Recent content by Marty

Stock there will be "about" 1" from the bottom of the rear tire to the ground when the bike is on the unmodified center stand.

Unless otherwise specified, all torque specs are for clean dry fasteners. There is no way that you are going to clean the oil off of an oil pan hole during an oil change. Following torque specs, on an oil pan drain plug will result in greater than intended pull on the threads. All that is...

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not Gen 1 specific. I spend much more time on twisty paved roads than anyplace else. They are touch down at too little lean angle for my liking.

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This is an older electric cruise control kit, but it has neve been installed. Fits 1st gen Super Tenere. $250 shipped to the lower 48.

IMS ADV II foot pegs for Super Tenere. Almost new condition. $100 shipped to the lower 48.

I use a very small beam type torque wrench. 50 in/lb is about 80% of its max. I am extremely confident in saying that no amount of maintenance will prevent spokes from breaking even when the bike is used in a lighter duty situation than any adv bike should reasonably be deigned for. I don't...

I have found that even cking them every other fuel stop is not often enough to prevent a failure. In my experience the spokes will "break" on the rear drive side even when the bike is use exclusively on the road. I once set the bike on the center stand to fuel and had 2 broken spokes fall and...

That Guglatc filter is very impressive, but I imagine that some of what it stops would splash out and end up getting in the tank via the air vent holes in the filler opening. It is still probably useful even if not 100% effective.

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Re: 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere XTZ1200 (with cruise control) Knoxville TN I'd buy it, but I already have one.

Just because a car oil is not EC rated does not "necessarily" mean that it is free from friction modifiers that may be sub optimal for a wet clutch. Moto specific oils are available in Walmart or any auto parts store that are not significantly more expensive than comparably quality car oils...

In my experience even checking them ever other fuel stop, torquing the loose spokes with a a torque wrench, to Yamaha's exact specs, are not enough to keep multiple spokes from breaking or coming loose even under light duty use. In other words this is not a maintenance issue. If it were a...

I have this one. http://cdn.opentip.com/Tools-Home-Improvement/Kd-Tools-Beam-Torque-Wr-p-3608482.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw5MGxBRDiuZm2icXX2-sBEiQA619bqwoOCnPGD3ROA9BFJaxgZxahtIabTXpn93TO6cLx-ZoaApBG8P8HAQ