TenereStreets
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Ironically the GS wins but a few days after test it wouldn't start...
Ride Magazine in UK has ADV bike comarison
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PAULIBIKER
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BMW’s should come with a “cuss” word thesaurus. Seriously, you will run out of cuss words owning one.
escapefjrtist
Searching for Dry Roads
Thanks for the post...off to look for the whole article.
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Me, being a mere peasant, with limited vernacular abilities, just used the one that started with mother....
Ah man that’s nucking futs!
Longdog Cymru
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Interestingly, the spec sheet shows the SuperTen as the only bike weighed “wet”, so a much more honest reflection of the actual weight of the bike.
It also says that the BMW has a 17” front wheel....... Hmmm..... just wait until you try and fit a new tyre!
But the most amazing thing on the spec sheet shows the Triumph as having 120 litre fuel tank! Now there’s a real round the World bike if you ask me!!!
Ah, British bike journalism at it’s very best...... and the BMW went home on a trailer too, made my day that did!
It also says that the BMW has a 17” front wheel....... Hmmm..... just wait until you try and fit a new tyre!
But the most amazing thing on the spec sheet shows the Triumph as having 120 litre fuel tank! Now there’s a real round the World bike if you ask me!!!
Ah, British bike journalism at it’s very best...... and the BMW went home on a trailer too, made my day that did!
tallpaul
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Which edition of RiDE magazine is it?
Touratech at one point actually weighed some bikes. What appears to be a well accessorized S10, with crash guards, bash plate, and metal panniers came in at 594lbs. They don't mention how full the tank is, but at say 6lbs per gallon, figure at most another 36lbs. There's a few R1200GS weighed as well with various spec that come in below and above the Tenere.
I would say the biggest knock against the Tenere isn't the weight itself, but rather how it carries it, it is very top heavy and the GS is not. Same concept as a Goldwing that weighs around 800lbs, but doesn't feel it.
http://blog.touratech-usa.com/2014/02/10/weekend-weigh-in-results/
I would say the biggest knock against the Tenere isn't the weight itself, but rather how it carries it, it is very top heavy and the GS is not. Same concept as a Goldwing that weighs around 800lbs, but doesn't feel it.
http://blog.touratech-usa.com/2014/02/10/weekend-weigh-in-results/
TenereStreets
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TenereStreets
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Rest of article:
tallpaul
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Thanks! I'll get a copy.
Some useful dates for the diary in that issue too...including some I didn't know about. I rarely buy mags. There is a report in that issue of the Triumph RS where (as usual) they big up the fact that they've tested it over 3,500 miles. That really bugs me. All these mags seem to think that is a valid test. Please....give me a break! 100,000 milss maybe.
Sorry...I'll shut up now...I could rant for days about that
Sorry...I'll shut up now...I could rant for days about that
Tenman
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If I was rich. I'd get a Duc. But I'd still ride my S10 most of the time. For my riding it's got perfect power.
Longdog Cymru
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On the subject of weight, the SuperTen feels top heavy when you are manhandling the bike around, but once you pull away, that feeling disappears. I believe Yamaha went for “mass centralisation” in much the same vein as Eric Buell did with his wonderful machines to give the bike the superb balance and effortless handling when on the move.
mrpete64
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I agree with the above comment. I always thought this bike would be a top heavy pig. Boy was I wrong!
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aging hippie
Mr. Pete--------->
aging hippie
tallpaul
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That's like one bloke did a quick trip round Europe! More and more manufacturers use the buying public as a test fleet. At least with the marginal year-on-year changes to the S10 we are confident that it IS thoroughly tested and proven.
Thats true tallpaul.
Like I said..it bugs me. It takes me at least a few oil and tyre changes to have what I think is a valid opinion of a bike and yet thd mags offer opinions on reliability ease of maintenance etc after a quick blast to south of france and back. Aaarrgghhh
OK...I'll go and take my pills now
Like I said..it bugs me. It takes me at least a few oil and tyre changes to have what I think is a valid opinion of a bike and yet thd mags offer opinions on reliability ease of maintenance etc after a quick blast to south of france and back. Aaarrgghhh
OK...I'll go and take my pills now
Cycledude
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3,500 miles is probably more than most folks put on in a year !
Currently 527,000 miles on one of my Goldwings that I picked up brandnew the week before thanksgivings in 2002, that averages out to about 32,000 miles a year on that bike.
Currently 527,000 miles on one of my Goldwings that I picked up brandnew the week before thanksgivings in 2002, that averages out to about 32,000 miles a year on that bike.
bnschroder
2014 Super Tenere ES
Well, if I only read this test, I would still go out and buy a Tenere. The way they describe it screams "this is the bike for me" - and so I guess I bought the right steed 4 years ago
The first year I had mine, I put on about 7k miles; and I didn't "go" anywhere. It was my transportation of choice. It took me 3,500 miles just to learn how to NOT burn up the rear tire while braking and downshifting. The Tenere is the "tortoise", and everybody else are the "hares". Competent and capable, not flashy or gimmicky. That's MY opinion of the Tenere.