For many years I rated the Tenere as the best 'out of the box' adventure bike, but boy it's one heck of a way from being perfect...

Yeah, weight is the big one, its 183kg dry weight isn't that far off the 199kg of the early 1200GS models. If you don't have pannier rails fitted and you drop the bike it's practically impossible to pick up single handed due to weight and lack of purchase.

Even with a decatted exhaust, stage 2 air inlet and the well-known 'Kev' mod, the engine is terribly intractable. You can't comfortable bumble along at 50mph in top gear without it hunting. On the other hand the five gear ratios are well chosen covering everything from slow off road to fast motorway cruising.

I agree suspension isn't that bad, at least the front is adjustable, unlike BMW's F800GS.

The problem with the seat is that the deep scallop prevents you moving around. Tall riders who mod the seat to fill in the scallop have a better time.

Headlight is either dip OR main. Going to main turns off dip.

In hot climate the exhaust running up the right side broils your leg.

The Yamaha OEM engine bars don't properly protect the engine so I got a hole in mine.

The rims are very deep, almost as if they are intended for tubeless tyres and it has to be the worst bike I've ever had to change tubes on.

Avoid the stock panniers like the plague.

On the other hand it's taken me to places I couldn't reach with other bikes and converted me to smaller engined, much lighter bikes (my main bikes are now KTM 690s).

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