pnelson
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After a thread discussing the lack of ST sightings I tried to keep count on a recent trip we took from Oregon to Sheboygan, WI for some sailboat racing. Granted, the count is skewed as many riders were headed to Sturgis and there might be a few extra Harleys in Wisconsin to begin with. Anyway, here's what I found...
1,000,000+ Harleys, all ridden by overweight middle-aged guys that look like me only with more hair, more tattoos and generally meaner. None were wearing helmets or any other gear, just big boots and wife-beater muscle shirts. Some wore leather vests over their wife-beaters. (Yes that count may be low but I ran out of room on my tally sheet.) ;-^)
100+ Lady Harley riders. I was surprised at how many there were. They generally looked a lot like the men Harley riders.
20+ Goldwings, many with trailers and most wearing gear.
6 BMW GS riders, all in full gear. (We were making miles on I-94 and I-90 so maybe the adventure riders were on other roads?)
Just a few other BMWs including some old air-heads and a few RTs. All the BMW riders wore gear.
Super Teneres out crossing the USA? - Not a single one. I did see a Tiger and a V-Strom and even a Yamaha Venture Royale. There were also several cool Victory cruisers and a handful of Honda STs.
I was surprised as I see Super Teneres every time I go riding here in Oregon. My bike with panniers and a tall Parabellum windshield is every bit as comfortable and capable as my old Honda ST1100 with the exception of having to stop for gas more often.
At least we made it there and back in our old diesel Ford van which now has 245,000 miles on it. Now it's time to do some more riding here in the PNW so I'm heading up to the Central Cascades ride on August 15-17. If you're looking for a great reason to come to the west coast on your Tenere, this weekend might be it!
http://pnwsuperteneres.wordpress.com/
1,000,000+ Harleys, all ridden by overweight middle-aged guys that look like me only with more hair, more tattoos and generally meaner. None were wearing helmets or any other gear, just big boots and wife-beater muscle shirts. Some wore leather vests over their wife-beaters. (Yes that count may be low but I ran out of room on my tally sheet.) ;-^)
100+ Lady Harley riders. I was surprised at how many there were. They generally looked a lot like the men Harley riders.
20+ Goldwings, many with trailers and most wearing gear.
6 BMW GS riders, all in full gear. (We were making miles on I-94 and I-90 so maybe the adventure riders were on other roads?)
Just a few other BMWs including some old air-heads and a few RTs. All the BMW riders wore gear.
Super Teneres out crossing the USA? - Not a single one. I did see a Tiger and a V-Strom and even a Yamaha Venture Royale. There were also several cool Victory cruisers and a handful of Honda STs.
I was surprised as I see Super Teneres every time I go riding here in Oregon. My bike with panniers and a tall Parabellum windshield is every bit as comfortable and capable as my old Honda ST1100 with the exception of having to stop for gas more often.
At least we made it there and back in our old diesel Ford van which now has 245,000 miles on it. Now it's time to do some more riding here in the PNW so I'm heading up to the Central Cascades ride on August 15-17. If you're looking for a great reason to come to the west coast on your Tenere, this weekend might be it!
http://pnwsuperteneres.wordpress.com/