I lifted this from Kriega facebook page. Anyone know who this is and if there are more pics of this. Would love to hear the whole story.
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Has a bit in the middle which is about when the shot was taken...I hated the SuperTen when I first rode it. There, I said it. Coming off the essentially perfect V-Strom 650 about a month ago, I was underwhelmed by the Yamaha’s weight, gawky looks, limited comfort, compromised handling and rough engine.
Which to me is the definition of Adventure. Pushing your personal boundaries, overcoming your inner demons to open up new horizons etc etc.Two days on fire roads up by Lake Hughes, with the video crew requesting pass after pass after pass after pass through what I’d dubbed “the scary water crossing” were spent with wide eyes and my stomach in my throat. But, by the end of them, I was nearing something approaching confidence in the bike off-road. At least enough confidence to decide that a solo trip down a sketchy-ass dirt road in the most isolated wilderness in California was a good idea.
Which really means that many road riders are shit scared of off road style Super Tanks until they get used to it, which also means that they probably don't get the compromises, which probably explains why all the good initial reviews came from Dirt riders not Road riders.Now, having taken the big Yamaha way beyond my own limits, if nowhere near its own, I understand it a lot better as a motorcycle. It’s not some shiny exercise in ridiculousness, masquerading as a dirt bike to make touring riders feel better about themselves, it’s an honest-to-god dirt bike that can tour and commute and do all that stuff too. It overcomes its weight with clever design — the engine in the right place, weight distribution and swingarm — then boosts that fundamental capability with technology tailored for the dirt.
Writing this now, sitting in a fashionable cafe in Hollywood, there’s nothing to tell any of the pretty girls or girlie dudes sitting around me that I’m any different. Except the huge tank parked outside, wearing knobbies and covered head-to-toe in Death Valley’s dust. Knowing it’s out there, just waiting for adventure, is a special feeling. Any motorcycle that can evoke that feeling just by its mere presence, even out of site, is pretty special. [F---K] yeah, Yamaha Super Tenere.
Here is the link. http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2012/11/touratech-reviews-the-yamaha-super-tenere/howier said:I lifted this from Kriega facebook page. Anyone know who this is and if there are more pics of this. Would love to hear the whole story.
LOL, the water isn't bar deep, that's splash of a high speed pass through inches of water.howier said:Thanks, Ill have to find the whole article. I agree its a great shot. I dought I would ever get my Tenere nearly bars deep in water like that.
Howie