It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:06 am
A replacement for the Suzuki?
U.S.? (ha!)
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Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 4:12 am
A replacement for the Suzuki?
U.S.? (ha!)
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:26 am
I saw them in England earlier this summer but never had the chance to stop at a dealer and have a good look.
Why do all the adventures have to be soooo big and heavy?????????????
Why do all the adventures have to be soooo big and heavy?????????????
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:15 pm
Looks great, until you check out the weight.
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:42 pm
Garnet wrote:I saw them in England earlier this summer but never had the chance to stop at a dealer and have a good look.
Why do all the adventures have to be soooo big and heavy?????????????
Yes it is a concern. I don't even think of them as dirt bikes. Just a comfortable sport tourer with more band width.
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:43 pm
That's what I'm hearing.R65 Rob wrote:
A replacement for the Suzuki? The obvious choice!
U.S.? (ha!)
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 12:44 pm
That's what I'm hearing.R65 Rob wrote:
A replacement for the Suzuki? The obvious choice! Ever since they screwed me on my valid warranty claim their business has been swirling the bowl.
U.S.? (ha!)
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:35 pm
Inline twin? Are those common? I've seen it on an old Sunbeam.
Re: It's coming!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 7:55 pm
ooo, i certainly like the looks of it.
personally I want a DR 750 BIG. not the same though....
its barely cheaper than a new GS....deal killer. a GS is simply one of the best bikes ever made.
I've more than a few miles on the new GS & homie... its so much more than a big street bike.
them GS's ae stunning bikes off road. doesn't matter size. the GS is a real off road bike.
The Tenere does look cool and there are more Yam dlr's than BMW but i guess it'll be as reliable as any new Yamaha.
a little time in the saddle & a little training works wonders on the size/weight. trust me. I'm a new dirt rider & I can ride a GS off-road. It may not tear ass through the woods like a 250 MX bike but it'll get you anywhere you want to go..a GS that is. That Tenere looks as good off road as a GS. don't let the size fool you. Add the cost of the bike a good adventure training course & you'll never complain about size either. seriously, i could calculate air born saddle time on a GS now, they jump, wheelie & slide just like a dirt light weight dirt bike. You just get to spend more time thinking about it when picking one up after your skills run out:-)
all i can say about a Tenere is I hope it is just as good as a GS AND it catches on in America now if they could just get the price down they'd have a GS killer....if the Tenere does catch on more bikes like it will come.
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personally I want a DR 750 BIG. not the same though....
its barely cheaper than a new GS....deal killer. a GS is simply one of the best bikes ever made.
I've more than a few miles on the new GS & homie... its so much more than a big street bike.
them GS's ae stunning bikes off road. doesn't matter size. the GS is a real off road bike.
The Tenere does look cool and there are more Yam dlr's than BMW but i guess it'll be as reliable as any new Yamaha.
a little time in the saddle & a little training works wonders on the size/weight. trust me. I'm a new dirt rider & I can ride a GS off-road. It may not tear ass through the woods like a 250 MX bike but it'll get you anywhere you want to go..a GS that is. That Tenere looks as good off road as a GS. don't let the size fool you. Add the cost of the bike a good adventure training course & you'll never complain about size either. seriously, i could calculate air born saddle time on a GS now, they jump, wheelie & slide just like a dirt light weight dirt bike. You just get to spend more time thinking about it when picking one up after your skills run out:-)
all i can say about a Tenere is I hope it is just as good as a GS AND it catches on in America now if they could just get the price down they'd have a GS killer....if the Tenere does catch on more bikes like it will come.
m
One thing Matt
Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:57 am
Not to nit pick, but there is a model called Tenere (660cc single) and then there is the Super Tenere, formerly a 750 twin, now a 1200 twin. I owned the older Super Tenere for 9 years. It was a very good touring machine, with a superb 10 valve parallel twin. The weight of the the new bike is off putting for me. But I can't wait to ride one. IMO and in my experience Yamaha engineering is solid.