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Old 17-01-15, 18:22
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Smile New Tenere today!!

Just rode my new Tenere for the first time today...fab!! It was a tentative start, we had just had a mighty downpour of sleet rain and the Tourance tyres were brand new. I had based buying the bike on the reviews on this site, talking to owners etc. I have had big sports bikes, then a Honda XR650R which I love. I have travelled all over Ireland on the XR, but just yearned for a big single, of the Adventure travel type but one that had a few more luxuries, ie electric start, a battery, a key even. It still needed to be a simple roughly tufty kind of bike and the Tenere seemed just the job. With just 20 miles done I'm already thinking I made a good choice!! Great forum , thanks
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Old 17-01-15, 18:39
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Welcome to the forum mate.

Glad you like your Ten - good choice.

I bought mine new back in 2008 without having even seen one in the flesh, never mind reading reviews (there weren't any) or having a test ride. Thing is, I've still got it now, nearly seven years later - longest I've ever kept a new bike by some margin. So there must be something about them!
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Old 17-01-15, 23:31
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Enjoy your new ride mate. I thought about an XR650R a while back but because of an old Knee injury I was worried about 'kickbacks' , an electric start would have been perfect.
Very happy with my Ten too. If yours is a brand newie it would be interesting to know if you also have a sticky pad inside the frame where the injector wire is.
I'll be posting a pic of where to poke your finger to be able to tell later when I get home under 'Prentative Maintainence' (you don't need to take the frame off to find it !)
Cheers
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Old 18-01-15, 02:59
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Just rode my new Tenere for the first time today...fab!! It was a tentative start, we had just had a mighty downpour of sleet rain and the Tourance tyres were brand new. I had based buying the bike on the reviews on this site, talking to owners etc. I have had big sports bikes, then a Honda XR650R which I love. I have travelled all over Ireland on the XR, but just yearned for a big single, of the Adventure travel type but one that had a few more luxuries, ie electric start, a battery, a key even. It still needed to be a simple roughly tufty kind of bike and the Tenere seemed just the job. With just 20 miles done I'm already thinking I made a good choice!! Great forum , thanks
Thanks, yes it is a great forum but not just because I made it oh no! It's because of the great people in here and the massive share of info available to people like you!

Enjoy the new bike
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Old 18-01-15, 18:43
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Just rode my new Tenere for the first time today...fab!! It was a tentative start, we had just had a mighty downpour of sleet rain and the Tourance tyres were brand new. I had based buying the bike on the reviews on this site, talking to owners etc. I have had big sports bikes, then a Honda XR650R which I love. I have travelled all over Ireland on the XR, but just yearned for a big single, of the Adventure travel type but one that had a few more luxuries, ie electric start, a battery, a key even. It still needed to be a simple roughly tufty kind of bike and the Tenere seemed just the job. With just 20 miles done I'm already thinking I made a good choice!! Great forum , thanks

Hello Steve and welcome to

Hope you enjoy your new Tenere,i'm on my 4th

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Old 02-02-15, 16:03
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Welcome and enjoy this fantastic bike!

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Old 02-02-15, 18:34
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Thanks JaumeV , it's a great bike for sure! , as soon as it's run in and has had it's dealer service I will start to modify it a bit. Your Trail dreamer website is great by the way....you have done a great job on your Tenere! Steve
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Old 02-02-15, 18:38
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Oh yes very good choice! The bike will give you years of joy. No doubt. Bulletproof, rugged, friendly, powerful, adventurous yet low maintainance, the XT660Z T�n�r� is the bike best suited for alround adventure riding. Or just to look at :-P. Youre one of us now. Enjoy and share some pics.
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