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Originally Posted by Haakonbj
I am really curious about the new Tenere. It looks great, specially the the red and white one. I noticed there are some realy stupid features like the plastic engine protector... what the f.. is that about?
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It might be made of plastic, but it works... and that's all that really matters right?
(Johnny Cambell still uses the OEM plastic bash guard from the XR650 on his Baja1000 CRF450 bike too)
If you want an off-road travel/adventure bike, you will love the new Tenere - it really is very well thought-out and constructed... I've ridden over 10,000 miles on mine already over here in the USA, and every day I'm more impressed... it will handle anything you are prepared to ride on/over/through - sand, desert piste, slickrock, forest trails, mud, water, serious rocks (and I mean serious), then cruise home at 80mpg all day on the highway should you wish to...
The XT line of singles have always been excellent at high mileages, they may not produce on-paper performance figures like KTM (yawn), but in the real world are grunty and have plenty of performance for this style of bike, together with long service intervals and minimal maintenance - perfect.
As others have said, for any specific questions and owners opinions, XT660.com is an excellent website... and of course technically to avoid confusion, the new bike is the XT660Z Tenere (not the XTZ660 Tenere which was the previous version from the 1990s).
I'm sure you won't be disappointed if you get one!
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