I'd say the new Tenere sounds perfect for the sort of trip you are planning Scottnet - in fact I'd spend the time between now and then hunting out a few more unsurfaced roads as part of your route?!

I'm taking mine to the US later this year (in about a month actually... sheeeet, better get packing!) and plan to cover a lot of ground with it... Western desert States this year, then head south and east on it in the early spring...

I built up an XR650R last year with a big tank, e-start, better brakes, luggage rack, rallye fairing etc. and the new Tenere has all of that right out of the box, which is why I just bought one myself!

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