RogerRZ
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This. It's a cruise missle. Massive, and brutally quick. I have its ancestor, the FJ1200, and even at 30 years old it makes my S10 feel like a Massey Ferguson.
S10 Finally Discontinued?
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Tenforeplay
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Shaft drive may become a rare bird for new models. To design and tool up has to cost money. Comparing chain drive and shaft, The Super Tenere is at the lower end of the pricing and hasn't changed for a while, while the chain drive models are in the same neighborhood or cost more. Any other ADV bike with shaft cost almost $10k more. More electronics are a cheap addition.
Madhatter
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super tenere , the new DR650 ....
whisperquiet
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KLR650, VStrom, XR650L, DRZ400S ….
Same. My FJ and my kid's FJR are another example of Yamaha only making small changes. His still has the oil filter in the same place. They water cooled it, put a shaft on it, and it pretty much has the same "old" electronics as the Tenere. If not for EURO5 specs, they'd be sold over there.
Mr. Ritchson.
And the TW200. It even still has a carb. As does the V Star 250. I'm guess they're not sold over there either due to EURO5.
The Tenere is the cheapest 1200+cc shaft out there only because it's using tooling nearly 14 years old and it is $16,300. Heck, a T700 these days costs $10,800 and an Africa Twin is $14,400.
The cheapest shaft is the Guzzi V85TT at $13,590 and the new Stelvio will be $16,390.
I had two FJRs and always considered them to be an iron fist in a velvet glove. Great bikes.
WJBertrand
Ventura Highway
According to Rider Magazine, Yamaha has announced the return of the Super Tenere as well as the FJR1300 for 2024.
ridermagazine.com
More Returning 2024 Yamaha Motorcycles Announced | Rider Magazine
More returning 2024 Yamaha motorcycles have been announced in Hyper Naked, Sport Heritage, Sport Touring, Supersport, and Scooter categories.
ridermagazine.com
RCinNC
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That's good news. Now we can have a 6 month respite until the next round of "this is the last year for the Super Tenere". 
whisperquiet
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Whew! Now I can ride my ‘23 S10 excessively and put a lot of miles on it. A leftover 2024 is a possibility as all my stuff transfers right over.
And a '25, and a '26, and a '27 . . . .
lund
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I almost feel like I'm riding a unicorn with the S10.
Funny you should say that. I had a guy ask me what it was. When I told him, he made the comment "I've heard about these but never seen one". Another kid saw mine and actually did know what it was, but couldn't afford one. He said had been looking at a '23 KLR at dealer that had an out the door price of about $9k. I told him he could get a decently equipped Tenere for about the same price or maybe even less. He can't do a fly-n-ride or I'd tell him about that $3k one in CA.
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thughes317
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He could probably get it shipped for @ $500ish. Sadly, I think time is of the essence for the CA seller.
cyclemike4
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I bought my used 89 FJ 1200 sometime in the late 90s. I put 120000 to 130000 miles on it and by that time i was starting to have a hard time finding parts. Rode it to about 180000 and it is still ridable but some parts are not available. My super t has over 100000 and it is still being made pretty much the same. That makes me happy because i should be able to get parts for this thing way past 200000 miles. Heck it may not even need any parts! Haha
sky4
Active Member
it's an excellent tool.
it's the 1200 shaft drive adv bike that can actually cash the check. dead reliable, easy to service, as simple as it can be made.
Tenforeplay
Active Member
…and doesn’t crash the check!
RCinNC
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I recall taking mine to a Yamaha dealer a few years back for a valve check, and even they had never seen one before. At a different Yamaha dealer, they told me they'd sold one. This was sometime prior to the pandemic, maybe 2018, so at that point the model had only been available for a paltry eight years. In nine years of riding and over 100,000 miles, I could probably still count on two hands the number of these that I've seen in the wild. I don't think I've ever even seen a promotional poster for one in a dealership.
I swear, whoever was in charge of marketing for this bike took lessons from people trying to sell you a colonoscopy.
Word of mouth must be a powerful thing, for this bike to still be selling after 13 years while Yamaha ignores it like the relative at Thanksgiving who won't shut up about space aliens.
Yup. I know, from welcoming members, that there are at least 5 Teneres within 20mi of me. Never seen them on the road. But the Harley PA. hasn't been around for very long. I've seen two of them on my street.
lund
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What about space aliens?
