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uberthumper · # 5 21-12-11, 11:37

If you do it all with new parts, it's horribly expensive. I don't know how much Jenny spent on her bike, but I know enough to know it's a very scary number!

I've put mine together from a mix of new and second hand parts. I bought the yokes from Off-The-Road, but my forks, front wheel and master cylinder are all second-hand from an assortment of KTMs. I've not changed the rear wheel. If you count the Nitron Race shock in the rear I think I've put about �2000 into the suspension on my bike, with maybe �100 worth of servicing and fiddling to do to get it spot on. Still a lot of money, but not quite so scary (I was able to justify it by selling my enduro bike and using the Tenere for everything, rather than keeping and maintaining two bikes), and it should be *very* good when I get it all set up.

[Edit: That total cost should also go down rather than up from here on, as I'll be selling off the original parts in the new year]

But again, if you're not racing (or otherwise doing a lot of serious off-road riding) then �200 worth of Hyperpro springs and fresh fork oil would probably do just as well.