Hello from Frankfurt, Germany

[ffasy]

Hi Everyone!

 

My name is Tim and iv´e been riding my factory new 2022 Tenere since march ´23. Before that over the course of 12 years I was the owner of several Honda CB500 PC32´s, Yamaha FZ6 and BMW R1150R.

 

I drove almost 9000km in the last months, mainly trips into the alps, slovenia and croatia but also tried to commute as much as possible to work with it.

 

Stuff I added and changend:

 

- Garmin XT navigation

- OTR CP engine guard

- SW-Motech handlebar riser

- MIVV Dakar exhaust

- Kedo "Tidy Tail"

- Rizoma Action LED rear indicator

- Barkbusters VPS handguard

- Generic plastic rear handles from ebay which perform very well for 20 €

- Kriega 1x US20 and 2x US10

-Nelson-Rigg Rigg Gear Trails End tankbag

 

Since there is almost no way to drive off road in germany you are forced to travel big distances into less strict countries.

 

Plans for the future are crash bars and different tires.

 

Both attached pictures are from October ´23 near the TeT Slovenia.

 

Liebe Grüße

Edited January 9 by ffasy

[Tenerider]

Welcome aboard Tim! Nice pic from TET Slovenia, looks challenging for a T7.

 

Greetings from NRW!

Jan

[prowlnS10]

Welcome from Vancouver, Canada. Have you checked clearance with the MIVV mid-pipe & the swingarm at the full 200 mm of travel?  Mine made contact with the raised forward part of the swingarm brake hose/cable guide at 165 mm & the swingarm at 180 mm with the bracket removed...after flattening the metal hose guide, tweaking with the mount & angling the assembly outward was able to get full clearance. Full details of my MIVV install can be viewed on my blog here. MIVV has since changed the mid-pipe connector using smaller diameter pipe & different shaping.

[ffasy]

On 1/9/2024 at 2:08 PM, Tenerider said:

Welcome aboard Tim! Nice pic from TET Slovenia, looks challenging for a T7.

 

Greetings from NRW!

Jan

Indeed, the Pirelli tires where out of their comfort zone. I got stuck at the top where I realised, riding solo with no one around, there was no phonesignal  . But I managed to get out of there.

 

On 1/9/2024 at 5:53 PM, prowlnS10 said:

Welcome from Vancouver, Canada. Have you checked clearance with the MIVV mid-pipe & the swingarm at the full 200 mm of travel?  Mine made contact with the raised forward part of the swingarm brake hose/cable guide at 165 mm & the swingarm at 180 mm with the bracket removed...after flattening the metal hose guide, tweaking with the mount & angling the assembly outward was able to get full clearance. Full details of my MIVV install can be viewed on my blog here. MIVV has since changed the mid-pipe connector using smaller diameter pipe & different shaping.

 

Till now I havent checked the clearence in detail but I cant see any contact points. While I installed the mid-pipe I wiggled it around untill there was the most achievable clearence.

Edited January 12 by ffasy

[Static]

Welcome))
If you love off-roading, I recommend installing a side stand spot extender. So that the motorcycle does not fall into the ground when standing.

[winddown]

Welcome!  No off-road in Germany?  Like no long dirt roads, or is it against the law to ride forest trails?

[Tenerider]

8 hours ago, winddown said:

Welcome!  No off-road in Germany?  Like no long dirt roads, or is it against the law to ride forest trails?

Both. Forests are sacred. You might be able to find some stretch of gravel road somewhere between some fields, where they have forgotten to erect a prohibition sign. Especially in former West Germany, practically every official road is tarmac.

[Ede-DE]

I agree. Former West Germany was a very rich country and even the agricultural paths were covered with asphalt and some even smaller two tracks got the tracks covered with concrete.

The sparse non covered paths are by traffic sign for agricultural use only. And if you ignore the signs it normally would be no problem at all. But angry farmers are pissed by riders that plow those tracks with knobby tires and you can get in serious trouble when you got caught.

Too many riders for the roads left for fun.

In former East Germany it's not that hard to find unpaved roads you can ride legally.

 

And remember that Germany is totally overpopulated if you use the US as a comparison. Nearly every 2 km (1 1/4 mls) there is a village and in between almost asphalt roads.

Edited January 17 by Ede-DE

[winddown]

Yeah well I'm in Australia!  25 million in roughly the land area of the continental US.  And once you leave the coast it's mostly wild scrub lands and desert.  Lots of desert here.   That's too bad about Germany as far as nice gravel roads go.

[Ede-DE]

ffasy lives nearly in the middle of Germany that streches about 1000 km from North to South but a lot less from East to West. So he can make up his mind where to go to hit unpaved roads. You can leave Germany on the Autobahn in every direction in a relatively short time at high speed if you like.

 

I'm in the situation that the ferries to Sweden and Norway start in my hometown. Norway is pretty expensive and Sweden has more than 25 000 km of gravel roads! Guess where I'm going this year... 

[ffasy]

You´r right but there is no way to ride nice a gravelpath after work. You will alwalys have to travel for hours to a destination and cant really use offroad tires because they would shred on the autobahn. On the other hand there a many destinations all around 

 

 

[mesto102]

Congrats on your bike! How long is the riding season there?

[ffasy]

On 3/17/2024 at 3:59 PM, mesto102 said:

Congrats on your bike! How long is the riding season there?

In germany usually from march till october. The alpine passages become snow free from around may till Late october.

 

I ride all year round

 

[RoyFrance]

Didn't realise that about Germany, real shame. Even here in France we have some limits but that is by region, my region Haute Savoie (alps) very limited, but just 30 mins away great off road (Ain).

[ffasy]

 

Foresttrack in Bavaria near Aschaffenburg

[syntarx]

14 hours ago, ffasy said:

 

Foresttrack in Bavaria near Aschaffenburg

Gotta say, I am a little bit jealous of you for having such gravel roads. Might have to visit one of the neighbors really, really soon.

[Tenerider]

1 hour ago, syntarx said:

Gotta say, I am a little bit jealous of you for having such gravel roads. Might have to visit one of the neighbors really, really soon.

Trust me, we don't really have such gravel roads. At least not legal ones

The Netherlands are much better! Eastern Germany as well.

[syntarx]

Just now, Tenerider said:

Trust me, we don't really have such gravel roads. At least not legal ones

The Netherlands are much better! Eastern Germany as well.

What are the consequences on getting caught on the not-so-legal ones? Honestly, I don't even know about them here, but I kinda don't want to find out myself

[Tenerider]

1 minute ago, syntarx said:

What are the consequences on getting caught on the not-so-legal ones? Honestly, I don't even know about them here, but I kinda don't want to find out myself

I'm really not sure

But since you're in Switzerland, I highly recommend visiting your next neighbours in the south and west - Italy and France are great for riding offroad, as far as I know!

[syntarx]

22 minutes ago, Tenerider said:

I'm really not sure

But since you're in Switzerland, I highly recommend visiting your next neighbours in the south and west - Italy and France are great for riding offroad, as far as I know!

Let's both not find out. I want to go to Italy soon. But we're getting snow again currently, will need to wait a few more weeks.

[ffasy]

4 hours ago, syntarx said:

Gotta say, I am a little bit jealous of you for having such gravel roads. Might have to visit one of the neighbors really, really soon.

Its not really that common but I used the opportunity since it was friday afternoon and the lumberjacks already endet their shift 

 

Better not get caught by a bavarian Karen  

[ffasy]

Quick after-work stop this morning. You are looking at the Frankfurt Skyline. The big building in the front ist the EuropeanCentralBank 

 

Edited May 5 by ffasy
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