G'day everybody.

Great forum guys. I had a mid 80s XT600 about 14yrs ago, and it was the best all round bike I ever had. It had the small tank, which I soon changed over for an ex-army long range tank (23ltr?), and that gave me all the range I wanted. I was sad when I sold it, but it was getting a bit old (still going strong though) and it was a kickstart (which really p'd me off sometimes when it was hot ).

Anyway, last year (after a 10 yr spell) I finally decided to get back onto two wheels again. I was keen on another XT, but I let the wife talk me into a cruiser (Suzuki Boulevard C50), which was ok, but after about a year and half, I can take no more .

I'm taking a redundancy payout in a couple of months and plan to do the responsible thing and lash out on a proper bike. The Boulevard is going and I want either a new 660 Tenere, or perhaps a low klm Super Tenere.

The 660 is the front runner so far, so much more manoeuvrable and I'm lusting after that long range capability again. I'll fit it out properly of course (Metal Mule panniers, bash plates, bars, etc) and I'll get all new personal gear too, so my apologies in advance for all the stupid questions to come form me soon.

Anyway, looking forward to getting to know you guys over time.

Cheers
Scotty
Umina Beach
NSW Australia