standard oiler on Andrew's bike:


touring version on mine:


I've read elsewhere of people having trouble with number plates breaking, but doing proper off-road. The vast bulk of mine will be on the road, so I'm trying it out anyway to see if it works. If it starts giving trouble I'll let you know.

My number plate cracked at about 1,000 miles, and although it's still there at 3,500, I wouldn't put money on that reservoir lasting long. The trouble with the Tenere is there's no space under the seat, so I suppose you don't have a choice... but I still think the vibes will kill it. Let us know how it goes over the next few thousand miles?

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I dont no how different the frame is on the XTX but my scottoiler is fitted on a bracket to the engine block on the left side of the bike just above and in front of the of the starter motor.

I've not got the touring version but this is where the dealer fitted my scotoiler on Tenere (both bought from new)

I think the only reason the touring ones probelm is positioning ie anything from the rear tyre get flung at it which when off roading is alot of rocks, mud, wet etc. which probably causes the cracks. I thin piece of aluminium could solve that problem

also the more weigh on the number plate hanger the more it should be reinforced as it wasnt designed to carry that weigh so maybe some form of an inner steel bar to transfer weight to the rear subframe.

Im only guessing really but most of it makes common sense!!! Does it???

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Plough on

here's the touring kit I fitted to Andrew's Transalp, the bike he traded in for his Tenere. 35,000 miles later it looked the same:



I bought the touring kit for the Tenere with the intention of attaching it in a similar way to Givi tubular rails, for the wee 24ltr panniers I already had. However, the only rails available for the Tenere are only compatible with their V35 panniers. I've since ordered the Yammie pannier set, but alas no rails to attach the HCR to.

I've had the rear guard off and it has a steel stiffener in it already, to just above the level of the number plate. Below that is as robust as any plastic guard that the touring kit is designed to fit. No mudguard/number plate holder is designed to take it as such, the touring kit is designed to fit the mudguard. Anyhow, stranger things have happened, it might just work.

ps. update 15/12/08 removed touring reservoir and chopped mudguard. details to follow on tenere section.