Will definitely be taking loads of pics.
When I said 99% complete I was wrong! Took the Tenere on a 3500 km roundtrip around SA (1000km of which was dirtracks and gravel roads through the karroo) and have found the standard suspension on this bike inadequate for the nature of trip that I am doing in 4 weeks. As a result, I have had a specialist rebuild a complete new rear suspension to be more suitable for some of the offroad conditions that will be encountered and had emolators put into the front forks and front and rear suspension materially stiffened....HUGE DIFFERENCE Offroad!! It now feels more like an XR650 when you hit the dirt/rocks/potholes etc and less like a vespa! Yamaha obviously came up against budget problems when dealing with suspension.
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