Do you ride your Tenere off road?

[14kmtnman]

I go off road as much as I can. I try for every weekend weather permitting. In Colorado there so many trails & not enough time. Winter time makes it more tricky, with snow, ice etc. Like others I'm not wanting to intentionally pick up a 600# bike, especially on ice. The snow pictures are from yesterdays ride to the Moffat Tunnel & the Rollins Pass Turn off. The last one is during the summer time on the same road where we got turned back because of snow still blocking the road at the end of June. Now that I have some real off road tires (Shinko 804/805's), the fun begins ::018:: Webster pass, Georgia pass, COBDR, LakeCity/Durango/Silverton/Ouray area, SE Utah & many others are on the list for this year.

 

[motoguy]

You bet. I try to avoid the pavement as much as possible. This IS the whole reason I bought the bike.

 

[coastie]

Never!

 

[Ramseybella]

I go off road as much as I can. I try for every weekend weather permitting. In Colorado there so many trails & not enough time. Winter time makes it more tricky, with snow, ice etc. Like others I'm not wanting to intentionally pick up a 600# bike, especially on ice. The snow pictures are from yesterdays ride to the Moffat Tunnel & the Rollins Pass Turn off. The last one is during the summer time on the same road where we got turned back because of snow still blocking the road at the end of June. Now that I have some real off road tires (Shinko 804/805's), the fun begins ::018:: Webster pass, Georgia pass, COBDR, LakeCity/Durango/Silverton/Ouray area, SE Utah & many others are on the list for this year.

How them Shinko's working out for you?

 

[frez]

I wonder what the percentage would be on a BMW forum with the same question asked about the GS? Perhaps BigBlu could find out for us.

 

[Ramseybella]

I am guessing plenty of them Bavarian Buffalo's have been out in the wild for some time now. :-*

 

[snakebitten]

They set the bar for RTW Adventure riding. Folks were outfitting BMW's to go anywhere and everywhere before there was a "genre" for it.
And although they, BMW, have unexplainably wounded their own well earned reputation for being the gold standard for such affairs, there is evidence, in my opinion, that they are past their low point, and heading back in the right direction.

For the 1000th time, I'm grateful for what they achieved. I give them direct credit for the existence of my Big Giant Dirt Bike masterpiece. And I don't see this segment drying up. I figure my remaining riding years will be spent on Big Comfortable Safe Rugged machines that can keep going when the tarmac ends.

Maybe only the minority takes them offroad. But they ARE designed to be taken offroad. It's not just our stubbornness. These machines are the real deal.

 

[gaps]

I don't ride my Tenere offroad or on, it just sits in the garage. Bought it last November and got 2 rides in before the snow started....still farkn snowing....I've had it almost 5 months now, 400 miles on th ODO ::010::
I got a great deal on it, damn near stole it really.....so far it's just a well priced torture device, I go out to the garage with a beer and sit on it making motor noises like a little kid and fight the urge to fire it up.... ::26::

 

[snakebitten]

My sympathies gap.
Alas, you must endure. But only a bit more, I dare believe. ::013::

 

[78YZ]

I just returned from a dirt ride on my S10. For a 1200, this bike is amazing in the dirt. I am an experienced dirt rider so it is just a matter of testing the envelope for this bike. Each time out, I push a little further and the bike has yet to lose composure. Today, I turned off TC and did some throttle steering. That is mega fun on a 100 hp bike. ::008::

 

[Dirt_Dad]

Today, I turned off TC and did some throttle steering. That is mega fun on a 100 hp bike. ::008::

This will become your normal setting very quickly. I am so accustom to stopping and turning off TCS the instant my wheels touch dirt, that I find myself wanting to stop when my DR goes from pavement to dirt. It's just totally ingrained in me now.

 

[gaps]

My sympathies gap.
Alas, you must endure. But only a bit more, I dare believe. ::013::

Aye, we'll set sail soon....snow be damned!

 

[FrontRangeRider]

I go off road as much as I can. I try for every weekend weather permitting. In Colorado there so many trails & not enough time.

::026::

I ride as many dirt roads, mountain passes, high clearance roads and 4 wheel drive roads as I can. SWMBO and I pretty much think the ride was not complete if we did not manage to get some dirt in. My skills aren't where I want them so I've yet to get to the top of Engineer Pass and single track will probably always escape me. Those routes may require something lighter but I'm not ready to throw in that towel.

 

[Mtbjay]

I chose the Super-T, as my only bike, for its versatility and touring prowess. In that arena, it's an impressive machine. With my modest skill set a(nd a healthy respect for its sheer size) dirt-gravel roads are all I do. I believe that qualifies as "off-road."

AI have been tempted to put on some meatier rubber and get into some real dirt, but I don't like the trade-offs I would be making. 90/10 or 80/20 tire choices (and where those could confidently take me) are just about right.

 

[shrekonwheels]

I believe this adventure thing is just a big marketing scheme a lot of people got sucked in on a false pretense.
Whether a BMW, a KTM or a Super Tenere, these are not dirt bikes one can actually ride off road with confidence.
This whole thing it is way overrated and untrue.

I think the results speak for themselves ::012::


Pretty cool, now we need some infiltrators for other DP Bikes to see if they get similar numbers, I am willing to bet yes.

 

[Torque6988]

It is a very rare thing for me to ride off road. However the S10 in the best touring bike I have ever had.

 

[78YZ]

This will become your normal setting very quickly. I am so accustom to stopping and turning off TCS the instant my wheels touch dirt, that I find myself wanting to stop when my DR goes from pavement to dirt. It's just totally ingrained in me now.

::008:: I can see this becoming the norm. Yesterday, I was blasting around the state forest with TC off when I stopped to see how deep a puddle was. When I stopped, I turned off the key. After determining the depth, I hopped back on the bike and proceeded through the puddle. A minute or two later, I saw the TC light go on and was quickly reminded that it resets when you cycle the ignition key.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

::008:: I can see this becoming the norm. Yesterday, I was blasting around the state forest with TC off when I stopped to see how deep a puddle was. When I stopped, I turned off the key. After determining the depth, I hopped back on the bike and proceeded through the puddle. A minute or two later, I saw the TC light go on and was quickly reminded that it resets when you cycle the ignition key.

Been there, done exactly that...

You can hear the results of TCS1 in the audio as the back wheel stops driving the bike forward.
Water Crossing in TCS1

 

[SilverBullet]

... A minute or two later, I saw the TC light go on and was quickly reminded that it resets when you cycle the ignition key.

Finally got my full crash protection installed and just back from 3 days riding MS dirt. The TCS reset was an adjustment for me as well. Finally decided to check/change it as a ritual before starting the bike and that worked well. I used TC2 mostly since tame dirt/gravel roads but did try if OFF also. Bike did good but I was taking it easy my first time off pavement. Did some very minor drifting and bike felt very predictable. Only problem encountered was a 1/10 mile stretch of peanut butter mud that almost put me on my butt with the stock tires. When I hit first pavement after that section tire was still loaded up and spun out on me some but no spill. Can't wait to burn up the stock tires and put on some big blocks.

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[Vanderwho]

I bought my S-10 because it has all the traits I enjoyed in my V-Strom 1000, but none of its compromises/foibles. It's a great, comfy long-distance platform, a hoot on twisty pavement and a superbly capable two-up tourer. No appreciable off-road use for me.