Eerrr - we never said it was difficult to take the tank off - its just a pain with all the bits and bobs, washers and odd and ends.........

If you don't think its a pain maybe you should try a 916. Two little plastic pins (might be one bolt I can't remember now) fuel pipew off and lift. Bodywork off in 30sec too.
ktm tanks? Three m6 bolts, pull pipe and lift.

Like I said I love my tenere but my god the jap design is crap. Tried dropping the shock? Doing the valves? Take off rad they say. Well if the pipes were half an inch longer you could clear the bottom bracket. Oh yes why weld a big bracket on the frame like that to support the rad? Ktm? Reg rec fixes with one small m6 bolt. Xt? One big bracket to frame, two m8 ? Bolts washers, spacers and a back bracket!!! Can't drop end can without taking off whole rear end..... I could go on and on. Like I said I love the bike BUT.....

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