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maskedhedgehog
Hello everyone,
I've had the Tenere for 2 1/2 years now and I've been contemplating fitting Kev's mod. I've done a fair amount of touring, both on and off road and have always been happy with the engine. I'm just frugal I guess.
I recently found this via Google. A very interesting piece of information I find. Never heard anyone say that before. What do you guys think?
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Sorry Tenerrod mate, I have 90 thousand on 4 Teneres with the DNA filter cover with no insert, no Kev mod and as anyone that knows me knows it doesn't get spared. They won't burn the valves out or run lean. Check the engine we pulled down that had done 50 thousand and the valves had never required adjusting. Ever noticed the pipes are always black because it's over rich from the factory. Rich is safe which is why the factory do that.
http://www.obtrailriders.com/index.p...d=18&id=131163
They can't get enough air in under the seat for a start. As for the Kev mod, tried one, dyno, seat of the pants tested, back to back, direct comparasion against same spec Tenere without a Kev mod and all I can say is I havent fitted another to my last 4 Teneres. If you have ever fitted a aftermarket exhaust you will note on the first ride the bike pops off throttle like crazy. Turn it off for a few minutes and next ride it's fine again, same popping as with the standard only louder because the exhaust is and the ECU has self learnt.
Best off road performance mods you can make to a Tenere is suspension, bars and tyres. Next fit a 46 tooth rear sprocket sharpens it up off road and doesn't great affect it road cruising ability. Just my opinion of course. |
It is but just one man's opinion. This has cropped up before, on Facebook, and he’s quite possibly deliberately stirring up contention, controversy, drama and provoking an argument (re: the Kev Mod comments) and succeeding to do so.
There are several clues that suggest he doesn't know what he's on about
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| Ever noticed the pipes are always black because it's over rich from the factory. Rich is safe which is why the factory do that. |
There is a huge amount of evidence (here and elsewhere) from dyno tests that clearly show the XT runs lean in stock trim. They definitely don't run rich from the factory - fact.
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| If you have ever fitted a aftermarket exhaust you will note on the first ride the bike pops off throttle like crazy. Turn it off for a few minutes and next ride it's fine again, same popping as with the standard only louder because the exhaust is and the ECU has self learnt. |
Nothing to do with the ECU "learning", in fact the XT ECU has very limited capacity for learning, it's a bit thick! It is just the AIS doing what it does, and what it always will do to infinity and beyond - it won't change, unless you physically intervene and disconnect it. What a load of nonsense.
I wouldn't give to much credence to what one person says. He probably still thinks the Earth is flat and the moon's made of cheese!
