Dirt_Dad
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Waiting for a bike to be delivered on???? 12 years later and there is definitely a familiar feeling.
In September, 2010, I placed an PDP order with Yamaha for the 2012 Super Tenere. It was scheduled to be delivered in mid-2011. Anticipation was off the charts.
In September, 2022, I placed an order for a 2023 KTM 890 Adventure R, scheduled to be delivered in early 2023. More mature (?) now, anticipation was not to Super Tenere levels, but still looking forward to it.
I spent the early part of 2011 going to motorcycle shows and Yamaha test ride events. Anything I could do to see my future Super Tenere.
In December, 2022, KTM released the official video for the non-R version of the bike. The truth was, the non-R appeared every bit as capable of doing what I had planned for my next bike, so I changed my order to the non-R.
In March, 2011, a tragic tsunami hit Japan. It was a horrifically sad event that made motorcycle delivery dates unknown and very unimportant. Everyone cared about the well-being of the Japanese people. The Super Tenere will get here when it gets here. That's just fine.
In late January, 2023, the 890 Adventure arrives. I'm excited to go see the bike before it even exits the crate. Dealer tells me the heated grips are due in about 2 weeks. It's cold, I can wait. I tell him I'll pick it up after the grips are installed.
I start hearing on ADV people are being told their grip order is pushed back to June. I shoot the dealer a text. If my grips are pushed back, I'll just pick up the bike now. That's when he tells me, the bike arrived without windscreen and skidplate. I let him know I've seen that happening in both Texas and Canada.
Supply chain issues are a far cry from what happened to delay the Super Tenere delivery. Good will and understanding are not as easily achieved. I've seen supply chain issues drag out for months. With promised dates turning out to be optimistic and parts showing up when they show up. KTM is not willing to say how long it will take...probably smart on their part.
What I have seen is 890 Adventure R bikes showing up with all their parts in the crate. Apparently not always, but at least most of them I've seen are shipped with all their parts.
Since my dealer has not started to install anything on the 890 Adventure I saw last month, I told him to hold off. After long discussions with my motorcycle consultant (DM), I told the dealer, whatever you get first, a complete R, or the parts for the Adventure, that's the bike I'll take. I'm completely at ease getting either one. I'm not willing to wait an unknown number of weeks or months, when a completely acceptable option is staring me in the face.
He doesn't have either right now. So much like with the Super Tenere that was going to arrive at some unknown future date, that is the situation in which I find myself again. Someday the next bike will arrive. But this time, I'm not sure which one I'll be parking in the garage.
In September, 2010, I placed an PDP order with Yamaha for the 2012 Super Tenere. It was scheduled to be delivered in mid-2011. Anticipation was off the charts.
In September, 2022, I placed an order for a 2023 KTM 890 Adventure R, scheduled to be delivered in early 2023. More mature (?) now, anticipation was not to Super Tenere levels, but still looking forward to it.
I spent the early part of 2011 going to motorcycle shows and Yamaha test ride events. Anything I could do to see my future Super Tenere.
In December, 2022, KTM released the official video for the non-R version of the bike. The truth was, the non-R appeared every bit as capable of doing what I had planned for my next bike, so I changed my order to the non-R.
In March, 2011, a tragic tsunami hit Japan. It was a horrifically sad event that made motorcycle delivery dates unknown and very unimportant. Everyone cared about the well-being of the Japanese people. The Super Tenere will get here when it gets here. That's just fine.
In late January, 2023, the 890 Adventure arrives. I'm excited to go see the bike before it even exits the crate. Dealer tells me the heated grips are due in about 2 weeks. It's cold, I can wait. I tell him I'll pick it up after the grips are installed.
I start hearing on ADV people are being told their grip order is pushed back to June. I shoot the dealer a text. If my grips are pushed back, I'll just pick up the bike now. That's when he tells me, the bike arrived without windscreen and skidplate. I let him know I've seen that happening in both Texas and Canada.
Supply chain issues are a far cry from what happened to delay the Super Tenere delivery. Good will and understanding are not as easily achieved. I've seen supply chain issues drag out for months. With promised dates turning out to be optimistic and parts showing up when they show up. KTM is not willing to say how long it will take...probably smart on their part.
What I have seen is 890 Adventure R bikes showing up with all their parts in the crate. Apparently not always, but at least most of them I've seen are shipped with all their parts.
Since my dealer has not started to install anything on the 890 Adventure I saw last month, I told him to hold off. After long discussions with my motorcycle consultant (DM), I told the dealer, whatever you get first, a complete R, or the parts for the Adventure, that's the bike I'll take. I'm completely at ease getting either one. I'm not willing to wait an unknown number of weeks or months, when a completely acceptable option is staring me in the face.
He doesn't have either right now. So much like with the Super Tenere that was going to arrive at some unknown future date, that is the situation in which I find myself again. Someday the next bike will arrive. But this time, I'm not sure which one I'll be parking in the garage.
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