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  1. RogerRZ

    I have an S10, FJ1200 and $2000. What to buy next?

    So here's the deal. I have the above mentioned bikes. The 2013 S10 is fully equipped for touring, MCCruise and all. Very competent bike, but after a long day in the saddle, the tingle in my hands is almost unbearable. The FJ1200 is all ate up with motor, with zero vibrations. Not as good in the...
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    Might have to sell, tingling hands.

    As much as it pains me to even think about it, last year I did a 3300 mile tour, and my hands tingled for a week thereafter. I thought that it was due to it being a long trip and dismissed it as such. Yesterday, after a Fanta 300 mile trip, the same thing happened. Thank god for cruise control...
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    I went for a drive with my truck yesterday, and this followed me home.

    $2300usd. Bought it from the brother in law of the original owner, who finally decided to part with it five years after inheriting it. It's a complete creampuff. Also goes like a scared cat. I couldn't afford a new one back then, and nowadays, a mint one is only a couple of thousand more than a...
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    First suspension mod?

    My '13 is ripe for some suspension mods. It is amazingly enough properly sprung for my weight <160lbs, and the previous owner had treated it to straight rate front springs. I find it harsh over choppy paved road surfaces. Which end will make the most significant difference to street ride...
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    It just died. Now it's ok again

    Hey all, Yesterday, i just got back from a 6 day, 3300 mile trip. Beautiful ride, I'll start a thread with pics, honest. When I got home, I parked it and went inside to greet the love Mrs. RogerRZ, who seemed happy to see me. About an hour later, as I was putting it in the garage 10 feet from...
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    Embarrassingly good

    So I traded a bucket of drainage stone for my tire changing "expertise ", and this morning I spooned a new Bridgestone on this. An hour later, I needed to go on a test drive. I was a bit reluctant, and wanted to wait for the cover of darkness just didn't have the time. I came back 15 minutes...
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    Tidying up my garage

    Added this little critter to the decor. No wonder they last forever, I think they're cast out of lead...
  8. RogerRZ

    Shinko 705 handling

    I'm presently running my Super T on 705's, and find the front the weirdest handling tire I've ever had. At less than 20mph, it feels like I'm on a steel grate bridge, and to an observer, it would look like I'm a rank beginner, drunk, or both. Kind of the same feeling tight steering head bearings...
  9. RogerRZ

    Coolant overflowing

    Hi all, the last couple of times I went out with my 2013, when I park it, it leaves a tablespoon sized puddle of coolant on the ground. It seems like it's coming from the overflow bottle, but it's not overheating (after my busted radiator last fall, I've kept the display on to engine temp), with...
  10. RogerRZ

    Blew another fork seal-should I upgrade?

    In an almost exact copy from last year, I went to the garage this morning to find a leaky front fork. Nothing dramatic, but not something I'd like to worsen during the riding season.Like last year, this didn't manifest itself till the cold season. My riding even mirrored last season's (a few...
  11. RogerRZ

    Bike to compliment a S10?

    Hi All, I love my Tenere. I really do. If it caught fire and was totaled, I'd get another one tomorrow. But (there's always one), I'm not getting any younger, and wrestling a 600lbs bike through mud holes isn't getting any easier. See attached picture. I still plan on doing it (hey, where does...
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    Radiator intake protection

    Hi all, just got back from the Fundy Adventure Rally, and before I could even dump some rather hard use (abuse) on the Tenere, a rock found its way to the radiator intake, where it made a nice hole in one of the tubes. A gob of Locktite epoxy paste and a gulp of magic radiator juice made it...
  13. RogerRZ

    So yesterday, I decided to go for a ride...

    And it turned into this:
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