Boris
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Yep, Gen2 is the way to go……..IMO.
Tentative super tenere
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Is there really that much of a difference between them?
Of course, I did my usual thing & bought my 2010 without even riding one first & then proceeded to buy it & ride it home - 2,300km over 3 days
Boris
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CCT, clutch basket, cruise, better dash, probably has ES and built in heated grips, just a slightly more developed and refined bike. I have a Gen1 and really enjoy it, it’s been dependable and served me well. However if I was in the market for another one now, I’d only be looking Gen2. Plus the OP has suggested he likes long trips…..surely CC is a must.
I think all things considered, the Gen2 is closer to the finished article.
Streethawk
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Dick, welcome to a most awesome forum
Fwiw, I was sort of in your situation. Way overpriced Super Teneres with average miles was my dilemma. My solution was using a motorcycle shipping company. I eventually found my 2016 ES with 2,097 miles on the odometer for $9,500 OTD in Utah. I searched "nationwide" on Cycle Trader and found it freshly posted at 1 a.m. in the morning (!) Shipping it from Draper UT to San Antonio TX cost me around $530. After tax and registration, it was still cheaper than anything I could find in my region that was in decent shape. Just another avenue to consider it all. Wishing you all the best regardless 
I like the dash layout of the gen 2 and cruise control. I don't believe gen 1 had cruise control.
barkingllizard
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a simple hello, Chav...
Wenisgoodenuf
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Greetings from Canada, gonna love whatever you get.
Well I test rode the 2013 and it was a deal I couldn't pass up. 6800 out the door with new tires, full Yamaha service, fresh brake fluids. I have no debt now and the bike only has 2k miles.
It has aftermarket heated grips and I intend to add cruise control. For the price I couldn't justify upgrading because it does everything I wanted. I will say I love the dash because I prefer the real tach. I do have to get used to not having a slipper clutch. One thing I wanted was a quick shift but this bike shifts so smooth I won't see it being an issue. I didn't want the quick shift for performance but rather for smooth shifting with a passenger.
It has aftermarket heated grips and I intend to add cruise control. For the price I couldn't justify upgrading because it does everything I wanted. I will say I love the dash because I prefer the real tach. I do have to get used to not having a slipper clutch. One thing I wanted was a quick shift but this bike shifts so smooth I won't see it being an issue. I didn't want the quick shift for performance but rather for smooth shifting with a passenger.
Boris
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Congrats on your purchase, I’m sure it’ll bring you plenty of miles with smiles.
Not that I’m aware of. Mine came fitted with Mccruise.
How is mccruise? That's that I plan on getting? Is it worth 645 buckets over a good throttle lock?
Definitely better than a good throttle lock but don’t work like a cruise control in a car… you can set it & increase speed & decrease speed but there is no memory. If you hit the brakes or clutch, it disconnects & you then need to reset.
Also, it’s powered by the brake circuit, so, when first turning on the bike, you turn on the unit & then need to touch the brakes to make it operational. If turning on after hitting brakes at least once, they’re good to go. Newer versions have Bluetooth so you can set through phone but I don’t know anything about those. Mines a bit older.
I’ve got throttle locks on my TDMs & they do a job to relieve holding the throttle but cheaper ones also don’t always hold it in the right place. Can also change gears & hit brakes while throttle is still on.
If I did go with the throttle lock it would be something like an atlas.
I was looking to add an atlas to my last bike before I decided to just upgrade bikes. I do think for my use case it would be fine but at the same time the cost of the MCcruise isn't bad considering what it costs if you add it as on option on some of the new bikes that are coming out.