The Tenesaurus Rex.
You're selling your bike, you're moving on, what NEXT ?
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Love that.The Tenesaurus Rex.
Sell? Why bother?
Just saw eemsreno post this over on ADV.
And this is his older Tenere that he does gravel and dirt on.
Just saw eemsreno post this over on ADV.
And this is his older Tenere that he does gravel and dirt on.
Dirt_Dad
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I do remember hearing about that airbox situation. I had not heard about the TPMS before this thread. That truly sucks.
I would like to believe that if I've heard about it, then certainly KTM knows about all of it. Being a company that wants to stay around, I suspect they've addressed those particular issues in my 2020. I'll admit, as much as I bleed orange now, I'm totally willing to buy a 2nd or 3rd...or later year of the model I'm getting. I'd rather benefit from the little tweaks/corrections being made, than to discover and report myself.
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This is a great thread TABASCO
With your opening statement, [ For the folks that have sold, looking to sell, thinking of selling, what might you be looking to move over too ? ] I really don't fit into this thread.
I don't think I would ever stop riding my Teneres or sell them. But that doesn't mean that I don't want or need other bikes. No matter what is in my shop it is the Tenere I want to pull out every morning and ride all day, You show me a KTM with 311,000 miles on it that runs like new. The bike that I want to ride every day must be built like a Yamaha! I DON'T WANT TO WORK ON THEM, I WANT TO RIDE THEM.
That said, I'm a huge KTM fan, I keep telling my wife that I need one of them new 890s for rides like the BDRs or all the remote solo exploring that I like to do in Utah , It would be much safer for me as I keep getting older Then I watch a video on 6 or so guys riding the WBDR on KTMs and one of the new 890s has to be pull started every morning, Go Figure! . And like Dirt Dad, them 690s or WR250R [like I have ] just don't cut it. I just can't find much use in that WR, around here anyway, It's great when we haul it to Colorado or the Black Hills but really that is riding it once a year.
Getting old is the pits, maybe I'll just get a super cub and call it quits. NO.
With your opening statement, [ For the folks that have sold, looking to sell, thinking of selling, what might you be looking to move over too ? ] I really don't fit into this thread.
I don't think I would ever stop riding my Teneres or sell them. But that doesn't mean that I don't want or need other bikes. No matter what is in my shop it is the Tenere I want to pull out every morning and ride all day, You show me a KTM with 311,000 miles on it that runs like new. The bike that I want to ride every day must be built like a Yamaha! I DON'T WANT TO WORK ON THEM, I WANT TO RIDE THEM.
That said, I'm a huge KTM fan, I keep telling my wife that I need one of them new 890s for rides like the BDRs or all the remote solo exploring that I like to do in Utah , It would be much safer for me as I keep getting older Then I watch a video on 6 or so guys riding the WBDR on KTMs and one of the new 890s has to be pull started every morning, Go Figure! . And like Dirt Dad, them 690s or WR250R [like I have ] just don't cut it. I just can't find much use in that WR, around here anyway, It's great when we haul it to Colorado or the Black Hills but really that is riding it once a year.
Getting old is the pits, maybe I'll just get a super cub and call it quits. NO.
Madhatter
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Eems , Yamaha should send you a check or a plaque .... put you in an add .... enshrine your bike ... give you a new T7 .... some thing. WOW !
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eemsreno was with me the day I realized my Tenere days were numbered. Sitting there, stuck in a hole on Imogen Pass in the mountains of Colorado, I was wondering, what the %&! am doing here? The actual hole that trapped me was imperceptible, but still it took 2 jeep guys to get me out of it.
An hour later as Steve was beeping his horn to tell me my top case just fell off after crossing through the runoff of a trailside waterfall, I knew I was done. Riding giant, heavy bikes off road no longer held any appeal to me.
That realization was the primary reason I picked the SAS over the SAR. It also kept me from putting a skid plate on it. I wanted to make sure I wasn't tempted in a weak moment.
Still love off road riding. I just enjoy it more on smaller, lighter bikes. I'm hoping the 890 gives me that Goldilocks moment and it will be, just right.
An hour later as Steve was beeping his horn to tell me my top case just fell off after crossing through the runoff of a trailside waterfall, I knew I was done. Riding giant, heavy bikes off road no longer held any appeal to me.
That realization was the primary reason I picked the SAS over the SAR. It also kept me from putting a skid plate on it. I wanted to make sure I wasn't tempted in a weak moment.
Still love off road riding. I just enjoy it more on smaller, lighter bikes. I'm hoping the 890 gives me that Goldilocks moment and it will be, just right.
Let me preface this with it's still holy s**t impressive. But I initially saw that as 500k miles. Like I said, it is still an impressive accomplishment.Sell? Why bother?
Just saw eemsreno post this over on ADV.
And this is his older Tenere that he does gravel and dirt on.
