I figured we might want to start a new thread since we hi-jacked the other one; BMW GS Update.
A sport bike, by design, is made for sport; handling, and speed. Duh. The Tenere, by design, is a compromise; pavement, and not pavement. Apples and oranges. MY point is that, for what it is. . . . and what it was designed for . . . . the Tenere does a great impression of a sport bike.
Sport bikes are lighter, have more peak HP, and have a whole bunch more rubber on the ground. The Tenere is almost exactly opposite. The sport bike has all of the advantages. And, yet. . . . the Tenere more than holds her own in the curves. And, depending on the riders of each, can sometimes be the victor.
I've never had, or even ridden, a non-ES. So I don't know how easy/difficult suspension tuning is. I do know how easy the ES is. When my settings don't match my road, I adjust.
Personally, that's one of the big reasons that more and more people are switching to adventure bikes; regardless of brand. They can all, more or less, ride with most sport bikes in the curves. . . . and then leave them behind when the pavement ends.
A sport bike, by design, is made for sport; handling, and speed. Duh. The Tenere, by design, is a compromise; pavement, and not pavement. Apples and oranges. MY point is that, for what it is. . . . and what it was designed for . . . . the Tenere does a great impression of a sport bike.
Sport bikes are lighter, have more peak HP, and have a whole bunch more rubber on the ground. The Tenere is almost exactly opposite. The sport bike has all of the advantages. And, yet. . . . the Tenere more than holds her own in the curves. And, depending on the riders of each, can sometimes be the victor.
I've never had, or even ridden, a non-ES. So I don't know how easy/difficult suspension tuning is. I do know how easy the ES is. When my settings don't match my road, I adjust.
Personally, that's one of the big reasons that more and more people are switching to adventure bikes; regardless of brand. They can all, more or less, ride with most sport bikes in the curves. . . . and then leave them behind when the pavement ends.
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