Organised a Tenere gathering over here in the Netherlands. Here's some impressions:

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I'm the one in the ditch but no serious damage was done to either the bike or me. It's really well thought over: plastic bolts that hold the windshield will break before de windshield itself does.

Had to replace the clutch lever cos it snapped off, but the Tenere can be ridden without clutch (though it's not easy to get it in first from neutral).

Some electronic glitches occur: the head beam comes on once in a while and my Zumo cradle seems to be ... a bit shortwired?

All with all a good/fun day. The bike is up for it's 10000 km service and the Tourances are worn and will be replaced by Metzeler Enduro 3. The Tenere performs well as my daily commuter and for these little dirt-road adventures in the near surroundings of my hometown. Great bike all together!

HJ

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Riding the Mad Mule !! ... no more... went orange...

Glad that you and the bike are OK, but I have to ask..........
how did you manage to do that on such a straight, wide and smooth track?

Combination of:

• over enthousiasm
• off-road rookie
• muddy trail
• worn out Metzeler Tourances (no grip)
• changing track

You can see the track, made by the rear wheel, in the background of this picture:



HJ

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Riding the Mad Mule !! ... no more... went orange...

Its good to see you still had a smile on your face....

Those tyres are realy cr@p on wet off road

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We are now retired....so....... lots of this and this and no more of this or this

Look like you certainly had an interesting time there.

Check out that floating bag above your rear seat though, that got to have less vibrations than attaching it direct to the bike

Hy HJ,

Nice to see my bike in the background on the picture!!
Yes, it was an impressive test!
Nice choise those Metzeler Enduro 3. Are you doing the same track again with them. Tell us then how they perform!

not sure if i will.... if i end up in that ditch once more... i'll have no excuses left... other then being a total incapable off-roader

HJ

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Riding the Mad Mule !! ... no more... went orange...

Believe me, we're very impressed by his high speed cornering. But for some reason, we're quite sure that this route was different from the GPS track ...

On the other hand, he was a firm leader for the rest of the day and showed us the most beautiful parts (and worst roads ;-) of our country

Thanks again mate.

If you have never been into a ditch you just haven't tried hard enough.. or something like that. =)

If you haven't got the E3's already I would like to suggest the TKC80. Works well for commuting too, and with a pair of those you could go back and own that track.

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How did your clutch lever break if you have handguards?