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Originally Posted by Ian
Talking of springs, is the air shock OK? Wheel rims: seen a few pics of badly dented ones. Gear lever?: see advrider. Last but probably most important for me: reminds me of the early G/S....which I always wanted....
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Anyone who races one has swapped the air shock for a coil...
The dented rims could just be due to it being a heavy bike, hitting stuff hard...
Si Pavey bent/broke his gear lever on the Transoriental, but that was sort of a freak incident...
I'd say it would be a great bike for modifying into an extreme terrain overlander - as you say, you can get a big tank for them now, bash plates etc.
I'd certainly be tempted by one (at the right price) - I understand BMW UK have just knocked £1000 off the rrp, but that's still not enough really when you consider how much you'd have to spend prepping it, especially if you factor in the price of the tank and the shock, and perhaps replacing the huge exhaust with something lighter...
So I bought a new Tenere which has everything fitted already...
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