That night we made the final preparations to our bikes and headed to bed early to get a good nights sleep.ĭay 1 Saturday 22/2/20 Longreach Qld - Innaminka SA Friday while I was at work Francis busied himself in my shed fitting a new rear tyre to his bike as had had got the most out of his existing rear on the 900kms from his home. Joining me on the ride to the event would be a fellow tragic Francis from Burketown aboard his fully decked out 2009 model XT660Z.įrancis arrived Thursday the 20/2/20 and we spent the night catching up and finalising our route as there had been rain along the way. First service + grease suspension linkages and head bearings, fit and balance tyresįor my luggage options I went with a Wolfman Enduro Tank Bag and an RJays Rear Rack Bag which was mounted on the OTR Rack by the addition of a bolt on “Hoop”. Barkbuster hand guards together with DRL and LED Blinkers.All electrical work and fitting of the tail tidy.LED rear blinker/taillight/brake light combo.Billet adjustable clutch and brake lever.Skinz Invisible Glass Headlight Protection Film.In addition to this I added the following aftermarkets parts: I had ordered the new Tenere 700 in Power Black and optioned it with the following genuine Yamaha parts from our local Yamaha dealer Centretune Motorcycles - the dealer principal Rod Faggotter, who as well as being a friend, is an Australian Safari and Dakar Rally legend and truly Tragic supporter as well as special guest. Prior to having picked up the bike I has a number of accessories already on hand or on order and in the last week leading up to the ride I finally finished setting it up. This would be the 10 th anniversary of the Tenere Tragics and I was looking forward to it having pre-ordered my new Tenere 700 after the 2019 High Plains Run and receiving it just before Christmas so this would be its first true test.
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