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Buying a Tenere
Hi,
I've just got my licence so I'm pretty much a newbie and have decided to buy a tenere as my first bike.
What should I be looking for when I buy one of these awesome bikes?
Are there any common defects I should be aware of?
any help very much appreaciated!
thanks,
Warren Miller
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Well, if they tell you the previous owner was an old lady who only used it to go shopping, you should be very, very carefull...
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Well, if they tell you the previous owner was an old lady who only used it to go shopping, you should be very, very carefull...
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good point.. they did the same trick to me and i believe them. but after 4000 miles the bikes engine has been blown up!!
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Good bikes!
Do you have an idea which tenere your after? e.g. xt600 tenere, xtz660 tenere 3yf/4my. etc...
I don't know much about the xt600, but if you go for a xtz660 pre 94 make sure it has a finned type Regulator/Rectifier. You can find this on the right hand side of the dash bracket behind the front light. The finned one would look like this:-
Have a good look through the Yamaha tec. and you will find all the info you need on here.
Cheers Gav.
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hi - cheers for that Gav, am looking for a XT600z.
sorry to be a dumbass but what is "yamaha tec."?
thanks for your help!
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Originally Posted by warrenmiller
hi - cheers for that Gav, am looking for a XT600z.
sorry to be a dumbass but what is "yamaha tec."?
thanks for your help!
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I believe the reference is to this Forum: Yamaha tech - it has a load of info about such things, incl one or two threads about the tenere
Suggestion: use the search function for "tenere" and see what comes up, or just scroll back through the threads in here - nothing is ever deleted.
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Oops.. my fault, missed the H off tech in my post. Walkabout is correct I was meaning this Forum.
Cheers Gav.
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