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Originally Posted by
minkyhead
ive messed with the gearing and got what i like 14.46
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air filter ..
ive read about replacement filters ..bearing in mind im not altering the performance of the bike ..just have a dust free airbox
which one can you suggest to be the best in very dusty conditions on a standard set up
has any one found it neccasary to fit crash bars ??
or damaged anything thart could have been prevented by them
it has a bash plate and pump bars on ..
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Steve, three comments I have,
Gearing, we took 4 Teneres into Portugal last May, I ran with the 15T the others ran with the 14T and to be honest it was a pain. The bike was using a litre more fuel per fill up than the others and there was no real benefit . Try out your 15T by all means, but when you compare against othe bikes it's just not worth the effort.
Air Filter - or more to the point the air box seals. Take bothe sides off, grease the seal and replace, if this is left stock you will get sand in your airbox.
I fitted the OTR bash Plate, others had the OE bash plate, (I didn't have crash bars), fell off lots of times and no real damage to the bike, other than some scratches that my Mx boots caused..... However, the bash plate has some pretty deep pot marks in it so worth the effort in my case. Then again we did take some tracks at a stupidly fast pace (Stoic really can crack the whip when he wants to!)...
Bar Risers, I have 20mm and the cables just manage this. Worth considering if you like standing up. And to go with that some wider pegs (ther is a link on the site for cheap ones from eBay, take a while to arrive but do the job really well).
Look at coating your tank with some of that HG clear film, it'll stop lots of the scratches.
Try to avoid 6 inch spikes, they do your tyre no good at all!
Enjoy your trip.......