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tuscan · # 6 11-04-10, 08:59

The 10kg personal weight loss I know about - thanks very much!!! I couldn't agree more.

I hate bikes being over built - hell the XR650 is just as robust and is 122kg dry (cf Tenere at 186kg ish). Looking at the exhaust, wheels, tail light etc. there is unnecessary weight all over the place. The lighter the bike the easier it is to ride further without gettingtired and the more likely the rider will be able to save a moment from becoming a full spill.

Now I haven't separated the shock / swingarm / wheel yet to see which is the main culprit, but the XT660R does just as well with a "standard" swingarm, and I wouldn't mind betting that it ain't as heavy as the Tenere unit. Happy to be proved wrong though. The wheels and shock are the obvious areas for improvement and I suspect that JMo you are right about the noticibality of any changes - Every gram helps though.

Sounds like the singarm hasn't come in for much attention yet by owners - so I'll have to do some more research.

What I'm after is a comfortable, light, long distance capable machine, and the Tenere has the alot of the boxes ticked already - just a few mods required that the factory should have done to make it a really stunning machine.

Cheers for the feedback.