Hi guys n girls

First off let me say hello..........HELLO

I am looking at buying an XT660 Tenere 2011 and want to get some feedback...

my history is sports bikes and track days but I have moved into green laning and adventure biking.

I have been green laning and on an XR400 Honda and recently took a trip up to wales with a friend.

Now I have the Bug and want to buy something that will chew up a few more miles and go further afield...

I am looking at a 2011 XT660 Tenere that I intend to do some longer trips on.

Good idea ?

How good is the TENERE ?

I love the torque from the 400 and just wondered how the Tenere would compare power wise to my XR400.

I am not looking at breaking any speed records but for the longer trips I would like to sing along at say 75/80 miles an hour which is something the XR will not do, its only really happy at about 60 and even that can be a vibey blustery pain in the ar$e....

how well does the tenere soak up the mileage and what is its real world capability off road ? I don't expect it to be as good as the XR off road but what I am hoping for is a good middle ground.

I am going to keep the XR for the out and out green lane madness but would like it if the mood were to take me (or the terrain) to be able to get the tenere through the mucky stuff if I had to.

what I am basically asking is for you guys to convince me that the tenere is the bike for the job..

thanks a million.

Welcome on board Gibbo!

Yes!

From my clearly unbias viewpoint - Very good!

Much more torque, much more power, but heavier.

The Tenere is more than capable of cruising at 75/80mph.

You said it! It won't be as good as the XR, but prefect for the middle ground.

Sounds like exactly the bike you need!

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I bought mine in June 2008, without a test ride. Spent a couple of months getting it run in, then put 8000 miles on it in 19 days.

My view, it's alright.

I still have the same bike today, it is the only bike I've kept more than 2 years, although it has morphed over the last 5 years with a constant stream of modifications, each one improving it a little more.

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i could not reccomend this bike more for exactly what you are intending, my previous bike was a ymaha wr 450f was ecelent for greenlanig and short rides but couldnt do the distance and maintainence was verry high, so i got the ten for going further affield like camping in the woods in wales and some greenlanes. and comuting and such, ime pretty shure there isnt anything better out there, when i baught mine it was 250 miles away and i rode it back home at around 70-80 mph all the way home no prob! verry smoooth compaired to the wr

and to Tenereholic Anonimous a.k.a.

'nuff said!

Wow guys, that's about settled it for me.......thanks.

I'll post pics when she lands....