Have been to the Honda training!
I left friday right from work, rode up north, arriving at Santa Perpetua de la Mongoda around  midnight, for a couple of hours of sleep, and a whole day of riding experience (by the way, one of the instructors, having seen my bike, said: "they paid you so you take it, right?" It is true that I had to spend a lot of time and work on this, plus worries, and I had to pay to buy it, so there you see what taste is capable of tolerating....and true, it was an interesting experience to try a 600cc CBF (turned out to be light and agile once going, to my surprise), not to mention the 100cc enduros on the dirt track and the trial bikes); after which I pointed the Tenere south again to get home around midnight.

 Definitely a bit crazy, but the only way to do it.
Since april I have to put up with 60+ hours weekly workschedules . I do not know whether or not  will be accepted in my new work so I cant give up the old one ending up with two jobs.
I wanted to do this training for a long time so i decided just to make it happen.

simple me

had a nap after work. with a coffee I felt fine to do valve clearances on the Tenere. Our flat is six floors and 100m away from where I can park the bikes, so I imagine what will be needed and bring my tools in a bucket...

                                          my portable workshop....!


Actually now I start feeling a bit more comfortable working on the Tenere...my body got used to the way this bike is designed, the elasticity of its materials. All the basic steps and movements have gotten intuitive without thinking-take off the gastank, separate the oil cooler, I know which size key to grab,  and...

I really apprechiate the Tenere's simplicity

                                                 sorry, I guess that this happens to all bike owners but-isn't it a cool machine???

 notes for valve clearance.

the plug has 6000k's

not bad. I cleaned it, adjusted the distance and it should be good for another 6000-what do you think?

now time to clear up!

take note of the odometer.

there where things in between I did not have the time to fotograph. But she started on the 1st kick and sounds as smooth as a 600 single can get!

Now I am in a good mood.