Recent content by rugeroid

So, I have been having hell with these lights. Took to dealer and he pointed at the two black shiney "caps" in the rear of the headlite assy, and walked away. I removed these, and just found that they were merely plugs for a couple of holes there. Then I laid on my back and found two wheels...

For those that wish for BMW type service---I have a solution. The dealer in Sturgis SD, is a BMW/Yamaha/suzuki dealer. Their service, as well as sales, and parts are exceptional. So when in western South Dakota, look them up, they are easy to find, right near the interstate 90.

I will be picking mine up within the next two days. I have an FJR ES and that sold me on the ES for the tenere.

I didn't discover the King until it was almost too late to find a new one. My dealer in Sturgis SD located one in Nebraska. It was the silver one, and I loved it. I then had him locate me another one in black, this time in Idaho. I am pleased to have them both, and plan to keep them...

I am on my second S-10. Both bikes seem to run super hot when compared to my gold wing. The wing, as you all know is much heavier, and delivers more power and torque than a tenere. Both my tenere's run hotter in 50 degree weather than the wing fully loaded, riding 2-up, on a 100 degree day...

Yes, I have watched several of his gun reviews, didn't know he did review's on other stuff.

My 2012 had the chudder, as well as an awful whine in the drivetrain that drove me nuts. There didn't appear to be a fix for either, so I was more than happy to trade it in. I took a loss, and could not care less, just to get rid of that otherwise brilliant ride. Today I test rode both the...

My first job, out of high school, was at the local Yamaha, Bridgestone, Hodaka dealer. The owner was a real "piece of work" if ya know what I mean. One night, after closing the shop, he asked me to bring a ball peen hammer to the warehouse. He had bought about 30 new DT2's, all same color of...

mine too!!

I sprang for the Kayoko, and wish I hadn't. I much prefer the simple go-cruise!

I am in Deadwood South Dakota, just a few miles from Sturgis. I have a new Raven Tenere that was purchased in Rapid City. I was at the Sturgis Dealership today, and visited with the service manager for quite a while, and he never mentioned getting one. I will have to question him on this.

The first thing I noticed in the photo, besides the levers, was the hazzard switch, and flash-to-pass button. Why did they cheap-out on these features for the US bikes? Hell, my 650 wee-strom has them

I rode mine to the sturgis rally, and thought I'd have the only one there. Well, I did see a blue one there, mine is raven. Too much traffic to find him to talk. It was good to see another one in that sea of harley's!

vin#626 black--metz

Has anyone noticed any appreciable gear whine/noise in their tenere's? Mine reminds me of the whine I had in my royal star tour deluxe. On that bike the noise originated in the clutch basket, and replacement of this part usually reduced the noise considerably. The problem was insufficient...