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LOL, this isn't why the country is going to shit. These guys are the essence of capitalism. They've found a niche which they can economically exploit by providing a product/service that other people are willing to pay for, even if the consumer is paying for the product via clicks. Guys like...

Because I always hate it when a story ends on a cliffhanger, I'm updating my thread to say that yes, it was a leaking valve cover gasket, and the replacement gasket fixed the problem.

You do a disservice to the many guys on this forum if you're going to suggest that their fondness for the Super Tenere can only be achieved through some sort of self induced myopia that prevents them from seeing the flaws in this motorcycle. It's not a cult bike, nor are the guys on here so...

A V-Strom is a great way to downsize. I liked mine a lot, and I'm sure you will too. No need to move on from the forum, though; I hung around on the Stromtroopers forum for probably eight years after I sold my V-Strom. I stuck around for the people, more than the bike itself. But either way...

Take heart and have confidence that you've bought a bike that, while you could never say is 100 percent foolproof, is about as trouble free as you could expect. Keep up with the maintenance and it'll easily take you to 100,000 miles and beyond...

For months I only ate once a day, and cut out most of the carbs and sugar in my diet. And it does suck at first, like just about any radical change in lifetime habits. The necessary treatment for the cancer was a good motivator to get my shit together. Intermittent fasting and exercise not...

Scott covers some important ground in his post. They do rate it on a Gleason score; I don't actually recall what mine was. Some of the events of that time period after hearing "you have cancer" are kind of a blur. When I got the results of my genetic test (I think it was called a Prolaris...

That's very true, Garry, and it's important to know what a PSA test actually does. It doesn't detect cancer, it detects an increase in prostate cells. Those can increase for a variety of reasons besides cancer. In fact, I had a PSA test after my cancer was detected that was actually lower...

I had ballooned up to 298 lbs over the past couple years, and the surgeon said he needed me to get down to 250 lbs for the surgery. I think it's because they do the surgery laparoscopically, and all that excess belly fat hampers the way the robot operates. So for about four months I rode my...

I think a lot of us on the forum are in that 50 plus age range, so this is a good place to post this. About a year and a half ago, I got my usual PSA screening at my family doctor. It wasn't high (it was four point something), but it had jumped about a point from the previous test. The family...

I definitely don't like relying on a torque wrench when I'm dealing with relatively low torque settings and I'm screwing steel threads into aluminum threads. I'm ultra-cautious with things like spark plugs, and I've never put a torque wrench on a spark plug. Maybe I would if I had a high...

Yeah, I went to BMW's website and saw the lowest priced one was in the 19 thousand range. There were other models called things like the Trophy and the Triple Black, which I figured were even more expensive but the website wasn't very transparent about the cost for those. I presume it's a case...

The lowest priced new 1300 GS is right at the $19,000 mark, and I imagine once you add all the doo-dads we all love like panniers and whatnot, you're well above the 20 grand point. I don't think people who are willing to put that much money into a motorcycle value steadfast boring reliability...

LOL, you're picking up your own S10 this week. Why not just ride it for a while and learn first hand what the virtues of the bike are? That'll be a lot more useful than using someone else's 'BMW Vs Yamaha" opinion. You'll find out soon enough what a great bike it is. Plus, if your buddy is...

I just went out in the garage and tried it. It works fine. You don't even need to grab the front wheel; you just have to push down on the seat a little to unweight the front wheel, and you can spin the bike on the centerstand just by pushing or pulling against the rear side of the bike.

I think I'd rather try putting the centerstand down, then getting off the bike, grabbing the front wheel, and dragging the bike from the front so the bike pivots on the centerstand. It seems like it would be a lot less prone to disaster than trying to balance a 700 pound bike on a sidestand.

I used to suggest the film negative idea too, and then I realized that pretty much anyone under the age of forty probably has never seen a film negative and doesn't have any of it around their house. Yet another thing to remind me that I'm old.

When you say that you have a fork seal gone, to you mean that it has literally fallen apart, or is it just leaking? Before you spend the time and money to replace a seal, you could try using a fork seal cleaner to sweep between the fork seal and the fork tube to remove any debris that might be...

Which is your correct forum name? Your profile says "mrfawlty" but you signed your post as "mrfaulty". Do you just prefer "Basil"? :D

Last time I looked on eBay, maybe a month ago, there were two complete 2013 Super Tenere engines. One had been in a fire so the wiring harness and other parts were toast, but probably some stuff was salvageable. The other engine was intact. I believe they were US sellers. Using a VPN can...