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Originally Posted by
Gas_Up_Lets_Go (Post 125046)
I feel like the prophet of doom these days..... but I do have a couple of questions;
* The WR400 is a bike of around 115Kg's the Tenere is around 210Kg's so that's quite a difference, what changes have you made to the compression and dampening on the WR forks ?
* With an extra 90mm of front travel, how close does the wheel come to the bike? (exhaust/rad/horn etc) and under full braking, is the bike still stable (doesn't try to end-over-end) ?
* The front mud guard looks very high at the front, in my experience when the leading edge is higher than the trailing edge the mudguard catches the air , kinda like a sail, and can make the bike handling like a real pig (I tried it with a TTR front mud guard on the tenere, a blue one looked awfull and the bike handled like a pig at speed!).
* What was the purpose of the change? did you have a specific goal, or reason for doing the work? Just for the pure hell of it? or something else?
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OK, With the suspension you dont want to get too technical with things, keep it simple. The WR forks are designed for enduro and as such are valved to take an absolute hammering so thats one thing i dont have to worry about. so that only leaves what supports the bike and thats the springs, find out what weight springs were in the Tenere before and say another bike like the 950 Adventure, get some springs around the same weight and your not going to be far away. We put some heavier oil in but after testing, the suspension is great on road but for hard off road riding i had both compression and rebound fully out before the ride was satisfactory. A lighter oil i feel will give me just that bit more adjustability.No problems with things snagging, the front wheel follows the same line as the old so everthing is much the same. I did notice a slight weaving as the bike was at top speed rather like when you fit panniers, the front wheel has a slight buckle in it so thats what may be the cause.The reason for the change is that i want to do more rallys on this bike maybe even a desert rally. I did the Hafren last year and found the suspension didnt have quite what it takes for serious off Rd. I tested the WR suspension yesterday with some realy big hits, heavy landings from jumps and fast wooped out trails, it coped realy well, used all of its travel but didnt bottom out, (Unlike the rear end) so far i am pleased with the result. I cant afford two bikes so i need a bike which can do it all but with more off road ability than standard.Im taking it to Germany for a blast in May all on Rd so after that trip i will turn my attention to the rear end (Ohlins Shock- re mortguage)....
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