Originally Posted by Molgan (Post 65932)

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This weekend I was on a trip that still hurts. We were 20 bikes that headed out into the wilderness to drive like mad men for 2 days, sadly I don't have any pics from the actual carnage yet but I'll post some when I have. The trip went far beyond my limits as a offroader so I blame the accidents on the driver not the bike. This pic is taken after my first (of five..) accident on the trip, didn't hit any rock and the speed was moderate, the only visible change is that one of the panniers is a bit more tilted then before. Was afraid they would pivot into the wheel but they kept in place for the rest of the trip.

One thing I learned is that the bike can take more abuse then its driver. :) The only real damage the bike took of the trip was some scrapings on one of the plastic covers on the tank. Other then that it was minor things, like the stuff on the handlebar got pushed around, turnsignals got lose and a bent gear lever. My fifth accident was a highsider that made me slam the ground pretty hard and the bike went of on its own into the woods. Bruised and exhausted I called it a day but the bike could have continued, so I'm impressed with its stability.

Originally Posted by cotthem (Post 65905)

With some friends we did last week the Liguri�n route, Sommelleir, Assieta, La Bonnet and the Parpaillon in the French Italien Alps.

a few pics. If i have orderd all my pic's I wil post them

http://picasaweb.google.nl/VanjaVDH/...59863489774242

It was a lot of fun, sometimes a bit scary
The Tenere did wel
Cruisin at 120 (real km's/h and not 135 on the odo), for 10 hours was not any problem.

Originally Posted by steveD (Post 65870)

The tank bag is a Tuareg that I got from Hein Gericke, it was the only one I could find that had a bit of profile to it that would fit on the tank. Hope this helps. Cheers SteveD

Originally Posted by josephau (Post 65946)

Thanks for the report Molgan. So am I correct that the stock panniers held up pretty well despite these mishaps, i.e. the plastic holders do a good job, the panniers are solid even they are plastic? Also, with the panniers mounted, do they give an easier angle to lift back up the bike if it's on its sides?

Originally Posted by josephau (Post 65948)

Hi Cotthem, great pics. Curious, I know I read from another person's blog that the odo is wrong, how did you figure out when the odo says 135, it is actually 120? I presume you have a separate odo/gps wired. Interesting, any idea on other speed, i.e. have you got through the trouble to estimate how many percentage difference between the odo and the real speed? I remember someone said about 10%, i.e. odo is 10% faster than real? Can anyone else also comment on this too please? No wonder I feel going slower than what the odo says.

Originally Posted by cotthem (Post 65968)

Hi Josephau, I have installed a sigma odo/tripmeter for riding roadbooks. After my wheeldiameter calculations I noted the difference in speed. I also checked by riding with a friend who has a GPS. Cruisin at 143km/h at the yamah-odometer is around 132 km/h on my second odometer and around 134 on the gps.

Originally Posted by Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 65991)

I've a Zumo fitted, and it always reports a speed that is 10% less than the odo, that said I've still managed to record 95mph on the GPS!:thumbsup[1]:

Originally Posted by Andy12 (Post 65995)

Same here�
Full throttle on the highway (no wind):
Odo 169 Klm/h aprox. 6300 rpm
GPS Garmin 156 klm/h�.13 klm/h of difference�

Originally Posted by Molgan (Post 65996)

I've seen 184kmh on the odo, real speed 169. Why is my bike faster then yours, do you drive with panniers and stuff? Mine is original, just adjusted the TPS a bit richer.