Thanks for posting the pic's guys, much appreciated.

Desertraider, your seat looks lovely and comfy. I'm guessing you are quite tall though, I'm 6'2" and I'm not sure I'd manage the seat any higher than standard, I can just get my feet flat down at the moment.

I really like the look of that ...

yes, nearly £400 for the Touratech is a bit more than I dare!

Thanks for your replies folks, so I'm not the only one finding the seat too soft.
Desertraider, which do you prefer, your modified seat, or the TT seat?
Tetley, have you got a Kahedo seat? What do you think of it?

Hi folks,

I've just bought an XT660Z Tenere, its a 2010 model and done about 12,000 miles.
I really like it except for the seat! It's not the shape that's the problem, it's that it just so soft. When I sit on it I can feel the base of the seat digging in, and I feel every bump in the road ...

Hang on, before going too far, can we just clarify.... you said when you drained the oil there was about half a pint.

The DRZ is an "oil in frame" design, so there are two drain plugs, one at the bottom of the crankcase, and the main one on the front of the frame.

If you only drained the ...

Hi,If the clutch overheated due to lack of oil, the plates may be warped. You could try laying them on a piece of plate glass, or a similar dead flat surface, and checking around with feeler gauges.

I have a DRZ, and it hardly ever uses any oil, but there is a known problem with these, in that ...

A friend of mine used Petseal in the steel tank of his Suzuki GT550. The tank was in very good condition, he mainly did it as a precaution because of the age of the bike.
He bought the new version of the product, claimed to be suitable for modern unleaded fuel, and followed the instructions to the ...

Hi Guys,
Sounds like it probably won't be a problem then, so I think I'll leave the lights as they are. Good point about adjusting fo the extra weight though, well worth checking.

Yeah, I remember the yellow paint on stuff. Funny how things like that disappear over the years and you don't notice ...

Hi folks,
Sorry if this has been covered before, but I'm looking for advice about headlights when driving on the right in France.

What is the law regarding covering the beam to avoid dazzling oncoming vehicles. Do I have to stick tape on the headlight, or adjust the beam?

I've got a '54 ...

If it used to seal ok but now doesn't, the pins might have rotated slightly (they are eccentric). Try taking off the insert, rotating the pins to the narrowest setting, then refitting the insert. It might now be a better seal against the visor.