mrpete64
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Look at the new Husyk 700 single coming out this spring. i had a v-strom...nice street bike. But, compared to my 2014ES....NO comparison!
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Mr. Pete--------->
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I wouldn't switch to a Strom, I'd just go ahead and get a DRZ400 or WRR and keep the Tenere for touring. I don't think the Strom is enough of a weight difference to get you where you want to be, in my humble opinion. Go test ride one, and see if it's where you want to be. Could be an expensive mistake if it's not.keeponriding said:I've put in 34K miles on my Tenere and love it....but....been thinking of reducing weight...hence the thought behind a strom.
On roads, the ST is perfect...off road, it gets to be a bit too much of a handful and would think I might benefit from something a little lighter and lower (I'm height challenged....on crowned dirt roads, depending on where the balance is, I sometim3es can't get my foot low enough).
Who's got both? Or, ridden both? Who's got opinions based on experience with both bikes?
BTW: I don;t ride 2-up...always single.
A good friend of mine recently did 3 days in colorado, Him on a Honda CRF450X, his brother on a DRZ400keeponriding said:If I was going to just stay on pavement, shoot..I'd keep the T....it works just fine as a long distance touring bikes, with occasional forays onto well-groomed dirt (hello Colorado!)....it was when I got onto more challenging terrain like the Alpine Loop that I felt like I could have shed 100 or more pounds.
All around – a GREAT dirt bike - geared MUCH better (as in "lower" - with 'creeper capability') than was my brother's DRZ400. His dual-sport gearing required him to maintain a higher 1st-gear speed before lugging the motor - this made climbing extreme-steep, rocky, loose trails a bit more “exciting” for my brother than it was for me.
But more the the 650cc Wee Strom...limey said:It's less than the super T..
Defekticon said:What would happen if you didn't drop the front end? My lowering links just got here from Rideon, probably going to put them on this weekend.
I've owned a 2006 dl1000 for close to 5 yrs. good bike. Not tenere territory. Tried the new gen 1000. Lots of good improvements over the prev. gen (modern suspension, abs, tc) again would not trade from a tenere.keeponriding said:I was actually thinking of the strom 650...and yeah, I would jump on the Tenere 650. I like the T, but would like it a bit...smaller and lighter.
I know we talked about it coming to the States a couple of years ago...I guess the Yammy product managers weren't convinced.
If I was going to just stay on pavement, shoot..I'd keep the T....it works just fine as a long distance touring bikes, with occasional forays onto well-groomed dirt (hello Colorado!)....it was when I got onto more challenging terrain like the Alpine Loop that I felt like I could have shed 100 or more pounds.
The width of the seat could explain that. It tends to eat up inseam which makes it feel taller than it is.Goldwing said:I'm 5'9" and found the VStrom 1000 to be even higher than the ST. So not sure if you sat on a VStrom or not but if not, try it out first!!
::026:: This is my plan alsoRiversong said:Keep the S10 and get a used Yamaha 250 WR, that's what I'm thinking about doing