& now Ive sold all the leftover Tenere stuff I had. Probably wont see 2mch of me here...but you can still send me a PM if ya need a Butler Map or sumthin else. Im around on ADVrider as Cycledelic Relic...& Two Wheeled Texans as Mr2mch ...or Mr2mch01 on Stromtrooper.When I bought my 1st Tenere (a 2013) in 2016.... I thought I was moovin on (from 6 VStroms since 2003) I was wrong.
I promptly bought anuther Strom (2012 DL650) to have alongside the Tenere.
Then...a year later in 2017.. I bought a 2014 Tenere cuz it had cruise mainly.
In 2019 I traded the 650 Strom & a Stelvio for anuther cleaner blue 2014 Tenere..& soon after traded the first 2014 Tenere for a 2014 VStrom 1000. Then a deal on a 2013 650 Strom popped up so I bit.
Fast fwd anuther year (2021) & the first 1000 Strom was gone...replaced by anuther with lower miles. The 2013 650 left me this last Summer.
Which leads to the current situation....
I sold the blue 2014 Tenere & replaced it with a much lighter bike. Im Actually selling the 2014 Strom too... Why?
I bought a 2019 Tiger 800 XRT
It has the cruise I came to expect for trips.
& many other goodies like heated grips/seats....5 diff ride modes...etc
Its weight is close to the 650 Strom & feels good on a gravel road. More suspension travel than the Stroms...with plenty of adjustments.
Being a longtime Strommer (10 bikes total) & then a series of 3 Teneres over 6 years.
All wonderful bikes...very doitall in nature...some a bit better than others & reliable as a rock. Inexpensive too
We'll see how the Triumph fares
What Butler maps do you have available?& now Ive sold all the leftover Tenere stuff I had. Probably wont see 2mch of me here...but you can still send me a PM if ya need a Butler Map or sumthin else. Im around on ADVrider as Cycledelic Relic...& Two Wheeled Texans as Mr2mch ...or Mr2mch01 on Stromtrooper.
I still check the forum from time to time....& who knoz....What bike mite come my way.
Rod
Im interested in buying a few BDR maps if you have them.... ThanksI keep the complete catalog of maps on hand...
Sometimes I even have them with me on the bike...in case I run across someone who needs one. The Butler guys call me their "roving dealer"
I never test rode one either. But I've been a Yamaha rider since '79 and didn't expect any surprises. Nobody around here even knew what a Tenere was, so there was nobody to ask. But I did research it and watched a bunch of videos.. . . . and had never tried one - probably not the smartest way to buy a bike but my mind was made up, I did a lot of research and spoke to a couple of owners . . . .
Those who visited Romney Cycles 5 years ago saw hundreds of bikes on the floor and could easily understand how they were the #1 Suzuki dealer and in the top 5 or 6 for Yamaha and Kawasaki in the country. 18 months ago people were asking me if Romney was going out of business. Just a tiny fraction of bikes on the floor, and lots of room to host multiple football games. All due to supply chain issues. Yamaha was particularlly hard hit. Not only due to Japanese lockdowns, but also because of the COVID related delays in the countries where they sourced their metal supply. Romney looks much better stocked today. Back in '21 I ask the owner when he thought he'd be restocked. He compared it to filling an empty pond with a hose. Just turn it on and forget about it. Eventually it will fill up again.local retailers keep a decent amount of bikes on the floor up here in Montreal - that doesn't mean they have every model available. I bought my 2022 ST sight unseen (the one i purchased) and had never tried one - probably not the smartest way to buy a bike but my mind was made up, I did a lot of research and spoke to a couple of owners
If and when I get to the point where I'm going to change bikes - I will at least do a test ride
I'll go a distance to test ride before buying too. I really liked the look of the Yam 900 (forget which) and riding it was fun, but the seat was a torture device after about the first 20 minutes.local retailers keep a decent amount of bikes on the floor up here in Montreal - that doesn't mean they have every model available. I bought my 2022 ST sight unseen (the one i purchased) and had never tried one - probably not the smartest way to buy a bike but my mind was made up, I did a lot of research and spoke to a couple of owners
If and when I get to the point where I'm going to change bikes - I will at least do a test ride