Do you ride your Tenere off road?

[shrekonwheels]

I did not see a pol and this is something I have always been curious about.

The factory polls seem way off to me, so I am curious, do you take your Tenere off the Tarmac?

 

[snakebitten]

Every single chance I possibly get.
In fact, I cut through ditches, across corner lots, run down gravel shoulders, and flat out rail down my dirt road, every time I leave or return to the house.
That's why it is a knobby-only Tenere.

 

[Don in Lodi]

Woohoo, 100% so far! ::26::

 

[shrekonwheels]

I thought about getting more in depth but I wanted to keep the poll simple.

IF you reply, please mention the type of offroad you do, or intend on doing.

I only ride on Dirt/Gravel roads and have no intention of trail riding.

Maybe beach riding if some swedish models are in town. >

 

[~TABASCO~]

Hell yes, as much as I can. I go looking for it ! Lol

 

[Xt1200zsupertenere]

Sorry : : NO:1

 

[Calboy]

I believe this adventure thing is just a big marketing scheme a lot of people got sucked in on a false pretense.
Whether a BMW, a KTM or a Super Tenere, these are not dirt bikes one can actually ride off road with confidence.
This whole thing it is way overrated and untrue.

 

[Rasher]

This whole thing it is way overrated and untrue.

Depends on your definition of "off-road" and your skillset.

Anyone who has seen JamieV's pictures and video's would certainly describe it as off-road use, and I know others on this forum have been over terrain that would not be classed as a road in any official map.


For those of mediocre skill the bike is probably not an off-road tool, I did an Enduro school and spent the day on a CRF250 and was shocked at what the bike could do, I stayed on all day (just) and made some steep climbs and descents on very slippy ground, rode through deep dirty puddles and over all sorts of rocky / muddy terrain and over tree stumps.....

I doubt I could have done more than the easiest 20% of that day on the S10, and even then I suspect it would have involved a couple of drops and a lot of swearing - and it would certainly of not been fun. but a highly skilled rider on an S10 could probably have kept up with me on the CRF most of the time.


But the S10 will sure cover terrain Sports / Touring / Naked / Cruiser bikes would not manage so easily or at all / without damage.

I also could not do a 3,000 mile tour across Europe very easily on the CRF, I doubt it would cruise at 85mph two-up with luggage, or manage 200 miles on a tank of fuel, neither would it be particularly comfortable for long stints in the saddle and its handling on twisty tarmac would also be quite limiting, especially if running on the tyres that give so much grip in the mud - which I doubt would last the first day of 85mph motorway cruising.

 

[wtwill]

I ride mine off tarmac quite a bit. My wife has a CRF80 that she is learning on and we go ride dirt roads together often. We also usually hit some logging trails, some of which are pretty steep and rocky. This is on the stock Bridgestones. I keep thinking about getting some knobbies but I also like riding the twisties in N. GA. I have an AGV skidplate but have yet to invest in crash bars. I think I will feel more comfortable tackling more technical stuff once I have crash bars and more aggressive tires.

 

[squarebore]

I did not see a pole and this is something I have always been curious about.

The factory poles seem way off to me, so I am curious, do you take your Tenere off the Tarmac?

I was trying to figure out what you meant by a pole. Thought it may be on off road riding aid. Then I understood, you meant a POLL. Haha. Anyway yes, lots of good destinations only accessible on the dirt or gravel.

 

[True Grip]

I enjoy dirt roads even the poor unimproved ones. I've ridden the CDT from Canada to Colorado and most of the Colorado BDR. The times I've actually been on single track I've struggled to much weight for me and not enjoyable. There are better weapons for that although some guys are more than capable. True offroad means I'll probably get hurt or scared. BTDT. Most people's idea of offroad are different

 

[trikepilot]

Every single chance I possibly get.
In fact, I cut through ditches, across corner lots, run down gravel shoulders, and flat out rail down my dirt road, every time I leave or return to the house.
That's why it is a knobby-only Tenere.

