000 and 3 sets on a 2013 ST. I am on my second set on my 2015 ST. I have had great luck with them and like them well. I use mine for sport touring with some dry dirt and gravel occasionally tossed in...

The spokes may be fine at delivery and loosen early on as they take a set and wear into the coated rim. My 2013 lost a nipple (saw spoke hanging) at around 100 miles and I got lucky and saw it when I stopped. It must have fallen off right as I stopped. Re-torqued when I got home and one more...

I do not like to run mine in gear on the center stand. I can not believe it does it any good to do this. If I need to, I will apply the rear brake slightly to give some drag to the rear drive and it will not rack back and forth. I just bring mine in from a long ride when the axle is warm and...

I studied them all for a while before I made my decision. It was down to Bumot or Jesse. The 2 cases are about equal in strength and build quality but the Bumot has a stronger rack system with a rear cross bar. The narrow Bumot size is as tight to the bike as OEM and mine have been wrecked and...

If the left shock mount ear breaks off >:( , I guess we will know. ::021:: I hardly ever see another Tenere in my parts. Today I am out cruising the back-roads of "Gods country" and not only pass by one on a hilly/twisty section of Highway 421, north of Frankfort, but it was a red one like...

From all the way over in the USA in Kentucky, thank you very much Nikolajsen. That is exactly the spot I was describing. ::026::

I am requesting a favor. I am prepping for a long ride and was going over my frame looking for issues. I noticed something I never have before, when checking welds. The top shock mount is a bracket with ears that the top bolt goes through. The left ear (clutch side) is welded on the inner and...

I have a RED 2015 also. Looks to me the factory black accents on the tank sides are under the clear coat. I doubt you are getting them removed without damage....let me know if you do, how you did it?

You guys hiring? ::008::

I had the money, the ES was not my cup of tea. I do love the S10. The best bike I have owned to date. On my second one now. I don't even miss the heated grips since I use Gortex snowmobile mits. It is a good, do it all bike. I love not having to even think about a chain. It is the Toyota Tacoma...

I took a heck of a hit to my Bumots while deer hunting with my Tenere. Bent 1 badly and scuffed both up. I used a car jack and unbent the bad one and it is good as new. Powder coat held up well and racks didn't budge. I am more than satisfied with the product. I also messed my seal up on one...

I am in the habit of checking my rims for damage and that my tires are on the right way before I even leave the shop. If I got home and noticed, or worse put the wheels back on and noticed, I would then be mad at both the tech and myself. I also use a permanent marker and put wheel rotation...