Hi lads,

So Ive finally bought a Tenere. It has Spain to Cape Town experience but still in very good condition. It is white and I will spray it blue. I will also fit a high mudguard. I like the xt600E front fender because its shape compliments the Tenere's contours nicely.

I have manipulated some photos to see what it would look like when fitted. It looks nice I reckon.

Black or blue front fender? What you think?

......But will the xt600E fender even fit?.......

BLACK??



OR BLUE??

Yes it fits, in case no one is wondering. I bought one today.

My feeling is blue but blacks not far behind either

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Plough on

I hear you. The reason why I went for blue is bcz my first bike was the xt600e and I liked its blue colour. Secondly, there is already so much black on the bike tht blue lightens it up a bit. Ill post a pic soon. Just to respray the tank and cowling now.....

Hi did the mudguard fit on without any modification at all?

As a point of interest my blue 2014 tenere has a matt black front mudguard as standard .The 2013 blue tenere had a blue front mudguard.

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Hi did the mudguard fit on without any modification at all?Yes, it fits perfectly, no modifications. It JUST misses the radiator. The holes line up perfectly. You will need to take off the recovery bar or turn it around to face the radiator. or you can fit spacers between them.

The Ten in my opinion without the high fender looks like its missing something. Just doesnt look right without the high mudguard. I have checked out most of the high fenders for the Ten but they all look incredibly silly, stupid, senseless or plain right atrocious. How people can put them on their bikes is beyond me. Forget Touratech, OTR, those short stubs or generic fenders, the xt600e contours compliment the Tenere's lines perfectly, very natural fushion.

The photoshop looks 99% like the one on my bike. The fender horizontal angle only differs by two or three degrees.

My vote would be for the blue, colour coding the black plastic behind the seat , under the grab rails & possibly the side panels might look nice. There's one like it in Red Bull graphics in Goggle Images that looks good.
Also a Red Bull version for sale on bikesales.com.au the other day don't know if it's still there.
There's always a lot of pleasure in making a bike 'Your Own'
Please make sure you post some pic's when it's all done.

Cheers.

Desert Racer,
I agree. It is quite satisfying personalising one's bike. Sometimes I think black is the way to go. The tail piece might look good in blue. After the tank respray my biggest headache will be graphics. I like the Yamaha speed blocks decal but the colour is wrong. Ideally I also want chrome wheels. But Yamaha blue first. I will post a work in progress pic.

Have you had a look here?

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Just had look at your link Pleiades , some nice looking kit there.
I take it those graphics don't bubble up like conventional stickers on a plastic Safari or MX tank?