Hello All! My name is Marc and I have a problem

[iamovru]

Hello All

I wanted to introduce myself as I am new to this forum. Although I am fluid in Thumpertalk,Ktmtalk,Gasgasriders,Betaforum and Advrider. I have been riding dirt for 30 plus years and have a 15 Beta 300 Race at this time. I have been sniffing around for a adventure bike for some time and I think the Tenere is a super cool bike. Although like some many others I have been looking at the KTM Adventure and Suzuki V-Strom 1000. But I keep going back to the Tenere. Any and all advice is welcomed as I know very little about Adventure bikes, even though I have done tons of research on them. But as we all know, owning is very different than wanting

Thanks and glad to be here

Marc

 

[barkingllizard]

a simple hello, iamovru, everything you would like to know can be found with the search box - upper right hand corner of the page.....

 

[Checkswrecks]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Juan]

Greetings from Malta and welcome to the forum.

 

[RIDEMYST]

Welcome from South Florida!
If you've come to the site for an unbiased opinion on the Tenere, you've come to the wrong place! -JEP-
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[Brick]

Yea we mostly really love the Tenere' here on this site. Me... I'm on my second Tenere' I have a 2012 that I put over 68,000 miles on and then when the ES version came to the USA I had to have one so now this one has almost 40,000 miles and yes, I still love it. I just had it out for a ride two days ago! Now it's colder again! Brrr... ::008:: ::008:: ::008:: Go for it!

 

[iamovru]

Welcome from South Florida!
If you've come to the site for an unbiased opinion on the Tenere, you've come to the wrong place! -JEP-
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Nope, just honesty ::003::

 

[iamovru]

Yea we mostly really love the Tenere' here on this site. Me... I'm on my second Tenere' I have a 2012 that I put over 68,000 miles on and then when the ES version came to the USA I had to have one so now this one has almost 40,000 miles and yes, I still love it. I just had it out for a ride two days ago! Now it's colder again! Brrr... ::008:: ::008:: ::008:: Go for it!

Good to know, but why are there so many 12`s for sale? Is it because everyone wants Gen 2 ? Are the 14`s and up that much different than 12-13 models?

 

[Brick]

To me the ES is the big difference. I don't know about the standard gen 2 vs the gen 1.


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[Cycledude]

The bikes on your list are all great but if your looking for the ultimate in long term reliability and ease of maintenance in my opinion it's the Tenere.

 

[groundhog]

Welcome Marc. You won't be disappointed with the S10. I have a gen 1 and love it.

 

[Kierie]

Welcome from South Florida!
If you've come to the site for an unbiased opinion on the Tenere, you've come to the wrong place! -JEP-
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I have had a few different bikes over the past five or six years so I can give you my impression relative to what I've had. They include BMW GS 650 (800cc); BMW X-Country 650; Kawasaki KLR, BMW 1200GS Adventure and my current bike is the Super Ten. I wouldn't swap the Super Ten for anything else right now. In my opinion its a bike that fits somewhere in the middle of the adventure bike category. Less pricey than the BMW, better handling than the BMW (my opinion), better reliability than the BMW and the KTM 1190 and here in South Africa servicing cost is better than BMW and KTM by far! The KTM and new Honda are certainly more fit for the real rough stuff. The Yamaha ticks enough of the boxes for my type of riding. I do a fair bit of both paved and dirt riding and have taken my Yamaha as far as Malawi (5 000 mile round trip).

...and now I'll wait for the beating from the pro-BMW and KTM members! ::002::

 

[HBLQRider]

The Super Tenere does everything well. It has proven extremely reliable. So, if you like riding more than wrenching I'm guessing you will like it.

The only thing I will add is it is not a race bike. So, if speed is your thing look KTM.

 

[klunsford]

::004:: from Oklahoma

 

[snakebitten]

Vstrom vs Tenere vs KTM Adventure.

That pretty much covers the spread in this ever-widening Big Pig ADV genre.

