corndog
"If it isn't broken, it can still be fixed"
Good afternoon,
I have been lurking for a year now checking out the pros and cons of Yamaha Tenere ownership. Last fall I considered a new bike, but due to work issues waited until this spring. I am a long time Vstrom 1000 owner/rider. My trusty 2007 strom sits in a puddle of it's own tears now, next to a new 2013 grey tenere. Over the years I have ridden everything from chromed out Harleys to dirt bikes. The Harleys are gone, but a dirt bike still takes up space in my shop. On the strom I averaged around 15,000 miles a year and am just about to turn over the 100,000 mile mark on it.
I expect (and hope) the S10 will be as durable a bike on the road as my Suzuki has been. I almost bought a new Vstrom 1000 (another reason I waited until spring so I could see one), but the inner "redneck" in me wanted a big dirt bike more than a street bike.
So far, the tenere has lived up to the hype. The brakes and chasis are very nice. This is my first abs/tc bike so I have been playing with the buttons some. The break-in is going well and I am 400 into the 600 miles (and learning self control also). I can not wait to change the oils.
The GPS and heated vest wire has been moved from the strom to the tenere. It was then that I discovered somebody put my battery in sideways under the left cowling. No problem, once I found the hex key hidden under the seat, that takes the panel off that exposes the tool kit.
I was a motorcycle wrench in a former life and try do all my own work on my bikes and atvs now, that is when my other job allows me the time to do so. The tenere appears to have a steep learning curve.
First off, a shop manual. Next some Alt Rider farkles and hopefuly some Jesse Bags. The jury is still out on the seat, I believe I can convince my butt it is acceptable. Handle bars seem fine too, as does the stock windscreen.
I am an opinionated OCD type of motorcycle maintainer/owner....so I take this time right of the bat to appologize for any transgressions I am sure to commit. I just can not seem to help myself, and years of professional counseling (paid for with donations from my friends) do not seem to have worked.
I have been lurking for a year now checking out the pros and cons of Yamaha Tenere ownership. Last fall I considered a new bike, but due to work issues waited until this spring. I am a long time Vstrom 1000 owner/rider. My trusty 2007 strom sits in a puddle of it's own tears now, next to a new 2013 grey tenere. Over the years I have ridden everything from chromed out Harleys to dirt bikes. The Harleys are gone, but a dirt bike still takes up space in my shop. On the strom I averaged around 15,000 miles a year and am just about to turn over the 100,000 mile mark on it.
I expect (and hope) the S10 will be as durable a bike on the road as my Suzuki has been. I almost bought a new Vstrom 1000 (another reason I waited until spring so I could see one), but the inner "redneck" in me wanted a big dirt bike more than a street bike.
So far, the tenere has lived up to the hype. The brakes and chasis are very nice. This is my first abs/tc bike so I have been playing with the buttons some. The break-in is going well and I am 400 into the 600 miles (and learning self control also). I can not wait to change the oils.
The GPS and heated vest wire has been moved from the strom to the tenere. It was then that I discovered somebody put my battery in sideways under the left cowling. No problem, once I found the hex key hidden under the seat, that takes the panel off that exposes the tool kit.
I was a motorcycle wrench in a former life and try do all my own work on my bikes and atvs now, that is when my other job allows me the time to do so. The tenere appears to have a steep learning curve.
First off, a shop manual. Next some Alt Rider farkles and hopefuly some Jesse Bags. The jury is still out on the seat, I believe I can convince my butt it is acceptable. Handle bars seem fine too, as does the stock windscreen.
I am an opinionated OCD type of motorcycle maintainer/owner....so I take this time right of the bat to appologize for any transgressions I am sure to commit. I just can not seem to help myself, and years of professional counseling (paid for with donations from my friends) do not seem to have worked.
