Mike's Tenere & Motorcycle Blog

  FunnelWebFilters Pre & Main Filters Thanks John Rickman @ FunnelWebFilters based in Australia who is sending me their recently developed Tenere 700 Pre & Main Foam Filters for evaluation , as sales are currently restricted outside of Australia because of Trademark restrictions, as of June 2022, however, they should have it sorted out for international sales later this year. RideADV, an Australian Tour Company with a fleet of high mileage Tenere 700s now prefers them over the UniFilter as does Josh @ MVDBR Enduro (see videos below).  The filters arrived 3 days before I depart on a 3.8k km trip July 28 throughout central & south British Columbia, Canada & am looking forward to evaluating their performance vs the Guglatech Ultra 4 Air Filter  I'm currently using, in particular the pre-filter, as about 1/5 of my trip will be gravel & FSR.  The main filter & pre-filter can be bought separately or as a kit. Initial quality looks good, utilizing flexible rubber s

  Former Sumas Substation on Old Yale Road Abbotsford is now a residential mansion BC Electric abandoned substations like these around 1950 after the Interurban New Westminster to Chilliwack lines were decommissioned in the late 1940s. The BC Electric Railroad began service around 1897 until 1958. See the history & 2021 real estate listing video for this converted residence in this BC Hydro article . Old Yale Road coming from the south & Maher Rd is dirt & deposits you in the side yard of the former power house & takes you right past the front door  then over the elevated train tracks & p/u Vye & Powerhouse Roads. Stave Lake from Dam Here is some history on the Stave Falls & Slough Dams & Powerhouse

Evening Ride - Sunset at Iona Beach