What do you consider your "best" farkle???

[holligl]

Bought mine used with most farkles, but I have added a OEM tank bag and used skid plate.

Most frequently used is the tank bag, easy access and handy.
TPMS is also "used" every trip, as the tire pressure changes with weather and speed.
The GPS that came with it is old and basic, but is used all the time. Weather proof and provides track info and you can generate and download planned routes.
I like the GIVI 46L trunk that holds a lot. Monokey for easy removal and it can be used like a suit case.
Crash bars do offer better protection for any inadvertent drop (Tested once).
Mine came with a Bill Mayer saddle mod, so I can't compare original seating. Otherwise, the stock ergos work well enough for me.

I like the idea of a ECU flash but, like you, I don't want to void the YES warranty. I figure after the YES is up, the flash would give me a brand new ride. Stock sport mode is quick enough for me so far.

 

[Kabish]

What I find amusing in the riser deal is there are the guys that are 5'4", too short to reach the bars, so need risers, then there are the guys that are 6'8" and arms so long they need risers?

I'm with you there... I've kind of never understood that myself. I actually have about 5,700 miles on the bike already, purchased it May 9th of this year. Sadly I was involved in a freeway rear end accident on Dec 4th (luckily I was in the car) so my bike has sat since then. Makes me pretty sad when I walk into the garage, I washed it earlier that evening so at least she was put up nice and clean lol

I do get pain in my right arm above my elbow (never in my left), and it seems to be pretty random when it happens. I also get a decent amount of pain in my lower back which seems to be better if I'm sitting further back in the seat (I can feel the passenger seat). But when I sit further back it seems like I get the right arm pain... I never feel like I'm sitting in the same spot, even though I try my hardest. I also don't feel like my handlebar input is very good when I'm sitting back in the seat. The few times I've been in the seat 3+ hours the lower back pain was pretty bad. So that is the reason why I think I need risers and probably a seat modification/replacement now that I think of it. To be honest the day I sat on the bike I had mentioned that the bars were a little too far forward. The salesmen said that they could move the bars for me, but then the service department said they couldn't due to it having to leave the shop in spec.

I've owned 3 bikes, been riding 2yrs in April. Ya wife has given me flack over that one, said I change bikes faster than she changes shoes lol First two bikes I really did nothing too (2005 VStar 1100, 2nd was a 2015 Honda CTX700DCT), but I really enjoy this bike so I want to get it as comply and functional as I can.

 

[Checkswrecks]

I've heard many times that you attack back pain form the bottom up, and that may be the case for you too. The stock seat is pitched nose down, putting an angle between your pelvis and back. If you flatten the seat, it's more like sitting on a kitchen chair. If you've read the following thread and not "got it" then maybe somebody else in the San Diego area can help you.
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=1465.0


Before you rush into raising the bars, consider whether it may be the rotation (easy fix) or angle of the grips (new handlebars) which is bothering you.

 

[AVGeek]

Here is one of the earlier threads about he seat modification. Essentially, you are changing out the rubber numbers on the bottom to change the angle of the seat. This is the method I used on mine, and it worked well when I did my SS1000.

 

[HeliMark]

First thing I would consider as you are splitting lanes. LED headlights and/or aux lights. They made a BIG difference with people noticing me when I am splitting traffic. Matter of fact, I have seen 3 or 4 CHP bikes that the officers have put aux LED lights over and above what is on the bike.

Second for me is the brake pedal extension. Wish I had done that when I first bought mine.

As far as side cases, as long as you do not go with the "jumbo" size, most are the width of the handle bars or less. My Jesse's are, and as long as my bars clear, I know my case's will. I usually just use a top case and leave the side case's off unless I need the storage. It is less stress knowing it is skinnier behind me...

Mark

 

[WJBertrand]

Re: What do you consider your "best" farkle???

Probably the most heavily used farkle, if it counts as that, are the Yamaha panniers.


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[snakebitten]

Again, the ergo debate will never be final. But while risking sounding like a broken record,.......

In our modern cars and trucks, there's no controversy that each driver might necessitate an adjustment or two. In fact, it is now common to have adjustable pedals, 10-way adjustable seats, adjustable steering wheel, and of course a quick tweak of the rear view mirror.
We are so used to our own personal settings that our teenager sneaking out in the car late last night would have gone unnoticed had they not been stupid enough to have made THEIR own ergo adjustment.

So I absolutely support the fact that almost every rider would benefit from addressing "personal ergos" on every bike. How is it different? Other than FAR less convenient to accomplish on a motorcycle.

By the way, I remember 5 years ago when it was established the Tenere bars were found to be not even close to the average motorcycle geometry. They are at one end of the spectrum. Out of about 125 bars, they were relatively extreme in width AND sweep. Many of us found correcting the sweep was a significant remedy in shoulder, back, and wrist comfort. I used the "closed eyes" routine to zero in where I would enjoy the most "natural" location of my grips.

Ended up with bars higher, closer to me, and considerably less sweep.

 

[Kabish]

have gone unnoticed had they not been stupid enough to have made THEIR own ergo adjustment.

