AdventureRider
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Single swing arms are easer to change the rear tire on the trail and yes they look waaaaaaay cooler.
I've plugged tubeless tires on trails. Never needed to change one. If I'm to the point where I've damaged a tire enough to need changing I'm screwed regardless of the swing arm style.AdventureRider said:Single swing arms are easer to change the rear tire on the trail and yes they look waaaaaaay cooler.
Unless your rims is completely fxxked and you need to put a tube in it. Plug it and forget it.AdventureRider said:Single swing arms are easer to change the rear tire on the trail and yes they look waaaaaaay cooler.
I find the rear tires are the same to change whether they started on a SSSA or a DSSA. The only easier bit was removing the wheel that the tire was attached to.AdventureRider said:Single swing arms are easer to change the rear tire on the trail and yes they look waaaaaaay cooler.
Don, Very nicely done. ::012::Don in Lodi said:Got your cause and effect mixed up; the failure caused the wreck, the wreck didn't cause the failure. ::26::
I'd rather have a reliable Multistrada that weighs 200lbs, has zero maintenance, can fly like a YZ, and cost less than $12K.AdventureRider said:Still rather have a single swing arm, I can crash any bike and make it look like a piece of shit.
Yes we are not talking about black and white we are talking more about probabilities. I am sure there are a few URALS that have managed some how to ride around Russia ten times without a problem.AdventureRider said:I'm sorry I don't believe that he was just driving down the highway, and the rear swing arm just fell apart. And people have driven the GS adventure around the world loaded with gear and have never had a problem with it. Abuse of anything will cause it to fail. :-[
Ahh, you're not from Canada, you're from the Planet of Denial! Have you ever actually owned a BMW? And who, exactly, do you think rode a GS loaded with gear around the world w/o having had a problem?AdventureRider said:I'm sorry I don't believe that he was just driving down the highway, and the rear swing arm just fell apart. And people have driven the GS adventure around the world loaded with gear and have never had a problem with it. Abuse of anything will cause it to fail. :-[
I'm happy for your Dad. But add up his maintenance costs. And if he's on his first final drive bearings at ~60k miles, he's luckier than most. I put close to three times that on my FJR and never did anything to the swing arm bearings or final drive other than oil changes to the FD.AdventureRider said:I don't own one but my dad has one and it has just under 100000km and he's still on his first swing arm. But as far as I know he's never tried a 100 foot double with it, but maybe he's not riding it hard enough
+1 to all of that. Maybe Yamaha will do an 800 with that sexy new triple like Triumph did with the 800XC.TenRider said:Concidering the competition Yamaha will have to do something to gain market share. I love my Tenere, the more I ride it the better it feels. It does all I could ask of it, and can go beond my meger abilitys. I can not get enough of riding the big ten on all kinds of roads. So much so I have racked up 20000km in less then a year and I rearly drive my car now. Still is the bike perfect? No, no bike is. What should be changed in 2014? Maybe a more efficient screen, no need for electrical adjustments though. Better rear shock would be nice, with full adjustment. I personly find the exhaust ugly , maybe they could clean that up a little.
Is there room for another Tenere in the line up? Hell yeah! A more dirt focused mid size model, true to the Tenere spirit. Triumph have done it, BMW have done it, I think Yamaha could do a mid size better. Just my opinion. As long as Yamaha dont give up on the super ten and keep building them.