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

Nice photos man! I'd like to travel a bit more of Europe now looking at them!

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Don't do yourself down mate - can't see anything "gay" about your trip? Looked like a good, interesting route and clearly you had a great time out on the road judging by the excellent photos. Doesn't matter how far you ride or where you go, if you get a buzz from it, you've had an adventure!

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Vas, looks a great trip and some cracking photos. Well done mate.

More photos please when you get time

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I think it looked like a bl00dy good road trip.

Thanks for sharing.

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cracking photos pal!

Looks like a lovely trip, well done - thanks for sharing.

I like you simple and honest explanation of Tenere as you see it.
Its just like you say. The bike isnt brilliant but can deal with anything.
Great trip, and nice photos. Makes me wanna go to swiss and Dolomites again.
Luckily from Slovenia its not that far.

Good luck!

cracker looking trip, defo better than most average trips.

When where you in italy?

Just i seen a few tenere when i was touring (hired a moto guzzi stevlio) and did see a back tenere and a kawa 250 some where (didnt see the gixxxer!!!)

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Italy was 8-10 July.
Probably the prettiest country in the world�
Yes, that was usually the case with the GSX-R (my brother), too fast. The excuse was "I'll go ahead to take photos of you coming". But we would always catch him at the next fuel station�

Good work, vaslyk. I really enjoyed seeing those photos of Europe, especially with bikes in them. I'd truly love to ride those Italian passes!

That was no sissy trip imo. Me? I would have loved it.