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Ok, a few more details about my conversations and observations at the Indy Dealer Show.
First off, the Yamaha display. As I mentioned, the Super Tenere had a place of honor right in front of their display. The Yamaha rep that I talked to mentioned that even with Jorge Lorenzo's Moto GP bike, Jonah Street's Dakar bike, Josh Hayes, AMA championship winning R1, and Jeffery Carver's winning flat track bike, plus many of their production bikes on display, the Super Tenere was garnering the vast majority of interest.
The bike had the same extras that we had seen on the display bike when it was at our dealership last month, with the addition of the larger windscreen and the Yamaha tank bag. We have not heard much in favor of the larger screen from our fellow S10 riders in the rest of the world, so I am not interested in that. As far as tank bags, I had used a Wolfman Explorer Lite on my KLR, liked it a lot, and had considered using it on my S10. In looking at the Yamaha bag, however, I like the simple way that it fastens front and back and I understand that it has a few small magnets along the bottom sides to help keep it in place. I have decided that I will sell the Wolfman and get the Yamaha bag.
I know that some have liked the idea of the Bags Connection bag that mounts on a horseshoe shaped ring that is bolted to the gas cap fixture. The advantage of this is that the bag is above the tank for the most part, and so helps prevent scratches to the paint. My solution to this over the years with many tanks is to go to my local Wal Mart and then go to the kitchen department. They sell rolls of a rubberized open pattern material that is designed to line drawers. You can find the same stuff at auto parts stores where it is sold as cushioned liner material for the bottoms of tool cabinets. You will pay more for it at the auto parts store than you will at the kitchen department at Wally World. In any case, for just a few dollars, you will get a lifetime supply sized roll of this stuff. Then I set the bag on top of it and cut out a piece in the same shape as the bottom of the bag. You then have a nice, non slip pad that you place on top of the tank, then set the bag on it. It helps the bag stay in place and prevents scratches.
My concerns with the Bags Connection type of scratch prevention is that the vast majority of the time, I do not have a tank bag on my bike, using them only for trips. At those times, you would have this U shaped weapon still bolted to the top of the tank, unless you take the time to unbolt it and then rebolt it the next time you want to install your bag. I don't care for any of that, so will use a standard bag with my non slip cushioned pad.
EDIT: Perhaps "weapon" is too strong a word in describing the U shaped fixture. However, it would bother me, being there when I didn't have the bag in place, but that's just me.
Also, Coretech now offers a series of bags caled DRYVER that uses the same type of fixture. The tank bags come in 3.8 or 9.5 L size and are claimed to be waterproof.
First off, the Yamaha display. As I mentioned, the Super Tenere had a place of honor right in front of their display. The Yamaha rep that I talked to mentioned that even with Jorge Lorenzo's Moto GP bike, Jonah Street's Dakar bike, Josh Hayes, AMA championship winning R1, and Jeffery Carver's winning flat track bike, plus many of their production bikes on display, the Super Tenere was garnering the vast majority of interest.
The bike had the same extras that we had seen on the display bike when it was at our dealership last month, with the addition of the larger windscreen and the Yamaha tank bag. We have not heard much in favor of the larger screen from our fellow S10 riders in the rest of the world, so I am not interested in that. As far as tank bags, I had used a Wolfman Explorer Lite on my KLR, liked it a lot, and had considered using it on my S10. In looking at the Yamaha bag, however, I like the simple way that it fastens front and back and I understand that it has a few small magnets along the bottom sides to help keep it in place. I have decided that I will sell the Wolfman and get the Yamaha bag.
I know that some have liked the idea of the Bags Connection bag that mounts on a horseshoe shaped ring that is bolted to the gas cap fixture. The advantage of this is that the bag is above the tank for the most part, and so helps prevent scratches to the paint. My solution to this over the years with many tanks is to go to my local Wal Mart and then go to the kitchen department. They sell rolls of a rubberized open pattern material that is designed to line drawers. You can find the same stuff at auto parts stores where it is sold as cushioned liner material for the bottoms of tool cabinets. You will pay more for it at the auto parts store than you will at the kitchen department at Wally World. In any case, for just a few dollars, you will get a lifetime supply sized roll of this stuff. Then I set the bag on top of it and cut out a piece in the same shape as the bottom of the bag. You then have a nice, non slip pad that you place on top of the tank, then set the bag on it. It helps the bag stay in place and prevents scratches.
My concerns with the Bags Connection type of scratch prevention is that the vast majority of the time, I do not have a tank bag on my bike, using them only for trips. At those times, you would have this U shaped weapon still bolted to the top of the tank, unless you take the time to unbolt it and then rebolt it the next time you want to install your bag. I don't care for any of that, so will use a standard bag with my non slip cushioned pad.
EDIT: Perhaps "weapon" is too strong a word in describing the U shaped fixture. However, it would bother me, being there when I didn't have the bag in place, but that's just me.
Also, Coretech now offers a series of bags caled DRYVER that uses the same type of fixture. The tank bags come in 3.8 or 9.5 L size and are claimed to be waterproof.
