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Tobers' Tenere Strip & Rebuild
Hi all - just joined after buying a rather well known Tenere that has just completed a massive TET journey and has previously enjoyed numerous enduros.
The bike has about 28k miles on it, and needless to say it requires some care & attention after such a long offroad trip. With previous owner Ian after he completed his TET ride. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4505/...ea492528_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4476/...53b64f59_c.jpg It has been extensively modified with a WR450 front end, 18" rear wheel, extended dash, Akra exhaust, uprated rear suspension, onboard air compressor etc etc etc etc. Just what I was looking for, and easier than spending big ���s on a newer bike and then having to add all the mods. It's going to be my go-anywhere bike as I have got a bit of wanderlust and want to get off tarmac (my other bike is a 2015 Ducati Multistrada - daren't fiddle with it or do anything remotely challenging off road). I also want a hobby bike to fiddle with. I need to register it as a UK bike before I can ride it, so first thing is a strip and rebuild to service it and get it through its first MoT test. I'll document things in this thread as I go along. The bike was involved in an accident when another rider hit the back of it, and the extended sidestand foot punctured the swingarm, so the first job is to strip the rear end and get that fixed. But first, a clean so I could figure out what is under the caked on dirt. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4496/...b70b6249_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4510/...6e9793d3_c.jpg Some time later... https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4492/...aca874d7_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4465/...b454f842_c.jpg Not looking too shabby. |
Next job, now I can actually find the nuts & bolts, is to remove the rear swingarm and get it repaired.
There's an excellent guide for rear swingarm and suspension removal here. Wheel off https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4499/...9b276373_c.jpg Inner-tube cush drive mod in place https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4452/...3bd670d2_c.jpg Big bar for the swingarm removal after undoing the dogbones. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4512/...2e35cf24_c.jpg Super condition underneath it all. Shows the value of good prep. No corrosion, everything well greased. Nothing seized. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4447/...e46ba8db_c.jpg https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4478/...0f11cfb8_c.jpg Swingarm off in about 30 minutes. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4482/...9f1ef502_c.jpg The damage that needs cutting out and welding. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4490/...2618edf5_c.jpg Cleaned https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4451/...719e7e28_c.jpg The swingarm is now with a metalworks firm nearby who will do the repair for about �200. A new swingarm is �830. Next up is the rear brake for a clean & service, and then the rear shock and linkage assembly to be removed, cleaned, serviced and replaced. |
As well as the swingarm being damaged in the accident, the rear plastics were shot and a jerry-rigged repair had been done so the journey could continue. I wanted to strip the rear plastics to see the extent of the repairs required.
Still full of dust https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4455/...ca64751d_c.jpg Not too bad really https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4507/...d49df782_c.jpg It's just the rear number plate holder that is smashed. It's in the bin now. I'll just screw the new plate to the remaining mountings and figure out how to rig a number plate light. Still need to check the rear light mounting. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4503/...96ba28da_c.jpg |
Firstly welcome to the forum. I'd seen the post on the TET Facebook page, glad to see you made it over to the forum.
Good luck with the strip, clean and repair and hopefully won't be long until you can get out and enjoy the tenere in its natural habitat. You certainly will have a great bike by the looks of all the toys and mods on it. |
Welcome to the forum! Great looking bike! ...by the way how are you posting your photos. ...? Steve
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Thanks!
I'm uploading my pics to Flickr and linking from there. Can anyone recommend a tail tidy? Seems I'll need to replace the rear plastics so might as well do a proper job as currently there is no number plate light (= MoT fail). EDIT > looks like you don't need a rear number plate light to pass the MoT. Will have another look at the broken bits to see what can be salvaged. |
You can get some neat stainless number plate bolts that have an led light in the bolt...it's a neat solution I've used on my Tenere. Steve
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Further progress as I stripped off the rear suspension linkage and shock while the swingarm is away being repaired. Something nasty lurks therein.
To start with, the rear linkage looked like this: https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4508/...7d78bc23_c.jpg Now removed from the bike https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4481/...93152a86_c.jpg Cleaned up. Note the grease nipples added by the previous owner. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4462/...77da3d05_c.jpg Some wear evident on the arm. Oil seal fell off on disassembly - note that the bearing is either not pressed in properly or has worked its way out. Grease was rather washed out and horrible on this pivot. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4447/...35cee4b9_c.jpg Needle rollers rather pitted (from the same pivot as above) https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4507/...e3015151_c.jpg Rather more nasty wear on the arm https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4479/...a80e6bdc_c.jpg And a lot worse here - maybe 1mm of material has been ground off at the connection with the rear shock bracket. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4496/...3c699abf_c.jpg So, new bearings and seals are on their way. I'm not sure what to do about the wear on the arm. They are quite pricey to replace. I may just shim it for the time being as the idea isn't to spend a lot of money on the bike - just get it MoTd so I can register it. I can sort these bits out later. |
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