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Hi Bigguy, thanks for your input.
I own a Super Tenere and am planning to go to India on it with my wife pillion.
Ever since watching "Himalaya Calling" on Amazon, I was convinced that this is the bike for long distance travel.
Now I'm biased here, but I do wonder why you and I are in the minority here as most seem to eschew bigger, heavier bikes unless of course they think that they're going to take the dirt tracks all the way.
Not just on this forum but elsewhere too. I mean there's the issue of reliability and likelihood of something needing repair sooner on a smaller bike.
I would be interested in any info you could impart regarding your trip.
I've set myself a mammoth task-London to India, tour around internal India and then home again, but hey, life's too short to sit around at home and there's people cycling or walking that and more.
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I have 110,000 miles on my Super Tenere. I'm a big guy and have no issues with the weight or picking it up fully loaded by myself. I love the creature comforts of cruise control, heated grips and such. Also 55+ MPG. I carried everything for camp, cooking, many tools, even OEM water pump, fuel pump and ignition coils. Not that I didn't trust the bike but places where I was would've been a long wait for parts. Having the big bike, these extra comfort parts were no big deal to have with. I even carried another 4 gallons of fuel and 2 gallons of water. The big bike didn't care.
Now after a lap around the world, I have my Super Tenere home and bought a Tenere 700. Not for being a smaller bike but because the Super Tenere loved staying on the tar. I could do dirt but nothing enjoyable. Next year's plans are to be more dirt than tar. Hoping the Tenere 700 will shine.
I would love to ride thru India but everything I read, it's a paperwork nightmare for USA plated bikes. Any details you care to share?
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