My experience from several years of keeping the Tenere consistently dirty from lots of offroad adventures... the shifter lube issue is a bit like Goldilocks. Not enough grease or too infrequent re-greasing and the shifter sticks. But at the same time... too much lube attracts dirt, grit, grime and then the shifter sticks soon. It was only with regular cleanings (it is so easy afterall!) and just enough grease to get the job done but no more - that I found the sweet spot on performance and interval changes. YMMV...taskmaster86 said:
Hmm, I don't see how dirt could get into the inside of the shift lever or brake lever. The washers on the front and back side of the shifter fit really tight and should seal out the dirt and contaminates. It may not be a totally waterproof seal but I can't imagine more than a fine dust getting into it?trikepilot said:
Nice pic Ford ::008:: I love the Fluelapass, it's just flows so well. Sounds like a great run out too, I wish I had that on my doorstep....Dogdaze said:
Don, I am sure you are correct.Don in Lodi said:LOL, I'm pretty sure it's a muscle burn. 40 miles off road treats the big muscles in the thighs like you've climbed a really tall building's worth of stairs. Grips are great, should be on every off road machine, doesn't help the big shock absorbers in the thighs though.
Now, as the burn lightens a bit, do it again! Then again! ::26:: ::26::
I did see at least 6-7 S10 yesterday too, 3 were black!2112 said:
My mate has a stack the damn things including 2 x 750's, sounds like a great day out ::008::Tyke said:On Saturday I rode the 250 or so miles there and back to Nottingham to meet up with my old pals at the Kawasaki Triples rally.
Great day out nostrils full of "t and ears full of bull sh*t ...unbeatable
I meant to ask you about the TKC70's, how were they in the wet and up the pass's? Also high speed slab work?2112 said:
Ha Ha, no no that's been like that for years, they're not fixing it, it's to give you a feel of what's to come on the other side.....2112 said:
Along with using a seal mate to try and clean the seal and stop the leak I also found this issue to watch out for if you have a leaking fork seal. The wear coating on the internal metal slide was coming off and getting between the seal and the fork tube causing a leak. Not my bike but this 2012 had about 60,000 km on it when it failed. Also replaced the fork seals on my 2012 recently and found one of the metal slides was just starting to loose its wear surface also.AVGeek said:
Glad you had a a good trip Bry, how was the weather ? a pal of mine has just spent two weeks touring in Europe and had some very wet weather.2112 said:
I'm barely pushing 23K miles (I really need to ride more!), but I'll take a look at that as well.BWC said:Along with using a seal mate to try and clean the seal and stop the leak I also found this issue to watch out for if you have a leaking fork seal. The wear coating on the internal metal slide was coming off and getting between the seal and the fork tube causing a leak. Not my bike but this 2012 had about 60,000 km on it when it failed. Also replaced the fork seals on my 2012 recently and found one of the metal slides was just starting to loose its wear surface also.
We were very lucky with the weather, we only had around 3/4 hours rain while riding for the whole trip. We 'unfortunately' got trapped at the poolside bar while at Lake Como so we had to stay and drink to avoid getting wet. It was hell... ::003::Tyke said:
My heart bleeds for you...someones gotta do it though ::025::2112 said: