Yamaha Says....

[20valves]

I've taken mine off road several times. Off road mileage is much slower so time off road is about 30% of my riding but only about 10% (less?) of my mileage.

 

[MojoToot]

I love the S10 off-pavement. I haven't done any off-road, yet but dirt, gravel, mud-holed roads have been fun.

I did have to turn around and backtrack once. Garmin said it went thru but it didn't. As previously mentioned, that turn around can be tricky. I wanted to get around enough & get the front high so I could coast back & finish the 180....but having that front wheel high makes reaching the ground with my foot a real challenge.

 

[Buelligan]

I ride about 50/50, but have to admit, i have "wandered" onto some singletrack now and then...

Bart

 

[Rasher]

Another of the "it works on any road" brigade.

Gravel and dirt tracks are fine by me if I come across them, but mostly pavement - but it is great regardless of the quality of the pavement, before buying the S10 I was considering more tarmac orientated machines but would not want to go back to short suspension and 17" wheels now.

If I had more dirt near me I would just add a smaller bike to the stable, the S10 is my do everything everywhere bike.

 

[toompine]

I look for dirt with this bike. Fire roads, unimproved roads, trails. Did the Dalton, Top of the World Highway, Death Valley twice, Prairie City OHV park a few times. A most capable mount.

I have no idea the ratio of pavement to no-pavement but I do not fear taking it off road and see that as a natural part of what the bike is for and why I have it. If I want a touring bike for asphalt only there are others that fit the bill better.

 

[Welsh wizard]

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My S10 sees about 60% asphalt, 40% dirt/gravel roads. I have taken it places I probably shouldn't, but I didn't go there or purpose, and it wasn't fun when I did, but I had to find out what the bike and I are capable of. These days, I try to avoid getting into anything too gnarly. I know what I am capable of on the Tenere, and it's more than I expected, but I can't say that it is a pleasure wrestling that beast around on the tuff stuff. A really big problem is that turning it around is often more difficult than pressing on, and that makes me do things I probably shouldn't.

I live in London so vast majority of my riding is on Tarmac - often two up but I do like to get out and explore back lanes and found out the limitations of the bike (me?) last weekend when doing exactly as you describe - kept going as turning round was too hairy. Bike and I had coped fine with gravel, hard packed clay track with grass up the middle, even a river ford with gravel. Then spotting a really pretty piece of woodland full of bluebells turned towards it over what looked like firm ground and proceeded to bury the bike axle deep in heavy mud! The oem but new Tourane on the back did't stand a chance and my limited skills didn't help. Only good thing was the bike was now able to stand up by itself! Fortunately for me a group of hikers (all old gits like me!) came along and by dragging it sideways got enough purchase to ride out. Probably not good to ride alone in such circumstances but .....
So off road yes but with limitations - as much mine as the bikes.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

... but I can't say that it is a pleasure wrestling that beast around on the tuff stuff. A really big problem is that turning it around is often more difficult than pressing on, and that makes me do things I probably shouldn't.

Tell me about it. Spent about 30 minutes making this one 180 degree turn.

Got out of that one then enjoyed this spot 40 feet ahead for another 15 minutes.

I confirm it is no pleasure wrestling the beast in stuff that doesn't even look tough.

Even with that, I don't really consider that I've take the S10 "off road." Or I've done it very little. I do a hell of a lot of dirt roads though.

 

[inglysh]

Farm field, logging roads, double track and atv trails but really, that together only makes up about 2% of my time on the bike. I don't use a car in the summer though so it does detail as the summer school bus.

 

[hANNAbONE]

tarmac only for me - I'd be the first to include that I don't have ANY off roading skills - EVAH.

Give me grip and let me run.

 

[trikepilot]

The addition of some K60's and then a serious upgrade to BB's along with the Rumbux guards have just about forced me to take Fancy deeper into the backwoods than I ever expected to on a 600lb pig. But the Tenere is amazingly capable and durable in the worst terrain once well shod and armored. Of course you have to have a healthy disdain for keeping the beast in garage queen condition!! Since SnakeBitten is on hiatus, I will take this opportunity to propagate his belief - and one I wholeheartedly subscribe to - that the Tenere is simply the "World's Largest Dirtbike."

 

[sportsguy]

On road and off road here.

 

[redneckK20]

I've taken my Tenere places no 600 lb bike should go. I do it as often as I possibly can.

 

[freak]

On and off road for me, fire roads and two track. It's fun for me ::003::

 

[Bushyar15]

Although I've only had mine a few weeks I've taken it "off-road", meaning not paved road. I wanted to start testing my skills on gravel and some loose surfaces. If I'm honest with myself I'll bet over my bikes life it'll probably be ridden about only 20% of the time off-road...

 

[FrontRangeRider]

Just picked up the bike yesterday but she will be going off-road this weekend. That is why I bought it. If I wanted to stay on the asphalt, I'd be keeping the BMW R1200RT instead of selling it.

There are just too many awesome dirt roads and passes to explore here in CO to stay on the highway!

 

[Tyke]

I learned how to ride motorbikes through trials riding wayyyyy back when.

I'm 62 now and have had all manner of pure off road bikes, I was thrown down the road from a off road Suzuki 3 years ago and decided then that enough was enough

Its the black stuff for me nowadays

 

[JTWY]

Motorcyclist says that Yamaha says that 12 % of Tenere owners have
taken there bikes off pavement. How would they know ? Nobody asked
me ::010:: We need a poll .There's gotta be more than that. Also they complain
about a weak motor but says its a + off road also that it will eat up fire
roads as readily as paved roads ! That puts the Tenere on top in my book .
There I feel better .

No one ever asked me either .

JT