Originally Posted by JMo

Hi Ray - as you explain, there is a trick to riding washboard which you have summed up pretty well - basically around 50mph seems to be the sweet spot, and the Tenere works well at that sort of speed in most instances...

It's only where the corrugations start to get irregular or deeper than typical grade ripples that it starts to get out of shape, together with faster more irregular surfaced tracks - and it's really only that you feel the suspension bogging down (ie. the damping getting overwhelmed), the geometry keeps the bike stable, it's just the who thing starts to feel saggy and wallowy...

I admit that this tends to only happen are higher than average speeds off road (gotta test the lil' booger you know x), but long continuous stretches will work up a temperature in the suspension - and moreso/quicker if the ambient temp is warm too I imagine - it's not a problem in 'touring' conditions, just something I would want/need to address for the rally bike...

Around 30-40mph the bike is fine, but as you say, this can make it uncomfortable on washboard when you really need to be going slightly faster...

xxx