Well I finally got my Tenere. I had ordered back in sept a year ago. Sadly I had to cancel when the delays due to the japanese sunomi started to mount as I needed to finance a new roof for the house at that time. But anyway my dealer got a blue one in and I bought it this past friday (Original wanted black but no biggie).
On a side note I was hauling the ST home in my box trailer (that is set up with wheel chalks and tie downs for motorcycles).
And I had hooked the tie downs on to the ends of the handle bars. And the left bar bent down at a 45 degree angle and the bike fell over! I had not riden or really handled the bike at that point (sales guy rode it into the trailer) so I didn't realize how heavy the ST really is as I come form a SportBike background). There was A lot of leverage on those bars holding that heavy, heavy bike up! No damage to the bike other than the handle bars. But just warning you all if you trailer your bike watch how you tie it down. So I have not gotten to ride the bike yet. Have to wait till my new bars come in. Just one of those things! :-[
On a side note I was hauling the ST home in my box trailer (that is set up with wheel chalks and tie downs for motorcycles).
And I had hooked the tie downs on to the ends of the handle bars. And the left bar bent down at a 45 degree angle and the bike fell over! I had not riden or really handled the bike at that point (sales guy rode it into the trailer) so I didn't realize how heavy the ST really is as I come form a SportBike background). There was A lot of leverage on those bars holding that heavy, heavy bike up! No damage to the bike other than the handle bars. But just warning you all if you trailer your bike watch how you tie it down. So I have not gotten to ride the bike yet. Have to wait till my new bars come in. Just one of those things! :-[
Hard lesson learned, I guess.
