What you did to your Tenere today??!!

[Mike Sisson]

As promised, here are some pictures of the install:

Does the rear seat mount back up over the base bracket or does it (the bracket) have to be removed? :question:

 

[mcbrien]

Added this little bag .

 

[colorider]

Does the rear seat mount back up over the base bracket or does it (the bracket) have to be removed? :question:

The plate and backing plate can be left in place, but the actual pedestal portion of the RotoPax mount must be removed each time you return the bike to "stock" to install the rear seat. This condition is shown in the first two pictures of my previous post.

 

[EricV]

Eric

Do you know exactly what they did to straighten your rim....hyd press, big hammer (my preferred method for steel rims!), etc....? I put a small ding in mine a couple of weeks ago, also hitting a buried boulder but only at around 10mph. Still shook the bike pretty hard.

Lead dolly and lead BFH, then on the truing stand. A bit more hammer action, then some spoke work, and all was good. I was out front, but could hear the hammer action and they did tell me up front what they would do and what to expect. A BMW guy loaned me a small hammer to tweak as I could in the hotel parking lot, which helped get me to Vegas for better work. Seems the GS rims are equally notorious for rim dents. ???

 

[pluric]

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I got about 4 miles after turning around and felt the front tire go flat. Stopped right away and it was partly off the bead. The small Slime compressor and some luck with me pushing and holding the tire with my knees and hands got enough of a seal that it aired up again. I lost 15 psi getting out to the pavement, about another 9 miles, aired up again and made it back to the hotel w/o further pressure loss for the on pavement riding.

I don't know if the lower pressure would have helped or not. Heavy bike, 40-45 mph, big rock that I didn't see until it was too late and tagged pretty hard. I felt the suspension bottom out. I'm no suspension guru, but I have made an effort to adjust it for my weight and riding style. I had backed off the compression a couple of clicks and added a few clicks to the rebound a couple of weeks ago since it was feeling harsh on the pavement bumps. I was not at the stock setting then. Pre-load is set to give me proper sag. The wheel was only bent on one side and was not out of true, over all, at least from what the shop said.

Sorry about your rim. May I quote you?


"Certainly all true Troll. I personally would have chosen cast wheels, if we had been given a choice. It's not like I'm going to be riding in places or at a level where I'm going to be replacing spokes and re-truing a wheel in the field during a ride. I haven't damaged a wheel in 300k of riding, I doubt I will on the ST. Spokes are really not a necessary technology for today's bikes. If you hammer a wheel so hard you do damage, you would have done damage with either spoked or cast wheels, IMVHO."

I only mention this because in another thread we disagreed that bent wheels were part of bike ownership.
Welcome to the club. ::008::




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[stevepsd]

Seems the GS rims are equally notorious for rim dents. ???

I'm thinking that we need rims made out of Kryptonite. ;D

 

[tomatocity]

Triumph Explorer will use cast wheels. At first I questioned that now I understand.

 

[EricV]

Sorry about your rim. May I quote you?


"Certainly all true Troll. I personally would have chosen cast wheels, if we had been given a choice. It's not like I'm going to be riding in places or at a level where I'm going to be replacing spokes and re-truing a wheel in the field during a ride. I haven't damaged a wheel in 300k of riding, I doubt I will on the ST. Spokes are really not a necessary technology for today's bikes. If you hammer a wheel so hard you do damage, you would have done damage with either spoked or cast wheels, IMVHO."


I only mention this because in another thread we disagreed that bent wheels were part of bike ownership.
Welcome to the club. ::008::

Completely fair! I really didn't think it would happen, but it did. Push the big girl hard enough and there are consequences. Its a heavy bike and shit happens if you ride it fast over big bumps and whoops. There is only so much you can do to minimize damage.

 

[xt1200z]

Added this little bag .

I had added too a small bag! ::026::

 

[Jap_STi_3]

12,000 mile Service ............. Done! with breakdown of running costs! http://trinityzxr750l1.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mr-ts-12000-mile-service-done_20.html

£0.06 per mile over 12,965 miles................... I'm happy with that for now ::008::

 

[X5]

I had added too a small bag! ::026::

Nice pictures. How did you mount that little bag?

 

[Jap_STi_3]

and what bag is it, I've seen the Wunderlick bags but ther for the GSA and come in pairs.

 

[xt1200z]

Nice pictures. How did you mount that little bag?

The bag has 5 velcro straps from the interior side! Thats it. ::008::

 

[dcstrom]

and what bag is it, I've seen the Wunderlick bags but ther for the GSA and come in pairs.

Wunderlich is selling Super Tenere stuff now... maybe they have something.

Me, I'm too cheap for Wunderlich or Touratech (sometimes anyway) - I'm trying to see if I can make these bum bags work ($25 from Amazon). They are a bit big maybe, but should be easy enough to attach and carry light, bulky gear - rain gear maybe. That way I don't have to dig into panniers in the rain, and it doesn't matter if the bags aren't waterproof.

Ignore the Rotapax - changed my mind about that location...

 

[korie]

i took her to the dealership and had the 600 mile service done (one week old today).

for her one week old birthday i placed an order yesterday with AltRider (skid plate, u-link cover (my pant leg has gotten caught a few times), and of course their crash bars) and some stuff off of Amazon (Givi panniers). now i just need to get the mounting racks for the Givi...

 

[Buckeye71]

This has been an expensive week, ugh.

Installed my Jesse Odyssey II's and boogered up the threads on on the right side crank assembly. I have no idea how I did it, but after a couple of turns with a ThreadMate it's as good as new.

I ordered 2" Rox Risers on Sunday, which should arrive tomorrow afternoon and I'll be getting in touch with Jaxon this week to order his extended brake and clutch lines.

 

[biting_point]

Finally did the TBS..
Add a black Puig screen..

 

[Dirt_Dad]

Took the inspiration/warning about the Fenda Extenda and skidplate to heart and created a couple of 4 inch skid plate extenders, complete with vent holes. My Lowes only had thinner aluminum sheets, so I folded it over to create a double wall thickness. Feel pretty good and I hope will eliminate the threat.

 

[dcstrom]

Took the inspiration/warning about the Fenda Extenda and skidplate to heart and created a couple of 4 inch skid plate extenders, complete with vent holes. My Lowes only had thinner aluminum sheets, so I folded it over to create a double wall thickness. Feel pretty good and I hope will eliminate the threat.

I'm still trying to figure out if my H&B/Fender Extenda combo is anything to worry about... Can somebody get measurements from the bottom edge of the FE to the leading edge of the skidplate? I guess in the case of the Rambux it would be the centerline of the top tube.

Thanks

Trevor

 

[crp47]

I bought it!!!!! ::014::