New wheel bearings …
The old front wheel bearings was starting to rumble, so new bearings (front and rear) was installed today.
March 2024
December 2023
Throttle holder …
I do not need a fancy electronic cruise control, but on long transport stretches, it is nice to be able to lock the throttle and relax the right hand grip.
I tried a lot of different solutions (home made devices, bought products, modified products) and most of them failed to be perfect, because they could not apply sufficient friction to avoid the throttle from closing slowly.
Long story short: Go Cruise 2 is the only one that works perfectly out of the box – the rest of them are now in the dust bin.
It just shows how much hidden engineering it takes to make simple solutions brilliant 🏆
Cockpit setup …
Here is a picture of the complete cockpit on my Tenere 700 – when all options are installed.
- Garmin Zumo XT
- Original dashboard
- Old iPhone as backup GPS
- Garmin Inreach Mini sattelite communicator
90% of my riding is just with the Garmin Zumo XT and obviously the bikes own dashboard.
The iPhone is just a backup GPS solution, and the Garmin Inreach is only used for solo riding in remote areas.
But it was quite fun to attach all the gear for a quick photo 😉
Corrosion protection …
The area around the front mounting bracket on the Tenere 700 gas tank is known to corrode (thin paint layer and a welded-on bracket).
So when the tank is off anyway, a spray of wax based corrision protection is probably not a bad idea.
New spark plugs …
A quite time consuming job. After the plastic covers and the tanknis removed, it is necessary to move the ABS block, disconnect 10 multiconnectors, and move the water cooler forward.
New air filter …
Very easy exchange job.
Bottle holder bracket …
I made a bracket for a bicycle drinking bottle holder a few years ago.
It fitted nicely into a slot in the SW-Motech luggage rack, and I have been so happy with it that I wanted another one on the other side of the bike.
So it was just a matter of making a copy of the old bracket to make the bike symetrical again 😉
July 2023
New tyres …
A new set of Pirelli Scorpion Trail II tyres installed on the Tenere 700 today.
May 2023
Nice spring day …
17 degrees C and sunny. What’s not to like ☀️😎
Ammo pouches …
From a military surplus outlet are great for my two small 0.5 liter plastic gas cans.
They fit nicely on either side of the crash bars, placed low and far forward.
