Man that's a recipie for disaster doing first gear wheelies. It all happens to quick. If you can get it up in 2nd off the clutch straight into balance point you have control. The front wheel is spinning enough to help you keep it in control. Momentum is your friend. I don't try it on the S10. It's a big old girl and would be too costly if it went wrong. Plus I'm getting on a bit so bit more sensible now. In my younger days on the DR350 though it was addictive pop it up in 2nd straight into 3rd and it was fun and easy to do. But easy to get wrong aswell. If you have the power and can do it on the gas its a lot more predictable and safer.
Discontinuation of the S10?
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JLG26
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I'm for real. Just bought a 2019 Super Ten.
That's great, and welcome to the "club"! There do seem to be many similar, almost daily, posts under the new members. I'm not sure they all are real and I've quit responding to most. This is a great forum and you've come to the right place!
Rambler
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The Freedom Machine Review. The last line are sad. The Super Tenere No More
Longdog Cymru
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Thanks for sharing the video, it just reminds me why I like my SuperTen so much!
Rambler
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“If you need to switch the ABS off, this bike is not for you!”
JLG26
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I like your map. I've ridden in all of the lower 48 & Hawaii. I wish I had rented a bike and rode some when I visited Alaska. Now, I'm thinking of riding to Alaska, which is one reason I purchased to Super Ten. I don't want to ride my Ultra Limited on the Alaskan Highway, if it's as rough & rocky as I've been told.
Technically its " We are Borg "
Just sayin.
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Unless it's changed dramatically since 2017, you've been given faulty information. 5 years ago the Alaskan Highway was in very good condition. Very passable by any bike. That said, the Tenere is an excellent Alaska tour machine.
Cycledude
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A lot depends on when u happen to be on the Alaska Highway, I’ve made the trip four times and it was mostly reasonably decent, but one trip it rained every day so under those conditions it was pretty tough going sometimes.
JLG26
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I recently spoke with a guy that rode it this summer on a Gold Wing, pulling a small trailer. He said the rocks beat up the underside of his bike & he had installed a skid plate underneath it. It broke the tongue on his trailer, which he was able to get repaired / welded, and knocked holes through the front & bottom of it. Now, I wasn't with him. Just relaying what he & his riding buddy told me.
JLG26
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What were you riding?
lund
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The Alaska Highway is a non issue in most all weather other then extreme rain or snow, especially with the S10. Everybody has a slightly different perspective of a rough road verses a good road.
I guess it depends on your comfort zone and what your use too. Compare the AK highway to the Dempster Highway and now your clicking up a few notches and under certain conditions the Dempster is not for the faint of heart, it will even make the Dalton Highway look easy, but on a good day a Goldwing or HD can doit.
If your plan is to head north to ride the Alaska Highway, DOIT and enjoy, leave your worries at home and your gas caddy. Plenty of gas stations every where, unless you plan on going off the beaten path.
I guess it depends on your comfort zone and what your use too. Compare the AK highway to the Dempster Highway and now your clicking up a few notches and under certain conditions the Dempster is not for the faint of heart, it will even make the Dalton Highway look easy, but on a good day a Goldwing or HD can doit.
If your plan is to head north to ride the Alaska Highway, DOIT and enjoy, leave your worries at home and your gas caddy. Plenty of gas stations every where, unless you plan on going off the beaten path.
JLG26
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That's one reason I bought this Super Ten. What may be an issue for the Harley, should be a non-issue for this bike.
Question for you, how much of your riding is highway touring? And how much is off road or dirt road? In our area we don’t have many dirt roads left to ride on. I may have to ride 300 plus miles to get to some good off road riding.
lund
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Nearly 50/50 tarmac vs dirt. No big highways, I avoid anything that has speeds of 100+km/hr type road. There are all kinds of secondary roads here and dirt roads.
Cycledude
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First and best trip was riding my Goldwing when it only had 180,000 miles, we only had about 800 miles of rain on that trip and it mostly happened while in the USA on very nicely paved roads. One place in Canada there was a fellow riding a very pristine looking KLR and he was telling me I would never make it on a Goldwing, one of my friends busted out laughing and said you don’t know him that Goldwing has already been to plenty of places you probably wouldn’t ride your KLR.