Bill_C
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Yeah, that's still like 300k miles or something... that's a lot of valve checks LOL
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310,685.596mi to be exact. He has more miles on that one bike, than I've traveled in all other forms of travel. (excluding submarines)
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sheikyerbooty
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Half a million K's. and thats only one of his bikes.
Don't you have to work for a living eemsreno?
Don't you have to work for a living eemsreno?
Most important thing is to be happy. Bikes are tools and tools have to do the job. That 890 looks to be fantastic. KTM will have put all their Dakar knowledge into it. I think there are big smiles on the horizon for you.
I can attest to femur dropping panic tntmo!
My Super Tenere for me was a loveable donkey. Also dependable, and it took me on many motorcycle adventures. It may have broke my leg, but it was welcoming to come back too. It ate a lot of miles, including an Iron Butt ride. It was a grand touring bike and at my height, as of now been the best fit for adventure bikes. (I have yet to try riding a KTM or Truimph yet though.)
But, it didn't quite stir me as a machine. Each time I had to throw a leg over and ride for awhile before falling in love with it again. At that point is it the love of the machine or the love of motorcycling?
Anyway, I live up in the north where our riding season is short. And the riders around me are cruisers, wheelie crazy sport bikes, or the local grom squad. So, I find myself riding by myself, or spending more time at gas stations rather than chasing that sunset. Riding with big cruisers, I start to pick away at the lack of cruise (2012 Gen 1) lack of giggle acceleration, etc. However, the general practicality and all roundness kept me being a fan. I could ride two up with my wife for a long weekend, I could load it down with camping gear, and I could hang with rich kids in their abarth spiders on WI rustic roads, and all with quite efficient mpg!
So, the only thing that could shake me up would be a motorcycle that I've always wanted: the ZRX 1200R. Given my limited free time for riding at this stage in life, a desire to connect with riders in this area, and this being a good time to trade in I parted with my beloved Tenere.
If I could of swung it, I would of kept the Tenere and added the ZRX to the stable. Alast, I'm not at that point yet, so I decided to chase a dream and start a new chapter. I greatly love the comrade that comes from the Tenere owners as I think riders who have owned/currently owned are some of the best people. Every time I see a Tenere appear I know the rider is going to be a cool person. It's a bike that will always put a smile on my face to see.
I'd recommend the bike to anyone interested in adventure riding. It's a bike to me that puts the journey first and the bike second. And that's something to be loved.
Side note: My brother is selling his Harley for a side by side. He was taken aback when he found out I had traded the Tenere for the ZRX as he assumed I would keep the bike forever. Turns out, he had started growing fond of the Tenere and figured I let him ride it time to time when he wanted to fill the motorcycle itch! Maybe in a couple decades we'll find a couple of used and loved Super Teneres and take them on some adventures.
Preferably, a Gen 2 in Blue with cruise.
My Super Tenere for me was a loveable donkey. Also dependable, and it took me on many motorcycle adventures. It may have broke my leg, but it was welcoming to come back too. It ate a lot of miles, including an Iron Butt ride. It was a grand touring bike and at my height, as of now been the best fit for adventure bikes. (I have yet to try riding a KTM or Truimph yet though.)
But, it didn't quite stir me as a machine. Each time I had to throw a leg over and ride for awhile before falling in love with it again. At that point is it the love of the machine or the love of motorcycling?
Anyway, I live up in the north where our riding season is short. And the riders around me are cruisers, wheelie crazy sport bikes, or the local grom squad. So, I find myself riding by myself, or spending more time at gas stations rather than chasing that sunset. Riding with big cruisers, I start to pick away at the lack of cruise (2012 Gen 1) lack of giggle acceleration, etc. However, the general practicality and all roundness kept me being a fan. I could ride two up with my wife for a long weekend, I could load it down with camping gear, and I could hang with rich kids in their abarth spiders on WI rustic roads, and all with quite efficient mpg!
So, the only thing that could shake me up would be a motorcycle that I've always wanted: the ZRX 1200R. Given my limited free time for riding at this stage in life, a desire to connect with riders in this area, and this being a good time to trade in I parted with my beloved Tenere.
If I could of swung it, I would of kept the Tenere and added the ZRX to the stable. Alast, I'm not at that point yet, so I decided to chase a dream and start a new chapter. I greatly love the comrade that comes from the Tenere owners as I think riders who have owned/currently owned are some of the best people. Every time I see a Tenere appear I know the rider is going to be a cool person. It's a bike that will always put a smile on my face to see.
I'd recommend the bike to anyone interested in adventure riding. It's a bike to me that puts the journey first and the bike second. And that's something to be loved.
Side note: My brother is selling his Harley for a side by side. He was taken aback when he found out I had traded the Tenere for the ZRX as he assumed I would keep the bike forever. Turns out, he had started growing fond of the Tenere and figured I let him ride it time to time when he wanted to fill the motorcycle itch! Maybe in a couple decades we'll find a couple of used and loved Super Teneres and take them on some adventures.
Preferably, a Gen 2 in Blue with cruise.
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I'll echo this ^ statement. The Tenere just fits me so well, performance and features is all I need/desire along with an unsurpassed dependability.
So much so I recently bought a second Tenere to keep in Europe. I just returned from a 3 week ride there. My familarity with the bike had me hit the ground running. No learning curve and allowed me to instantly enjoy the riding, roads and countryside more than I otherwise would have with any other bike. Looking forward to many more rides after winter passes there next year.
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My two cents. In my case, I live in a small town in Guadalajara province. Guadalajara city is 40 km away and Madrid is 100 km away. Madrid is like a black hole that swallows everything and I hate it. I want to give a chance to small cities and rural areas so I try to avoid Madrid as much as possible. In Madrid, I have every possible dealer. In Guadalajara, I have BMW, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and KTM. No Honda, Triumph nor Moto Guzzi. It's a petty, I like the new Mandello a lot.
Among the choices that I have here, I would choose the Kawasaki Versys 1000. It's a nice bike and there is something in the four cylinders that appeals to me. No cardan and less off road capabilities but I always ride alone and I am 60 yo. If something happens to me in the middle of nowhere, the vultures will eat me. It is not a bad way to get rid of a corpse, the Zoroastrians still do it, but I am not in a hurry at all.
Having said this, I don't want to change the bike. My ST is from 2020, one of the last to be sold in Europe, 45 thousand Km on it and works perfectly well. I've had only one problem, and it was caused by my lack of understanding on how the bike's electronics work and must be used. Going out of a hotel garage with a big slope, the ST just said no I can't do this, I got no power all of a sudden and I fell down. It could had been grave because I hit my head against a wall but luckily I had my helmet on. I have changed from touring to sport mode and I expect to get more power in first gear for the next time. What I want to say is that, if I cannot completely understand and use this bike's electronics, guess with the Versys. I am getting old, my son will probably laugh at me, but this is the actual fact, I am not capable to follow the development of nowadays electronics.
I am in boxes right now because I got a carpal tunnel surgery recently. The bike has been kept in the garage for a month and a half and I started it today. It has started at the first try, no problems, and it has been like saying to me, hey dude, come on, let's go somewhere. The bike is super ready to go, I need some recovery yet, but this bike is ready to make many more km. No, I don't change it.
Among the choices that I have here, I would choose the Kawasaki Versys 1000. It's a nice bike and there is something in the four cylinders that appeals to me. No cardan and less off road capabilities but I always ride alone and I am 60 yo. If something happens to me in the middle of nowhere, the vultures will eat me. It is not a bad way to get rid of a corpse, the Zoroastrians still do it, but I am not in a hurry at all.
Having said this, I don't want to change the bike. My ST is from 2020, one of the last to be sold in Europe, 45 thousand Km on it and works perfectly well. I've had only one problem, and it was caused by my lack of understanding on how the bike's electronics work and must be used. Going out of a hotel garage with a big slope, the ST just said no I can't do this, I got no power all of a sudden and I fell down. It could had been grave because I hit my head against a wall but luckily I had my helmet on. I have changed from touring to sport mode and I expect to get more power in first gear for the next time. What I want to say is that, if I cannot completely understand and use this bike's electronics, guess with the Versys. I am getting old, my son will probably laugh at me, but this is the actual fact, I am not capable to follow the development of nowadays electronics.
I am in boxes right now because I got a carpal tunnel surgery recently. The bike has been kept in the garage for a month and a half and I started it today. It has started at the first try, no problems, and it has been like saying to me, hey dude, come on, let's go somewhere. The bike is super ready to go, I need some recovery yet, but this bike is ready to make many more km. No, I don't change it.
If Yamaha do get the 900 Tenere out it has to have cruise control and tubeless wheels for me to be interested or cast ones. Will be intersting to see if they put Electronic Suspension on aswell. As much as i dont like all the chips i do like the ES. Because loading the bike up with gear means adjusting the preload and damping. Thats a cinch with ES. And i know how different the bike rides when you unload it and forget to switch it back. It feels too stiff and uncomplient. And a big tank would be nice. Although i think all that would come after they gauge the success like they did with the T7. Here's hoping.
Big bikes under a certain speed all need care to control. I use more revs, clutch and rear brake to hold it back. If ineed more go the quickest way is to release the rear brake. Its easy for anyone to get caught out. I dropped mine from standstill pulling it up too hard off the sidestand and it just kept going. Stupid me but a lesson learned. Hope you recover well and quickly.
Quique
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thankyou fac, the surgery went very well. I just need some time to recover.
Good news. Onwards and Upwards.