Update – 13/01/23 Full Review Now Posted Here After a pleasant and interesting telephone chat with Dale of RaceTorx earlier today, I will soon be reviewing a RaceTorx Gear Shift Support on the OR T700. So what should the Gear Shift Support accomplish exactly? Well, from one of Dale’s FB posts: “The Racetorx Gear shift support stiffens up the lateral movement in the gear shaft which helps prevent mis-shifts and provides positive gear changes. Stop the mis-shifts […]
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Please note: This review is in two parts. 1. Unboxing, quality, design and finish. 2. Installation and practical use. I’ve already reviewed two adjustable side stands for the Tenere 700. The Rally Raid and the T-rex Racing. The former was useless with a 40mm lowered bike and the latter did the job, but not perfectly, so I’m really looking forward to seeing if AltRider took on board my previous findings and solved the problem once […]
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Please note: This review is in two parts. 1. Unboxing, quality, design and finish. 2. Installation and practical use. I’ve already reviewed two adjustable side stands for the Tenere 700. The Rally Raid and the T-rex Racing. The former was useless with a 40mm lowered bike and the latter did the job, but not perfectly, so I’m really looking forward to seeing if AltRider took on board my previous findings and solved the problem once […]
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I’ve seen a multitude of LED turn signal sets on the market since purchasing my Tenere 700. None of them, however, have made me sit and up and want to change out the stock turn signals, so when I saw a post about the HammerLeds I didn’t expect to see anything fundamentally different to those I’d seen before. Looking a little closer, however, these did seem to offer some real flex, they looked the part […]
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Update 6 (08/12/2022 Corey has just posted a new short video addressing the following issues: 1. Spring or bushing causing “binding” on a few samples. 2. New larger pedal tip. 3. New lower pedal tip. 4. New folding pedal tip. Please take a few minutes to watch it: SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe […]
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One thing many of us struggle with whilst out on a ride is phone buttons. Some gloves allow you to access your touch screen phone but it’s still a very clumsy exercise and not something I personally want to try whilst moving. Even when stationary it’s a frustrating experience, which usually results in me removing my gloves. A few days ago I spotted a small device known as “Chubby Buttons“. Essentially, it’s a small row […]
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PLEASE NOTE – The review of TwinPegs is in 3 parts: Part 1 – Fit & Finish Part 2 – Installation Part 3 – Riding With TwinPegs With the TwinPegs now in place on the Overland Rider Tenere 700 it’s now time to test ride them. Please keep in mind that this part of the review will be revisited and updated several times over the next few weeks and months as weather and family/work commitments allow. […]
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PLEASE NOTE – The review of TwinPegs is in 3 parts: Part 1 – Fit & Finish Part 2 – Installation Part 3 – Riding With TwinPegs The TwinPegs are now fully installed on the Overland Rider Yamaha Tenere 700. Before installing these I searched the net for some clear pics that might show the TwinPegs in situ but any images were few and far between, so to compensate for that I’m going to make this […]
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PLEASE NOTE – The review of TwinPegs is in 3 parts: Part 1 – Fit & Finish Part 2 – Installation Part 3 – Riding With TwinPegs In the interests of complete transparency Kai (the owner and inventor of TwinPegs), sent me a set of these dual foot pegs free of charge, on the proviso that I test and review them and post the results for all to read. With that in mind, he must be […]
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Please Note – This review is in two parts: 1. Part 1 – First Impressions & Installation 2. Part 2 – Practical Use This morning I was finally able to get out early on the bike and see what these foot pegs were like in practise. Leaving the house I spent a little time getting used to them being 20mm higher than my previous Bosley pegs but it wasn’t long before everything felt quite natural […]
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