Amen, brother!!! My Tenere, Fancy, only wears knobbies as well and I generally keep a solid crust of mud on it to hide all the dings and scrapes from some of my backwoods misadventures.

I am by no means an expert rider but Fancy literally begs to go places she ought not to and once there, she typically outperforms all expectations.

She and I are also getting TAT prepped where my goal is to do the true TAT with no "big bike" ride-arounds. The limiting factor will be me - not Fancy!!

 

[Brick]

I'm older... 68 and don't have off road experience but I love taking this and my last 2012 Tenere' on the gravel and forest roads when I get the chance. It's fantastic fun on those roads! We're I younger I would do much more off road stuff. This bike is very capable!
It's not a dirt bike by any stretch of the imagination.
But damn its a REAL HOOT in the curves! I love it on road in the mtns!


I might be out riding my Super Tenere'

 

[Bushyar15]

Being able to ride off-road is the only reason I bought an Adventure bike! Been a road rider for 30 years, never been on dirt (intentionally) till I got the S10.

I only ride my S10 when I know I'm going off-road whether it be the Rockies or the unpaved roads in the Plains. Riding on the pavement for me is just a necessary "evil" till I can get on the dirt!

Riding off-road takes you places paved roads rarely take you! I pretty much ride where Jeeps or 4x4s go with the exception of extremely big rocky trails that have big ledges...

 

[Philistine]

The more time I spend off road the more time I want to spend off road. ::022::
I went and checked out the floods we had last weekend after the tail end of a cyclone dump a heap of rain and made a short video of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUnZ-CHk1ow

 

[MojoToot]

I ride dirt/gravel roads and sometimes fart around if I find an interesting hill/bank/mudhole/etc. but do not trail ride. Although if I ever mount some more aggressive knobbies, I might be tempted.

 

[shrekonwheels]

I believe this adventure thing is just a big marketing scheme a lot of people got sucked in on a false pretense.
Whether a BMW, a KTM or a Super Tenere, these are not dirt bikes one can actually ride off road with confidence.
This whole thing it is way overrated and untrue.

I suspect that is what the manufacturers think as well. Yamaha for instance claims only 12 percent of Tenere owners take their bike in the dirt, clearly from this poll thus far they are way off. I also read a couple years ago that triumph claimed only one percent of their tiger owners would venture onto the dirt.

I find myself wanting to ride those dirt roads connecting two highways, or just to see that mountain lake which only option is a forest service road.
I have no desire to ride any trails, or ride any nasty dirt roads, but I can say this, the Tenere and with it's lower center of gravity handles better off road than anyone would expect. Give it a go, I understand your skepticism but it is misplaced.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

Depends on your definition of "off-road" and your skillset.

Anyone who has seen JamieV's pictures and video's would certainly describe it as off-road use, and I know others on this forum have been over terrain that would not be classed as a road in any official map.

::026::

True legitimate legally accessible places to ride "off road" are rare around here. I doubt I've ever taken the Tenere on anything that is actually off every map. Fortunately there are lots of dirt roads within easy reach and some of them can get pretty interesting as they snake up and down the mountains.

I'm always happy to find roads marked like this:



Technically it's not off road, but it is a good time on the Tenee.

 

[eemsreno]

I believe this adventure thing is just a big marketing scheme a lot of people got sucked in on a false pretense.
Whether a BMW, a KTM or a Super Tenere, these are not dirt bikes one can actually ride off road with confidence.
This whole thing it is way overrated and untrue.

Anyone that writes something like this is either scared to ride off road or just hasn’t tried taking there Tenere off road. I have a WR250R that just sits because the Tenere is way more fun off road to ride.
All you need is a boy with a 990R to get you started then the limits of the Tenere just fade away.

 

[snakebitten]

Yep, it's a myth. No way, no how, can this bike be ridden like a dirt bike.

But I just can't stop trying.