The Wait

[XtreemLee]

Why didn't you just walk into the dealership and buy one off the floor?

I've had mine for two weeks now...

 

[Thunderwear]

Got my deposit down on an ES with promised delivery in May. California. Can't wait.

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[rem]

Yo, Thunderwear dude … I think you may have snuck past me. I don't recall welcoming you to the Forum. I may have, but I'm old and have a hard time even finding my way home these days. ::014:: So in the highly likely event that I missed you, ::004:: to the Forum. When you get the chance, please post under Member Intros. Waiting won't be bad at all ….. once it's over. Hey, I'm here to help. ::025:: Good luck. R ::022::

 

[Gen2S10]

Why didn't you just walk into the dealership and buy one off the floor?

I've had mine for two weeks now...

I know that you are joking (at least I hope that you are). I am getting the very 1st one to the Las Cruces/El Paso area.

 

[Gen2S10]

Lee... no reason to wind your clock too tight. You can bet anything told to you by a salesperson is not the complete truth. Why did you give them thousands of dollars? $500 should have been sufficient for a commitment. Also... hope you did not buy YES fro your dealer. Most likely there are other dealer that will sell you YES for much less. If you did pay for YES, find the lesser price and have them match that price. Worked for me with my 2012. Also establish (with the dealership owner) a 20% or more discount for any OEM parts you need to purchase.

The money that was given to them is also for all of the accessories that I purchased. I did not buy a YES warranty as I had used a 3rd party provider for YES when buying my Vmax. The deal was pretty good as I got it for $1600.00 below MSRP because I searched the interwebs and found one one sale in Indiana for that price and they matched it. I looked up the Yami accessories that I wanted from Yamaha Sports Plaza and Stadium Yamaha online and they matched those prices too. This part of the deal was fine.

Just that "Nothing" call yesterday... Beer made it better.

Lee

 

[tomatocity]

The money that was given to them is also for all of the accessories that I purchased. I did not buy a YES warranty as I had used a 3rd party provider for YES when buying my Vmax. The deal was pretty good as I got it for $1600.00 below MSRP because I searched the interwebs and found one one sale in Indiana for that price and they matched it. I looked up the Yami accessories that I wanted from Yamaha Sports Plaza and Stadium Yamaha online and they matched those prices too. This part of the deal was fine.

Just that "Nothing" call yesterday... Beer made it better.

Lee

Sounds like you have your bases covered. Good job. One thing you won't be spending money on is Suspension... about $2000 for top of the line. That is a lot of accessories.

 

[XtreemLee]

I know that you are joking (at least I hope that you are). I am getting the very 1st one to the Las Cruces/El Paso area.

No joke #000335

 

[Gen2S10]

@ExtreemLee: I would have loved to have bought one off of the showroom floor. They just did not have one. Now they have every cruiser V-Twin model as well as sportbike, but ZERO Super Tenere.

 

[toadady]

wife calls from work at least once a week " how do you spell the name of that bike ?" when I tell people (even motorcycle people) I get the biggest deer in the headlights look . around here you either have a hardly or a dirtbike. and NO ONE has ever heard of adventure touring.

 

[creggur]

So the dealership salesdork calls me today. I was in the car on the way to Lowes to get something. The conversation went something like this: dork - "How are you doing today." Me - "I am fine and will be better if you are calling to tell me my Super Tenere is here." dork - "Oh no it isn't here yet. I do not know when it will get here. I just was checking in to let you know we hadn't forgotten about you." naturally this made me really angry. Me (in an elevated volume of speaking) - "Do not call me again to ask how I am unless my motorcycle is sitting in your shop! I cannot believe for one second that you do not know how or cannot trace an order!" dork - "I will get with the sales manager and see if there is a way to track your motorcycle." Me - "You do that!" *click*

Now, a few hours later, I am still baffled about this phone call. Why did he think it was necessary to call me to say they had not forgotten me? I would hope that since I gave them several thousand dollars to order a new motorcycle that they would not forget me. I have only lived in the US again for less than 2 years after nearly 25 years in Europe. Is this what customer service is now? "Hi, I just called to tell you that your order still isn't here"

SHEESH! ::009:: ::010:: ::010::

Lee

I'm in the car biz (service side) for 15 years now - this makes me laugh because I can't tell you how many times I've been bitched at over the years for: 1) calling customers too much. Or 2) not calling customers enough.

Wish I hadn't lost that crystal ball that told me how often to individually call the 120+ people who come through the store each day.

Chill out, man - the guy is just doing his job....

It wouldn't surprise me if your new Tenere doesn't spend a few extra days in its crate before you even know it's there if you actually lambasted your sales person like that over a courtesy call. I mean, you obviously don't think much of him - per your referring to him as a "dork" - bet he thinks of you as, "that douche that yelled at me for checking in with him".

Good luck on seeing your bike before May 31st - he still gets paid for the sale as long as it lands in the calendar month...

 

[Thunderwear]

Yeah, the sales guys at my dealership called me a couple of times while I waited a month for mine to come in, but they were nice in doing so. Not their fault that Yamaha is cr@ppy about sending out the bikes. It's obviously not their best seller or core bike, so understandable. Glad mine is finally here.

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[cochise325]

Walked in a showroom in September of 2012 and saw a black Super Tenere. Bought it on the spot and had it the very next day. Been grinning ever since. Now it is time for new tires, more miles, and more smiles.

 

[tomatocity]

There is a 2014 ES on the floor of PCP Motorsports in Sacramento CA.