I did give the Explorer a good go.. two Euro trips and I just didn't gel with it .... I was fully intending to get a S10 back in 2012 and got seduced by Stratstone Triumph in Leicester... only kept it 7 months and took quite a hit on it.....
I then bought a GTR1400 and kept that 18 months..... nice but not really me :
... then it was back to a 2010 GS .... followed by the S10. 7 months into ownership I'm happy with it.... a couple of things irritate me a little though... the jerkiness in S mode is a bit annoying when in traffic... I find that due to that there's a bit of transmission backlash when turning corners etc. I know T mode calms it down but it irritates still...I've had it on the dyno and remapped, which has took a flat spot at 3000-3500 out .
Yesterday having left the screen as it is for months , adjusted it.... why did Yamaha make such a stupid adjustment mechanism :-[
Saying that I still love the bike.... but if I could wind back the clock to the moment when my fully farkled GS was about to go on the market....I may have stuck with it and saved myself around £3k ( GSA panniers/frames, Wilbers suspension front and rear etc. )
As it is , I'll be sticking with the S10 ::022::
Oh... and the seat..... :-\