Hello to all,
I'm Dan in Tucson, AZ. I am retired and anxious to get away from the computer and TV and hit the road. I'm sorry to say I am only a lurker at this point. Trying to make a decision between two very different bikes. I am old, coming up on 64, and thinking comfort is the way to go. So I go look at the Honda Goldwing. Ahhhh, nice seat, good ergonomics, cruise control, audio all set up, lots of storage, the list goes on. Then I spot the Super Tenere. Hmmmm........... I like the way it looks. I like the concept. I like what the salesman is telling me about it. I get on this forum and I read and read and read. Then I think to myself, idiot you just sold your 2009 KLR with only 900 miles on it because you couldn't stand the wind noise with the dinky windshield and it wasn't comfortable enough. But still....... the ST can be farkled to make it comfy.........uhhhh........like the Goldwing. Well not quite. So here I am going back and forth. I am 6' 6" tall 225 lbs. so I don't fit well on much of anything. Anybody else out there my height or taller riding a ST? I've owned lots of bikes over the years. First was a Tohatsu 50cc in high school (yeah that was embarrassing). In that last 15 years, a Honda 750 Nighthawk, Honda ST1100, Cagiva Gran Canyon (probably the best bike I've ever had and reget selling it), and the KLR. I'm getting close to making a decision but find as I get older decisions are more difficult. Thanks to all on this forum who provide so much information.
Dreams are useless if you never do anything to make them come true.
I'm Dan in Tucson, AZ. I am retired and anxious to get away from the computer and TV and hit the road. I'm sorry to say I am only a lurker at this point. Trying to make a decision between two very different bikes. I am old, coming up on 64, and thinking comfort is the way to go. So I go look at the Honda Goldwing. Ahhhh, nice seat, good ergonomics, cruise control, audio all set up, lots of storage, the list goes on. Then I spot the Super Tenere. Hmmmm........... I like the way it looks. I like the concept. I like what the salesman is telling me about it. I get on this forum and I read and read and read. Then I think to myself, idiot you just sold your 2009 KLR with only 900 miles on it because you couldn't stand the wind noise with the dinky windshield and it wasn't comfortable enough. But still....... the ST can be farkled to make it comfy.........uhhhh........like the Goldwing. Well not quite. So here I am going back and forth. I am 6' 6" tall 225 lbs. so I don't fit well on much of anything. Anybody else out there my height or taller riding a ST? I've owned lots of bikes over the years. First was a Tohatsu 50cc in high school (yeah that was embarrassing). In that last 15 years, a Honda 750 Nighthawk, Honda ST1100, Cagiva Gran Canyon (probably the best bike I've ever had and reget selling it), and the KLR. I'm getting close to making a decision but find as I get older decisions are more difficult. Thanks to all on this forum who provide so much information.
Dreams are useless if you never do anything to make them come true.