Hello from Ontario

[CW-Wilf]

I have been lurking on this site for about a year gathering info on the new Tenere. Trying to decide whether the bike was worth the expense as I was already in possession of two great bikes. An 08 KLR and an 86 Concours (very well maintained and upgraded). I could not find any significant negative comments on the bike and a recent trip across Canada and back (through the US) put me over the edge. There were so many dirt side roads that I wanted to hit, but bypassed because of the Concours. It would have done many of them but not comfortably. So there it is, a bike that can tour (with my wife also), take me on less traveled paths and probably still as fast as the Concours. The all in one bike. I pick up a black one on Tuesday.

I have always done all the maintenance on my past bikes but I have to say I am a bit nervous about this one as I have no idea about power commanders and such. Lots of reading here to be done.

Many thanks for those of you that post info.

 

[Tremor38]

a simple hello.

Now watcha gonna do, Barking Lizard... I beat you to it. Haha!

Never mind, I was just messing with one our members who cut-n-pastes that top line into every new member thread.

Congrat's on the new ride

 

[mobyfubar]

a simple hello.

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Welcome and congratulations!

 

[snuffcityrider]

Welcome to the forum. The black Tenere will come the closest to matching the speed of your Concours

 

[rem]

Greetings and a warm welcome from the far north. Lots of places to ride in your neck of the woods. Are you north or south?


R

 

[Twitch]

Welcome Wilf!

I have always done all the maintenance on my past bikes but I have to say I am a bit nervous about this one as I have no idea about power commanders and such. Lots of reading here to be done.

If you've done maintenance on prior bikes you'll probably find this one fairly intuitive, plus there are lots of knowledgeable folks on here to help. Not sure I've seen many PC-V installs but there are some around here.

 

[limey]

A simple hellow ::026::

Congratulation ,Where in Ontario are you from?

 

[CW-Wilf]

Thanks all.
I am from the Guelph area which is way south of you REM. I would imagine your close to end of season riding. Probably 4 weeks left here in Southern Ontario. Your comment about "lots of places to ride in my neck of the woods" hits the nail on the head. It is the reason I got the KLR in the first place. I have been riding these paved roads for 35 years. If you open up the dirt roads to travel then the choice of destination is exponential in Ontario.
I think the Tenere gives me so much more choice without having to switch bikes all the time.

48 hours left till delivery. ::012::

 

[colorider]

Welcome aboard and glad you are in the final countdown for taking delivery of your new SuperT!!! Post some pictures when you get it!
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Rod

 

[digitalmoto]

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I'm itching to get across that Northern border at least one more time this year. At the moment, I've got a looming deadline for a rather large project. I can't afford to take a week off to wander around Vancouver Island or Banff until after Nov 1st.

 

[CW-Wilf]

Hey Digitalmoto
I see your from Oregon. My son and I were thru there this summer and I again (motorcycled there many years ago) decided it was one of the most beautiful states to ride in. Crater Lake is awesome. No offense to the rest of you as there are many great states to ride in and I have ridden most of them.
It has been a while since being in Banff in late summer but I cant imagine you will do much riding in November. Better get there quick.

 

[barkingllizard]

a simple hello and congrats, anything with more substance will be chastised by those who ride to pubs