What differentiates these 3 is their true mission statement vs their marketing image.
There's plenty of real world documentation on this forum to more than reveal what the Tenere REALLY is.

But I do have an opinion.

If you find it appealing to load your ADV bike down like a pack-mule (or 2-up) and then leave your back porch ON the bike, and head out for weeks and many thousands of miles, all in total comfort, then set up camp with all that cargo you brought along, leaving the bike stripped down to mountain-goat format, thus finding mountaintop views, all without concern for reliability.............you get the idea. I personally feel the Tenere is without equal, in that very specific travel plan.

Admittedly, that's not everyone's plan of adventure. And the more you deviate, the likelihood one of the other bikes might demote the Tenere.
But none of them can render the Tenere less than amazing.

The one aspect that some of the competition can spank the Tenere, is in shear horse power. But if you are someone who would keep your Tenere shod with real off road tires, the horse power war becomes silly. At that point, the tire becomes the equalizer. Even 100 HP can spool up a TKC80 into a melted mass.

Welcome aboard!

 

[MidlifeMotor]

Vstrom vs Tenere vs KTM Adventure.

That pretty much covers the spread in this ever-widening Big Pig ADV genre.

What differentiates these 3 is their true mission statement vs their marketing image.
There's plenty of real world documentation on this forum to more than reveal what the Tenere REALLY is.

But I do have an opinion.

If you find it appealing to load your ADV bike down like a pack-mule (or 2-up) and then leave your back porch ON the bike, and head out for weeks and many thousands of miles, all in total comfort, then set up camp with all that cargo you brought along, leaving the bike stripped down to mountain-goat format, thus finding mountaintop views, all without concern for reliability.............you get the idea. I personally feel the Tenere is without equal, in that very specific travel plan.

Admittedly, that's not everyone's plan of adventure. And the more you deviate, the likelihood one of the other bikes might demote the Tenere.
But none of them can render the Tenere less than amazing.

The one aspect that some of the competition can spank the Tenere, is in shear horse power. But if you are someone who would keep your Tenere shod with real off road tires, the horse power war becomes silly. At that point, the tire becomes the equalizer. Even 100 HP can spool up a TKC80 into a melted mass.

Welcome aboard!

I have been away a while, but I still have my 12 Tenere and ride it often (all the time). Glad to see Snakebitten is still here giving out 100 percent good advice.

I rode a KTM Adventure last week at a demo. Very impressive. But what SB stated above stands true with me--100 HP is plenty, and the ST offers that plus better reliability. So many riders chase a bike that can do so much more than the rider can perform. If a rider can out ride the performance of the ST, then so be it, but most can't. I love my ST and wouldn't trade it for any other Adventure bike, I tend to focus on improving my personal riding skills above anything else. JMO.

 

[iamovru]

Thanks all and happy to be aboard I will post up when I am ready to pull the trigger. If anyone knows of a nice bike coming up for sale, lemme know. I would like to stay in the $7000 price range.

 

[AVGeek]

Thanks all and happy to be aboard I will post up when I am ready to pull the trigger. If anyone knows of a nice bike coming up for sale, lemme know. I would like to stay in the $7000 price range.

Mine is currently for sale...just a short flight and a nice ride from Vegas back to SoCal!

 

[iamovru]

Mine is currently for sale...just a short flight and a nice ride from Vegas back to SoCal!

Right! I have seen it on here and would love to have it when I am ready. I can start making payments now ::008::

 

[midohiojohn]

Hello Marc, I wrestled with the same question since this past summer. I did a demo ride on the KTM Super Adv. and instantly thought, I have to have one of these. Then I started to do my research. After that research was done, and EVERYTHING was considered, I am now the evr so pleased owner of a 2016 Super Tenere ES. Price was a factor, serviceability, number of dealers because I plan on going everywhere, Cruise, shaft drive, and available aftermarket support all played in my decision. I wish you all the best in making yours. Being on two wheels is a joy. ::021::