Yamaha putting more horse power in the Tenere? Doubt it, and nowhere near the BMW. They have had ample opportunity to do that already, but seem to be happy with what they have, or maybe adding 5-10 more. Reliability over excess horsepower. A bike that just works, and only needs normal maintenance. Call it boring, As far as fueling, either you adapt to it, do a tune, or hate it. I had no problem adapting, but if you think this is bad, ride a stock Honda ST1300. Talk about "snatchyness".
You want a BMW, so go buy it. And enjoy it. Like I said earlier, they are nice bikes, and obviously very popular. No need to justify here, and really no need for us to say how much the Tenere is better or worse. Get the 1200, not the new 1250. Too many new parts/redesign in the engine, and BMW is well known to release bikes that really are not ready for prime time. Too bad they don't take Yamaha's approach of extended testing, they would interest me more if they did.
I can see Yamaha putting on the new color display on the 2019, as they have on a number of other bikes already. One of the reasons why I am waiting for the 2019.
Edit: When I commuted with the bike through rush hour in Los Angeles, splitting traffic, I stayed in "S" mode. I did not like the "slowness" on power in "T" mode on the stock ECM. I can "walk" the bike in "S" mode, and with 62K miles on it, the clutch plates still look good.
