Treeman
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I am looking at buying a Super Tenere.I keep bikes a long time.100.000 miles plus.What problems with this bike have owners had in the first 150.000 miles of riding them?
High mileage super Tenere.
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RCinNC
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MIne's a 2014 , has a little over 90,000 miles. I'm the original owner, and do 99% of my own maintenance.
Excluding the usual wear items like tires, brake pads, etc, the only things that I've had to replace in that mileage are:
One OEM Yuasa battery
Several headlight bulbs
One auxiliary headlight bulb
One license plate light
One rear wheel bearing (replaced as a set)
One lower steering head bearing
I also updated the cam chain tensioner. The 2014 had a CCT that was updated from the previous year, and in turn that updated one that was on my bike when I bought it was superseded by another update.
That's it. As far as problems go, I've had none with the bike itself. Even with the mileage the bike has now, I'd jump on it and cross the country again.
Excluding the usual wear items like tires, brake pads, etc, the only things that I've had to replace in that mileage are:
One OEM Yuasa battery
Several headlight bulbs
One auxiliary headlight bulb
One license plate light
One rear wheel bearing (replaced as a set)
One lower steering head bearing
I also updated the cam chain tensioner. The 2014 had a CCT that was updated from the previous year, and in turn that updated one that was on my bike when I bought it was superseded by another update.
That's it. As far as problems go, I've had none with the bike itself. Even with the mileage the bike has now, I'd jump on it and cross the country again.
WJBertrand
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I’m at 87,000 + miles and so far the only real repair has been needing to replace the steering head bearings. Otherwise only wear items. Had a warped rotor as delivered new that was taken care of by warranty.
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Treeman
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Any adjustments needed on the valve clearances at all?
WJBertrand
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Yes, at 56K I had to adjust several valves that had tightened up, but no adjustments at 26 or 84K were needed.
I have a 2014 with 201,500 miles and a 2016 with 100,700 miles. I've had to replace steering head bearings once on each bike. Wheel bearings on the '14 at 100KFront/112KRear on the '16 at 85K F/R. I replaced the OEM shock on the 2014 at 109K. On the '14 I didnt check the valve clearances until 199,000 but by then I ruined the head, and I just got it fixed and back on the road. So check your valve clearances every now and then, they will be more so tight than loose. I checked the '16 clearances at 89K and there were some exhaust valves that were tight. nothing else to note on either bike.
eemsreno has two Teneres and the older one is still going. Last I knew he had something like 278,000 miles on it. Exceeding 100,000 is not that uncommon any more.
These are essentially two wheel cars. The engines are not highly stressed, shaft drive, solid transmission gears, liquid cooling, an ECU to prevent hurting the engine, etc.
Overall condition and having had maintenance says a LOT about how the bike has been taken care of and how it will last.
These are essentially two wheel cars. The engines are not highly stressed, shaft drive, solid transmission gears, liquid cooling, an ECU to prevent hurting the engine, etc.
Overall condition and having had maintenance says a LOT about how the bike has been taken care of and how it will last.
Anybody heard from Steve Reno lately? Cannot remember his last post.
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I'm still here Bob.
I just ride all the time now that it's SUMMER!
I just ride all the time now that it's SUMMER!
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Actually there is more to my absence than that.
My wife works from home and is on the computer most of the time, so last fall I purchased a new laptop so I could keep up on stuff. Well this spring my oldest granddaughter said she was wanting to learn to type and needed a laptop, I gave her my laptop and don't get on the internet much in the summer now.
Maybe this fall I'll look for a new laptop.
My wife works from home and is on the computer most of the time, so last fall I purchased a new laptop so I could keep up on stuff. Well this spring my oldest granddaughter said she was wanting to learn to type and needed a laptop, I gave her my laptop and don't get on the internet much in the summer now.
Maybe this fall I'll look for a new laptop.
Steve how many miles on your bikes?
Treeman
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I have a 2006 Honda fireblade 83.000 miles and a 2000 Honda vfr 800 with 57.000 miles.I plan on selling both of these and buying a super tenere.As much as I love these two bikes we have not really got the space for 4 bikes as my wife has a 2008 Yamaha FZ6.I have never ridden a bike as heavy as Tenere 260kg.My Honda vfr 800 is 205kg. I raced Motocross bikes here in the UK for ten years when I was in my thirties so I'm used to going off road.Im expecting the only issues riding the super tenere will be doing lock to lock U turns at slow speed.something I'm good at with 200kg bikes.
Tinyhead
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I just purchased a 2013 with 202,000kms on it. Runs great (now, after some fixing). Doesn't burn oil or anything and is smooth as silk.
sky4
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man i wish i could find a car as solid as the super tenere.
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Honda Civic that has been taken care of... My old one has 300K miles and drives perfect. I would have no issue driving cross country tomorrow with it.
For some "strange" reason, motorized vehicles of Japanese origin tend to last several hundred thousand miles... without major problems…..and if they did not have any intervention from a mechanic….those hundreds of thousands of miles they do it without losing oil through any seal…..it's strange
Culture, and work ethics. I remember an ad for Volvo . . . . in '72 . . . . where they stacked 7 cars on top of each other to show off their safety cages. We had one of their wagons with a rear wiper. Both of those features being a decade ahead of US vehicles.
Older Volvo’s are absolutely tough build. My 15 year old S80 V8 is superb. But I started doubting their quality when Ford entered the company. Brought a lot of problems with it, I can know, I worked warranty’s for them in those days. Now it’s in Chinese hands, so not a new Volvo for me.
Bmwdumptruck
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I doubt you’ll find U turns any harder on a Ten. The upright riding position and nice wide bars will make up for any weight issues.
The all electric cars just blow away the gas cars for longevity because the motor has something like only 12 moving parts. No oil changes and since the motor is most of the braking too (regen power to the battery) the brakes last forever. Stories of 300,000+ mile Teslas and 100,000+ Chevy Bolts (newer model than Tesla) are pretty common; there is a Tesla getting close to a million miles and at least one Bolt over 200,000. Plus the reality is that the batteries outlast the bodies. (Exceptions being Nissan Leafs and a few other older chemistries)
But back to Super Teneres, no surprise they'd last because they are so conservatively engineered.