Looks like you've been up the Elan valley rd here's a picture of mine in the same spot last year
where did you TAKE your Tenere today?
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Dons 1911
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Lots of wild fires this time of year. The big chopper has been in town for a couple weeks, lately flying right over our house.
I rode thru the Airport today and it was parked there.
I rode thru the Airport today and it was parked there.
I watched Impossible Engineering the other day; Discovery Channel. It was about one of the planes they use to fight fires. It was a 747 that had been converted to drop water/retardant. Very impressive. Fun fact: in the early days of using planes to fight fires, the Grumman TBF Avenger was used.
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I rode up to the Harley shop to see if I could ride the new bike.
They had just shipped it off to another shop of theirs for test rides there.
But the nice sales lady said her man just picked one up 3 days earlier and he could be there in 10 minutes to let me see it.
He said that I could take it for a ride but not being the shops bike I passed. I did sit on it though.
He traded in a 1400 Concours so he wasn't a Harley guy.
I was impressed with the bike for not ridding it, I would say it felt a lot like the Tenere sitting on it, It's a big traveling bike like the Tenere.
He plans on riding it to Prudhoe Bay when the borders open back up.
It had a ton of electronics on it from : throttle response adjustment to engine braking adjustment. maybe 5 ride modes.
Still riding home I just couldn't get over just how nice my bike is.
They had just shipped it off to another shop of theirs for test rides there.
But the nice sales lady said her man just picked one up 3 days earlier and he could be there in 10 minutes to let me see it.
He said that I could take it for a ride but not being the shops bike I passed. I did sit on it though.
He traded in a 1400 Concours so he wasn't a Harley guy.
I was impressed with the bike for not ridding it, I would say it felt a lot like the Tenere sitting on it, It's a big traveling bike like the Tenere.
He plans on riding it to Prudhoe Bay when the borders open back up.
It had a ton of electronics on it from : throttle response adjustment to engine braking adjustment. maybe 5 ride modes.
Still riding home I just couldn't get over just how nice my bike is.
It does look good from that angle though. And, that was mean to sit on that bike. . . . in front of your bike. . . . while it was sitting there watching.
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MileageMonster
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Took it to Ortenberg Germany, for a visit to my former Language Assistant after a period of seven years.
Owe this guy a lot. Was a great reunion with lots of good memories and a sublime Afghan dinner.
Bike rode like a dream, almost 1000km’s, no sweat at all. Think I’ll go again next week, if only for the ride!!!
(Top-case is always empty while riding, to hold my helmet, gloves and navigation during stops for lunch/coffee)
weekend away in betws-y-coed wow nice b&b
Wow what a beautiful place Rob!
yep right in the middle of Betws-y-Coed N Wales . lol thousands of bikes around this weekend to every bike stop cafe etc did not see another tenere, millions of the bmw sort lol
really suprised how many 700 teneres i saw this weekend as up till now not seen many
rob
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Boris
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I was in Wales from Wednesday until Saturday, South ish through to the North coast, also saw loads of 700 Teneres, probably about 20 over the few days. Usually rarely see them.
14kmtnman
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We were in an area by the COBDR yesterday Went over a ridge and had this view. The road/trail we were on went to the left in this picture and hugged the base of the ridge/cliffs in the bigger bowl all of the way around to the little peak in the far background. The big mtn in the center is Cottonwood Peak. This put us on the far side of the round top mountain/ridge on the right side.
This is on the far side of the picture above,coming back out. There has not been much traffic here.
This is my buddy (klr1200) contemplating the next section which is a rocky and loose steep down hill. It was steep enough that my back tire was locked and still gaining speed at times even under no power. We were both hoping we did not have to come back up that way..... So we decided to forge forward down the hill.
This is towards the bottom of the steep section looking back uphill. There was a tree down across the trail. I could hear my buddy cussing loudly behind me as I came to a stop. I couldn't get my kickstand down (steep, wrong position), so I just laid the bike over so we could figure out what to do with the log. There was no going around it. Either move it or turn around. No pictures of the log, but we managed to get it moved off the trail.
These were right after the first downed tree. This is looking back up hill. We were able to go under the one in the background and worked our way around the one on the ground. A full size Jeep would not make it under or around the leaning tree. At this point, the trail is still going down hill and makes a sharp turn and starts heading back uphill.....
And.... we came to this next steep uphill section. It is hard to show how steep and rocky it really was. Per the GPS we still had 3-5 miles to go to the end of the trail. We both walked up the hill to scout it out and it was rocky and loose all the way where we walked. We were both soaking wet with sweat by this point.
After 4 hours of riding, we decide to call it the end of trail and head back the way we came. Thankfully we made it back up the first steep loose section without any major issues. My buddy got tossed off line and headed towards a big root going across the trail with a big cave (his words) below it. He used his former motox skills and hit the gas more and was able to bounce over it. Once we got back on the pavement we headed to Silverthorne for a nice mexican lunch before heading home.
This is on the far side of the picture above,coming back out. There has not been much traffic here.
This is my buddy (klr1200) contemplating the next section which is a rocky and loose steep down hill. It was steep enough that my back tire was locked and still gaining speed at times even under no power. We were both hoping we did not have to come back up that way..... So we decided to forge forward down the hill.
This is towards the bottom of the steep section looking back uphill. There was a tree down across the trail. I could hear my buddy cussing loudly behind me as I came to a stop. I couldn't get my kickstand down (steep, wrong position), so I just laid the bike over so we could figure out what to do with the log. There was no going around it. Either move it or turn around. No pictures of the log, but we managed to get it moved off the trail.
These were right after the first downed tree. This is looking back up hill. We were able to go under the one in the background and worked our way around the one on the ground. A full size Jeep would not make it under or around the leaning tree. At this point, the trail is still going down hill and makes a sharp turn and starts heading back uphill.....
And.... we came to this next steep uphill section. It is hard to show how steep and rocky it really was. Per the GPS we still had 3-5 miles to go to the end of the trail. We both walked up the hill to scout it out and it was rocky and loose all the way where we walked. We were both soaking wet with sweat by this point.
After 4 hours of riding, we decide to call it the end of trail and head back the way we came. Thankfully we made it back up the first steep loose section without any major issues. My buddy got tossed off line and headed towards a big root going across the trail with a big cave (his words) below it. He used his former motox skills and hit the gas more and was able to bounce over it. Once we got back on the pavement we headed to Silverthorne for a nice mexican lunch before heading home.
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There multiplying like rats. Soon. . . . they'll be everywhere. I'm predicting that there are gonna be more than a few "other brand" adventure bikes up for sale.
cyclemike4
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Looks like a great ride! For me a great ride on a 250 two stroke! A 600 pound bike is a bit much. Great pictures and a great looking area!
Around the reservoirs. Nice ride.
Hopefully get there myself in September.
bnschroder
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Hit the highest point of the BRP on the way to Maggie Valley. Despite the ominous sky in the background, weather was splendid.
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Dons 1911
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Hey @bnshroder , how does your friend like that E1 helmet? I've been thinking about giving one a try...but the talk about the sun visor chattering at speed concerns me.
