This travel was gay compared to others I see around here, but just wanted to show that the Tenere can take long travels 2-up, with luggage, no problem. The bike has 26.000 km and is completely standard. This trip was 4.000 km, including a 900 km day. Travel speed at highway was 110-130 km/h and fuel consumption constantly below 5 lt/100 km, with tolerable vibration and acceptable wind coverage. No oil consumption and no brake fade, even doing the Stelvio, Umbrail and Spluga Passes in the same day, fully laden. Acceleration in 3rd gear was more than enough for easy overtaking in the Black Forest �playgrounds� and I gave the GSX-R a good run for its money. Suspension was on the soft side (the damper is approaching its end of life), but at every coffee stop the other riders where complaining that their kidneys hurt from the bumps � were we driving on the same road? Only complaint is the dislike of the engine for low revs. Passenger and I always felt comfortable, apart from a sore coccyx (posh word for ass) during the long day. When we got back, I felt like filling-up the tank, turning around and go again!

PS: That part about the GSX-R is not entirely true�

The route


Venezia


Dolomites






Stelvio Pass




Umbrail Pass


St. Moritz


Chiavenna


Passo di Spluga




Switzerland


Freiburg


Black Forest


Esch-sur-Sure


Luxemburg


Ardennes


Dinant


Amsterdam