Alain from Melbourne, land of Oz - expat from Canada via Oregon.

Got promoted from carbies to EFI: with my old KLR650 (well farkled I must say) in the hands of Australian thieves, I decided to splurge and get a 2010 Tenere. So far so good, I like the fuel sipping part, and it is dam comfy for a 6' 4" dude.

I was familiar with the Rotax engines from a previous Beamer: essentially, nothing to do. I suspect the Ten is in the same realm: keep the fluids happy and the odd valve check?

I mostly commute, but am never shy of a path of china heads or a river crossing. The bike is heavy for steep terrain, and I find it lacks torque, at least when I try to swiftly pass a slow car in town. So any advice for protection/power while exposed to dirt will be appreciated.

Croissant Warrior

Welcome mate.

All I can say is fit a fuel mod + the DNA filters & you will have plenty more HP & Torque.

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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

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Welcome aboard and have fun shorty hahaha....

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(Now sold on, sob) 2011 Blue XT660X with gold wheels, was 26,500 km.
Engine mods: K&N Stage 1 filter, DNA Stage 2 filter, snorkel removed, Kev fuel mod fitted.
Plus: smoked Puig screen, Yam aluminium sump guard, Yamaha / Acerbis handguards, Givi Trekker aluminium side cases, Leo Vince X3 cans plus Kev front fork mod and Fender Xtender. Just fitted Michelin Road Pilot 3 tyres.

SOLD the XTX for a Super Ten 1200. And just bought a Raptor 700 so staying on here for some tips....

Glad to see another happy new owner!

I'm of the same stature and have found that with handlebar risers and the lower SW Motech pegs, I'm just about as comfy on this bike as I was on my KTM Super Enduro, (which was a much bigger bike... and a LOT less reliable!)

Enjoy the ride!

Question then of DNA:

- I have a circular foam filter in there, no snorkle
- Can't afford stage three
- What is stage 1?
- Will stage 2 work in heavy sand conditions?
- If I go stage 2, do I need to replace the foam with the original paper?

Hi mate,

You'll grow to love your Tenere. Any help you need is at hand on this site as well.

Welcome Alain.

As Kev suggests sorting out the fuelling will help alot with torque, but perhaps more significantly broaden the useable spread of power on the Tenere, making a big difference to tractability (which is noticeable in the urban envirnoment). Pre-fuel mod, my Z would struggle to pull cleanly below 3K rpm and run out of puff above 6K. It will now happily spin round from 2K to redline. If you are worried about filtration then stick with foam, but even without changing filters you will notice a big difference in flexibilty with a fuelling device.

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