What do we now think of the bike

[Wallkeeper]

2Tall,

I am selling my 2007 DL1000 Vstrom. It is a fantastic bike but my Tenere better serves my needs. I am a solo rider and the Yamaha met my top three needs of dependable, dependable, and dependable. Once you go cruise control you will never go back. Also, I am 6'4" and the Tenere is a little taller with more room. With highway pegs I will be fine. I am about $2500 into the Yamaha with a new Garmin, Caribou panniers and top case. I bought the taller Yamaha windscreen and the Yamaha tank bag. SW-MOTECH crash bars and skid plate. I bought a new 2015 last year and saved enough to pay for all of that. VStrom is great but the Yamaha with drive shaft and cruise is fantastic.

I am with NotNow. I rode a 2002 Strom and it was a good bike but I like the Super Ten much better. All around smoother, more comfortable and stable. The Strom was definitely quicker but then I am not drag racing. Go for the Super Ten, I bet you will like it.

Wally

 

[BMC55]

I have now owned my 2015 ST ES for 18 months after purchasing new in November of 2015. 18,000 kms with forestry trunk road riding and highway touring. I thoroughly love this motorcycle. Smooth, powerful enough for me, wonderful ride, maneuverable, comfortable, great gas mileage, and very easy to do the minor maintenance. I used to have a touring cruiser as well but sold that ride when the parent company stop making the brand. I have thought of getting another touring cruiser but really have started questioning why do that when this motorcycle does everything so well for me. 62 year old rider with 49 years riding experience on multiple brands over the years. A happy ST owner. Hope this year finds everyone well and filled with many safe happy riding miles. Cheers.

 

[ADKsuper10]

Loving my candy red 2015 after 1 year. Still get compliments on its looks a build quality.

And when non-bike guys compliment it's always followed with "What's it called.....a Super what?" And then I get to explain to them what the Tenere is and where the bikes roots come from. I love it!

 

[Sierra1]

Man, they don't have to be "non-bike guys". NOBODY knows what it is. The "best" guess, and most common, is that it is a BMW. Of course it tell them "no, it's better". ::025::

 

[Checkswrecks]

The BMW comparisons take me back to the 1970s when I was a fairly new airplane mechanic and worked weekends on a race team. Home base was a north corner of the Van Nuys airport on Reseda Road and we spent a lot of weekends there. I was a dumb kid and Skip, the Crew Chief at the time, was quite the ladies' man. One day, this smoking hot little thing walked up to the fence and said something to get our attention, like "You hoo. Have you seen my new boy friend, [whazisname]?"


We walked over to the fence to check her out and she explained "That's his airplane right over there past yours. He's going to take me flying. Isn't it pretty?"
I don't remember whose it was but it was a T6 like one of these:

Needless to say, we were a bit less than impressed by Valley Girl. After hearing that we had no idea where her new boyfriend was, she said something to the effect of "Gee your airplane is pretty too."


Ummm - Yeah. Miss America was a clipped wing Unlimited Class P51 Air Racer.

She babbled on some more and finally said: "Why do they look so different?"


Skip, who'd had enough by this time: "Because your new boyfriend's airplane used to be a trainer for Army pilots to learn to fly in. That P-51 fighter is the Real Deal."
And we walked away.


I don't believe in embarrassing others or putting them down, but when people wonder about the Tenere or BMW, I do kinda go back to that memory of poseurs.

 

[VRODE]

Man, they don't have to be "non-bike guys". NOBODY knows what it is. The "best" guess, and most common, is that it is a BMW. Of course it tell them "no, it's better". ::025::

 

[ADKsuper10]

Yeah that has also happened to me. I think the only person who has got it right and knew what it was was an FJR1300 owner who approached me when I was leaving a store. That was cool because I think if I hadn't gone with the S10 I would have gone the FJR route.

 

[alzride]

I've had my 2012 s10 for a year and about 5,000KMS now. I'm leaving on a 3,000KM northern QC trip in 2 weeks and I can't wait.

I bought my bike from a widow who's husband was my height and had spent THOUSAND$$$ farkling up his s10 to get it right; Madstad shield and bracket, heated grips, GPS, ABS off-switch, throttle lock, alum. bash plate, full engine guards, hwy pegs, Givi trekker panniers, handlebar risers, and more and more.... I really lucked out.

I've owned a vstrom 650, FZ1, VFR, Bandit, DRZ, Royal Star Venture, KLR... if I blended all of these up to make a bike, I'd end up with an s10 and the complete bike that it is! Comfy enough for 1,000KM days, can destroy twisties, it will run on a hwy at 140KM/h all day, it's light enough (I had a Venture.. the s10 feels like a bicycle ::008: yet incredibly stable.... it's by far the best bike I've owned. It's not as fast as my FZ1, as cozy as my Venture or as good offroad as my DRZ, but it would be silly to expect that.

I love it and it very might end up being my forever bike! (for me, that means 2-3 years at most >) The biggest reason I will likely keep it for the long run, I can't even name ONE bike I would rather own. Because dependability and low maintenance is critical for me, I would never even consider anything any bike from the other side of the pond (sorry GS, KTM and Tiger fans).

 

[Sierra1]

But, if "forever" is two to three years, where do you go from here? Don't be surprised if you just trade for a newer version. Most of your farkles will transfer to a new model. And the rest will be on from the factory.

 

[alzride]

But, if "forever" is two to three years, where do you go from here? Don't be surprised if you just trade for a newer version. Most of your farkles will transfer to a new model. And the rest will be on from the factory.

