2009 Tenere with 26,000 on the clock?

[penzancenewlyn]

Hi there,

I am in the market for a new bike, and have really gone for the new Tenere. Clearly I am going for one second hand and after a fair bit of searching around the £4,000 price range have stumbled on a decent looking 2009 one for £2,995.

It does, however, have 26,000 miles on it and so has clearly been on some,or one, fairly decent trip! This isn't necessarily a bad thing of course, and it has a full service history but I was wondering, would this thumper have plenty left in it? ie the life expectancy of of a Tenere in general?

I do intend to hold on to it for a very long time, and will use it purposefully for overlanding, starting with Morocco in two summers. I've emailed the seller but of course appreciate second opinion, is there anything I should look out for with this model?

Finally, for a fair bit more, say £500 I can manage one which has only 6,000 on the clock. Without seeing the bikes specifically you cannot tell, but might it be worth holding out a little longer for this one, does the mileage really affect it quite so much?

Many thanks
I will find out just how hard the miles were, but in the meantime any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!