2017 Tenere

Nightwind15

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I am a Yamaha dealer. I have had many dozen bikes over my forty plus year career in the motorsports business. Raced Moto-x in the seventies and eighties, hare scrambled, ISDT qualifiers and ridden hundreds of thousands of miles on a variety of street bikes. Started riding on a Sear Much saber and now on my third Super Tenere. The first was a 2013 that I never really enjoyed especially since I begged for Yamaha to bing it in from Europe. Then I got a used 2014 ES traded in and took it for a ride or two before going back to my favorite bike the FJR1300ES. Two months ago I bought a 2017 'blue' ES from an individual getting out of biking. I took it home (had 5K on the clock) changed the fluids and took it for a ride. It was rather like finding out you were in love with your best friend after two other attempts. The third time was the charm. I am having so much fun with the 17. Maybe its just where I am in life, at 70 years old and a stiffening left knee I had to put the FJR up for sale. The Super Tenere is just so much fun and fantastic in all forms of riding except serious off the road. I think I will end my riding days on this bike. I can afford any bike in my store but this blue bike just suits me better than so many others thet have fallen by the wayside in my journey in being a motorcycle rider.

Excellent job Yamaha, ride on guys!
 

Sierra1

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Welcome from Texas. It's almost seems mandatory that you have to own an FJ/FJR before you make the jump to the Tenere. Guess it's just the natural progression. :)
 

BLW

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I am new to the Tenere world, just got my 2013 6 weeks or so ago, does Yamaha make any GYTR stuff for the Tenere? Are you going to keep yours stock?
 

Nightwind15

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I will keep mine stock except for the panniers, GPS, skid plate and LED headlight upgrade (I LOVE LED LIGHTING). A tire change is in the works now and will address this in a month or so.
 

Edbo1960

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Congrats, I'm 60 and made the jump from the FJR, great bike but too much power in reality for the way I ride and being 6'4" a the ST fit better. I would suggest a flash for your ST, make it a new bike even the Gen 2....
 

twinrider

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I will keep mine stock except for the panniers, GPS, skid plate and LED headlight upgrade (I LOVE LED LIGHTING). A tire change is in the works now and will address this in a month or so.
I tried Cyclops LED in my Gen II. Went back to HID like I had in my Gen I because it's brighter and better focused. Works great with the S10's projector lights and no worries about it failing like so many LEDs. Morimoto Elite from The Retrofit Source.
 

Checkswrecks

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Welcome to the group and great to hear this from somebody who can have anything. I recently rode a 1290 KTM SAS and while it was nice, getting back on the 2014 Tenere just fit me better.
 

Edino

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Welcome to the party! You made the right decision. I also fell in love with my third bike. First I had a Suzuki DL650. Liked it but wanted more power so i traded it for a DL1000. Liked it at first, but hated it after 3000 km :rolleyes: Then I bought a 2015 S10. I will ride that bike until I die or until the bike dies. Since I bought the S10 I have tried many different bikes like FJR1300, R1200GS, KTM 1290SA, Africa Twin etc. But I always return to the point that I realise my S10 ticks all the boxes that are important for me. Will NEVER get rid of it!:)
 

Sierra1

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. . . . I will ride that bike until I die or until the bike dies. . . .
Well, you're going to have to intentionally kill it. eemsreno's has well over 200k miles on it. . . . and he just took it to Arkansas. . . . for a "short little ride". :D
 

McJeep

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Maybe its just where I am in life, at 70 years old and a stiffening left knee I had to put the FJR up for sale.
I literally feel yer pain - been fighting rheumatoid arthritis since '97 - I too am coming off a sport tour (ST1300) and just pulled the trigger on a '17 super - the ergos are just too natural to ignore

'think it'll be my last as well and lookin forward to the journey (especially ma wrists lol)

Cheers!
Rob
 
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