The next 3 Alaska trips were all on my Tenere’s, the Tenere is definitely the better bike for rough roads. I never really damaged anything on Alaska trips with the Goldwing or the Tenere. After the trip is over it’s a pretty big job to wash all the crap off the bike and it never all really comes off. I enjoy riding and all the challenges that comes with it !
JLG26
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Thanks for the info!
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This gets kicked around with the many Tenere riders I know.... I wanted to get a "for fun" idea on your thoughts.... Let's ALL agree that we each use this bike in different ways, ride different places, and we all have different expectations..... With that said, we are all current Tenere owners. If Yamaha surprised us all with a new Super Tenere 1200 or 1300 what would be your thoughts ?
So this doesn't get to crazy, lets just say its Yamahas version on maybe a KTM 1190 with shaft drive and all the modern electronics.. It's the NEXT generation of the Super Tenere. Updated parallel twin, like we have now, (but heavily updated).... It would have more power and electronics, some people might agree that some of these new electronics are for "safety"... Some would argue with that, but it would come with that stuff.....
All new bike, with shaft, and upgraded every other part with a new price of $20-$21K+
Other than just reading about the new bike, would any of us want to go out and drop $21K on the new Super Tenere ?
My gut tells me that the overwhelming majority of current owners would NOT. That brings up competing for the untaped market that is also looking at everything else out on the open market. Has Yamaha done enough to promote and support this segment to try and slice into this very competitive segment? (enough to over come the development cost)?
Someone recently brought to my attention that the new 22/23 big adventure bike reviews on You-Tube don't even evaluate ANY Super Tenere 1200. Ive watched 5-6 reviews and they have 4-5-6 new bikes, no Super Tenere...... How might this be hurting the future brand ? Does the 'inside' industry already know its being discontinued permanently?
I would be very interested in a completely redesigned 'modern' Super Tenere. Im personally not interested in the 700 for many reasons. Hard to find, over priced, and if I load it all up with back woods BDR gear, its underpowered for long highway use with 'plenty of power' (FOR ME)
I ride my 1200 like a 450 motocross bike off road anyhow, so no one can tell me its to big off road.
Look at the FJR, look at its past production projections.... I think you can plug in the model XT1200Z instead of FJR and it is, or will be the same thing...... I believe all we need to do is look around at different Yamaha models, the writing is on the wall.....
Anyhow, question, if they came out with a new ST next year, other than just all of us talking about it. Would anyone sell their current Tenere and buy the new one ?
(BTW, my message count is a creepy number, LOL)
So this doesn't get to crazy, lets just say its Yamahas version on maybe a KTM 1190 with shaft drive and all the modern electronics.. It's the NEXT generation of the Super Tenere. Updated parallel twin, like we have now, (but heavily updated).... It would have more power and electronics, some people might agree that some of these new electronics are for "safety"... Some would argue with that, but it would come with that stuff.....
All new bike, with shaft, and upgraded every other part with a new price of $20-$21K+
Other than just reading about the new bike, would any of us want to go out and drop $21K on the new Super Tenere ?
My gut tells me that the overwhelming majority of current owners would NOT. That brings up competing for the untaped market that is also looking at everything else out on the open market. Has Yamaha done enough to promote and support this segment to try and slice into this very competitive segment? (enough to over come the development cost)?
Someone recently brought to my attention that the new 22/23 big adventure bike reviews on You-Tube don't even evaluate ANY Super Tenere 1200. Ive watched 5-6 reviews and they have 4-5-6 new bikes, no Super Tenere...... How might this be hurting the future brand ? Does the 'inside' industry already know its being discontinued permanently?
I would be very interested in a completely redesigned 'modern' Super Tenere. Im personally not interested in the 700 for many reasons. Hard to find, over priced, and if I load it all up with back woods BDR gear, its underpowered for long highway use with 'plenty of power' (FOR ME)
I ride my 1200 like a 450 motocross bike off road anyhow, so no one can tell me its to big off road.
Look at the FJR, look at its past production projections.... I think you can plug in the model XT1200Z instead of FJR and it is, or will be the same thing...... I believe all we need to do is look around at different Yamaha models, the writing is on the wall.....
Anyhow, question, if they came out with a new ST next year, other than just all of us talking about it. Would anyone sell their current Tenere and buy the new one ?
(BTW, my message count is a creepy number, LOL)
JLG26
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I haven't had mine long enough to even have an opinion on this.