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Old 24-07-13, 21:53
Pleiades Pleiades is offline
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Welcome on board Gibbo!

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I am looking at a 2011 XT660 Tenere that I intend to do some longer trips on.

Good idea.
Yes!

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How good is the TENERE ?
From my clearly unbias viewpoint - Very good!

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I love the torque from the 400 and just wondered how the Tenere would compare power wise to my XR400.
Much more torque, much more power, but heavier.

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I am not looking at breaking any speed records but for the longer trips I would like to sing along at say 75/80 miles an hour which is something the XR will not do, its only really happy at about 60 and even that can be a vibey blustery pain in the ar$e...
The Tenere is more than capable of cruising at 75/80mph.

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How well does the tenere soak up the mileage and what is its real world capability off road ? I don't expect it to be as good as the XR off road but what I am hoping for is a good middle ground...
You said it! It won't be as good as the XR, but prefect for the middle ground.

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What I am basically asking is for you guys to convince me that the tenere is the bike for the job...
Sounds like exactly the bike you need!