2018S10ES
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It just seems like there aren’t many posting here, and I don’t see many on the road, so I wonder sometimes how many of us are around in the Northeast.
Are there many owners in the Northeast?
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bluebuick66
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North Jersey rider here.....only three months riding my bike, I have seen only once another Super Tenere on the road.....
It's the same in my neck of the woods. Back when the member map worked, (hint, hint) you could see exactly how many are in your area. There's a bunch around me but rarely do they post, and I haven't seen a Tenere in the wild in years.
Cycledude
Well-Known Member
Yamaha Tenere’s never were a very good seller so there simply ain’t very many out there, it’s very rare to actually see one on the road.
i,ve only ever seen 5-6 in the UK, in the 10 yrs i,ve owned mine
Rob
Rob
2018S10ES
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I saw one on rt100 in VT a few years back and one on rt2 near Charlemont MA a while ago. Also saw one near Winchester NH with a Massachusetts plate. Other than that I can’t think of any.
AntrimMan
Member
There are some. Many? How many is many? How long is a piece of string? I have never come across any. Not even one.
There are some posts ocassionally in the Northeast Regional forum and I have seen IIRC two new members introduce themselves so there definitely are some. There was one poster from RI, and VT and ME, and there was that one from Seabrook, that's pretty close to MA, the one with cylinder head problems about 10 months or so ago asking if the valves closed against seats. And I know for a fact there is an MD from CT too.
If the traffic you are in on the highway keeps moving at the same pace you will never see one.
If one passes going in the opposite direction you need to have good fast maybe instant recognition. I don't.
If, like me, you seek the path less traveled there will be even fewer opportunities to see one.
When I do see a stationary mc at the roadside and the reason for stopping is not obvious, I have began to turn around and see if they need assistance and none of them are ever S10's so far.
I just think Yamaha doesn't sell many so there it is. Not many sold, divided by 50 states, equals less than many. There is your answer
All the best.
There are some posts ocassionally in the Northeast Regional forum and I have seen IIRC two new members introduce themselves so there definitely are some. There was one poster from RI, and VT and ME, and there was that one from Seabrook, that's pretty close to MA, the one with cylinder head problems about 10 months or so ago asking if the valves closed against seats. And I know for a fact there is an MD from CT too.
If the traffic you are in on the highway keeps moving at the same pace you will never see one.
If one passes going in the opposite direction you need to have good fast maybe instant recognition. I don't.
If, like me, you seek the path less traveled there will be even fewer opportunities to see one.
When I do see a stationary mc at the roadside and the reason for stopping is not obvious, I have began to turn around and see if they need assistance and none of them are ever S10's so far.
I just think Yamaha doesn't sell many so there it is. Not many sold, divided by 50 states, equals less than many. There is your answer
All the best.
bluebuick66
Active Member
Funny thing is, when I was gonna buy my bike three months ago from a local dealership, I just told myself "Nobody is gonna get this bike any time soon, so I have time to consider other bikes and do a thoughtful pick"....When I finally make the decision for the S10 and went back to my local Yamaha dealership, the bike I initially saw was sold. I took three weeks for them to get a new S10 for me.There are some. Many? How many is many? How long is a piece of string? I have never come across any. Not even one.
There are some posts ocassionally in the Northeast Regional forum and I have seen IIRC two new members introduce themselves so there definitely are some. There was one poster from RI, and VT and ME, and there was that one from Seabrook, that's pretty close to MA, the one with cylinder head problems about 10 months or so ago asking if the valves closed against seats. And I know for a fact there is an MD from CT too.
If the traffic you are in on the highway keeps moving at the same pace you will never see one.
If one passes going in the opposite direction you need to have good fast maybe instant recognition. I don't.
If, like me, you seek the path less traveled there will be even fewer opportunities to see one.
When I do see a stationary mc at the roadside and the reason for stopping is not obvious, I have began to turn around and see if they need assistance and none of them are ever S10's so far.
I just think Yamaha doesn't sell many so there it is. Not many sold, divided by 50 states, equals less than many. There is your answer
All the best.
SkunkWorks
Well-Known Member
We've got most of them out here in the West...........
I see them all the time in the wild when I'm out riding!
