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Originally Posted by Fenian
hey ya JMo!
This thread is pretty interesting and Im learning more about the Tenere which I dont believe I have ever seen in Canada. You refered the to XR650R as having an old lump of an Engine and a steel frame. I believe you were refering to the XR650L though. the R as I know it is aluminum frame and a race bred engine, and cool differnetly. Ones oil other is air. justthough I would see if maybe I read it wrong or you meant to say the L not the R.
Keep the info coming though guys,  Im looking for a bike, and am still trying to decide which one and for what uses will it be used regularly and what uses seldomly.
Fenian 
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Hi Fenian - sorry I wasn't clear - the engine and frame I was referring to in your quote was the Tenere (I should have put the reference to the XXR in brackets to more clearly differentiate, and written Tenere again when talking about the steel frame). I used the XRR reference as a number of owners spend a great deal of money trying (in vain) to make their Pigs a bit lighter, but the fundamentals still remain. While XRR engine is not an old lump, it is heavy compared to the newer generation of open class thumpers. The Sorry for any confusion...
xxx
ps. I've edited my original post to make it clearer - thanks for pointing it out x
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