Recent content by tntmo

It's probably like a sailboat in a storm. This marvel of engineering looked pretty scary when they were doing some sort of challenge with it.

I could also take a Space A flight from NAS North Island to NAS Point Mugu and be almost there. :cool:

Dang, I have been out of the Tenere game for a while but this is very tempting. I'm assuming by the receipt above that you're up in Ventura County?

I did my first valve clearance check a little bit early, a bit over 20,000 miles and had to adjust a couple tight valves. Only reason I did it was to prepare for a long trip where I almost doubled the miles on the bike. At your mileage I wouldn't bother with the check unless you're in a...

I saw a couple Super Tenere's at Daytona, was there for the SuperCross race. More than I see regularly anywhere else, but there were thousands of bikes. Hard to stand out from the crowd, but if you're on anything other than a Road Glide/Street Glide you were in the minority. :)

I had to read back through this to see what got me on that tirade, ha! But yeah, I like steaks and beers and am quite used to heckling.

I've been considering a GoldWing, but probably an early GL1800. That DCT model is pretty nice, Honda got it pretty dialed in.

Yep, shim over bucket are usually the large ones. Usually pretty easy to change those.

I wish there were only 7.5 and 9.5 shims, there are lots of different ones. I think I have five or six different sets and recently found out that my buddy's BMW F650 uses some sort of semi spherical shims that I have never seen before. The 7.5, 9.5 and 10.0 are most common on modern machines.

I have found some shims available in .025 increments, but I don't think they are the ones for these bikes. I wouldn't worry about it, set them to the looser side if you can, but as long as you can get it in spec it's fine.

I think it will be a much better sport touring bike than adventure bike. Has anyone seen a Pan American on any sort of a trail? Heck, I have only seen one anywhere....

I'd be interested to see what/if any changes have happened up there since my 2018 trip. Tuk didn't have any real infrastructure for travelers then, I set a tent up right next to the Arctic Ocean sign. Mitas E-07 tires were my choice, don't recall exactly what model but I put them on fresh in...

At least it's an external pump. My buddy has a Ford Flex that had a failing water pump and we had to take the entire front of the engine off along with the huge timing chain. What a job! Replaced the chain, tensioners, guides and sprockets.

I have ridden plenty of old bikes. I don't miss the days of having to clean and adjust points, remove spark plugs to clean or replace them all the time, try to kick over a reluctant to start bike, having two inches of mushy suspension, re-jetting to get the bike to run decent at different...

Yes, most of the "improvements" are welcomed. Some things I don't care for, but fixing poor driving habits probably helps save some of our lives too. Unfortunately, hoping that people would improve their skills is a pipe dream. People want the easiest solution. Give them the choice and it's...