DazzerRTW is currently in Russia (?) or thereabouts, 2 up on a Tenere, heading for the Americas.

Personal, I'm not sure, but Dazzer is a good rider with lots of experience so he'll be fine.

It depends on the types of roads you want to ride, how much stuff you are taking, how heavy you and your pillion is, riding experience, attitude etc etc.

There is no doubt the Tenere is a very capable bike, much more capable that 90% of the riders out there. But it will need some tweaking to make it fit your requirements, that's one of the great things about this bike, with a little tweak here and there it will become what you want it to, within reason.

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