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Originally Posted by
motonacio
Why not swap to an R?
It does everything the Z does and copes very well with my local Spanish corrugated dry(ish) river beds, goat-tracks and pot-holed sometimes tarmac sometimes concrete sometimes dirt mountain roads. Karoo rear and Sirac front with Kev mod fork spacers take me (25 stones +) with 29/28 over all terrain (rarely mud).
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Hi Motonacio - I'd agree the R is good dual-sport trail bike (the low slung exhaust not withstanding...), but I'd say there are a number of reasons (a great number depending on the owner I'm sure) you'd choose the Tenere over the XTR - the Tenere has a much larger fuel capacity, better luggage capacity as standard (wide seat, grab handles for lashing bags etc. to), useful weather protection, better rider/passenger ergonomics... and basically, looks just so damn cool too!
As an all-rounder, I'd say the Tenere is just that little more accomplished, and certainly the fueling, ground clearance and general geometry gives the Tenere the edge in the dirt too...
But the last thing I want is to start a tit-for-tat thread - no point in fighting within our own ranks - we'll leave that to the British MPs!
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