Donk
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Kenbike, enjoy the new ride. It's a motorcycle so go out have fun and be safe.
This statement reminds me of the time I owned a pretty new VW Jetta and a Subaru at the same time. I bought the VW new and the Subaru had 150k miles on it at the time. The dash/interior of the VW looked to be much higher quality than the Subaru, with nicer materials, better finish etc. By the time the VW had 50k miles on it, dash lights were going out, switches were breaking, parts were falling off etc. The Subaru with the cheaper looking interior? Not so much. The Subaru has 230k on it now, and it is still more trouble-free than the VW was when it was brand new! I'll take Japanese quality, even when it superficially appears inferior, over German 'quality' any day of the week. Myself, I think the S-10 has very good fit and finish; not sure what you're referring to.Donk said:I finally got my '14 S10 ES yesterday. My first Yamaha. Put 100 miles on it and love the bike. It's a great bike, but Yamaha could certainly take a lesson on fit and finish from both Triumph and BMW.
Enjoy your motorcycle although I am slightly confused by your statement on "fit and finish". Why buy a motorcycle that you are not completely satisfied with. What was actually wrong with the Triumph and BMW motorcycles that steered you to the sub-standard Yamaha. Of course you cannot always judge a book by it's cover. ::022::Donk said:I finally got my '14 S10 ES yesterday. My first Yamaha. Put 100 miles on it and love the bike. It's a great bike, but Yamaha could certainly take a lesson on fit and finish from both Triumph and BMW.
Congrats on your new ride....I hope its all you want it to be.kenbike said:Some of the comments on fit and finnish of the Yamaha are what did not make the bike as desirable to me. The routing of cables from handle bars, stamped metal heel guards, routing of abs cable to rear wheel, routing of brake lines to front wheel.
I think it would run forever and everything worked.
Did get a 100 mile ride last night, all I can say is if you want to keep loving your Tenere do not ride a new GSA. The motor is combination of tractor at low rpm's and pulls like a inline 4 on the way to redline. Maybe my Tenere did not run right but this bike would kill it above 50 mph. GSA is great in the corners and NAV V built in to the bike is cool. Great riding position and wind management is perfect.
Let get so miles in for a comparison.
+ 1clint64 said:Congrats on the new bike. Life is too short to not enjoy what you ride.
You should be a farmer, sounds like you love tractors! ::025::Big Blu said:Ken, I'm with you on the boxer motor, it ring my bell like no other
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I thought the S10 would be a good choice for the roads in Wisconsin. It is. I think its a really good bike. I like it. I just wish some of the details were better, that's all. I am very particular and notice small details. It does not mean I am dissatisfied with the S10. Ducati does a great job with the details but I don't want to own one. There is nothing wrong with the Triumph, I still own it and its not getting sold. I rode a friends '14 GS and did not like it enough to buy it. I bought the S10 because I wanted to have 2 different bikes if I could do it. Everyone cool? We Cool?RIVA said:Enjoy your motorcycle although I am slightly confused by your statement on "fit and finish". Why buy a motorcycle that you are not completely satisfied with. What was actually wrong with the Triumph and BMW motorcycles that steered you to the sub-standard Yamaha. Of course you cannot always judge a book by it's cover. ::022::
Mine feels just like that with the reflash, Arrow headers and PCV. ::024:: Comparing dyno runs showed my S10 puts out pretty identical power to my friend's LC GS till 6,000 rpm, then his takes off. But I hardly ever get to 6,000 rpm on twisty back roads so it's pretty much all academic at that point.kenbike said:I would still be riding the Yamaha if it had the power and smoothness of the BMW LC. It has tons of low end but winds out much faster. It almost felt on the Tenere you could feel each firing of the pistons with the 270 degree crank. BMW winds out very fast and smooth, pulls just like my buddies 2006 FJR.
Now you have wondering what the boxer-LC would do with a full Remus system, re-flash, and a PCV? Hmmmmm ......your such a tease twinrider.twinrider said:Mine feels just like that with the reflash, Arrow headers and PCV. ::024::
Just to clarify...The forks are USD not conventional, but I think you mean conventional compared to Duolever, ParaleverBig Blu said:. It has a conventional fork front suspension, handling was indeed a bit different then my R12R.
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+ 1 Scott.....scott123007 said:Just to clarify...The forks are USD not conventional, but I think you mean conventional compared to Duolever, Paralever