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Re: 2014 Yamaha Super Tenere non-es $7,000 $10-11K is more the going price for a well farkled low mileage 2014. A $3-4K markdown on a single bike isn't going to ruin the resale market but it is sure out of line. He has the Mark II version for sale at a typical price for a Mark I. I would...

Re: 2014 Yamaha Super Tenere non-es $7,000 $7000??? That is a steal for a 2014.

I will definitely get out the map and check out your suggested route. Local knowledge is better than Waze! Edit: Just checked out that route. Looks good. Is there any reason to take I40 rather than just continuing from Searcy east on 64 directly to Memphis?

I've never seen the trucker's edition. What types of extra detail does it have? From the description on Amazon it seems it focuses on truck routes.

Thanks, which size and edition did you use? I was hoping to do the trip without a big atlas but I'll rethink that. I have an Ipad with Rever and inRoute subscriptions as well as a Garmin. If the Rand McNally was like the old AAA tripticks it would be useful to slide into my tank bag but I'd...

The TAT website makes very clear that you cannot ride the TAT West to East. Not clear to me exactly why but they are explicit about the warning. I don't really have the time to venture off road on this trip anyways (unfortunately).

Thanks guys, food for thought. I guess there is an advantage to divided highways at least across KS and it looks to me (from Google Earth) that Rt 400 is divided. Maybe that was just in the area I checked so I'll do more research. Looking for a balance of speed and less trucking. I'll be...

Trip starts after Labor Day. I'll let you know sometime in October!

I'm starting a Seattle to Boston trip in two weeks via ID, MT, WY, CO and KS with stops after that in Memphis before heading over to the Blue Ridge Parkway and up the east coast. Solo. Will stay in motels. I have the Seattle to Dodge City part of the route pretty well set and the same is true...

Freshwater Croc tastes like chicken. Really. (At least at the Carnivore restaurant in Nairobi). What did the Salty taste like?

The circular clip attachment used on many bags these days is easy to twist on and off. And, virtually any tank bag can be used as a photo bag, just put some dividers in it.

I got mine in about 2-3 months. I applied in January or early Feb and received it early April.

Are the bikes that much cheaper in Canada? For example, is the list price the same as the USD list price but in Loonies? If so I would imagine hordes of US bikers coming to buy up north.

Big difference between a 2013 and 2014 though. If you intend to do road touring you might want to stretch to get the electronic cruise control that became standard on 2014+ models.

How much are used bikes going for in Canada. $11.5K for a well cared for, well farkled 2014 with less than 15K miles is pretty close to average used price here. I've seen a totally stock 2014 go for $10 but 11.5 seemed a reasonable asking price. Pre 2014 would be $8-9K.