I pulled into Team Charlotte Motorsports @ 0800 today to Demo the S10. I asked the Yammie rep if they had a Supere Tenere in the truck and he said he didn't know if they did or didn't, he allowed that since it can no longer be purchased it wouldn't surprised him if there wasn't one. Well that just great, I just rode 200 miles for nothing. I then walked over to the Star demo trailer and asked the driver if there was a Tenere in the trailer. He replied "No there isn't". Well I was beside myself, and was walking away totally dejected when the driver laughed and told me the Tenere was in the dealer shop, he unloaded the bikes last night(smart ass). Got the first ride of the morning on the S10 for a total of 47 minutes, 24 miles in the saddle. Nice mix of urban, suburban and interstate(no dirt).
Impressions:
*The ergos and seating was quite comfortable. I'm 6'1", 33" inseam and I flat foot with the seat in the high position. Had to reach a little for the handlebars, easy fix with Rox risers.
*There was quite a bit of buffeting above 65 mph on a 5 mile interstate run(the screen in low position). Scrunched down a couple of inch's and was fine. I would imagine the screen in the high position and the seat in the low position would eliminate a lot of it.
*I didn't find the throttle snatchy at all, theres a lot of torque @ low RPM's.
*I dropped the bike into 6th gear @ 30MPH and did a full throttle roll on and it didn' stutter once, just dug in and pulled.
*This bike corners with ease.
*The best thing about this bike is what it doesn't do, it doesn't fell like a 575lb. bike. I never once thought this bike was heavy. I've ridden a GS and when you ride it you know it's a 500 lb bike, the Tenere handles and feels lighter than my KLR!
*I walked away from my ride with a smile, knowing that my purchase of this bike will deliver years of reliable service and take me anywhere my KLR would take me.
Impressions:
*The ergos and seating was quite comfortable. I'm 6'1", 33" inseam and I flat foot with the seat in the high position. Had to reach a little for the handlebars, easy fix with Rox risers.
*There was quite a bit of buffeting above 65 mph on a 5 mile interstate run(the screen in low position). Scrunched down a couple of inch's and was fine. I would imagine the screen in the high position and the seat in the low position would eliminate a lot of it.
*I didn't find the throttle snatchy at all, theres a lot of torque @ low RPM's.
*I dropped the bike into 6th gear @ 30MPH and did a full throttle roll on and it didn' stutter once, just dug in and pulled.
*This bike corners with ease.
*The best thing about this bike is what it doesn't do, it doesn't fell like a 575lb. bike. I never once thought this bike was heavy. I've ridden a GS and when you ride it you know it's a 500 lb bike, the Tenere handles and feels lighter than my KLR!
*I walked away from my ride with a smile, knowing that my purchase of this bike will deliver years of reliable service and take me anywhere my KLR would take me.
