New member, south sound, W WA

[nationwide]

Hi all, new member here, currently on a 2003 K1200GT and a F800GS Adventure. I’ve been thinking about replacing both with a Super Ten, so came here to learn. I’ve been riding since 2000 on various bikes, more sport in the beginning (ZX-6R was my first ride) but mostly BMW GSs, large and small, and the GT in the last 10 years.

Jason

 

[Wallkeeper]

Welcome from Minnesota!

 

[audiowize]

Welcome from a few miles to the north. There's a 2017 at Brother's in Bremerton that looks nice!

 

[Sierra1]

Welcome, from Texas. Once you make the jump to Yamaha, you're gonna wonder why you waited so long.

 

[nationwide]

Funny you mention that, I just test rode that ST yesterday.

Welcome from a few miles to the north. There's a 2017 at Brother's in Bremerton that looks nice!

 

[nationwide]

I owned an ‘02 (gen 1) FZ-1 for 5 years and 32k mi. That was a great bike.

Welcome, from Texas. Once you make the jump to Yamaha, you're gonna wonder why you waited so long.

 

[Sierra1]

I am Yama-biased. But I can also say that I've never had an issue with anything built in Japan. I cannot make that statement about the spinning propellor brand.

 

[Panman]

The Ten is a great all around utility bike. Sounds a bit like a tractor and keeps plugging along like one. Glad I have mine, we done some big miles together!

 

[Boris]

Welcome Jason, from the UK.

 

[bimota]

welcome Jason

from S Wales UK

Rob

 

[nationwide]

I am Yama-biased. But I can also say that I've never had an issue with anything built in Japan. I cannot make that statement about the spinning propellor brand.

I‘m also a big tuning fork fan. Funny note, it was my FZ-1 and my F800GSA that “distinguished” themselves as the only two of my 12+ bikes/5 brands owned to actually strand me. The Yamaha had a carb float not seat and hydro locked my engine, and the GS had a faulty ignition switch that would turn itself on without the key (hence the bike’s name “Boots” for Bootstrapping)—it did that once while I was away for a time and killed its battery.

I’ve been lucky with my K1200GT. It’s been fantastic. I have found that my other BMWs all took much more tinkering and futzing. The two Yamahas I owned were very reliable and low maintenance, incident above excepted. I’m hoping to have that type of experience with the next bike.

 

[audiowize]

Yeah that K bike is right on the precipice of when things went south in a big way with BMW. You've gotten away with no clutch work so far?

 

[Wenisgoodenuf]

Greetings from Canada

 

[barkingllizard]

a simple hello, nationwide...

 

[nationwide]

Yeah that K bike is right on the precipice of when things went south in a big way with BMW. You've gotten away with no clutch work so far?

No clutch or final drive issues. No issues of any kind, actually [knock wood]. The only maintenance items to go were the plastic hose couplers for the gas tank, one fork seal (after a dealer spilled brake fluid all over it during a clutch fluid change, and just recently the thermostat. 78K mi on it now.

 

[escapefjrtist]

Welcome from the east side foothills! Lots of great information here and we won't steer you away from a Tenere. I've had lots of (s)miles on both of mine.

~G