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Originally Posted by
hobo
I just think that on the open road the 660 with all the luggage and us might be a little tired.
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Opinions do vary on this, and you are going to get both answers I suspect..
I have done several long trips with the 660 (the first being 8000+ miles a month after picking this bike up) and never felt it bcoming overwhelmed, even fully loaded, and I'm no spring chicken!. For all it is a 660, it has much better road 'presence' than bikes such as the 660R, XT600 etc and so it is quite happy on motorways if you need to cover miles quickly.
One consideration is the availability of add-ons for the 1200, things such as bash plates, luggage etc. Where the Tenere has plenty to choose from with lots of owners reviews to look at, the 1200 is pretty new in this area and the choice is more limited.
Another consideration, a busted 1200 is just a huck'o junk - mainly, again because it is new and I would guess that anywhere north of the 15th parallel is going to be difficult to get spares or repairs, with the 660 being an old motor, with less to go wrong (electronically) it is a much easier bike to bodge.
This off course is looking on the dark side, and you could argue that you should all take TTR600's for thier simplicity. I've not suffered a terminal problem on the road (once at home) that has stopped me moving on, so I don't know why I always look at what can go wrong as in muy experience it never does!
The Tenere does have big bike feel, for two consecutive years the Tenere has ridden the entire length of the Heroes Legend rally, it also leaves you more cash to spend on your trip.