I see them all the time in the wild when I'm out riding!
Minuteman_Norm
New Member
MA Rider reporting in. I very rarely see other Super Tenere's during my adventures up here. I've gone to Laconia Bike Week for the last 3 years or so and would ride around the area for at least a few days during each trip and it seems like I ever only seen maybe one other Super Tenere, maybe two, during my rides on the Kancamagus Highway and on other scenic routes in the northern NH and VT area during Laconia bike week.
I don't post on these forums very often but I've been lurking since 2021 when I bought my 2013 model. I would love to attend DirtDaze up in Haverhill, NH one of these years, but I've been a 99.3% of the time a hard riding pavement guy.
For the guys that like riding twisties, some of my favorite day rides up in Vermont have included riding up VT routes 100, 73, 125 in a sort of criss-crossing pattern or hit one or the other on the way up or back home. Tyson/Kingdom Road going from Plymouth, VT to Reading, VT is an absolute hoot, and a good portion of it is recently repaved since the flooding in the area during the summer of 2023. I like to make a nice loop out on that road entering it from the Rt 100 side in Plymouth, follow it through, and take a left at the end on to RT 106 to 107 to get back on track to the day ride up Rt 100 to Stowe, VT.
We've got a lot of stellar riding in New England, and even in upstate New York.
I don't post on these forums very often but I've been lurking since 2021 when I bought my 2013 model. I would love to attend DirtDaze up in Haverhill, NH one of these years, but I've been a 99.3% of the time a hard riding pavement guy.
For the guys that like riding twisties, some of my favorite day rides up in Vermont have included riding up VT routes 100, 73, 125 in a sort of criss-crossing pattern or hit one or the other on the way up or back home. Tyson/Kingdom Road going from Plymouth, VT to Reading, VT is an absolute hoot, and a good portion of it is recently repaved since the flooding in the area during the summer of 2023. I like to make a nice loop out on that road entering it from the Rt 100 side in Plymouth, follow it through, and take a left at the end on to RT 106 to 107 to get back on track to the day ride up Rt 100 to Stowe, VT.
We've got a lot of stellar riding in New England, and even in upstate New York.
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Minuteman_Norm
New Member
Quite possibly could have been me if it was a matte grey model with massive Jesse silver/aluminum hard luggage panniers. I frequent these areas for day rides.
cyclemike4
Well-Known Member
Used to be a super tenere some where near the town i live close to. I am pretty sure he was a member here at one time. I have not seen the bike for two years if not longer now. Maybe once a year or every other year I will see one out on the road some place. About three years ago i saw 5 different Super tenere's in my travels to Sturgis and back. that is the most I have ever seen. you never see the bike mentioned in any road tests. If it were not for this forum and me owning one they would almost be like the big foot sightings!
thughes317
Well-Known Member
You mean "wildman sightings", right? I had one in Frankfort (tan) for the past several years, kywoods rider had one (red) in Lawrenceburg for quite a while, there's a dude in Beaverlick that has (had?) a white one, I see a blue one running around the Bluegrass on occassion. They're out there, just apparently a little shy.
And we have a 12-month riding season too. Maybe not the whole month(s) of January and February, but at least a week or two. Of course, @Cycledude would ride every day.
cyclemike4
Well-Known Member
The red one is the one i used to see every now and then. He has rode it by my house a couple times. I do remember the woods rider name now that you mentioned it. The blue one on the Bluegrass is more than likely me. I make frequent runs to Bardstown.
paulolopes
New Member
iam, worcester MA
2018S10ES
Member
May have been. The bike I saw in Winchester was probably 4-5 years ago and I’m pretty sure it was matte grey. I saw the bike/rider at the town hall parking lot and stopped to ask how he liked it since I was thinking of buying one. Year or so later I found my 2018.
2018S10ES
Member
Last time I rode down there was on Rt122. Pretty nice relaxing ride through some nice towns between Worcester and Athol.
jamesdabbott
New Member
I am not an owner yet, but in the market. A deer totaled my ST1300, and I want to migrate to a dual sport platform. I have a friend in Franklin NH and one in Londonderry NH (member Longhaulpaul) who both ride the Super Tenere and highly recommend it.