Good one, Eric! Pluric-esque!! This place could use a little advrider humor every now and then. ::008::EricV said:Please post a picture of your wife.
Good one, Eric! Pluric-esque!! This place could use a little advrider humor every now and then. ::008::EricV said:Please post a picture of your wife.
Agree. Rode to work, ONE time, at -5f. Ténére started and I must have finished.Andylaser said:You mentioned commuting. I commute on mine every day of the year. The bike starts every time, including in sub zero temperatures.
I am not sure I would have that much confidence in the BMW from reading their forums.
You have chosen wisely. As stated earlier, the Yamaha's true character reveals itself on the road when you're many miles into ownership. There are ways to wake the engine up if you feel you need more but for its intended role of commuting, touring and light offroad... the flat torque curve provides plenty of easy acceleration and traction at very low revs. Enjoy your new ride!Ron Earp said:Thanks for the help guys. I decided on......
The Super T. Bought the 2015 ES from another inmate here and will take delivery of it in a few days. Pretty excited and looking forward to ridin it.
Yeah the old FDs had some issues due to not always being setup exactly right from the factory. BMW loves them some single-sided swingarms, but cant seem to do them right on a heavy, high-torque, abuse prone application. The incidence rate wasn't terrible from what I remember (there weren't BMWs littered on the highways), but it was there and BMW knew about it since the had about 3 revisions to the FD from 2000 onward.Checkswrecks said:Wow, what timing, as one of the BMW guys just posted this about his GS final drive on DCStrom's timeline. It's clearly pre water-boxer so not something new.
Not really surprising, Yamaha admits when it has a problem...Kwatters said:Surprisingly Yamaha has had more recalls in the last 10 years than BMW http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-top-10s/top-10-recalls-manufacturer
I bought my 14ES from a guy going to a GSA. He said that compared to the old air-cooled boxer, the new (14+) Tenere was better, hands down, but compared to the new water-boxer the GSA wins (so he sold the ES to me ::001:: ). I like the S10ES, but I think it would have a significant challenge in beating a new BMW GSA.Ron Earp said:Hi Folks,
Already bought a 2015 ST ES and used it on a trip to the D-Day Memorial. My buddy came along who owns a 1200 GSA, 2010 model, and I spent a few hours on that machine while he tried out the ST. I have to say, I made the right decision and he agrees. I'll write a ST ES newbie review later but suffice to say I'm damn happy.
Ron