That is so incredibly true. My wife peves me off when she gets in my car, she changes every possible thing she can its INCREDIBLY frustrating. When I drive her car all I do is just move the seat straight back and adjust the side mirrors if I'm driving for an extend period of time.

-WJBertrand
Panniers totally count!! I think if I were to get them, and actually kept them on, I would use this all the time. My thing is that I have a feeling I'd pay the $1,500 and they would sit in the garage 98% of the time. My CTX700 did have side bags, so did my VStar 1100, so I'm defiantly missing having some. But this bike is so much bigger than both of those and I split pretty much my entire commute to work. With that said, I see gold wings splitting all the time, I think its just a noobie rider thing where I don't feel that confident with extra width yet.

-AVGeek
I see no link :'(

-Checkswrecks
I think my main issue is that I don't know what it should feel like to know what I need to change. I don't remember ever having pain issues when ridding my old VStar, however I did have back pain issues on my CTX700DCT which btw was an amazing commutator bike. I normally ride with my toe kicked out to the right some, and typically my shifter foot I have the pad (right below my toes) of my foot on the peg. I've wondered if that could be screwing up my back as well. I've tried riding with my feet flat and the arches being on the pegs, but it feels so funky.

-HeliMark
I've never thought about a break extender, although I have big feet, Size 14 boots, and I worry already about pushing the break when ridding. Think if I extended it I would more than likely always be pressing it lol. I have thought super hard on AUX lights for the exact reason you mentioned. I actually have the Cyclops LED lights priced out and on my list of parts. As for AUX lighting, I've not been able to figure out what lights would work with what setup. I'm getting the SW-MOTECH Crash bars and I would think the best option would be to mount the lights to the bars to widen my profile.

Below is my "for sure" part list so far:
SW-MOTECH Crash Bars
SW-MOTECH Skid Plate
Orange Electronic TPMS
HeliBars Risers
Wind Deflectors
MadStad

Below is my "buy if I have money left over" list lol
SUPABRAKE-II
Innovv K1 2 Channel
Cyclops 4000

So quite a bit I'm adding to the bike.... I'm sure I can do part of it, but the TPMS will for sure have to be done by the shop. And I'm not too sure about the Innovv K1 camera system or the Supabrake.

 

[bob dirt]

I put all my accessories from my 2012 on my new 2016 non ES. The best things I put on my bike were the higher windshield with adjustable bracket and my aftermarket seat. Can't remember the brand seat but the guy in Tucson rushed it for me right before my trip to Deadhorse. I had risers on my '12 but that was the only thing that would not fit.I don't think I need them this time. The seat took care of my shoulder pain.I'm 6' 240# with a 31 or 32 inseam.One thing I really like on trips is my tank bag. The jesse paniers stay on all the time and the jesse trunk goes on for trips. The only thing I haven't installed yet is my skid plate. I have over 9000 miles since July with some good off road riding. Probably going to put it on right when I get home next week.

Since I retired, I ride more around town than I used to.I use my high beams during the day but will probably add more lights now.Don't need hand warmers, I have good gloves and I don't ride in really cold weather except I remember this big glacier in Canada that we went by when it was raining...that was cold.

Oh yeah, I like my ram mount balls for my cell phone, spot, and gps.I have several on my handlebars and the 3/4" bar on my windshield mount.

Congrats on your bonus. We used to give nice ones out to the techs before Christmas.

Happy New Year

 

[WJBertrand]

Re: What do you consider your "best" farkle???

I split most of my 46 mile each way commute as well. This is why I bought the Yamaha bags, they're narrower than most and 3" narrower than the ends of the mirrors or hand guards. I find the width of the bars/mirrors more limiting than the bags frankly.


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[magic]

I tend to go for the ergonomic farkles and modifications first. After all, you need to be comfortable on your bike. The performance, storage and suspension can come later. After several longer rides, you will have a better idea what you really want. I am 6'4" and have never been really comfortable on a stock bike. My first batch of farkles for my S10 were: Sargent seat with seat mod, 30mm handlebar risers, Wunderlich adjustable shift lever, taller wind screen, height adjustable SWM footpegs and the rear brake lever extension. I wear size 14 boots and just couldn't get along with the stock foot controls. Next came the crash bars, skid plate, rear rack etc.. My bike came with the Yamaha panniers, skid plate and crash bars. With the exception of the panniers, all have been replaced with aftermarket products.

 

[yoyo]

Best farkle for me was a screen extension, eBay special from Russia that was less than £30 (sterling) can ride at 80mph with visor open.
I have a givi top box and I'm thinking of side cases next, I'm might do Givi Monokey racks as they very narrow 22L cheap cases and decent sized Trekker cases that use same mounts, can cover commuting and a big trip that way.

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[AVGeek]

-AVGeek
I see no link :'(

DOH! I copied but forgot to paste. Here you go:

http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=2306.0

 

[RhodeTrip]

My first mod was the Altrider universal joint guard; it will keep your pant leg from catching and preventing putting your foot down.