HA! You read my mind!! ::003:: That's the likely scenario, but considering my bike looks like new, rides like new and has only 31K on, it'll be some time before I can justify the upgrade to myself (never mind the missus). The main gains that I know of would be cruise control and electronic suspension, neither of which is keeping me up at night. If you can add to the list of what I'd gain, I'll gladly amend the Cost Benefit Analysis and Business Case documents I've started... 8)

 

[BaldKnob]

HA! You read my mind!! ::003:: That's the likely scenario, but considering my bike looks like new, rides like new and has only 31K

I love how, with the 1200 Tenere, 31,000 miles is "only" 31K mi. It's just settling in. Post back in another 30 about how you still like yours.

 

[alzride]

I love how, with the 1200 Tenere, 31,000 miles is "only" 31K mi. It's just settling in. Post back in another 30 about how you still like yours.

If it was a GS I'd be on my 3rd valve adjustment and at least my 2nd rear drive by now.. My buddy with his Tiger just spent $1500 (CAD$) for a valve adj ... OUCH!

PS. it's actually 31,000 KMS or 19K miles... so it IS new!! My Yamaha Venture which was 15yrs old and had 55K MILES on when I sold it was an "only gas, oil, brake pads and tires" story too.

 

[Checkswrecks]

I love how, with the 1200 Tenere, 31,000 miles is "only" 31K mi. It's just settling in. Post back in another 30 about how you still like yours.

I had the same feeling. When I was working in a dealer as a kid, 6-10,000 miles was considered to be a lot and 50,000 miles was almost unheard of.

 

[Scrogs10]

I own a flashed 2013 Super Ten.
Today I went to a Yamaha open day.
I rode 3 new bikes. The MT09 Tracer. A SCR950 and a new Super Ten.
The MT was a great bike if a little buzzy for me. We couldn't really open them up as we were in convoy with ride guides.
The SCR 950 was a V twin retro. Good looking bike with a wooden seat. It did remind me of a 79 XT500 I once owned so not all bad.
The new Super Ten was very nice. Very smooth and it seemed go well too. It felt firmer than mine but that may have been the age difference. I prefer the new dash with handlebar controls . I also prefferd the handle bars and top yolk as they sit with the bars further back towards me. Looks better feels better. Not sure of other differences but I did prefer it to my 2013 but not enough to trade up the moment. Plus Ive just ordered a new clutch basket.
Yamaha also gave us a t shirt and a pen after each ride. A great day out.

 

[Sierra1]

I had the same feeling. When I was working in a dealer as a kid, 6-10,000 miles was considered to be a lot and 50,000 miles was almost unheard of.

The first KZ1000P I had needed an entire top end at 45K miles.

 

[dirtyroadie]

To the original question, this bike has undoubtedly exceeded my expectations. The only thing I miss about my last bike (FJR) is the awesome power of the motor regardless of RPM. That FJR just pulled everywhere. The S10 is adequate in power but amazing in comfort for a tall skinny dude and handles good enough to drag pegs and throw some sparks. The wide bar and great clutch modulation also makes slow speed maneuvers a breeze. I don't go much beyond dirt and seasonal roads, which this thing handles great even two up, so I can't say much about it's offroad ability.

 

[Crew Chief]

I only had the ability to do two or three demo rides before I bought one. That isn't a lot and one of them was on a Gen 1 bike before they were even available for sale. We took a short ride on Sunday and I was quite pleasantly surprised at how well the bike handled some twisties. I'm also pleased with the low speed parking lot type handling even though I seem to have let my skills in that area falter dramatically. I really think that the engines in the 955 and 1050 Tigers outclass this engine, but I think this bike beats them overall. My 72 year young wife gave it her continued seal of approval too. I was thinking about replacing the Connie with an ST1300 or maybe even a Wing, but I'm now wondering if I'll need to do that. As of now, I'm very happy. Well, except for the rear brake pedal. It sucks. A fix is already coming.

 

[jaba01]

2016 ES ................... just awesome all rounder............it's a keeper!

 

[CatscanBill]

2017 Blue ES----I haven't owned the bike all that long, but here goes... I guess worth noting that my prior bike was a BMW F800GS Adventure. It was very good bike , and I'm not bashing the GS at all. I wanted to move up to the 1200 segment of adventure bikes for example: Triumph Explorer, Ducati Multistrada, BMW 1200GS, KTM 1190. I happen to ride with a bunch of guys that own all of these bikes. Yes we look like a Cycle World magazine test crew!! The cool thing is we swap bikes on occasion, so I've gotten some real seat time on these bikes. In a rather large nutshell the S10 was my choice due to :

1. Ride height , can flat foot it. 5' 10" 32" inseam
2. Ergonomics. Reach to the bars is perfect
3. Nice smooth power and plenty of it
4. Cruise control is kick ass. Nice to give your right hand a break
5. Shaft driven final drive that doesn't fall apart and leave you stranded.
6. Front forks that are A: real front forks. B: don't fall apart and try to kill you.
7. Tubeless tires
8. Clutch and shifter are smooth and precise
9. Price. Same price as my 2015 BMW F800GSA out the door..

It's just such a good all around bike. Whenever I ride it, I don't want to get off of it.

Best regards
Bill

 

[Sierra1]

Tubeless?! I thought all street bikes were tubeless! The last bike I had with tubes was my '77 360XS. ???