Hi there

Sorry for not keeping you up to date for a while but here it comes:
I disassembled the fork in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and found an oil seal from some car accessory shop there, put in on and hoped it would work well enough but no; It started leaking like hell again after 200 km. It was never ment for a bike's fork. I continued on and decided to fix it in the next country, Kenya. So now I'm in Nairobi and was lucky to get a new REAL oil seal sent from Tanzania ( www.tanzania-adventure.com - big thanks to Ronny). Now the fork stopped leaking and so far it seems that the rebound is okay but I haven't done any off road with it yet.

About the straightened front rim then, I heard a theory which I tend to believe: The rim of Tenere is quite soft alloy so after being bended and straightened back it doesn't break as easily as some others would in the same situation. So I'm gonna keep going with it.

I guess I didn't need a new front fork after all. But a big, big thanks to everyone who helped me to find one. I feel kind of stupid now that I made such a big hassle about it.

Anyway, the bike's fine and my back is almost fine, just a little aching every now and then. Tomorrow I'll leave Nairobi and head to Mombasa. There should be cheap campsites along the beach so I'm gonna stay there about a week and just take it easy .

Jami

I'm happy that everything is more-or less sorted on the bike now for you Jami.

You go have fun!!

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Good news Jami, enjoy the beach break, hope there's plenty of eyecandy.

Good news mate, hope you enjoy the rest of your time there.

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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

Well done and do us proud = stay safe!

When you get to Mombasa - turn right and head South.

There's a Camp site at Tiwi called "Twiga lodge" - cheap and the setting is very very pleasant - a tad rustic though, it is an overlanders place.

Cheers G