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    tired of chit-chat?- post / view a picture only here.

    Made of metal I think.
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    tired of chit-chat?- post / view a picture only here.

    That is the remains of a cathedral. Old Sarum, Wiltshire. Huge Iron Age hill fort, then used as a Roman fort, then had a Norman castle placed on a new motte inside and a town with cathedral built. Abandoned by city officials in the middle ages who moved about a mile away and built New Sarum...
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    Is there a trick to get bike on center stand?

    I agree. Get both sides of the stand on the ground first, the actual lift is more about the foot on the stand than pulling on the grab rail. Handlebars are straight ahead when I do it as well, not sure if that makes a difference. I did struggle a bit at first, it's not the easiest bike to do it...
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    What’s your smooth shift technique

    If you are changing up and want a totally smooth change:- Put your toe under the gear lever and apply slight upward pressure Shut the throttle Only pull the clutch in about a quarter The gear lever will go up and then you let the clutch lever back out
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    What you did to your Tenere today??!!

    Just fitted some Barkbusters and stormguard covers.
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    Crash bar bags

    I've got those, used them last year when camping. They are definitely waterproof, but a bit of a faff to fit to Altrider bars and keep them straight/tight though. You don't get loads in them, I think I used mine for my cooking gear and a waterproof over jacket.
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    What you did to your Tenere today??!!

    I think I had 6x10g in the end, 3 on each side. I put the red dot next to the valve the same as the front tyre which only needed 25g total. Maybe I will try breaking the bead and rotating the tyre as you suggest. It was fine on the way to work on the motorway today up to 90mph, so I will see how...
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    What you did to your Tenere today??!!

    I did have them stashed away, bought them about 6 months ago, but I was wrong, they are Tourance NEXTs not EXPs.
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    What you did to your Tenere today??!!

    Chucked two new tyres on yesterday. I fitted Metzler Tourance NEXTs again, the last ones lasted for about 14,000 miles, very very square though. I found that the front wheel was still in balance with the existing weights on there, so left it that way. Balanced the rear for the first time ever...
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    What you did to your Tenere today??!!

    I've just changed my first ever upside down fork seal. The seal bit was easyish, getting the fork back in the yoke was the hard bit.
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    Oil consumption, or coincidence? Appreciate your opinions and experiences

    I have had two Yamaha FJ1200s. They would both put the oil light on when riding up very steep hills. I wonder if the XT is the same, were you riding up a hill when the light came on?
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    tired of chit-chat?- post / view a picture only here.

    A few weeks ago at the top of my street on top of a post box and then replaced today see bottom photo.
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