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I was really hoping to avoid that. These customs cells are a metric ****-ton of money. Still, it may come to that. :cry: My fabricator is willing to cut into my steel factory tank and enlarge its capacity by 1.5 gallons - that would actually do the job, combined with my existing cell. A total...

According to the MT10 community, there is a premier ECU tuner not too far away in Kirkland, WA, who know this engine inside-out. I emailed them once about this very notion - to flash the ECU with the goal of maximizing MPG. No can do, according to their reply... :cry: Bummer, but sounds...

Took the LD project bike out for a 80-miles test spin out on the High Plains of eastern Washington yesterday. This also gave me a chance to check out and confirm the reputed crummy gas mileage... yep, there are some challenges to work thru here: I am about to take it back into the...

Well, well... starting to like a proper LD bike! Here is the initial test fit of the Aux Fuel Cell:

Like my Yamaha Tracer 900 GT, the MT10's factory mirrors are basically pointless. They can be helped considerably with Evo Tech Mirror Extenders (installed here on throttle-side). Raises mirrors 20mm and moves them outboard 50mm: These help quite a bit with OEM mirrors. Still, I'll...

Coincidentally, this motel is called the Big Iron Motel, located in Riggins Idaho. It is a very cool motel; I try to stay there at least once a year. "Dogs and horses ok" :D

No top case... instead, a 4.3 gallon aux fuel cell will reside where a top case would normally sit. This one that I am moving over from the S1000XR:

I would have thought the same, but it really isn't much taller/wider than the Puig. And the bigger driver for me going after the Puig was: this Yamaha screen is still not available, and no known availability date:

HA! That would be awesome if it were available for this machine. I have never seen a centerstand available for any model year MT10. It's likely prevented due to that heinously ginormous cat canister in the dead center under the bike, where the centerstand would need to reside. I did live for...

The SW-Motech Hand Guards arrived early, so I did a quick install on the clutch side. Holy ****, they look good! Now to experiment with the OBR ADVGear 3/4 Mitts - these are famous among the Yamaha Tracer community. Daaaaaayumn, another surprisingly perfect fit! Doing a full lock...

Now I am starting to get into the gnarly electrical work - always a good time. :rolleyes: Found the first two circuits I need to tap - running lights (pink/blue) and brake lights (yellow): I am creating a second stand-alone brake light circuit, and this tried-n-true Bosch mini-relay below...

I used Hot Grips waaaaaay back in the day on the Gen 1 FJR1300. Nowadays, the favored make among the sport-bike crowd is the Oxford Heaterz EVO Grips. They are one of three layers of hand protection I am trying on the MT10. To start, you need a sharp blade to cut off the OEM grips, using care...

I am wondering what kind of nutbag tries to make a Long-Distance machine out of a tiny naked race-bike. :rolleyes: Even the smallest items are a struggle to fit, like a FZ-1 Fuzeblock that's needed to power my electrical goodies. This problem was solved only because the original owner...

Fat bottomed girls You make the rocking world go 'round :D Not so sure I'd go around lane-filtering in SoCal with these bags mounted, but that's not much of an issue in the Desert West where this bike will be rampaging next summer. (y)

Now we're talking... Puig 'Touring" windscreen is about all the weather protection I get.

I don't think there are, but I haven't really looked yet. I need this stupid-*** snow to stop and my ice-rink local streets to melt off all the packed ice so I can actually ride the bike and see what my baseline MPG figures look like. I knew I would be a bit cramped on the MT10, and I am...

The bike is beginning to take shape as a proper sport-touring rig, vice a hooligan bike:

Update on the Desert Runner project: Givi V37 Side cases arrived - fück me, they are huge-***! They are FJR hard-bag size. o_O Still waiting on Givi side racks to hang the V37 bags upon. Blew a spendy wad on T-Rex Racing Slider Package. Happy after installation. Below are 6 different pieces...

Without question! I have a Puig "Touring" screen coming, but other than that, not a lot. For this bike, rider protection and bike range are two of the more serious hurdles to overcome. And the problems with these are: there isn't much to do for weather except the windscreen, and it's not...

So I have my new-to-me 2021 MT10 in the garage now. This will be the start of project to turn this machine into something it really isn't designed to do: be a Long-Distance "Endurance" sport touring machine, running the deserts/mountains of the American West in non-stop 24-hour and 36-hours...