Nothing wrong with chain drive and I think this bike will be a big seller on this side of the pond, I’m finding the S10 a to heavy fully loaded for me to pick up.EricV said:
Stop reading that drivel. It's a chain drive bike that has nothing to do with the Super Tenere. And that 'rag' has little to do with reality.
Some day, maybe, you will see one in the US. The Tenere never came here because it would have been just another single cylinder bike that cost more than the KLR. If Yamaha stepped up their game and brought a shaft drive 700 to market, it would sell. This? Probably not in the US in any kind of numbers that make market sense.
Oh, and there are several other threads on this forum about that bike already.
eemsreno said:We just had a Yamaha sales rep in here the other day and I ask him if this bike is coming to the USA.
He said it is going to be produced in France and if it was ever to come to the USA it would have to be built in Japan because of quality control. So he didn't think it will come to the USA.
Tigers & F850s start at $11-11.5k.or so...Sierra1 said:I would think they might have to bump displacement up a bit. Triumph and BMW are 800cc. I would "assume" that would be the competition. Those two have been highly rated. I don't see how the Yamaha could hang at a 100cc deficit. It would make more sense for a modern TDM 850. (to me any way)
Compete with the KLR, DR, or XR? How about Yamaha gets into the twenty first century and competes with a Beta 500 RR-S, KTM 500 EXC, or 690 Enduro, or Husky FE 450, FE 500, or 701 Enduro. Then I might get a little excited about Yamaha Enduros.magic said:I would think Yamaha would bring this bike to the U.S. After all they have a big gap in their lineup. Their biggest enduro/dual sport is 250cc. Nice little bikes but they have nothing to compete with the KLR 650, DR650 or XR650.
And why are you on a Super Ténéré and not a GS1200 ?Abercrombie Tenere said:Compete with the KLR, DR, or XR? How about Yamaha gets into the twenty first century and competes with a Beta 500 RR-S, KTM 500 EXC, or 690 Enduro, or Husky FE 450, FE 500, or 701 Enduro. Then I might get a little excited about Yamaha Enduros.
If reliability & servicing costs are figured into the equation... No question.... The T7 will get it...hands downAbercrombie Tenere said:Compete with the KLR, DR, or XR? How about Yamaha gets into the twenty first century and competes with a Beta 500 RR-S, KTM 500 EXC, or 690 Enduro, or Husky FE 450, FE 500, or 701 Enduro. Then I might get a little excited about Yamaha Enduros.
cycledelic relic said:Tigers & F850s start at $11-11.5k.or so...
The T7 should come in around $8.5-9k if Im guessin right
& ...the power diff....well...there isnt that much diff.... I think the T7 is undercutting the Euros nicely
& well under the Africa Twin too