glazier
New Member
What's wrong with the Super Tenere?
• It's a overweight pig (once going the heaviness disappears...yeah right!)
• Poorly engineered location for the radiator (left side up high creates plenty of heat for the rider and susceptible for major damage with a tip over or dirt nap)
• Badly planned location for the oil filter (easily punctured by rocks or road debris)
• Small cheap digital speedometer instrument cluster ( prefer analog tachometer and speedometer)
• Engine stalling and stumbling in first gear (supposedly a fix for this)
• Parallel twin engine is a bit rough (a V twin would be much smoother)
• Premium fuel only (What was Yamaha thinking?)
• Poor gas mileage (real MPG are 35-42)
• Fit and finish on this bike not exactly "quality" especially for a $14,000 motorcycle
• Front end of the Super Tenere looks "unfinished" (Are we missing parts?)
• What's with the Yellow Spring ? (Red on Black bike)
• Why would Yamaha name the Blue color "Impact Blue"? (just doesn't sound good for a motorcycle)
• That Mickey Mouse seat with the rough texture (Why?)
• The headlights look like two flashlight beams (but at least they seem to work)
• The horn is a joke (another easy fix)
What's right with the Super Tenere?
• 1200cc engine just right for power when needed
• ABS Braking system
• Traction Control
• Shaft drive (No more sprockets and chain)
• Long intervals between service/maintenance
I know I'll catch a lot of flak for voicing my option but the above is all true.
Some of you believe this is the best motorcycle ever made, but I certainly don't think so.
I will run the ST until next summer and then sell it...hopefully not lose too much money.
• It's a overweight pig (once going the heaviness disappears...yeah right!)
• Poorly engineered location for the radiator (left side up high creates plenty of heat for the rider and susceptible for major damage with a tip over or dirt nap)
• Badly planned location for the oil filter (easily punctured by rocks or road debris)
• Small cheap digital speedometer instrument cluster ( prefer analog tachometer and speedometer)
• Engine stalling and stumbling in first gear (supposedly a fix for this)
• Parallel twin engine is a bit rough (a V twin would be much smoother)
• Premium fuel only (What was Yamaha thinking?)
• Poor gas mileage (real MPG are 35-42)
• Fit and finish on this bike not exactly "quality" especially for a $14,000 motorcycle
• Front end of the Super Tenere looks "unfinished" (Are we missing parts?)
• What's with the Yellow Spring ? (Red on Black bike)
• Why would Yamaha name the Blue color "Impact Blue"? (just doesn't sound good for a motorcycle)
• That Mickey Mouse seat with the rough texture (Why?)
• The headlights look like two flashlight beams (but at least they seem to work)
• The horn is a joke (another easy fix)
What's right with the Super Tenere?
• 1200cc engine just right for power when needed
• ABS Braking system
• Traction Control
• Shaft drive (No more sprockets and chain)
• Long intervals between service/maintenance
I know I'll catch a lot of flak for voicing my option but the above is all true.
Some of you believe this is the best motorcycle ever made, but I certainly don't think so.
I will run the ST until next summer and then sell it...hopefully not lose too much money.