I owned an 06 xtr for nearly 4 years and put some 35k miles on the bike. I used the bike for commuting mainly to uni through town and on a roads but as the bike was my only wheels I used it for every thing from weekend trips, holidays to all over the uk. I toured England for 2.5 weeks with a total of 2.5k miles, bike fully loaded and never missed a beat.

I've taken the bike off roading several times to Wales and the Peak District and with the right off road tyres it was good off road. ok it's not a light weight enduro bike but I still got the bike around some tough off roading sections.

The bike was my everything so I modified it with several items like twin ccc cans, stg 1 and 2 air filters, bash plate crash bars, high screen, hand guards, heated grips, raiser links..... to name a few.

The bike is easy to work on and service, never did the valves myself but my mechanic said they are no harder to get at than a standard bike.

The motor is so torquey and but does like to rev and with the right rider can keep up with most bikes on twisty roads. it handles well for a tall bike and after you've scrubbed in the tyres it can easily touch the pegs down.

at 6ft4 I'm not the smallest and the bike suited me good. the seat to peg is good but a higher set of bars allow off roading standing on the pegs easier.

being a big single the fuel economy was good, at worst I'd get 55mpg at best 78mpg, average 60mpg.

question would I buy another one? well if the new tenere wasn't out yes I'd buy another one.

why did I choose the tenere over the xtr? the teneres a bit taller and the screens better at protecting me from the wind. I like the larger tank and the motors slighty more powerful feeling.

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