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Sold: 2017 ES Tenere - 8010 miles - $9,200

Conflubmw

Conflubmw

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Either I don't fit, or something is wrong with me as this Tenere does all that is asked of it well. Starts quickly, pulls off from a stop without a lot of revs, passes other traffic at 80+ on the nearby turnpike. Gotta have cruise, it works well. I've added more and more accessories to make it more appealing to me (good for you, $s out of my pocket), but it is just not my cup of tea.

It has; Bumot Panniers with the tool carrier mounted inside the right luggage bracket
Madstad wind screen - provides me more protection
Tail luggage box from Amazon - hide the helmet.
Tire Pressure Monitor
LED light bar under the headlights. Another inexpensive Amazon purchase.
Quick release tank bag. Has a hole in front for feeding USB cables through. Keep your gadgets charged.
Heidenau K76 tires - shod about 2k miles ago. More road oriented than the K60. The stock tires were OK but getting older with micro-cracks. Time to replace.
Yaesu battery - First week of May. The stock battery still worked fine, but at 4 years, I thought the engine should crank faster, even tho the bike never failed to start.
I have a couple of marker tail lights on the panniers to show dimensions to someone following at night. Cheesy looking and could be removed or replaced with a conventional red marker light. Weather tight screw connectors for the wires enable removal of the panniers.
Oil, brake, and clutch fluids replaced around 6K.

All electrical additions were done with plugs and jacks that fit the Tenere. I will NOT cut into stock wiring.

I've added a dash under the instruments with a switch to go between stock and dual horns (stock/polite and loud), high and low intensity LED light bar control, TPMS, Voltmeter/USB supply.
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Someone fussed about adding pictures. Prior posts, one would click on a picture and the full image would appear. I hope this is what happens. I can re-post full size images.
The bike is 4 years old and has some little scratchs on the tank. I took a day long safety course and fell in a tight turn. I see no damage to anything, but did replace a side protector. Then there is the title. In Oklahoma, it shows up as a blemish on the mileage. The dealer I bought it from registered it with 1K more miles than it had, when I bought with 1K less, it created the blemish with the states' Tag Agencies.
We'll see if that asking price works.
 
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Rethy

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Are you interested in any trades... I have a 2017 Africa Twin with many extras and 8K miles and also a 2013 Yamaha FJR with extras and 43K miles.
 
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Rethy said:
Are you interested in any trades... I have a 2017 Africa Twin with many extras and 8K miles and also a 2013 Yamaha FJR with extras and 43K miles.
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My riding buddy has his FJR that he very politely keep his speed down for me to keep up. Alas, I'm attempting to clean out the stable, so do not wish to add more (my birthday was just last weekend) - We won't go into ages. I remember the Twin from years ago, I guess their first generation. Now I'm more interested in the DCT version. WHAT? YOU DON'T SHIFT! Good luck
 
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Yea i should keep all my bikes if i was a little more sane .At 61 YO i have owned over 60 motorcycles and i suspect it is a genetic defect. I have friends with the DCT and if i knew better would have gone that route. For touring it is fantastic. The new ones you can adjust each individual gear what RPM it shifts. Its also very intuitive in that if you whack the throttle wide open it holds each gear longer to accelerate. Next year i retire and need some bikes in the garage that can eat miles. The FJR does fit the bill but does not work for gravel roads well. My 2012 Tenere served me well for 50K miles and i may go that route again. My dream bike is the BMW GSA but the cost of ownership does not match up well to retirement income. Not sure which direction i will go but good luck with your sell. That is a very reasonable price for a nice bike. I think it should sell quickly.
 
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Rethy said:
Yea i should keep all my bikes if i was a little more sane .At 61 YO i have owned over 60 motorcycles and i suspect it is a genetic defect. I have friends with the DCT and if i knew better would have gone that route. For touring it is fantastic. The new ones you can adjust each individual gear what RPM it shifts. Its also very intuitive in that if you whack the throttle wide open it holds each gear longer to accelerate. Next year i retire and need some bikes in the garage that can eat miles. The FJR does fit the bill but does not work for gravel roads well. My 2012 Tenere served me well for 50K miles and i may go that route again. My dream bike is the BMW GSA but the cost of ownership does not match up well to retirement income. Not sure which direction i will go but good luck with your sell. That is a very reasonable price for a nice bike. I think it should sell quickly.
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Thank you for your kind response. In the past couple years, i too, was swapping out rides to get what fits. The Yammie is a wonderful machine, and i look at it upset that it is going to be gone, and actually step back to an older bike like the one i had for 8 years. There was this one deal i couldn’t pass up. Another gorgeous machine that i didn’t jive with. Wife thinks I’m nuts. I think a bit of insanity is actually good. That GS doesn’t have to be new, but it will be new to you.
 
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Hey where are you located?

Edit- nvm looked at you profile says Tulsa


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I attempted taking a pic of the small scratches around the fuel filler, but the sun is too bright and I'm a noob with the camera.
I originally bought a Shad 16 liter tank bag that mounts with 3 pins attached to the fuel door. I always had trouble putting it back on. I went with a smaller Givi bag that snaps on to a lip that is attached to the fuel door. I can do that one better.

Not posted above, I will be attempting to stuff all the original pieces I took off the bike to mount all my farkles into the saddle bags.
 
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jhansen said:
Tail luggage box from Amazon - hide the helmet.

Emgo 72-32440 Travel Trunk?
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Bought the back box a bit over a year ago, i guess after the COVID started, no travel, add things to the Ténéré phase. Yep, you have the make and model spotted.
For grins, i took my full coverage helmet, size: Fat; or XL and stuck it in and locked it in.


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This bike has aged another year since it was new. COVID, title issues and other things have stopped me (but NOT the bike) from riding far and wide. I generally associate a 5 digit price with something that is new or the seller is overly proud of. "It is part of that Marque". Adjust the price down a bit, as it is now 4 years old.
jhansen said:
Tail luggage box from Amazon - hide the helmet.

Emgo 72-32440 Travel Trunk?
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I couldn't find my helmet the other day. Closet, on the bike, in the trunk of the car. Finally remembered I made sure it fit in the back box. Yep! There it was. Nice loud jacket, I'm sure you're seen. Make?
 
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