Why I had to sell the Super Tenere and mods I did before selling it

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Thanks for sharing and good luck with life Scrambler.
The new bike is a totally new direction - But it's a GREAT bike for it.
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Thanks for sharing and good luck with life Scrambler.
The new bike is a totally new direction - But it's a GREAT bike for it.
:)
Thanks appreciated! I had been considering leaving my job for probably 2 years...so this was actually a blessing in disguise, as the severance package was more than I would have ever had, had I left on my own terms. Sometimes life has a way of telling you it's time to move on! :)

The DR650 is way more fun than such a simple and old concept should have the right to be. I haven't had this much fun on a bike in years (and one of my friends has one too, so we're really having a blast on dirt roads and trails which we have in abundance around here). Going fast on a slow bike will always be more satifying than going slow on a fast bike! hehe

Ride safe!
 

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Excellent content and production values! :cool: Thanks for sharing it all. I'm definitely going to get that screen protector ;) My S10 is ECU flashed but I'm undecided on the exhaust. I'm more interested in weight savings than sound. So possibly a slip-on and lithium ion battery down the road. Anything to help this obese tank shed some weight! Lol! Great pick in choosing the DR650! As a former owner of a KLR650, I can tell you that the middle weight ADV life is pretty awesome! If I had more public land and trails around me, I never would've sold mine :-/ Wishing you all the best with your future endeavors :)
 

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Thanks for the kind words, appreciated! Had I kept it, I probably would have had the ECU flashed as well at some point to unlock it's full potential and smooth out the sport mode throttle response :) The MIVV is just a slipon but they claim it adds 1.1HP (nobody will ever be able to feel a 1% difference), +3.30Nm of torque and removes -2.90kg (6.39lbs).
 

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Scrambler. Great video, really enjoyed watching it. Good luck with the new bike. I noticed you had a Madstad bracket on your Gen 2 and you had a Givi airflow screen which I know is designed to fit the Gen 1 bikes. I have a Madstad and a newly delivered Givi airflow and it looks like I will have to drill new holes for it to fit. Is this what you did and if so did you mark It up when the bracket was on the bike or off it?
 

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Scrambler. Great video, really enjoyed watching it. Good luck with the new bike. I noticed you had a Madstad bracket on your Gen 2 and you had a Givi airflow screen which I know is designed to fit the Gen 1 bikes. I have a Madstad and a newly delivered Givi airflow and it looks like I will have to drill new holes for it to fit. Is this what you did and if so did you mark It up when the bracket was on the bike or off it?
Thanks Twintens, glad you enjoyed :) Sorry for the late reply didn't receive a notification. For the Airflow I had initially bought a used one with an alixpress madstad bracket, it all fit, but I couldn't use all of the adjustment. So I ordered another alixpress bracket for the 2014+ models and then had to redrill new holes. I first installed the bracket on the bike, then set the windscreen on it to see where it would fit best, used a sharpy to mark the new holes, took it off, drilled it, and put it back on. Really not a thing of beauty, but it worked really well for my 6'1".
 

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Thanks Twintens, glad you enjoyed :) Sorry for the late reply didn't receive a notification. For the Airflow I had initially bought a used one with an alixpress madstad bracket, it all fit, but I couldn't use all of the adjustment. So I ordered another alixpress bracket for the 2014+ models and then had to redrill new holes. I first installed the bracket on the bike, then set the windscreen on it to see where it would fit best, used a sharpy to mark the new holes, took it off, drilled it, and put it back on. Really not a thing of beauty, but it worked really well for my 6'1".
Lol, thats EXACTLY what i did :D, lined it up by eye and then dabbed it with a blue marker, brought it inside and used a soldering iron to mark the holes and then drill them, worked a treat! In fact i drilled it twice because the first holes made the screen too high so i drilled four new ones to lower it, now it looks like Swiss cheese........:p Thanks for the reply and stay safe.
 

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DR650 is a great platform to building a bike that can do the ton or crawl a mountain trail. if one could only afford and have only one bike this is a great choice . not much that is complicated . screw and locknut valve adjustments , easy to do . runs on regular . tons of after market to make it what you want it to be . its old school that was done right . as I age I wonder how long I will put up with the weight of a 600 lb "dirt bike " when a 350 lb bike might keep me riding . or a vespa , I think their kinda cool. about the same price even. insurance for either is cheap . not in a hurry and I fully understand when life hits you up side your head changes happen. lose a job lower your cost . or circumstances will do it for you.
my neighbor just bought a dr650 , "man you need to get one ' ,'dude I already had one " . and here I am . luckily I cant find a new DR 650 any where , or I would be in trouble (wife is ok with it if I choose it ) not sure I need anymore debt to carry , and do I really want to go back to the DR.
if I could only have one bike I would.
 

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DR650 is a great platform to building a bike that can do the ton or crawl a mountain trail. if one could only afford and have only one bike this is a great choice . not much that is complicated . screw and locknut valve adjustments , easy to do . runs on regular . tons of after market to make it what you want it to be . its old school that was done right . as I age I wonder how long I will put up with the weight of a 600 lb "dirt bike " when a 350 lb bike might keep me riding . or a vespa , I think their kinda cool. about the same price even. insurance for either is cheap . not in a hurry and I fully understand when life hits you up side your head changes happen. lose a job lower your cost . or circumstances will do it for you.
my neighbor just bought a dr650 , "man you need to get one ' ,'dude I already had one " . and here I am . luckily I cant find a new DR 650 any where , or I would be in trouble (wife is ok with it if I choose it ) not sure I need anymore debt to carry , and do I really want to go back to the DR.
if I could only have one bike I would.
I'm having so much fun on the DR, even did 600km days, but there'S no way I could put 1300km in a day like I did on the Super Tenere, and riding 2 up is not something I look forward to anymore :) Always compromises. Ideally I'd like to have a DR and ST in the garage.
 
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