Originally Posted by EnglishGent (Post 116201)

I would buy one that worked well, doesn't foul on anything (exhaust) and you can get the tools out of easy enough. Seems to me that this design would work very well.

My only question is - Does the OTR bash plate still fit the genuine main stand. I'm more likely to oil my chain easier than I am to do any serious offroading.

Originally Posted by JMo (Post 116055)

Hi Singleminded!

Good luck on the Morocco trip - I wish I was going somewhere warm this time of year - I've not been in the UK for two winters now, it's mad here!

As for the comparison with the TT set-up, I believe their tool box only fits on the larger of the two bash-plates (it's the same tool box that fits the KTM 990A bash plate), and on the Tenere, the lid fouls the exhaust header pipes, which is basically why OTR came up with this alternative design.

Regarding carrying tyre levers - I've seen people zip tie them to the frame tubes next to the airbox/pillion pegs, or even to pannier rails if your bike has them - hopefully you won't need to use them much. In fact you could always just stash them in your luggage for the amount of use they are likely to get?

looking at the space available on the front face of the OTR bashplate, I'm not sure there is going to be enough width to get a tyre lever of any size in there (even diagonally), although you can get a nice set of 3 mini tyre levers that work very well (don't ask me how I know this, read TBM in March x)

Glad you went for the OTR guard, in my opinion, it is the best one out there at the moment - even if I have recommended a couple of improvements based on my recent rally experience...

Jen xx