Hello again everybody!!

As I'm preparing for a long journey throughout Europe and Africa I thought I should share some pics with my mod to the Tenere as I'm taking them.
Before I start I would like to thank everybody who contributed with precious info on this forum, especially all the admins. Things are much easier when you have all necessary info put together in one awesome place.

My first mod was the elimination of the snorkel (and setting the idle to ~1500rpm) mod I have done in the second day after I got back with the bike from Germany. Even without any fuel mod I can say that the tenere runs much better without it. I improvised a gasket from an car shaft boot that I had laying in the garage. It's temporary thing till I'll get the Unifilter foam thing. I also fitted a NGK CR7EIX Iridium Spark plug.

Snorkel out


Temporary Gasket




Everything in place




Next I bought all the necessary parts and I built a Kev mod following Kev's guidelines (big thanks KEV!!!) and after servicing the bike at Yamaha dealer I installed it and set it at 3o'clock. WOW!!! This is one completely new bike. The bike pulls so nice now from 3000rpm all the way to 7000. No more heavy vibrations between 2500 and 4000. Those two mods I would recommend them to everybody riding an XT. They will completely improve your bike.

Needed parts


The final product


Everything in place (Except tank&seat)


Air sensor loom disconnected from the sensor


Air sensor loom prepared; Assessing wiring layout


KEVMOD soldered in place


Tank in place; KEVMOD final position


Next Mod: KTM plastic handguards. After waiting more than a week as the Bucharest KTM dealer haven't had them on stock (how stupid is that!!!) I finally bought them and installed them on the bike. At first I install them without the crossbar (a little more vibey without it) but after a few days I managed to squeeze the crossbar back in. The only thing I had to change in order to make them fit was the clutch lever (I had to chop 1,5 cm of it). They fit really nice, are cheap (~50E) and look pretty sturdy. I forgot to mention that I kept the bar ends. I think it gets pretty vibey without them.

What you get in the package


Fitted HG



Next Mod: Cheap Ebay Footpegs. Nice mod, nice quality for the buck. Larger than OEM.

Fitted pegs



Will continue..........

While installing the KEVMOD and removing the snorkel I started to play with my Leo Vince SBK Exhaust which I kept from my prev bike (Hornet 07). I'm lookin for a second one on the internet (as I think it looks better w. 2 cans and also will be quieter).

Can anyone please help me w. a pic of the original Leo vince removable baffle? as the Hornet one I guess is different. THX!

Standard Exhaust


Leo Can

Nice thread,,keep it coming.
cheers

Looking good mate.

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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

Thanks!!!

Next Mod: Cush drive mod. After having a second flat in I guess 2 weeks, I had the chance to inspect the rubbers and they were pretty worn (almost 8000km). I used 2 patches of bicycle tube (~1,5 - 2mm thick) as with 3 I couldn't squeeze the sprocket back in. Nice mod... now they will last a long time for sure. No pics there as I also cleaned my chain which is a pretty dirty job so no hands for the camera.

Nice!!!!!

Check the air breather box, the 2008 model has problems.
BTW, how did you magae to get that plate number, I LOVE IT!!!!

have fun,

j.

The breather has been changed w. the new one under warranty by the prev. owner so no problems there.

hehe I love it too. In fact I was pretty lucky as for no more than 6 mo. 3 digits license plates are available. This is available only in Bucharest (capital city). The preferential LP are really cheap in RO... only 10E extra.

Cheers,

Hi John. Great to see that you're enjoying the bike, both on/off road and 'in the garage' doing the mods. I hope that you'll continue to post as things develop - and when you do the trip of course - so that we can, in a way, make the journey with you. It's most interesting and the pictures are a great help.
With respect and admiration, Mike

That single pipe looks just right - can you get a link pipe fabricated?

Keep the pic's coming..

What about luggage and perhaps a scottoiler?

Happy Riding

Hi Mike!! This thread is just the beginning and for sure there is a lot more to come. I really enjoy the bike. Hope you, your wife and the dogs are well and the tours are packed. Thanks for the nice words!!

First I'll try to fetch a second can from ebay and then I'll have a "Y" pipe fabricated (so I'll have a Leo Vince Tenere Exhaust with SBK GP replica not with SBK Ovale). If I don't get the second can I'll have a straight link pipe w. a sigle can ( the problem is that I already tried the can directly on the bike (without link pipe) and is on the very loud side even with baffles on so that's why I'm lookin for the second one).

AGAIN IF SOMEONE CAN HELP ME WITH A PICTURE OF A REMOVED LEO VINCE BAFFLE I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT !!!!!

For luggage I'm in the process of buying 3 Alutech Cases (2X41l and 1X47l or 29l still thinking about this one) form Ebay at a really good price see link
http://cgi.ebay.de/Aluminiumkiste-Mo...item563a9f39fb They emailed me back with a 235E offer for the 3 cases and 3 locks without VAT pp. included which I think is a really good deal. Then I'll have the rack fabricated.
Definitely I'll have some chain oiler.
I'm not in a really big hurry... the deadline is the end of July so plenty of time for all the mods.
I'll keep you guys posted.

Cheers,