I'm one of the 2011 pdp buyers of '12 Super Tenere. After 4 years of mostly commuting, weekend day rides, and a handful of longer trips while living in San Diego, we moved to Maryland and have 2 little kids.
My commute is trash since lane splitting is apparently more offensive than homicide here, and the weather is what I consider "horrific." I'm maybe doing 3000 miles a year now.
I've put a lot into the bike to make it more or less what it can be (skid plate, crash bars, windscreen, heated grips, my own custom ecu flash, top case, rack, higher bars, etc.)....lot of cash. Only 30k miles.
I find myself wanting something different, not because I'm dissatisfied with the S10, but because I need to fill a gap in my existence. I think you probably all know what I mean to a certain extent.
Looking at the FJ-09, XSR900, FZ-07....all look good but I suspect there would be days I would miss the S10.
Plus, the resale is low on the Tenere, considering it has easily another 70k miles before a problem shows up. Easily.
Buy another and keep the S10 could be an option financially, but I know that the new bike would get 2700 of the 3000 miles and I would sell the S10 anyway.
What should I do? Anyone with similar dilemma that has the experience to give advice?
My commute is trash since lane splitting is apparently more offensive than homicide here, and the weather is what I consider "horrific." I'm maybe doing 3000 miles a year now.
I've put a lot into the bike to make it more or less what it can be (skid plate, crash bars, windscreen, heated grips, my own custom ecu flash, top case, rack, higher bars, etc.)....lot of cash. Only 30k miles.
I find myself wanting something different, not because I'm dissatisfied with the S10, but because I need to fill a gap in my existence. I think you probably all know what I mean to a certain extent.
Looking at the FJ-09, XSR900, FZ-07....all look good but I suspect there would be days I would miss the S10.
Plus, the resale is low on the Tenere, considering it has easily another 70k miles before a problem shows up. Easily.
Buy another and keep the S10 could be an option financially, but I know that the new bike would get 2700 of the 3000 miles and I would sell the S10 anyway.
What should I do? Anyone with similar dilemma that has the experience to give advice?