Hello all,

Long time lurker, first time owner.
In Australia, the Tenere isn't that highly thought of. Too heavy, under-powered, poor suspension and way too expensive, compared to the competition.

Due to the horrible **** life throws at you, I have had to consolidate my fleet, and chose the Tenere as the best all rounder I could find. I think it will do highway and commuting and fire-trails as well as any single bike can manage all these tasks.

The end of production marks my last chance to own one, and dealers here are keen to offload them. I virtually robbed my local dealer to acquire the new beast. 'Too Expensive' is taken care of - now I will attend to the rest of her faults.

Anyway, that's my introduction. A thank-you to all the posters here who have provided so much info to make the XT660 a viable purchase for me.