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    Tenere Tyre Consumption thread

    I got 7500 out of my first rear stock tourance , I always run with maximum pressure and never ride in a straight line !!
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    Is anyone regularly hitting or breaking 200 miles or more per tank?

    I nearly always get 180 to 190 miles before it starts blinking, just coming up to 13000 miles now , Im sure up to about 6000 miles it was 160 to 170 , also now the motor is loose it has a bit power .
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    handling

    It is as ThatsLife said earlier , it must be all about surface area and side wind effect, but what I apologies for not mentioning earlier is that this my first bike with these type of boxes, on all previous bikes I have always used soft luggage , if I am riding 2 up or fully loaded I will...
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    handling

    I am not criticising the bikes handling at all , in fact i would say it is by far the best handling bike i've ever had it is just that with the side boxes I notice a big difference. My bikes in the last 15 years have been Yamaha XJR , Yamaha FJR (two of) Kawasaki KLR , Yamaha 660XT, Yamaha XT...
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    Crash Bars?

    Hi , I have the SW Motech bars from Germany , the were cheaper than Givi in the UK , thicker steel and better finish with more curves and less angles , all on ebay !
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    handling

    Thanks for the input but I have the setup pretty much perfect when the boxes are off and I can really notice the difference when they are on , I am just embarking on a 4000 mile round trip down to Spain from the UK and I plan to stack my luggage on the seat behind me along with the Yamaha top...
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    handling

    Hi , does anyone else have handling issues when riding with Yamaha side boxes on ? especially in high wind
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