Last year i did Ullapool to home in one go...641 miles in 12 hours with 3 fue and lool stops.

As long as you have a good lid the engine noise is not any issue...ever.

When i got my Tenere i had real problems with vibrations through the bars. This sorted itself out after the bike was run in...aroudn 5000 miles.

It is so smooth now that i get more vibraitons through my BMW K100LT..and that is a very smooth bike.

A few weeks ago i did a fast 390 miles getting to a ferry in spain. It took 6.5 hours door to door and i arrived tired but no worse than any other bike.

The seat of course is not great...i had a tough time with the OEM seat so bought a Touratech �400 seat..yes i know �400..while much better it eas a bit hard. I gave it 8000 miles and it did not give so i sent my OEM seat away to be reshaped and repadded.

Now it's sorted. I can ride for 3 hours none stop.

Finally make sure you sort out the screen..for me the OEM not tall enough so i bought a taller one but for some the short one is better.

Everytime i think about selling my Tenere i go for a ride and then decide i can't sell it.

Mike