My god are you saying that you have finally found your Holy Grail of tyres?????:emoticons:

NO

Jimmy. ma pal has a pair o karoos on his xl650...i spoke wi him on saturday there... i remember when he put them opn... 1500 miles later that rear is jist about gone inthe middle

I installed adjustable brake lever and PCIII
 

Wow. Just wow.

I can barely recognize the bike now. It was -05 or -06 XTX (Don't know which, registered in 2007), now I don't know what it is, but it's amazing.

I had DNA stage 1+2 and a Kev mod, that did give a nice boost to the power department, but the fueling stayed snatchy, even though better than without those mods. Now the bike sounds better, but surprisingly quieter, the power delivery is very linear and smooth and there is even more grunt. Surging did not disappear completely, but even that smoothed out to a manageable level.

PCIII was an excellent purchase and I really would recommend anyone suffering from the jerky fueling to at least try it out. It's worth the money.

About the brake lever, don't know which brand, since I bought it second hand, but it's the short type, nicely machined and way more sturdy than the original one. I had a bit of a problem installing it, since it was a bit thicker at the part that pushes the main cylinder, so I had to readjust things a bit on the bars. I don't have short fingers, but the new lever did help the braking quite a lot. Also a very recommended mod.

This was a good day in my motorcycling career :)

Abusy couple of days:

Received the MTC single round can in the post so stripped the back end of the bike and fitted the new one. Turned the fuel mod up to 6.30 to take care of the mixture and stood back and had a look. Already had some photos, kindly sent by GULG of his tool tube mount, so had a look at that.
I quite like the look of the 'bare' side of the bike now tho, but the standard rear light/number plate holder did look odd so made up a pattern to smooth things out. Cut some s/s plate and painted it black - this is how it looks now - better I think anyway.

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...1/PICT0161.jpg

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...1/PICT0160.jpg


With the old exhaust out it left the foil heat protection exposded, so cut some more plate and fitted to the underside of the bike.

Next job was blocking the AIS pipe to stop the popping - Jeez on the tenere, what a fiddle just getting to the cilp that attaches it to the airbox - maybe I'm just a bit like a bull in a china shop tho. Considered plugging the hole inside the airbox but had nothing handy to do this at the time. Finally got the job done as per Kevs method and greased the airbox joint - result - no popping.

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...1/PICT0162.jpg

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/...PICT0157-1.jpg

Back to the exhaust itself - yep a quality product at a bl00dy good price - but I like others think that it could fit the lines of the bike a little better - maybe a reshaped link pipe - my only real problem at the moment is...............too LOUD.

Put this up yesterday

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...entreStand.jpg
http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...treStand02.jpg

Out of the shed & onto the Bike
 

Well, after a month of ownership, i thought it was about time i personalised my Tenere.
Sheepskin, stickers & rack :
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...0Z/660Z010.jpg
Roadbook holder & power socket :
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...0Z/660Z006.jpg
High mudguard, LED lights, handguards & headlight protector:
http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/...0Z/660Z003.jpg
Just saving up for the centre stand, bash plate & bars for my Gobi boxes.....

My sheepskin is worth every penny... ;)
If I am doing more than 1 days riding I'll install the sheepskin.
One of the best Mods... Machine washable too!

Happiness is.....
 

Totally agree - i never leave home without it :notworthy:

Fitted my metal mule exhaust, and lovely it looks too.