Fill the trailer with beer problem solved'nuff said?
Seriously, mounting that boat was an experiment that took things a step too far due to cross-winds when passing trucks or seeing the trailer lean in curves.
What you did to your Tenere today??!!
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14kmtnman
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An update on the newer suspension settings - the bike was tight Nothing really wrong, but for the highway riding I wound up doing, it was a bit stiff. I backed off the rear spring preload to 1 line below the soft and backed off the front spring preload 1 line, so now have 4 lines showing. FYI I weigh about 215, not including my gear. I also have Happy trails boxes (mostly empty) and rack, along with the Altrider crash bars, skid plate and larger rear package shelf.
Supertenere2014
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Supertenere2014
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Omg, this is perfect. I'll swap the kayak for my windsurf kit and be good-to-go!'nuff said?
Seriously, mounting that boat was an experiment that took things a step too far due to cross-winds when passing trucks or seeing the trailer lean in curves.
Supertenere2014
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Following a wet trip yesterday to the Yorkshire Dales...
So this instantly put amazing images in my mind and the desire to travel overseas to ride! The better half spent a year living/working in the UK and regaled me with so many fond stories of travel across GB and scotland that it doesn't take much for me to imagine how great it would bethanks for that!
And that is yours. Could you do both AND ride 2 up?'nuff said?
Seriously, mounting that boat was an experiment that took things a step too far due to cross-winds when passing trucks or seeing the trailer lean in curves.
Rush2112tenere
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It is a special place, I live near Manchester in North-West England and I can travel roughly an hour in any direction and be amidst amazing scenery and incredible roads/tracks. Scotland is my favourite place as once in the highlands, and Western Isles (Inner and Outer Hebrides) out of tourist season, traffic is light and the roads amazing. Scenery to die for, and you can pitch you tent where you want. Head over when you can and tour the place.
tallpaul
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North Yorkshire or North Wales. Like you say, just an hour away but great scenery. I like North Wales but the roads are always busy in the tourist hot spots, so North Yorkshire and Lancashire are my usual haunts, with an occasional Whitby fish'n'chips run. Scotland is lovely but just a bit too far for a day out and we're not into camping.
Rush2112tenere
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Haha, Whitby is a great ride out, and wouldn’t it just be a crime not to have a chippy lunch! I also do a lot in the Peak District which again is on the doorstep, Monsall Head, Gridleford station cafe and Yondermans were the pre-pandemic points of interest/ food stops. I had a great run to Mid-Wales at the tail end of the summer last year stopping in Macinlleth before heading back up the coast and then home. The roads were incredible with really low traffic, plenty of twisty fun.
Kruzzin5
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Hahaha, that’s amazing!'nuff said?
Seriously, mounting that boat was an experiment that took things a step too far due to cross-winds when passing trucks or seeing the trailer lean in curves.
Again, it was a step too far and I'd recommend against it.
We had a member long ago who had a rack on the side of his Super Tenere to carry a wind surfer. I got the impression though that he seldom went on a highway where cross winds would be an issue.
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I have a boat trailer, just a big T with the wheels and lights on the end of the cross bar. The main length is a 13 foot length of aluminum. Hauls a 16.5 Wenona just fine.
Boris
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Wales is certainly a beautiful place, with the added bonus of many superb biking routes. Here’s a few snaps from a late summer 2019 trip.
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Rush2112tenere
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Beautiful, just beautiful. I look forward to Wales being “open” again.
SkunkWorks
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Bumot Evo Top-Case and Tool-Box arrived yesterday.
Mounted them up today.
Mounted them up today.
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SeaBass
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I went for a test ride at those pressures and the bike was a completely different beast, it did not hesitate as much for leaning on corners, and responded more sharply to my inputs. I guess I've been riding the S10 the wrong way this last 10 months.Too low of pressure on the front. I weigh 270-280 and you need to bump that to 36 to get better life and less cupping. I've been running 36/42 for a long time as I found that to be the sweet spot on larger bikes for me, regarding tire wear. Yes, I know what the manual says. But we're like two up plus compared to the skinny Japanese guy that wrote that.
Thanks for the tip.
jhansen
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Hopefully I don’t cause this to turn into a tire pressure thread but I have a question for EricV about the 36/42 pressures. Are those pressures tire specific or just what you run, not tire specific?
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36/42 is all i,ve ever run thats with 3 different tyres and makes, thats the same pressure as well on all the sports bikes i,ve owned
rob
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I start with 36/38 but will bump them up under load or down if on a loose surface. Pulling the trailer or with a load in the boxes I run the rear at closer to 42. If I know I'll be on dirt and gravel for the day I'll go as low as 30/32 on the E07 and with the more street oriented Avon AV54 Trail Riders it makes an even bigger improvement in traction.