Recent content by traildogsX5

Working in the refineries most of my work career of some 30 plus years there are regulated standards by the EPA and DOT that all gasolines and diesels must to meet. This is universal throughout the states with some states requiring tougher standards such as California. Where one can get into...

Adventure motorcycles and premium gasoline is a joke. In Texas there are more pickup trucks per capita then probably than in all of the other 49 states. 90% of these trucks are city trucks all looking pretty and masculine, sissy trucks. I believe that 90% of the big Adventure Motorcycles are...

It did use some oil on the trip but I added oil it took about a quarter of a quart. Thanks for reminding me I need to put a quart oil oil in my saddle bag for this trip to Colorado which will be twice as long.

Houston Texas is so far away from anything and wished I could go to these races as I did race on some of these tracks back in the 60's and early 70's through out the Midwest when I lived in St Louis. Neil Keen National #10 died at the age of 79 January this year a mentor of mine and friend who...

Thanks guys.

Thanks it is what I thought it would was, Normal.

I have 11,000 miles on Big Blue and the top end was quite when I left for a 1660 mile trip to the Big Bend and back. West of San Antonio the speed limits are 75 mph to 80 mph and in the desert the temperatures were in the 90's and 100's. Out in West Texas it is 50 miles just to go around the...

All of us are set in our ways so nothing will change. Thank you guys for the original information I will go and finish my task of changing out the filters. The hoses you are talking about hang 5 to 6 inches below the frame the reason there is no movement for the gas tank. I like the guy who...

I don't know where you get K&N is subpar. 1969 a rep from K&N was walking through the pits at a flat race in Illinois or Ohio handing out Air filters free of charge and said to me try this as I was changing out my sock filter. The sock foam filters we all used we had to change them out...

I purchased a 2012 Tenere last December with 7000 miles on it and have put another 2000 miles on it since then and beginning to love the beast. I am going to take a 2 or 3 thousand mile trip on it in a couple of weeks depending how my butt holds out. I have bought a K&N air filter for it and...