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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There’s been a huge amount of chatter on social media and some of the various motorcycle forums, regarding the need (or not) to lubricate modern O ring type chains. Many FB group members commented on my recent post regarding Scottoilers, and a large percentage of comments centred around lubrication of any kind being somewhat redundant. So my ears pricked up when Neil Wyenn, a friend and reviewer in the US, sent an email to Vortex […]
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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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Unboxing & First Impressions After the maths that compared the cost of these Moto-Teks to the 5 times more expensive Rottweiler Arrow kit, I came across a video by Nomad Sweden. He had purchased a kit from the Netherlands costing 170 Euros ($185 USD or £150 GBP). With shipping and import tax to the UK, you’d once again be around £220-250 GBP. Now take a look at the video from the 3 minute mark: It […]
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I’ve been contemplating a Scottoiler for a while now. Lubricating a chain manually is not a great hardship, nor overly difficult, but as I get older my memory doesn’t seem to improve and I often find myself 10 miles into a ride, thinking I should have lubed the chain before I left. So a system that constantly and automatically lubricates the chain, without me having to put a “post it” note on my seat every […]
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There are several automatic chain oiling systems on the market but ScottOiler has generally been the “go to” brand for many years now. They’ve recently added electronically controlled versions of the much lauded v-system (the e-system and x-system) but the latter are more complex, considerably more expensive and by many accounts, don’t necessarily improve on the original, which has always worked well. I’ve now decided it’s time to fit one to my trusty T700 and […]
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If you’ve had your T700 for even a short while, you may have noticed various places where rust is already beginning to form. There are literally hundreds of posts on various groups and forums highlighting problems with corrosion on wheel spokes, rust on the underside of the petrol tank and various other places including the brake discs, frame and silencer, amongst others. Bikes coming out of certain factories in certain countries may seem to suffer […]
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Adding 12v auxiliary accessories to your Tenere 700 (or any ADV bike, for that matter) can be fraught with danger and frustration if you’re not an experienced auto electrician or don’t FULLY know exactly what you’re doing. Just ask the many home mechanics who have fried their £1k T700 ECU after trying to tap into the yellow high beam wire.. Then there’s the question of whether an accessory should be wired straight to the battery […]
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One of the last mods I need to do my Tenere 700 (and I’ve been meaning to do this for the last 12 months..) is tidying the accessory wiring thus far attached to my battery. I’m not a fan of a crows nest and this is the only one of my bikes that I’ve allowed to go this long before sorting it. A few days ago I spoke to the owner of HealTech UK, the […]
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Specs, Fit & Finish The YIEBA Engine Guard is a product I’ve noticed several times over the last 18 months, simply because I like the design of it and I knew they would look good on the bike. I always passed them up, though, as I simply couldn’t see a real life benefit of them being on the bike other than looks. This set recently arrived, however, so let’s take a look and see if my […]
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