Super Tenere 1200

[Racing Dave]

We found out the hard way how reliable/well built the 1200GS is on a ride to Ohakuni a coupla years ago. Both of the brand new GS's we had stopped after a river crossing.


Basically we had to turn them into the worlds most expensive compressors by emptying the drowned airbox thru the sparkplug hole whilst praying the battery held out.

You appear to be confused - the reliability of the BMW isn't the issue, it's the idiot riding into the river without checking the depth. Likewise, it didn't occur to you to check your tooling requirements before venturing forth?

Hopefully you've learnt from this foolishness.

[Oscar]

You appear to be confused - the reliability of the BMW isn't the issue, it's the idiot riding into the river without checking the depth. Likewise, it didn't occur to you to check your tooling requirements before venturing forth?

Hopefully you've learnt from this foolishness.

No confusion here.
I wasn't riding it (the "idiot" riding it was a gentlemen almost certainly known to you as a contributor to the mag).
I just got to fix it (as I had checked my tools before leaving).

I was riding a KTM which went through the same stream without stopping.
If the BMW can't ford a river where the water is past the level of it's sparkplugs, it ain't much of an adv bike.
Notwithstanding that, waterproofing is certainly a reliability problem, long term.

[Eddieb]

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[junkmanjoe]

now mow that fukn lawn................

[_Shrek_]

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I wish I wish I wish
some body want to buy a very tidy 1150Gs only had 2 middle aged tar seal riders & 1 middle aged bald with a pot gut take it on the metal now & then

now mow that fukn lawn................

I'll just shoot down the shop & get some gas

[Waihou Thumper]

only had 2 middle aged tar seal riders & 1 middle aged bald with a pot gut take it on the metal now & then

Hasn't been raced, rallied or rolled.... Good luck..Those Teneres are nice machines aren't they... The more I see of the Video, especially the dirt bit and the handling, the more capable and comfortable it looks...Oh dear...

[Night Falcon]

[QUOTE] Eddieb;More from edog200 [QUOTE]

stupid lawns....who need em... no lawns = more riding.!!

["D" FZ1]

Looks bloody huge, do ya have to be 6'4 to be comfy or can the shorter bloke be happy.
Bet she sounds grouse

Sold my first one a few weeks ago. The owner is only about 5'9. No problem at all. He is loving it.

[Box'a'bits]

now mow that fukn lawn................

As my wife pointed out, the mistake he made there was being a bigamist. Appears the guy has two wives....
And why the hell didn't he put one of the wives on the back anyway......

[_Shrek_]

[I][COLOR=DarkOrange]Hasn't been raced, rallied or rolled....

no never

Good luck..Those Teneres are nice machines aren't they...

aye test rode MCR's one a few weeks ago, got a tex from RM saying I have to bring it back... was only gone about 3hrs & took mrs S in so she could sit on it & see how comfertable it was, I can have one just not this year

[NZsarge]

aye test rode MCR's one a few weeks ago, got a tex from RM saying I have to bring it back... was only gone about 3hrs & took mrs S in so she could sit on it & see how comfertable it was, I can have one just not this year

So it's jacked up for a January delivery eh... Nice, at least you got the go ahead for some point in the future.

[Eddieb]

[Waihou Thumper]

Thread...Geez, just post the whole damn video, will ya Aussie...

Thanks Eddie...

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Thread...Geez, just post the whole damn video, will ya Aussie...

Thanks Eddie...

the reson they have short vids is the Ozzy has a realy short attention span

+ cheers Eddie keep'm come'n

[Big Dave]

the reson they have short vids is the Ozzy has a realy short attention span

That's just rubbish - we have no such......say, who's watching the Cricket tonight?