my solution is to use a 14 t front sprocket for everyday hooning about and off roading its much much better ... far more tractable at 30 40 and 50 ..more zip and still being able to chug along at 75mph on the way home on motorways ..

the tenere has good thumper charactristics ...off road it has that happy knack of operating when it feels like it should stall and tugging you and the bike up or over ...
it does take some getting used to
the obvious pros ..v the cons
it took me some months to get to know the bike and alter stuff
without going into all the many mods available on protection and stuff
i found the below simple mods transformed the ergos and drivability on some reasononbley tough terrain

im 6ft 1 and lowered the rear and front by 1in for off roading..so i could plant me feet

14t sprocket

30cm raisers

the height is a advantage ..ground clearence vs legs ..disadvantage ..

i would say the more off road you do the more the tenere has got going for it ... it really has surprised me as to where it will go

i guess you need to figure how much road to off road you will do to reap the full benifit of the tenere..


By minkyhead at 2011-06-26


By minkyhead at 2011-06-26