H Everyone

Please help, im really interested in the xtz660 tenere but im worried about the power ive just had a 2008 fz1 but i wont more of a off roader/tourer. I know its nothing like the fz1 but does the tenere have plenty of go for 50bhp?

Thanks for any comments, please go easy on me its my 1st post. Andy

Of course we will go easy on your first post. hello and welcome first.

In short the stock Tenere power is more than fine for off road or road use. The only time the power will be an issue is if you are fully loaded for a RTW tour and are 2 up on it. Other than that fully loaded 1 up is fine.

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Cheers mate i will book a test ride when i can.

Tony is right. The Ten has more than enough power to have loads of fun. But I have ridden a full power FZ1 a couple of times and that is just in a totally different league.

So don't go out and buy one without a serious test ride.

cheers for the reply i will definatley book a test ride this week.

the tenere is capable on the road, but you will get left for dead by relatively average cars even if you gun it and you're never going to do more than 85mph. If that bothers you, it won't be the bike for you.

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Either you live in a very affluent area and thus have a funny idea of what the "average" car is, or you haven't figured out how far the throttle turns yet.

It won't be as quick as an FZ1, obviously, but it will perfectly happily cruise on the motorway at 85, and just about get into three figures.

I've loaded mine up like this...



...and ridden to Spain with no problems, even on the bits of Autoroute we did. However as others have mentioned, it's probably *either* luggage *or* pillion (or go slowly and enjoy the view).

As has been said, you need a good test ride because it will be different. Some people don't seem to be able to get on with anything with less than 100bhp. Personally, although I've ridden a few, I've not yet felt the need to own anything with more than 60bhp.

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Its a state of mind mate - like others I came from a 'big bike' background - the latest being a CB1300.
To me if you are thinking along the lines of the tenere perhaps you are moving away from that 'white line fever' approach to biking. If your mind now tells you that that is no longer what you are looking for out of a bike and its time to see other things around you rather than black tarmac, the back of the cars you are approaching and on coming traffic alone the xt is a great bike. Enough power 90% of the time and great fun on and off tarmac.
Ever gone for a tarmac ride and then seen a track and thought, s**t I'd love to have a look up there but couldn't because you would have ended up on yer arse? If so you couldn't do much better than an XT.
For me top speed aint an issue, I like to see where I am not just the brake lights on the car infront.

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I'd go with the 90% statement. My comments were based on motorway riding when, typically, accelerating from 50mph when a lane opens etc. I haven't ridden a bike that was so much fun at low speeds before though...so it's a balance.

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Your comments make a lot more sense in the context of doing what would be 30k a year on the motorway - knowing that I'm not surprised you're changing.

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I spent a lot of money on travel and racing motorcycles - the rest I just squandered.

XT660Z - Commuter, Adventurer...Racer?

www.dashmoto.net

Other bikes >> MT-03 / CG125BR-J / ER-6F
Departed >> ZXR400L3 / EC300 / DR-Z400E / DR800S / GPZ500S / GS400