Super Tenere

[young1]

Well I think it looks nice, shaft drive to me is a feature.

[Padmei]

Well after all the speculation I think it has delivered more than expected as far as technology goes. Traction control, ABS, some D thingy mod.

I haven't managed to see a pic of one without the ugly pannier boxes tho. As far as intial appearance goes it follows in the same directon as the Tenere.
Plentiful well thought out accessories - obvoiusly listened to the people wanting to buy one.

A GS? - Yep pretty much so but then that's the brand it would be competing against as it would have to be pretty special to coax a fanatical KTM rider away from their marque.

Would i buy one? Hmmm if I was to really ride around the world or do really big miles cos that's what it looks like to me - a big serious mileage machine - like a BMW 1200 GS.

I'll carry on researching but yeah I think Yamaha's delivered a biggie this time.

[Hitcher]

Hitcher likes. Yamaha have considerable experience in Paris Dakar and other endurance events. They're obviously looked hard at what riders in this category need in a bike. This is a brand new bike rather than a 660 on steroids or viagra. It has all the niceities and knick knacks required by a rider who plans to do considerable saddle time. Hmmm. 23 litre tank and a shaft. Nice.

[young1]

Two more thoughts (I am a bit slow tonight);
Traction control, I can just see the problems if that failed in the middle of no where (although does the GSA have it?)
Exhaust and cut away pannier, I wonder if they tried to tuck the exhaust up under the seat eg like the 990, which would not have affected the volume of the pannier

I still like the look of it though, it is good to have another option.

Padmei, if you play the video on the Yamaha site, there is a shot of the bike at the end less panniers.

[Woodman]

I like it. Very cool....

[warewolf]

It is a GS.

Spot on. It's a Jedi bike, with a different badge on it.

Can't blame them for cashing in though. Comments in the bike mags at the moment are noting a consolidation of 'big bike' models and focusing on high volume cheap small bikes for emerging markets. Which means that our niche within a niche is going to have slim pickings for a while.

[warewolf]

Yamaha have considerable experience in Paris Dakar and other endurance events. They're obviously looked hard at what riders in this category need in a bike. This is a brand new bike rather than a 660 on steroids or viagra. It has all the niceities and knick knacks required by a rider who plans to do considerable saddle time.

As opposed to a rider who plans to do considerable gravel time.

You are right, it is a brand new bike, apart from the similarity to the TDM engine. This bike has little material association with Yamaha's Paris-Dakar efforts, but all of the marketing. It is much more a Super TDM than a Super Tenere. The Tenere was always a glorified trail bike, this thing has no such pretensions, and as such I feel they have mis-appropriated the name.

[cooneyr]

As opposed to a rider who plans to do considerable gravel time.

You are right, it is a brand new bike, apart from the similarity to the TDM engine. This bike has little material association with Yamaha's Paris-Dakar efforts, but all of the marketing. It is much more a Super TDM than a Super Tenere. The Tenere was always a glorified trail bike, this thing has no such pretensions, and as such I feel they have mis-appropriated the name.

Here here! They are doing themselves a disservice by watering down the Super Tenere name. This should be a TDM.

[pampa]

Clearly they don't care about real adventure use or they wouldn't do 230Kg ++++ bike (unless you go riding with a couple of 4WD with 3 people each). What they clearly did IMHO is a bike for people with $$$$$ to take customers out of GS, which most likely won't be using it off road.


If I were touring around the world wouldn't pick a bike that cannot lift in the eventual situation bike is laying on the ground ...

So far they re-did Tenere which is again heeeeavy and this one which is heavier... they are surely nice looking road bikes.

[Oscar]

Clearly they don't care about real adventure use or they wouldn't do 230Kg ++++ bike (unless you go riding with a couple of 4WD with 3 people each). What they clearly did IMHO is a bike for people with $$$$$ to take customers out of GS, which most likely won't be using it off road.


If I were touring around the world wouldn't pick a bike that cannot lift in the eventual situation bike is laying on the ground ...

So far they re-did Tenere which is again heeeeavy and this one which is heavier... they are surely nice looking road bikes.

That sums up not only the 660 Tenere, but half the "Adventure" bikes on the market, including later GS's.

[Toureg]

Here here! They are doing themselves a disservice by watering down the Super Tenere name. This should be a TDM.

What did I say back in Post #19, I should be a gypsy reading tea leaves !

[bart]

That ain't a bike. It's a 2 wheeled car. Right up there with the Honda Goldwing

[warewolf]

What did I say back in Post #19, I should be a gypsy reading tea leaves !

Don't bet on it being 1200 either

Don't give up your day job.

[NordieBoy]

Don't give up your day job.

Score !

[dino3310]

Don't give up your day job.

Score !

fark dont you sleep nordie