Mike's Tenere & Motorcycle Blog

  Tenere 700 Fuel Pump  Replacement  Tea Bag Filter  Yamaha does not list any service interval for the fuel pump & related filter, but it is worth ensuring that the entire fuel delivery system performs as per spec & with proper pressure. At 35k km or 22k miles the tea bag filter on my 2014 Super Tenere 1200 ES was dirty resulting in pressure drop that affected performance & fuel economy...the change is subtle & progressive so difficult to ascertain without a pressure test or physical inspection via removing the fuel pump. As with the Super Tenere 1200 & other Yamaha models they do not sell just the fuel pump tea bag filter, instead requiring buying the entire pump assembly (#BW3-13907-00-00), BUT Suzuki, who uses the same Mitsubishi UC-T35 fuel pump on their V-Strom 650 & other models does sell it, part #15420-44G00, which can be sourced on AliExpress for a few dollars. AliExpress Sourced Bike Model Compatibility Chart Tenere 700 Mitsubishi UC-T35 Fuel Pump  &am

   LS2 MX701 Explorer Carbon Frontier (Titanium/Red) Helmet The 1,450 gram (+/- 50 g) or 3.2 lb (+/- 0.11 lb) LS2 MX701 Explorer Carbon Frontier (Titanium/Red) helmet replaces my 6 year old 1,650 gram or 3.6 lb Nexx X.Wed2 helmet (1.9 kg or 4.2 lb with SMARTH Cardo Communicator as per my cheap luggage scale). Canadian distributor Kimpex only offers 3 Explorer Carbon models as of this date: Solid (all Carbon) $599.99 msrp, Focus (carbon/high vis Yellow) $649.99 msrp & Frontier (Titanium/Red) $649.99 msrp.  A shout out to Aaron & Modern Motorcycling in Vancouver for every day pricing that is competitive with online retailers & even Black Friday pricing....my all in cost was under $500, which is tremendous value for a light weight carbon helmet of this quality & features. Features 1,450 gram (+/- 50g) intermediate oval shape (Champion Helmet's scale recorded 1,494 g or 3.29 lb for a medium & my cheap luggage scale shows 1.5 kg or 3.31 lb  for my large size 3 shell

Thanksgiving Weekend Ride  - Mt. Cheam from Camp River Road, Chilliwack 

 6 Day 2,507 km (1,558 mile) BC Rideabout Oct 02 to 07, 2024 The last multi-day ride of the season chasing sunshine & getting in visits with old friends & relatives. October 2nd Early morning sun on ferry from Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay (Victoria) Jordan River on the SW coast of Vancouver Island Jordan River Port Renfrew Port Renfrew Childhood friend Jeff Houle in Ladysmith. October 3rd Sunshine Coast via ferry from Departure Bay (Nanaimo) to Horseshoe Bay (West Vancouver) Green Lake, Whistler October 4th 275 km Cariboo back country day ride from 108 Mile Ranch for lunch with friend Cory Kilik at the Likely Pub. Yes, she actually gets properly dirty from time to time...saw a little rain & lots of mucky dirt roads. October 5th 1* C departing 100 Mile House to the High Five Diner in Little Fort Visit with cousin Jim & Pam Massey in Hefley Creek Visit with more Massey cousins, Nick & Evelyn Martselos & Evelyn's sister Dorothy in Vernon. Nick, Dorothy & Evelyn