Mike's Tenere & Motorcycle Blog

  Sea to Sky Adventure Motorcycle Show & DSBC Flat Tire Social Thanks Sea to Sky ADV Motorcycle Group Dean Guest "The Deaner" - social adrenaline junkie & organizer extraordinaire, DualSportBC Russ Paton, sponsors & everyone involved for an amazing 1st annual S2S Adventure Motorcycle Show & DSBC Flat Tire Social event held at the Site B Community Centre, Port moody! Ryan F9 Chrystal Veltman Gareth Jones & his 2024 Dakar bike

  Vancouver Motorcycle Show 2024 Cos' Pat & I met up at the Vancouver Motorcycle Show, after a 4 year hiatus initiated by Covid19 & unfortunately friend Cory's car broke down in Boston Bar enroute from 108 Mile Ranch & couldn't join us. Brrr, -12* C + about 8 degree wind chill today with the Artic outflow that created treacherous icy roads yesterday evening....was even cold inside Tradex at Abbotsford. Kevin Benavides 2021 Dakar Rally Winning Motorcycle   Look who we saw working the HD display...cos' Sarah Martin & Tannis are inching closer to their dream of opening Tuck Moto Cafe in Hope...awaiting City approval of bldg plans...good luck! Pat & I getting a mid-show chair massage at the Thermax 360 display...thx Martin or Tannis with Tuck Moto Cafe for capturing the moment 😀 Turkana Soft Luggage at the Renedian Motorcycle Tours booth..it was nice to visit with friend Rene Cormier after the 4 year gap Kove Continues to gain popularity with their...

  Camel T7 Fuel Cap Seal  As per Camel's recommendation below I only used 1 of the 1.5 mm thick seals because 2 made it very difficult to click properly in place with both spring loaded locking tabs. Despite my Giant Loop Fandango tank bag having a raised cut out for the fuel cap it can still apply pressure on the rear of the cap pivoting it down at the back when loaded. My fuel cap with 1 Camel seal installed From Camel Website An annoying issue with the T7 is its leaking fuel tank cap seal. The cap has a spring-loaded seat under it, and if there is any downward pressure on the cap other than straight down, the cap rocks slightly, and the seal starts to leak. I know you're thinking, "Why would there be pressure on my fuel cap?!". If you use a tank bag, it will sit on top of the gas cap, and it can apply pressure. If you drop your bike and the tank bag is pushing on the cap, there's a good chance it (and its contents) will be soaked with gasoline... way less than...

 Zoleo Satellite SOS Communicator A satellite SOS communicator is an essential safety/emergency kit for anyone who ventures outside cellular service areas, into remote locations & travels alone or with others that don't have one. Several consumer options are available depending on desired features: Satellite Phones, Personal Locator Beakons (PLBs) & Satellite SOS Communicators, which offer the best value for features that may include emergency SOS, 2 way messaging, tracking, navigation, weather + more. The Garmin InReach Mini2 Satellite Communicator is the device of choice for those balancing messaging with tracking & navigation, but pushes price enough that a lower priced sub-set has emerged focusing primarily on messaging, which is more appealing & practical to the average user or those that might never have considered a full featured satellite SOS device with tracking & navigation. Which is a great way to segue to the Zoleo that I opt...

  Black Widow Decat Race Header Black Friday strikes with a purchase of a  Black Widow Decat Race Header to mate up with my MIVV Dakar high mount exhaust , arriving in just 5 days from England. The header + air filter box de-snorkel necessitate another Black Friday purchase of a  2WheelDynoWorks mail in ecu flash to ensure correct fuel & ignition mapping. This years mail in ecu flash Black Friday sale ($225 US or $313 CDN) is for the entire month of Nov & can be done via mail, drop off or ride in at their shop just east of Seattle Wa, USA. Kudo's to them for having no time limit on when to have the ecu flashed, so will be able to ride down in the spring when the bike is insured. The Black Widow down pipe o.d. is 37.2 mm vs the oem's 35mm, with a 42 mm o.d. collector/connector pipe, 1 mm wall thickness & is 46%  or 1.5 kg lighter than the oem. Quality & fitment looks good across the board with supplied port gaskets thicker than the oems, 2 ...