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uberthumper · # 32 17-09-12, 12:37

Bit late to this as you've managed to ride one, but I'm another that bought my Tenere without riding it... 33,000 miles ago.

My opinion is that if you've owned or ridden any of the 'old tech' faired/big tanked dual-sport bikes - DR650/750/800 (I came from a DR800), Dominator, XTZ660 etc - then you could buy with confidence, there'll be no surprises in terms of handling, power, weight. The Tenere is basically an old-school 1990's bike, but with every single part of it made better with 2000's tech.

There is still no comparable bike in the KTM range - the 690R is an enduro bike on steroids, I'd say you'd have to be doing more off-tarmac than on- to even think about it. I actually quite like the look of the 690 Duke, but it's a very different machine and a very different engine.