anotherbiker
New Member
Hello people!
I've just bought a 2015 ES, so thought I'd come hang out with more of my Super Tenere owning kind
I've been riding about 5 or 6 years, currently living in Colorado but I'm actually a Brit, just working out here in the US for a few years. Will be taking the bike back with me when I go back hopefully.
Why the Super Tenere? Well, I'm into long distance trips, and every year I try to take a few weeks off work to go ride to somewhere. Last year I did Route 66 from Chicago to LA, and I've done big trips around the West Coast of the US, the Alps, etc. in the past. I wanted to start heading to slightly more adventurous places, so sold my Moto Guzzi California 1400 earlier this year and put money down on the new Honda Africa Twin. Well, they kept pushing the delivery date back and back, which got me looking at alternatives. After reading all about the Super Tenere, and test riding me, it dawned on me that the non-delivery of the Africa Twin may have been a blessing in disguise, as the Super Tenere was probably actually the better bike for my needs all along!
Luckily, my dealer still had a 2015 model in stock that he was trying to shift, so I got a great deal on it... cheaper than the Africa Twin would have been anyway! Had it for two days now and so far love it. Still taking it fairly easy, as it's on run-in, but I can already tell it's a great bike. Honestly, the balance is phenomenal. The only negative so far is that I find the throttle quite snatchy even in touring mode, but I read somewhere on this forum that it gets smoother as the miles go onto the bike, and it's nothing I can't live with in the meantime. I did test ride a BMW GS too, and honest opinion? It is a better bike to ride than the Super Tenere (other than the transmission... I'm sure neutral exists on the GS somewhere, but I don't think I ever really found it!)... but really, only marginally. The Super Tenere is almost as nice to ride as that GS in every way (performance, braking, handling) but is significantly cheaper to buy and run, looks better, plus I would trust the Tenere to take me around the world, and I'm not sure I would the GS. In the end, picking between those two bikes was a pretty easy decision for me.
I need to let my credit cards recover a little from the purchase, but after that the farkling will begin. I'm thinking Jesse Panniers, Altrider bars/skid plate, the Baja Designs OnX light bar and eventually a Russell Day Long seat (these are incredible, I get them on every bike I own). But other than that, the ES model is pretty well equipped as standard really. The heated grips and cruise control will be very nice to have.
Anyway, looking forward to getting to know you all! Oh, and the picture is of it parked in front of a Starbucks... told you the differences to the GS were marginal!)
I've just bought a 2015 ES, so thought I'd come hang out with more of my Super Tenere owning kind
I've been riding about 5 or 6 years, currently living in Colorado but I'm actually a Brit, just working out here in the US for a few years. Will be taking the bike back with me when I go back hopefully.Why the Super Tenere? Well, I'm into long distance trips, and every year I try to take a few weeks off work to go ride to somewhere. Last year I did Route 66 from Chicago to LA, and I've done big trips around the West Coast of the US, the Alps, etc. in the past. I wanted to start heading to slightly more adventurous places, so sold my Moto Guzzi California 1400 earlier this year and put money down on the new Honda Africa Twin. Well, they kept pushing the delivery date back and back, which got me looking at alternatives. After reading all about the Super Tenere, and test riding me, it dawned on me that the non-delivery of the Africa Twin may have been a blessing in disguise, as the Super Tenere was probably actually the better bike for my needs all along!
Luckily, my dealer still had a 2015 model in stock that he was trying to shift, so I got a great deal on it... cheaper than the Africa Twin would have been anyway! Had it for two days now and so far love it. Still taking it fairly easy, as it's on run-in, but I can already tell it's a great bike. Honestly, the balance is phenomenal. The only negative so far is that I find the throttle quite snatchy even in touring mode, but I read somewhere on this forum that it gets smoother as the miles go onto the bike, and it's nothing I can't live with in the meantime. I did test ride a BMW GS too, and honest opinion? It is a better bike to ride than the Super Tenere (other than the transmission... I'm sure neutral exists on the GS somewhere, but I don't think I ever really found it!)... but really, only marginally. The Super Tenere is almost as nice to ride as that GS in every way (performance, braking, handling) but is significantly cheaper to buy and run, looks better, plus I would trust the Tenere to take me around the world, and I'm not sure I would the GS. In the end, picking between those two bikes was a pretty easy decision for me.
I need to let my credit cards recover a little from the purchase, but after that the farkling will begin. I'm thinking Jesse Panniers, Altrider bars/skid plate, the Baja Designs OnX light bar and eventually a Russell Day Long seat (these are incredible, I get them on every bike I own). But other than that, the ES model is pretty well equipped as standard really. The heated grips and cruise control will be very nice to have.
Anyway, looking forward to getting to know you all! Oh, and the picture is of it parked in front of a Starbucks... told you the differences to the GS were marginal!
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