Battle dress
 

Ready to go to battle; Eastern Europe Rally

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-ADYJGOQB.jpg

Knobbies!! Michelin Enduro Competition with mousses
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-Y7KUFGBU.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-64BSK3JS.jpg

Kriega US5 tailbag for all the things you need when your name is NOT McGyver.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-EGUHT4EL.jpg

cockpit view: F2R roadbook with ICO rallycomputer wired to Touratech Rally 5 pushbuttons using a twin interface relaisand Zumo550 GPS... and heated grips ofcourse ... ;)

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DIDMDBDL.jpg

Bling-Bling brand new chain and front sprocket (rear as good as new)
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-CUALYVFD.jpg

Thursday I'll bring her to the start in southern Poland http://www.leppinkadventure.nl/index...t-2012-edition

HJ

That looks awesome dude but how are you gonna fit all your gear in that tiny Kriega US-5 ;)

You look like your going to be doing some serious off roading.

Plenty of piccies when you get back please:respeck:

This is the event: http://leppinkadventure.nl/index.php...erphotogallery

RESPECT! looks like a great event!, hope you have a good time and as Maxwell sez don't forget the pic's!

a word of caution the comp 3's are good, though wear quickly enough so have a replacement ready, just in case. all the best!

Just a question, why the cable ties on the spokes ?

When I bought the set of wheel they came like that. I've been told it is to prevent damage when one of the spokes snaps.

HJ

Firstly, good luck and keep us posted on how you do. And photos, don't forget the photos.

Secondly,

I had a look on the Touratech site for these, as I need a set of roadbook/trip buttons. I don't think I'll be spending that much though! The buttons are more than I spent on my roadbook and trip meter!

To be honest you don't have any side engine or tank protection. Those tanks can crack if dropped hard. (they're not made of metal, some sort of fibre glass, me thinks)

Get some R&G Engine protectors too.

Judging by your bike I think I'll have to get me one of THESE

Quite a manly looking bike you've got there

got it second hand: �35,- .... cheap roadbook then ;)

No worries; it's been tested thouroughly

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-PFNEWZKO.jpg

... and it doesn't show my 'moments' on rocky Maroccan pistes...it is indeed a very tough bike!

... just compensating....

I don't speak Dutch, but somehow "sloot water" doesn't need any translation :D

(also amusingly, if you type that as one word, the forum censors the tw*t out of the middle)


@Captmoto: Has anyone actually managed to crack a Tenere tank? I can't remember seeing any mention on here of anyone doing so.

It's pretty well protected in a crash - the grey side panels and the bar ends touch down first. I've crashed mine countless times, as well as dropping the tank onto a concrete floor from about a metre in the air while working on the bike.

Bike looks grand single_minded, have fun!

UT, I believe one of our antipodean brethren cracked a tank by using it and a car as a brake.
I can certainly vouch for impact and abrasion resistance on the tank. They are injection moulded nylon.

Good luck Henk.

Dave you right are right on the tank u think u saw mine at the big bike challenge .. well i have now two deep equal gouges on either side ,, its grey under my blue tank good quality tanks .... but not going to make it a habbit to drop mine .....lol

[QUOTE=Tintin;172645]Dave you right are right on the tank u think u saw mine at the big bike challenge .. well i have now two deep equal gouges on either side ,, its grey under my blue tank good quality tanks .... but not going to ake it a habbit to drop mine .....lol...well

Battle scars
 

Well she has brought me home, just as I expected, but not without scars:

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-SP76W4IY.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-OQJVENVM.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DEDVZ3XH.jpg

notice that the sidestand is missing... right side footpeg snapped off ... half ... but got that welded at a local black smith:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-W6NGQOFC.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-HFFTIDCT.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto-RB6TYODL-1.jpg

... lost a few indicators too... and the left-side bumper panel finally gave in: grinded on rocky grounds...

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-XOKA7QCA.jpg

Will do a short write up of the event soon...

HJ

Hi,
for the record: These guys produce the Tenere fuel tank.
http://elkamet.com/technischebehaelt...enzintanks.php

gess its looke that you dragged that bike through a hedge, quarry, field, lake and everything else backwards

Patched up
 

After a days work the bike is restored to its former glory ... uhm... state:

BEFORE

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-DEDVZ3XH.jpg

IN REHAB

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-T3TM7BKQ.jpg

AFTER

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/GroteFoto-UEMVGHTJ.jpg

Notice the shiny brand new grey bumper panels on the gastank :wow:

... they really stand out against the other scratched and bruced surfaces...

... guess I'll have to drop it a.s.a.p. on both sides to harmonize things a bit...

HJ

Nice, looks like you give it a good over haul, any chance you fancy doing that to a Tiger 1050, there a box of beer in it!!!!:glasses9:

It looks more impressive then it actually was:

• had to swap wheels so they had to come off anyhow
• took off the windshield, tank, saddle to be able to clean thoroughly and remove mud from every corner, at the same time doing visual inspection
• all this made access easier to wiring to figure out why both Xenon units didn't work anymore. Fixed that.
• replaced reflector and 'glass' of LH front indicator
• replaced RH rear indicator
• had the snapped side stand bolts removed at my dealers workshop: 15 minutes for him and his magic tools: half days work for me fiddling around
• cleaned brake calipers and pads
• used lots of silicon spray and WD40 to make it all shiny again
• put on the new bumper panels

OER report
 

Here's my write up of the event: http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?...ewpost&t=19114