The Tenere had its first service today, and after my little off and broken ribs it was a paracetamol fuelled ride to the dealers in Worthing! Riding home on the Tenere I realize how much I am enjoying this bike , and now I can start turning it into my own 'personal' steed. Trouble is I have a wish list a mile long , but time and wallet will dictate the pace of change!!. The exhaust / filter/ Kev mod is a must, but I want to do that after I have a good thousand miles on her. New rims and stainless spokes, but as the bike is brand new I may as well get some miles out of the original ones. Likewise the rear shock. ( for once in my life I'm being sensible ) I started on my Tail Tidy today, and fitted a stainless rad guard, front sprocket guard . Some Zeta handguards tomorrow and hopefully the short levers will arrive soon. Also some bar risers and foam grips . The only thing I'm not as enthused about as before are the Tourance tyres. ..they are very good but A, they tramline quite fiercely and B, they seem quite a hard compound so when they do let go it's sudden. The Avon Distanzia I had before we're so predictable they filled you with confidence!. Overall the Tenere is brilliant. ..and I love the way it enthuses me, gets me waffling on about it on this fine forum !! How nice to have a head full of 'Tenere'plans and forget about all the nonsense in life. Cheers Steve

+1 on the tramlining.

I have to agree with this too. Trying to work out what to get instead.

Best (and first mod) I did on mine was bin the Tourances!

Funny thing is I've run them on other bikes and they've been great, but they just don't seem suited to the Ten? Odd really because you'd have thought (as a recommended fitment) they'd have been tested on the bike. More likely they were stock fitment because Yamaha struck a "too good to refuse" deal with Metzler to supply them!

I have ridden a couple of Zs with Siracs (the other OE option), and although not my preferred choice of tyre, do seem to behave better than the Tourance.

Mind you, tyre choice is as much about user preference than anything else.

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I'm with you on the stock tyres.
I'm up to 1500 miles now and they're not much better, although they are fun for putting the back end out in the wet. I'll live with them a bit longer, till I can justify the replacement cost.
At least they prevent me from taking corners at stupid lean angles like my last trailie.
What was the mileage for the service.

Good to see the broken ribs aren't holding you back at all Greatescape. Sound's like project Tenere is full steam ahead.
I'm still running my Ten on Tourances, they got a bit over 2000k's on them still pretty happy with them myself. Riding gravel / dirt roads at 28psi seemed to work best and perform well within my capabilities, also had to stop a few times for my mate on his V-Strom to catch up so they will do for the time being.
The Kev mod is a must as you say & don't forget the O2 controller too. Fitted mine after first service, dead easy to fit and really improve's the ride.
Looking forward to your progress. Cheers.