SapperWing
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Have a picture of one at the dealer at Sky Powersports in FL......
Looks like the 2021s are starting to land here in the States.....
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maximus_flavius
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Until you post a pic, I guess we’ll all have to just use our imagination.
tallpaul
Well-Known Member
They're not showing on the website...
SapperWing
New Member
To be clear - I didn't buy one. It just showed up on CycleTrader.
Just did another search, and there's several more 2021s showing up across the country.
Just did another search, and there's several more 2021s showing up across the country.
Longdog Cymru
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There is a lovely brand spanking new ES model with Givi luggage, lights, etc in lovely stealth black at a Yamaha dealership close to me right now.
tallpaul
Well-Known Member
It can only be a 2020 bike in the UK, as I understand it. In the US they are still getting the model officially imported. I was curious to see what the new paint scheme was like! I've certainly no need to change mine.
Longdog Cymru
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Yes, of course you are correct, it is a 2020 bike but I suspect that even the bikes arriving in USA are 2020 bikes.
tallpaul
Well-Known Member
I think the link posted above quotes the vehicle vin number. I wonder if the manufacture date can be determined from that? I know UK ones can't, but I suspect US ones can.
The VIN shows model year not mfg date. The factory builds them in batches so the build date may not mean much anyway, as this first batch may've been built last calendar year.
WJBertrand
Ventura Highway
Here's the '21 Super Tenere on the US website (if you can access it). Not sure the same livery will be offered in other countries where the '21s will be sold:
2023 Yamaha Super Ténéré ES Adventure Touring Motorcycle - Photo Gallery, Video, Specs, Features, Offers, Inventory and more
2023 Yamaha Super Ténéré ES Adventure Touring Motorcycle
I like how's it looking in the black color scheme with actual photos. Call me crazy, but I think the new HD PA looks like the Tenere, with both having that black color scheme.
I sold my 2015 Super Tenere non-ES last year. Regretted it since.
Been looking for a new bike. In the last week, test rode a 2018 BMW r1200gs, 2021 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro, and a 2020 Moto Guzzi v85tt.
All three were nice bikes, and very different in their own right, but I keep thinking about getting a 2021 Super Tenere ES now....proven reliability (for me personally), shaft drive, 19" front wheel, great weather protection, and all the things standard that matter to me (heated grips, center stand, cruise control). The only thing I think it lacks right now are quality LED headlights...not sure why in 2021 the ST still doesn't have this, especially since the FJ-09/Tracer 900/Tracer 9 started having LED lights back in ~2015.
Part of me wants to get a different and lighter bike...part of me says stick to what you know/like/can rely on, despite the weight (which is great on the highway) and lack of LED lights (get some aux lights added).
I was going to pull the trigger on either the Tiger 900 RP or Moto Guzzi v85 tt, and was leaning toward the $4500 savings/shaft drive of the Guzzi, but I think I might wait until I can see the 2021 Super Tenere, and possibly test ride the 2021 Tracer 9 GT.
I was not impressed by Dirt_Dad coming back to the dealership after the Tiger 900 ride and also don't want a chain street bike so it is out for me. Looking forward to riding the V85TT but am hoping for info about a Super Tenere update, am comfy on the big ol' beast, and have too much going on right now to change bikes too.