Had my first bit of off raoding experience on the tenere today..
 

Jesus christ that bike is heavy , who needs the gym. Also I have some serious hardening up to do, hands were in bits from controlling the clutch and throttle while standing up.

Still lighter than a 1200...:thumbsup:

You will get more used to it. ....have you found the 'Tenere topple point' yet....!. It's such a great all round bike that suits me well so I forgive it for being a bit heavy off road. On dry lanes it's totally fine....but show it wet grass or mud and it's a bit of a handful! The good news it can take a tumble with little or no damage....apart from you and your pride! ! Steve

very true Dazza, wondering now how or why people would think a gs1200 is the ideal globetrotting machine.

Greatescape, yeah I found it a couple of times :D
I was mainly in the mud,and i can feel it today, whole body is aching.

Very true,I bent the brake pedal,but just stood on it and it went back into place :)

don't fight the weight of the bike too much, let it move a bit underneath you.
stand relax on the pegs, don't stiffen up when it moves or slides a bit.
always look ahead,that also helps to keep your balance.

Hannesd, Yeah I've done a smaill bit of messing arounf on 125's and 250's and have no problem with those being all over the place underneath me, the tenere is going to take some getting used to

a correct pair of tyres for the surface you're attacking is also very confidence inspiring :-p
i'm going to wear out my current tyres and hope to have decided by then wich brand/type of tyres will serve me best for what i'm looking for.

haha true, I absolutely had the wrong tires on for the mud.
I heard good things about the heidenau k60's and the motoz tractionators, going to do a bit of research myself on what's best soon