Many people doubted this project but I’ve built many systems like this for overland travel on a bike over the last 35 years and they’ve all worked beautifully. The only thing missing (and this is something I’d not done before) was illumination. I often pull into a campsite quite late and by the time I’ve setup camp it’s either dark or getting dark. I have the REDVERZ ATACAMA 2 EXPEDITION MOTORCYCLE TENT and, as such, the […]
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We all use our beloved bikes for different purposes. Many purchase a Tenere 700 for hard off-road riding, some for trail riding and others for their daily commute. Mine does a bit of everything but I mostly use it for touring. Some might choose other bikes for long distance hauls but I love the stance and handling of the T700 and it suits me just fine. One thing I’ve wanted to do for a while […]
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Following on from the conversion of a Peli case to a low profile top box, I’m now in need of some brackets to fit 2 x 5L plastic jerry cans to the bike. After a lot of head scratching, drawing and measuring, I’ve concluded the best (read: only) place I can safely mount these is either side of the Peli case, but it will take some fortification of the side walls and some custom bracketry. […]
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I absolutely love watching this build take place. Apart from the fact Thomas’ humour fits well with my own, which makes watching these vids a lot of fun, I’m fascinated that someone has the cajones to rip apart a new bike and virtually redesign it from the ground up! And the new design seems to work remarkably well, too! Be sure to give Thomas a like and a sub! If anyone deserves, he does! SUBSCRIBE […]
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I do enjoy manufacturing my own brackets and small parts for my T700 when need be, but I don’t have the equipment or competence to completely re-design and re-build a bike. Thomas Zurawski, however, has both and I’m finding it quite fascinating watching his radical T700 re-design take shape. Not many would dare to completely remove the tank and replace it with a 25.5L under seat tank that will eventually be manufactured from carbon fibre and […]
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In Swedish “motstånd” translates as “resistance” or “opposition”. And that’s exactly what this little detachable stand does. It attaches to the bash plate on the right side of the bike and prevents it from leaning in that direction. But why do I need one? Well, the OverlandRider T700 is lowered 40mm. I’ve fitted a shorty kickstand but there are some places where the surface camber still leaves the bike a tad too upright for my […]
Read More A plethora of riders have done this before so give me zero credit for this modification. In fact, a member of a forum I’m part of posted something very similar just a few days ago and that post inspired me to do this. A few years ago I purchased 3 MAX PELI style cases and they were and are brilliant. I’ve owned a few actual PELI cases and these MAX cases are just as good at […]
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Whitey66’s (from tenere700.net) T700 quick release seat kit (now sold by Rally Raid) is a useful mod and saves fiddling around with a hex tool to get your main rider seat released. The only thing that bugged me was the two cotter pins (R clips) used to keep the two posts secure. They’re a pain to put on and a pain to take off and the small zip ties were annoying, too. I decided I could no longer […]
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No-one had the raw aluminium extension plate in stock in the UK so I had to settle for the black. The black really annoyed my autistic nature, however, so yesterday I removed the black coating with a finger grinder and Dremel and then sanded it smooth with wet sand paper. Put it all back together and finally I have what I was after! The plate works brilliantly but if I had some 5mm aluminium plate I […]
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I purchased a pair of these off Amazon a few days and was stunned to find the designers had got their measurements wrong and they wouldn’t fit a standard quick release helmet buckle. They were also extremely thin and flimsy and not worth modifying so back they went. Frustrated and not wishing to mess around any more I made my own instead. I had so 25mm/2mm aluminium billet in my garage so I pressed and […]
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