Seattle - ‘16 ES

elindenstein

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Joined
Aug 29, 2019
Messages
14
Location
Washington State
I’m in my 10th year of riding and have spent the last 7 on a Yamaha FZ1. Literally the FZ1 was the most hassle-free bike imaginable.

A few months ago I got the itch to start dual-sport riding. After examining a few brand new CRF250L’s and KLX250’s, I took my wife’s approval and actually landed on a substantially cheaper 2005 KLR 250.

After 2-3 sessions in the dirt, I was sold that I wanted my next bike to be an ADV bike. My FZ1 experience pointed me right at the Super Tenere and I found an awesome 2016 ES at a BMW Dealer about 5-6 weeks ago and I love it. At 600lbs it’s amazing how well it’s done in some challenging rocks and dirt already; can’t wait for a full season.

I’ve added altrider crash bars at top and bottom, a headlight guard and some new Solobox panniers after both OEM panniers bit the shit.

I’m looking forward to putting back a lot of time on this bike over the next few years
 

Sierra1

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Nov 7, 2016
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14,819
Location
Joshua TX
Welcome from Texas. If you're happy with her off-road, just wait 'till you find some nice tight corners/curves. She'll handle as well as the FZ. She's not supposed to, but she does.
 

Flat lander

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Feb 9, 2018
Messages
309
Location
Lawrence Ks.
Welcome from Kansas. You are right the fz1is bullet proof have an 01 with 200k on it. It's now turned into a mission to find out how long it will last. Probably end up doing the same thing with the S10. I don't think that you can top Yamaha's reliability. Ride safely.
 
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