Jeffthechef
Member
I have had my 2010 Super Tenere from new and have never had any serious issues since I bought the bike. I have done just under 250,000 km (154,000 miles) in the five years I have owned the bike. My S10 has done over 30 IBA rides, the Dalton Hwy, numerous adventures in the Australian outback, crossed the Australia continent twice in under four days and has done a 32,000 km two up ride around the states and Canada. I have serviced the bike at regular intervals but have not babied the bike and the only issue that I ever had was a sticky valve tappet.
That was until earlier this week when I went to start the bike and it fired up immediately and then shut down and refused to start again. I had a suspicion it had something to do with the cam chain as it was making a little more noise lately. After loading the bike on the trailer and taking it to my regular mechanic my suspicions were confirmed, the cam chain jumped a few teeth on the sprocket and the the tensioner had failed and needs to be replaced long with the chain but lucky there was no damage done to the valves.
The advise that I am looking for is it worth the money (est $900) to fix these items or use the funds towards another Tenere. As nothing else has gone wrong with the bike so far and with the amount of kilometers already on it am I better to keep the old bike and use the farkles and parts on another Tenere or do you think it has some life left in it.
Any advise or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
That was until earlier this week when I went to start the bike and it fired up immediately and then shut down and refused to start again. I had a suspicion it had something to do with the cam chain as it was making a little more noise lately. After loading the bike on the trailer and taking it to my regular mechanic my suspicions were confirmed, the cam chain jumped a few teeth on the sprocket and the the tensioner had failed and needs to be replaced long with the chain but lucky there was no damage done to the valves.
The advise that I am looking for is it worth the money (est $900) to fix these items or use the funds towards another Tenere. As nothing else has gone wrong with the bike so far and with the amount of kilometers already on it am I better to keep the old bike and use the farkles and parts on another Tenere or do you think it has some life left in it.
Any advise or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks