Recent content by longride

I am already there with ya buddy! I haven't posted here in 8 months, and rarely even look at this board, and I own a Tenere. The current moderator thought that someone that doesn't even own a Tenere should be able to insult people and tell everyone else here what to do, and when I responded to...

Yamaha at the top and BMW at the bottom. Truth is reality. Again. https://www.yahoo.com/autos/s/makes-most-reliable-motorcycle-100025261.html

Wouldn't paying 23K for an unreliable Starbucks cruiser be punishment enough? ::025::

If I have to help you justify it, you shouldn't buy it. Nobody would be able to talk me into, or out of, any motorcycle I am going to purchase. Any 'justification' is worthless.

Well, I think it may be just you. How many Tenere's have self destructed in 6000 miles? None I ever heard of, so you would have the first one ever. The power of internet forums have you wondering instead of enjoying. If the noise you speak of was truly bad, you wouldn't be here asking about it...

I can't figure why you just don't rotate the gas regularly. How hard is it? Dump in the gas from the rotopax , fill the rest of the tank, then fill the rotopax. Why spend time guessing, hand wringing, and worrying? Why the drama? :-[

Stages of typical BMW rider denial: 1. It isn't really breaking, just lies from jealous people that wish they could own a BMW! 2. It's breaking, but only VERY few, and it's an internet conspiracy to ruin the good BMW name. 3. Ok. It's breaking like everyone said, but it isn't a German...

Probably a bad battery. Fully charged means nothing. Have it load tested. That is the only way you know it has the power to turn the starter.

Excellent! 7 pages of crying, arguing and hand wringing over the KTM and BMW 'experience' I posted! I learned not to argue with people on the internet long ago. Been there and done rode for 47 years now with hundreds of bikes. The facts is facts. BMW's are expensive and unreliable, and KTM's...

I figure Yamaha will boost the power up the KTM level when they want to toast top ends every 25K. Until then, ride yours for at least 100K trouble free.

It's a snap to adjust. Just turn the motor and increase pressure until you 'feel' the cct vibrating. Back it off until you can't 'feel' it and tighten it down. Check at every oil change and you are golden. Easy. simple and no worries. If you hear a whine or feel the vibration at the cct it is...

I just got Cycle World mag to catch up on the long term KTM 1190 Adventure and BMW GS Adventure comparo. Of course, they didn't want to throw the Tenere' in the mix. You will find out why. Here is a synopsis for those that don't get the mag. In the first installment a few months ago they...

I guess you found the BMW isn't so great after all. Your need to come back here on a consistent basis shows you never really moved. The reason I moved from BMW, besides their overpriced bikes of crappy quality, was the constant denial of the dealership to admit there were any problems that they...

Nothing new here. Winners think the call was right and losers blame the loss on the call. Blaming the referees is the job of a real loser. Maybe if the Cowboys would have played better, they would have won. How about that? Don't count on a 4th down Hail Mary pass with a jump-ball catch to put...

Yeah it sucks here in Florida with an ADV bike. Rode an hour to Ocala National Forest yesterday, ride all day in the dirt, and an hour home and it's 70 degrees and sunny. What are you doing today?? Freezing your ass off??