I think it looks the part - great styling - but I currently ride a Husky TR650 Terra and am yearning the less demanding Super T, for worry-free motoring. I wanna tour the Philippines and need a bike that just does it.
My thumper is lovely, sounds beautiful, but I worry. I have never had a breakdown but long rides get ya thinking.
It is the BMW GS650 with higher compression, but had very bad manners outta the box. Overheating and low speed, lean idle stumble, which is, quite frankly f-ing dangerous. This is, I believe, due to emissions regs. So, the EVAP had a "Canisterectomy'', the fuelling got a Ferrari Dino injector for 10% more fuel delivery (which cooled as well), lambda delete, the baffles were removed and cats drilled out. Then, the bike's value was increased in value permanently by removing the thermostat and "fixing'' it with a couple of peso coins. The ecu was sent to Italy and, after all the previous, it now runs cooler and has no stalling issues. In fact, I believe now this is the bike it should have been all along, erm, after lowering the gearing slightly.
Looks are one thing. The Tenere is another...