Thought you might like to see some aluminium porn...



The stock Tenere radiator (made by KTM dontcha know) is fine for most conditions, however, I found that in tricky technical terrain at clutch slipping slow speeds, and at higher altitude, the bike could start to boil over...

Bearing in mind what I'm going to subject mine to in the next month or so, I thought it might be a good idea to get more cooling capacity, and Dave at GMX Radiators certainly came up with the goods!

As you can see, it is beautifully made, and is 20mm thicker than standard (so 45mm thick overall) - it also has some lovely touches such as dedicated tabs for mounting the lower faring panels, plus proper tabs for holding the fan, rather than the bolt through design of the standard radiator.



The radiator cap is the Japanese size (rather than Euro/KTM type) which gives a wider range of alternatives should you wish to run a higher pressure cap.

He is also in the process of cutting me a dedicated stone guard, although it is quite possible one of the aftermarket ones will also fit with a jiggle or two - the only modifications needed to the bike are to slightly trim the black plastic shrouds that hang from the front of the tank, as the radiator is thicker (see second pic).

Anyway, if you like what you see, and think you might be working your Tenere a bit harder than usual, give Dave at GMX a call... you won't be disappointed!

Jenny xxx

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