Well, I finally got the bike out the garage today to travel to work. I was going to wait for the better weather, however due to there being parking problems at work this month, I decided to go on the bike.

It was also the first time I have used the bike since fitting the hand guards.

Ive had it on the Optimate throughout the winter and today it started on the first touch of the button.

I did take it fairly easy today though because the roads are still really slippy, but it was great to blow the cobwebs off again.

Can't wait for the better weather to arrive.

Really slippy, giveover!!

Whys your bike been layed up anyway?

Mine never gets layed up, rode through last winter with a broken foot!!

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I'm always in the sh1t, only the depth varies

what tyres you running grim?

I'm still running the original standard pirelli's. It was raining on the way to and from work so every corner and diesel covered roundabout felt A bit twitchy.

Still loved it though.

It was great today though. The roads were dry and it felt planted.

Use to ride my XTR all year around, every day. Now i have to travel to work by car only get to use my Tiger now on the weekends and oh does it make my week. Even had my first power slide on it last weekend on a bumpy back road.

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Plough on

yip, i am running oem pirellis, they aint too bad imo and today was a rad day for riding, the roads are definitely getting stickier now...

I have been riding all winter on my Xt660Z ! Freezing cold sometimes but...have to get to work!
Knobby tyres (TKC 80), scary in wet - one spill so far (I hope first & the last one).

But no the winter weather, neither the tires is the worst but F....NG car drivers in rainy, cloudy, foggily conditions driving their cars with NO LIGHTS ON!!! come on you idiots!!!! Find some common sense and try te be more visible!!!!

Excuse my french...

You could get a pro xtreme wet front (Avon) and a distanzia rear (also Avon) and just enjoy the road conditions, whatever they are, not counting snow.

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only dead fish go with the flow..................

I have a Heidenau K 74 rear and a Metzeler Unicross front on my Tenere. Now that sharpens you up on tarmac. lol

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Touratech big guard. Yamaha handlebar guards. Pivot Pegz. Yam main stand. Camel Toe. 30 mm risers. 14 tooth front sprocket. Big balls. Old and not wise.

I think I've been misunderstood on this thread. I wasn't complaining about the tyres, the roads are just slippy from all the Winter left over salt and other sh*t.