Mike's Tenere & Motorcycle Blog

Seat Concepts Comfort Sport Touring Seat Ordered the standard height model in late Dec before the 2022 price increase Seat Concepts had announced...approx 10 week eta...arrived March 28, 2022.  The cover is attached to the foam in the middle of the rear portion of the seat to aid proper positioning/alignment + comes with a plastic sheet for a water proof layer for the foam (recommended for wet climates).  The sculpted shaped wider rear portion & the sharp incline of the front half made it more difficult to fit the cover properly, particularly for the complex shapes where it transitions from the front to the wider shaped portion & requires patience & stretching/molding the cover in more than 1 direction simultaneously...an extra hand can be helpful.   It is desirable to work in a heated environment or warm the cover in the sun or with a hair dryer & start at one end, working your way side to side to the other & get a basic fit keeping the cover just taught, not over

 Alpinestar Tech 7 Enduro Drystar Size 47 or US 12 Boots Let's get the sizing gripe out of the way! There does not appear to be any uniform standard of sizing, particularly with European manufacturers who use there own interpretation of what the US equivalent is.  Case in point : Alpinestar claims its 47 = 12 US, while Forma claims it's 46 = 12 US...with most US retailers advising that Alpinestar leans to a smaller than true size fitment i.e go up 1/2 size...while Forma trends to closer to a true to slightly larger fitment i.e. you may be able to down 1/2 size. My foot is between an 11.5 & 12 in length, but is an E width. On with the review Waterproof ADV boots with good ankle/foot protection, reasonable walking comfort & soles stiff enough for extended standing that fit my E width foot are limited. The Alpinestar Tech 7 Enduro Drystar (standard width) & Forma Terra Evo Dry (X in USA) (wider than standard width) being my current favoured offerings. I took advantage

My Tenere 700 Wind Management Journey If you are a taller or even a mid-sized rider the oem T7 set up provides frustrating amounts of buffeting & noise. Many of the early T7 aftermarket windscreen offerings (Puig, Ermax, T7 Rally, Powerbronze) mostly emulated the oem shape & width, that while increasing the height of wind deflection, did little to address the other issues that are inherent in the T7 forward & upright windscreen/faring design. Skydmarx, Givi, V-Stream & more recently Madstad designed wider/reshaped windscreens in multiple heights. Here's my journey over the past 2 years in search of improved wind management for road riding combined with adjustability for off-road & hot weather riding. As I have aged my sensitivity to noise & related fatigue have increased, so have modified most of my bikes over the past 15 years in search of quieter riding envelopes. My design goal was to have a dual height windscreen that I looked over, not through at both t