New guy intro

[pteppic]

Hi all. I'm a returned rider since 1999. Before that I hadn't been on a bike in 25 years. Since '99 I've owned a couple of cruisers, an ST1300, a KLR, and am currently riding a Wee Strom. That's all going to change in mid-to-late January. My name (and more importantly, $$$) is on the next XT1200 that arrives at my local dealer.

My decision was based upon my love for my Wee Strom and its inherent limitations. I rode it to Colorado last summer, a round trip of some 2000 miles. On that trip I was faced with its limitations, especially that at times factoring in wind and how heavily it was loaded, my top speed was around 65 mph.

I did some research on the Triumph Tiger 800XT, and even went and sat on one. Then I read the comparo in MotorCyclist between the XT1200 and the BMW R1200GSA. That got me to thinking about maintenance, dealer networks, and power. The Tiger is a nice bike, no doubt. But would it really do what I wanted it to do? Anyhow, after sitting on one and talking to a couple of dealers, I became convinced that the Super Tenere is really what I want and has enough power to do what I need.

Thanks for making this forum available, and I'm sure I'll have lots of questions and comments after I take delivery of my new steed.

 

[jajpko]

Welcome aboard pteppic!! Be sure to post a pic of your new BLUE bike... You do know blue is the fastest. ::024:: ::025:: ::025:: ::025::

 

[coastie]

Welcome! I just picked one up two days ago and could not be happier. I love the motor and in my opinion it has plenty of power!

 

[trinc4me]

::004:: aboard pteppic!

 

[rem]

Welcome on, pteppic. So you're next in line for a Tenere? Good stuff. You'll have no shortage of riding opportunities in California. You're already almost to Whitehorse, so plan on coming up this summer. Let us know how you like it. ::004:: again, and safe riding. R ::022::

 

[colorider]

Welcome aboard pteppic! Looking forward to your review after you take delivery and some pictures of your new steed!!

Good luck!

 

[tomatocity]

Welcome aboard pteppic. You have some good riding in your area. I will be down there as soon as the mountain roads are clear.

 

[Twitch]

Welcome pteppic!

 

[dcc46]

Hi, and Welcome to the Forums ::003::

 

[Swed66]

And a welcome from sweden ::001::

 

[toompine]

Northern California welcomes you also. ::012:: Need to actually get a count but there are at least 8 of us in the area; Foothills, Central Valley, Bay Area so when you get that bike lets us know

Sacramento, Blue Tenere ::022::

 

[barkingllizard]

a simple hello pteppic.....

 

[pteppic]

Thank you all for the welcome! I'm looking forward to finding someone to ride with in the near future. I've done some long-distance touring in the past (I put 68K miles on my '04 ST1300 before I sold it in November 2010), and may be riding to the east coast in June. In the meantime, especially with this mild winter, I'll be interested in hearing from anyone local who would like to ride.

 

[spasm]

welcome ::008::

 

[Tremor38]

Welcome aboard, matey! ::003::