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yamaha XT600 VS XTZ TENERE for Africa-adventure
Hello dear XT-lovers,
I'm planning another trip to Africa. Previous adventures done with suzuki DR650 (www.crossingtheborder.be) and with Honda XR650. This time I like to travel with a Yamaha XT or Teneré. Both bikes are looking good for this kind of trip but i don't know which one to choose.

The XT600: lighter
The Teneré: standard bigger fueltank, better suspensions and seat?

We are planning to do as much as possible offroadtracks and pieces of desert. That's why i'm thinking that the lighter option is the smartest choice, otherwise the better equiped Teneré is handy also.
In case that the XT600 is the better choice: better a model of the 90-ties or is a newer model (from 2004-...)?

Is there anybody who has ridden both bikes on an overland trip?
Or somebody who has an opinion about this?
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Tenere hands down, if you don't need the whole fuel load, don't fill it up. It will be nice to have if you need it. Same as the heavier suspension, you'll need it.

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For mostly offroad I'd prefer the XT and get an oversize tank for it (though it still wouldn't have as much capacity. For the suspension, the Tenere is the same in regards to strength, a heavier spring maybe, but you can put that in the XT also. The 90's XT would give E-start.

It honestly is a tossup, one shines in the area that the other doesn't. Maybe a 3AJ model would fit the bill, kind of halfway between the 2.
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xt 600
thanks already for the responses,
i found a 2004 xt600e with 13000km.
its always well maintained.
im going to have a look next week.
i remember from my previous trips that the weight was quiet important.
every time we fell we were happy to have a not too heavy bike.
but i m still comparing the both of them
so e ery opinion welcome
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personnally i would go with a xt600

mainly becouse i own one
they are great bikes
and parts are out there in good supply wich is important
changes i would do are put on different handguards better bash plate
do change the exhaust cous the original one is really heavy
also you can never go wrong with hyperpro suspension not all that expensive and better then the standard ones
and if needed maybe a different fuel tank
or add 5 liter jerrycans to your panniers like i did
and if you are planning for plenty of highwayspeeds consider a windscreen
(look at the secdem screen since they are the only ones i could find so far who make a xt specific screen)
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Get another DR650 i've got both , the DR and a 660 Tenere .Took the DR to Maroc twice and this year took the Tenere !!!

The DR eats the Tenere IMHO it's easy to fix , but never had to !! i got a 20ltr tank on mine 400kms

The Tenere is a cracking bike and i'll not be getting rid but "it's horses for courses"

DR all the way

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