 

[dietDrThunder]

Few things I've looked at:
Riser (For sure want to buy)
-I'm 6'4", 280ish lbs and I ride with the stock seat on high. Every time I ride I feel like I'm sitting differently in the seat even though I try and sit in the same spot. I'm 99% sure my bars aren't in the correct location for my build. I'm always leaded over a little to reach the bars, if I sit up straight I'm probebly 2" away from the controls. Being a "new rider" I really don't know how it should feel, but I do know it does not feel like I think it should. Handbar input just seems off to me when trying to corner. I've looked at so many rises it makes my head spin, so many options and it looks like some aren't compatible with the 2014+ because of an angle. Replacing clutch/break lines makes me INCREDIBLY nervous as I've never done it before. I would have zero issues if I just had someone able to watch me to make sure I did not do something that would kill me lol

There is nothing wrong with leaning forward a little. I'm 6'3" 270 with a long torso and long arms, and the stock position is great for me. That said, this is a highly personal area where everyone will have a different opinion. All I'm getting at is that the mere fact that you are not vertical when riding is not, in and of itself, evidence of a problem.

the seat: ya, it sucks. Get a new one. My advice is to not screw around, and just get a Russell Day Long seat. it's $100 or $200 more than other options, but it is by _far_ the best seat. If you aren't ever going to take longer rides and really want to save money while improving the seat, hit up Terry's Custom Seats in TN (google him). Incredibly reasonable pricing, good seat builds, and super nice guy.

Givi Crash Bars

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRASH-BARS-YAMAHA-XT-1200-Z-SUPER-TENERE-10-16-/172454238564?hash=item282712d964:g:8~8AAOSwd0BVz7sP&vxp=mtr Best value on crash bars, by _far_. It's not even close.

Skid Plate
-I really don't like the factory "protection", even for street driving. I have been known to jump a few curbs to get a photo or two of my bike ;-) I've looked pretty hard at the Rumbux system, but I think its overkill for what I really need. I've looked at the Givi and while it is a little less protection it does not look like it would give enough protection.

You don't need protection, you have ground clearance. I jumped roughly 9 million curbs on my various non-ADV moto-courrier bikes when I was a kid courriering in San Fran, and I never came close to smacking up the motor, ever. Save your money unless you're going to ride off-road.

TPMS
-I get nails in my tires like no mans business... No idea why as I'm on streets all the time, but I've gotten more flats on motorcycles than I have in my cars in the past 15 years. Only TPMS system I've really looked at closely is the RRR Tools one, only because its been mentioned here many times. I've looked at the Garmin ones, but they seem to have lots of issue with being accurate. I know so people will say to just check your tires before you ride every day, but realistically I might do it twice a week.

Excellent farkle for a daily commuter.

Side Cases
-I'm so on the fence with side cases. If I did get some, they would prob be the Givi Outbacks in black to match my top case. I would love to have the extra storage, my top box is getting filled with more junk monthly lol But in CA we can split lanes, and in San Diego its almost required if you are wearing full gear during the summer. So I just don't know even if I did buy the side cases if I would keep them on to make it worth the $1400 price tag they come with.

Here again, no reason to spend that kind of money. Look at the Brooks Autosports jobbers. I've seen them in person, and they're perfectly good kit at a fraction of the cost of the Givi stuff (and other various boutique brands).

http://www.brooksautosports.com/

Aux Lights/LED Bar
-Another area where I really have no idea what fits what and where. I was looking at the Baja Designs lights, but even those I could not really figure out which ones would actually mount to the bike. My main goal with the lights would be for driving and to make myself more visible. If I got the crash bars I think I would prefer something that would mount on those just to widen my profile to oncoming traffic.

If you want DRLs, you can do that for very short money. I have a set of Ebay $15 specials that I spent an additional $5 on for yellow vinyl film, that work really well as DRLs (link below). If you want lights that will improve nighttime hi-beam performance, do yourself a favor and go with either the Rigid 4 element lights, a Rigid light bar (bolts easily under the headlight) or the Vision X Optimus 3.7 LEDs. I've tested roughly 27,22 vairious cheaper LED driving lights, and for various reasons, they all suck.

Cheapo/awesome DRLs - http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Mirror-Mount-LED-Driving-Fog-Spot-Light-For-Victory-Benelli-Aprilia-/151791205033?hash=item235775faa9:g:ZTYAAOSwgQ9V2zt9&vxp=mtr

Appreciate you reading my wall of text I have done a lot of research and video watching, but there are just so many cool options out there and prob more that I've not even thought of.

No problem

 

[Standby diver]

Re: What do you consider your "best" farkle???

1. Luggage, since I commute on the bike and hate riding with a back pack.
2. Crash bars, when the luggage comes off crash bars make me feel more bold on the trails.

After that all the other stuff is just meh.


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[Kabish]

dietDrThunder

Thanks for those links and product suggestions! I've not seen those bags or the crash bars before, the bars look pretty impressive in comparison to the SW bars I was going to buy.

 

[Roge]

The Super Tenere that lives under them