2009 xt660z tenere RTW mods & upgrades after 50,000 miles

[rsgixer]

I just wanted to say that after buying my XT in december and reading your posts, I have purchased some new levers from the chinese company you recomended and fitted some daytime running LED's in place of the indicators based on your post as well. I will try to add some photos soon. Many Thanks

[rtwpaul]

Originally Posted by rsgixer

I just wanted to say that after buying my XT in december and reading your posts, I have purchased some new levers from the chinese company you recomended and fitted some daytime running LED's in place of the indicators based on your post as well. I will try to add some photos soon. Many Thanks

glad i helped you out...thats what its all about sharing experiences

[The Lone Deranger]

Hey mate, great thread, very thorough! I am gearing up for an Oz-UK trip over a few years (working along the way) and am thinking the Tenere would suit me down to the ground.

Bit of an open question, but I have recently come across a 2010 tenere with 23,000km (~14,000 miles) on the clock going for $8000 AUD. I'm giving it some serious thought, as it would allow me an extra $5,000 to spend on the trip as opposed to buying brand new. Just wondering whether there is anything I should be looking at in particular with that many km on the clock, what would I be looking at to assure myself we are Mechanically A+. Or would I be better off forking out $13k for brand new ya reckon? I'm a bit of a beginner with mods and mechanical sorcery, just what I've been able to teach myself with my EXC 400 over the last few years

[rtwpaul]

Originally Posted by The Lone Deranger

Hey mate, great thread, very thorough! I am gearing up for an Oz-UK trip over a few years (working along the way) and am thinking the Tenere would suit me down to the ground.

Bit of an open question, but I have recently come across a 2010 tenere with 23,000km (~14,000 miles) on the clock going for $8000 AUD. I'm giving it some serious thought, as it would allow me an extra $5,000 to spend on the trip as opposed to buying brand new. Just wondering whether there is anything I should be looking at in particular with that many km on the clock, what would I be looking at to assure myself we are Mechanically A+. Or would I be better off forking out $13k for brand new ya reckon? I'm a bit of a beginner with mods and mechanical sorcery, just what I've been able to teach myself with my EXC 400 over the last few years

mechanically wise it should be perfect, but look it over thoroughly, things you should definitely do to it before you head off are grease the bearings, neck bearings and swingarm bearings in particular, do a valve adjustment even if the previous owner has done it, just so you know how to

make sure it has what you need to do the trip, suspension, luggage, electrical mods, lighting, handlebar height and position, seat comfort

basically use this as reference of things to check or change before you head off, any other specific questions fire away

don't spend the money on the new one, its not worth it

[Achtung]

Yeah, that's pretty cool. Few shots, no big deal. Ugh.