Ulrich
New Member
I am a new Super Tenere owner, I bought it used a month ago with about 7.5K km on the clock. The previous owner fitted the bike with some useful accessories including Givi Trekker Outback side cases: the smaller one on the left, and the bigger one on the right. I like everything about them, but I have been noticing that the motorcycle tends to pull to the left, especially at speeds above 70-80 km/h. It took me quite a while to figure out that this behavior might be related to the asymmetry of the cases. Or, more precisely, to the asymmetry of front surfaces of the cases that produces uneven drag. The way I nailed the cause was quite simple: after clearly feeling the bike’s tendency to steer to the left, I removed both cases and — what a relief, the motorcycle goes straight again without me having to slightly push on the right handle all the time in order to compensate that behavior with counter-steering. And when I say “slightly”, I really mean it because it’s a very minor issue which is barely noticeable for the first 30 minutes on the highway, but after hours of riding, the tension in my right arm builds up and it’s just not right. So, even though it’s a subtle thing with the steering, it is still annoying.
Has anyone riding with asymmetrically sized cases noticed anything like this?
Has anyone riding with asymmetrically sized cases noticed anything like this?