give me the keys for a weekend and I might prove you wrong !!!!

Er. No

You're nuts.......... i followed you, remember?

Ah but with a bit of enthusiasm you can take most bikes most places

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I definitely didn't ride that SV650 up and down some of the bridleways and trails near me. Nosiree.

I find it interesting that noises are being made about updating the Tenere. Mine is coming up to being 4 years old and it really surprised me when that thought dawned in my head the other day. I love, and would not change, the fact it has a loom made from wires, that the valves are screw and locknut, that the tubes are available pretty much anywhere and the tyres are common sizes. This is technology and designs that haven't changed for decades. Yes the OE shock is sh1te, yes the finish on some parts could be better but it is/was a sub �5k bike. I'd love if it had a six speed gearbox, or if there was a kickstart sticking out of that casting mark on the RHS casing but it still plods on.

Tom, of course you're correct. Amy bike can go anywhere. The real test is a medioca rider... on a tenere they are ok. On an XC, they are much worse.

Put a good rider on a R1 and they'll make it, on a tenere they are a god- it's all relative.

What i was trying to say was other manufacturers are going for look, yamaha have delivered substance.

I know, I have launched into the scenery on several occasions as you know :)

And I was trying to say I think it has both.

1 more gear and an extra 40cc please

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Agreed.

They will go places just not as quick as a ten!
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After being knocked of the ten twice and getting thrashed around the lanes of the lakes by Bernard and Dave (to which end I crashed....lots). I have to say I''ll stick with the ten, styling and simplistic engineering, anyday.

It still looks like it should just mucky haha and the bits and Bob's that I have replaced have cost me next to nothing to do so. As Gas and a few others say, if it ain't broke don't fix it. My worry would be that the more technical you get with styling and engineering etc the harder and more expensive things get to repair and replace.

Personally I like my ten as it is and don't want it looking like it's bigger brother. Thats just my 2pence worth anyways. (Plus it's an excuse to try out my new tablet toy :D)

Ta