Hi All, just joined on my 62nd birthday! I am a Brit working in Kazakhstan and have 2 bikes here. An XT660Z Tenere and a Honda CRF450X. I bought the Tenere second hand in UK where it had been modded by Touratech and used for a ride to Morocco.

I shipped it to Kazakhstan and use it for exploring Central Asia. I previously had an XT660X that did well at the altitudes I ride at (15,000ft +).

I have Akrapovich exhaust but no other mods except the Touratech protective add ons. From my experience so far I am thinking I need to upgrade the suspension and do something with the ECU/Fuelling. The engine seems to run hot and on a hot day the air from the fan actually burns my left leg.

Before I commit to anything I would welcome suggestions from other riders experience.

Cheers

Kaznomad