Hi, It's been a few years since I rode thumpers, a DRBig750 was my last one, Airhead twins are my normal mode of transport. But wanted to have something a bit lighter and like the look of the Tenere so when a crashed 2013 XTZ660 came up for auction, figured I had to give it a go. Nothing like having a project to think about.

I've got a complete 46mm YZ250 USD front end to graft onto the bent front end of the Tenere, so looking forward to that. The rest of it will need a bit of searching for replacement parts etc, so if anyone knows where to source parts close to New Zealand, I'm all ears.

I'm still waiting for it to get delivered from Chch, so haven't been able to make a full assessment of what will be needed to get it road worthy yet.... But might as well start learning what I've potentially got and so far I'm looking forward to riding it.
My "new" xtz660 tenere by DARREN MORRIS, on Flickr