I have learned by past experiences you don't buy a bike just to impress others, you don't buy a bike based on what type of bike others approve of, you buy a bike that ONLY pleases YOU.
I really love my Tmax and nobody and nobody is impressed with it, whats also nice about it is nobody else owns one,,, thats what draws me to the Super Tenere, very few out there, nobody in my parts owns one. But I am afraid to buy it cause I may not like it later, dealer won't give me a test ride.
I visit this site to get something, looking for that spark, haven't found it yet cause I know no-matter what bike anybody owns they all think the one they own is the best, I see most motorcycle owners with limited experiences riding other bikes,,, so excuse me , I don't want to insult anybody,, frankly most guys don't know what a good bike is cause they was never riding many other bikes. Prime example; Everybody that owns the Suzuki V Strom 650 say it has the same power and performance as the V Strom 1000,,, I have ridden both bikes and thats not true, the 1000 is a night and day difference. I am being drawn toward the Suzuki V Strom 1000,,, ONLY because I did ride one in the past and I know what I am getting,,, the Super Tenere may be better, but never riding one I don't know that.
I feel as a better and more experienced rider than most people its a waste for me to own and ride a scooter, it drives me crazy when I see a beginner riding a top of the line motorcycle and he can't ride it, I have been on poker runs with a 1000 of other riders and I felt like I was the only experienced rider there how everybody slows down and the line backups for curves, I have passed top of the line crotch rockets on tight curves with my scooter,, its not the bike, that crotch rocket was very capable to take that curve much faster, its just the rider was inexperienced.
I have been riding motorcycles for a long-long time and I hate the way it has evolved where motorcyles have become more popular and designed to be easiser to ride, with much better handling and balance and most people still can't ride one,, I come from old school, I have learned to ride the older bikes that makes it feel much easiser to ride the newer bikes,, you know what I mean? When you're experienced on an older bike that handles like a horse wagon, it ten times easiser to ride the newer, lower center of gravity, balanced bikes.
Sorry if I insulted anybody by bragging and tooting my own horn, that was never my intension, just being honest and thinking someone that reads this would relate to me and understand without taking it personal like I was talking about them,, I understand the new riders, beginners don't like being told they can't ride. My favorate saying is: "Nice Bike Too Bad You Can't Ride It"