Old Friends buying Super Teneres

[eemsreno]

In 1979 four of us rode to Yellowstone on a two week great time.
I was on my XS1100 and Jeff on a KZ900, Rick on a Suzuki 550 and Rus on a XS750.

That is Jeff on the left Rick on the ground and Rus on the right.
Rick has passed away a few years ago.
. About 6 years ago Michelle and I stopped by Jeff's house and he took my Tenere for a ride. He seemed to really like it. Well about 4 weeks ago I stopped by again and he was at work but I talked to his wife, He picked up a 2015 Tenere a year or so ago.
About 4 years ago Rus stopped by work and I had him take my Tenere for a ride. He said 'I got to get me one of these' . A couple days ago I got a message on here from Rus, He has picked up a 2014 Tenere.
I told Rus that the three of us need to get together and take a trip again. It's great to hook up with old friends again.

 

[bimota]

great story that, thanks for sharing

rob

 

[Squibb]

The Three Amigos comeback tour .........

Sounds like a great plan. Scary place Yellowstone, if you think about it too deeply.

 

[pilleway]

Great storry!, will be great if you can make the trip again.
You can call "los tres alegres compardres" (the three happy compadres) trip!

 

[WJBertrand]

I’ve had 3 friends that bought Super Ténérés after seeing mine. Yamaha should give me a commission!


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[eemsreno]

I have great news.
A couple years ago I tried contacting Rick through the business his dad owned They got back to me and said he had passed away. Well, it turned out that they got Rick mixed with his dad.
I was telling my daughter the story of us four riding to Yellowstone and that three of us now own Super Tenere's but that Rick had passed away. She started searching the internet and found Ricks dads obituary that led her to Rick. He is alive and well. I'm slow at this technology stuff so I've only messaged with him a couple times now I'll find out if he still rides, maybe if I really get up to speed, I can get his phone # and actually call him. That might take me a while, as Rus has sent me his # and I still haven't got him called. If I could get Michelle to put Rus's # in the phone then I can make the call.

 

[eemsreno]

Rick just posted me this picture from our 1979 trip.
That is me on the right and I think it is on the east side of the Missouri river on I90 in South Dakota.
Wow notice that red suitcase and cooler on my bike.

 

[Bmwdumptruck]

Great story, and great news on Rick, hope you get connected again and REALLY hope you get together for a reunion trip. Best I could do would be a day trip to Southend with an old school mate Tony. But no idea where he is, not seen or heard from him in years….

 

[blitz11]

Somebody had been working out!

 

[Sierra1]

Rick just posted me this picture from our 1979 trip. . . .

And didn't you say you still have the XS11?

 

[rodeoclone]

Rick just posted me this picture from our 1979 trip.
That is me on the right and I think it is on the east side of the Missouri river on I90 in South Dakota.
Wow notice that red suitcase and cooler on my bike.
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You had a 6 pack abdominal thing going there eemsreno. You really were/are a biker. LOL Twenty something in that pic?

 

[eemsreno]

I wish I still could work out like them days. I wish I still had hair like them days.
Yes I just took the XS1100 for a ride last week then removed the battery for the winter.

 

[eemsreno]

A trip down memory lane, I dug out the old slides and converted them to digital .

This would be my picture from the same location as above.


Rick riding down the highway.


Same picture as above but turned out much better.


Rick Rus Jeff



Somewhere ?

 

[eemsreno]

Rus This is on the OLD Alternate 14 in the Big Horns, one of the coolest roads I have ridden, When Michelle and I rode through here on our honeymoon the next year it was all closed off, you can still see traces of it on Google earth. It is on the north side of the current Alternate 14.



Not sure which one of the guys this is but they all three dived off this cliff into the Firehole River.


After the swim




Jeff crossing Jenny Lake in the Tetons


And me The dork

 

[Sierra1]

That water has got to be f'n cold.

 

[eemsreno]

That water has got to be f'n cold.

That is the Firehole River in Yellow Stone , Very warm.
Jenny Lake was cool but summer warm.