The Yamaha Super Tenere XT1200Z Big Thread

[jdpower]

Originally Posted by Wasp

What is it with you're obsessive need to hang out on this thread just to bag people and the S10.
You dont like it - W E..... G E T..... T H A T !!!

I knew a fellow by the name of West when I was in my thirties, you could be related.............................He was an annoying over opinionated turd as well.

Get out and ride your 990 or your Porsche or plane or whatever and stop annoying people with bullshit...

P.S - You missed itemizing the Rolex watch and Calvin Klein jocks in your brag list..

Greg.

I don't care who you are, that there is funny. Was I supposed to be impressed with that list of toys or what OK, I can match his--

2011 generic fingernail clippers (2)
2010 nose hair clippers
1889 rubber band set (no stretch at all left)
1990 jock strap and cup (molded some I think)
1995 hoover vacuum cleaner--broken
OK, that is enough--I apologize for being too prideful of my possessions

JDP

[~TABASCO~]

Originally Posted by jdpower

I don't care who you are, that there is funny. Was I supposed to be impressed with that list of toys or what OK, I can match his--

2011 generic fingernail clippers (2)
2010 nose hair clippers
1889 rubber band set (no stretch at all left)
1990 jock strap and cup (molded some I think)
1995 hoover vacuum cleaner--broken
OK, that is enough--I apologize for being too prideful of my possessions

JDP

Yall two crack me up talking about the West Nile Virus

[Old Git Ray]

I see Nick Sanders has just arrived in The US again....

This is what he has to say about the Yam.. An excerpt from his blog which contains a "Spot Live" locator system.

http://www.nicksanders.com/2011/parallel_world.html

"The food in the hotel was free and you can eat all that you want. It’s a nice twist of hospitality having travelled so far on a bike that has now clocked up 16 665 miles. What a bike! This Super Tenere seems capable of taking everything I throw at it. I cannot make it meek. The R1 had that naughty streak and whilst not that, this bike is cheeky with it’s movements. It handles every range of surface imaginable, and, without any loss of comfort. Surely something should have snapped or come loose by now, but nothing, not a washer. We still have a very long way to go."

Eat your heart out BMW. Trolls: get back under the bridge...


I just popped over to Oilheads in Gspot.

Every other thread relates to some sort of failure.

How I love my Tenere

[Big Mistake onWheels]

Originally Posted by Old Git Ray

I see Nick Sanders has just arrived in The US again....

This is what he has to say about the Yam.. An excerpt from his blog which contains a "Spot Live" locator system.

http://www.nicksanders.com/2011/parallel_world.html

"The food in the hotel was free and you can eat all that you want. It’s a nice twist of hospitality having travelled so far on a bike that has now clocked up 16 665 miles. What a bike! This Super Tenere seems capable of taking everything I throw at it. I cannot make it meek. The R1 had that naughty streak and whilst not that, this bike is cheeky with it’s movements. It handles every range of surface imaginable, and, without any loss of comfort. Surely something should have snapped or come loose by now, but nothing, not a washer. We still have a very long way to go."

Eat your heart out BMW. Trolls: get back under the bridge...


I just popped over to Oilheads in Gspot.

Every other thread relates to some sort of failure.

How I love my Tenere

HOT DAMN ! By 3200 miles on my GS1200, 3 headlight bulbs blew, burned oil, ABS pump blew($3000+ fix but was warrantied), shock blew, screws fell outta the thing, Got dirt in ABS switch-screwed everything up, worried about rearend burning up, etc.Deer put it outta it's misery. R.I.P. deer. Tenere on order.

[BaronVonDarrin]

I am new to this site/forum... is this joint always like this?

[MoBill]

No...Yes...This is normally Jo Momma like. Don't want to get the tread punted to another part of the forum though....so need to keep it civil.

After the earlier discussion of the Jesse's VS Trax and other...I'm really torn.

Maybe I'll just suck it up and go Touratech. Hmmm.

It's been bashed around--the topic, but since I don't have the bike yet, it's hard not to think about it.

[BobLoblaw]

Originally Posted by Old Git Ray

I see Nick Sanders has just arrived in The US again....

This is what he has to say about the Yam.. An excerpt from his blog which contains a "Spot Live" locator system.

http://www.nicksanders.com/2011/parallel_world.html

"The food in the hotel was free and you can eat all that you want. It’s a nice twist of hospitality having travelled so far on a bike that has now clocked up 16 665 miles. What a bike! This Super Tenere seems capable of taking everything I throw at it. I cannot make it meek. The R1 had that naughty streak and whilst not that, this bike is cheeky with it’s movements. It handles every range of surface imaginable, and, without any loss of comfort. Surely something should have snapped or come loose by now, but nothing, not a washer. We still have a very long way to go."

Eat your heart out BMW. Trolls: get back under the bridge...


I just popped over to Oilheads in Gspot.

Every other thread relates to some sort of failure.

How I love my Tenere

Check the tires. No knobs for Nick and he's got a gas can

[Wreckchecker]

Originally Posted by BaronVonDarrin

I am new to this site/forum... is this joint always like this?

No, people have little else to do, thanks to the earthquake/tsunami making deliveries come late. Once the bikes are on the road and people have toys to farkle this BS will pass.

It is frequently entertaining though.

[rocca]

Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Check the tires. No knobs for Nick and he's got a gas can

Check the rest of the bike too. No accessory screen, bars, rack, crashbars, etc. etc. This is a guy who's been round the world several times (including the deserts!) on an unmodded R1. An object lesson in how far you can get with what you've got.

The good news is that on this latest trip he's filming as he goes so there should be a DVD & book out at some point in the future.

[dcstrom]

Originally Posted by BobLoblaw

Check the tires. No knobs for Nick and he's got a gas can

I guess he's using road tires most, or all, of the trip, just cos they last longer - and they are either Conti Road Attacks or Conti Trail Attacks. Not much different to look at them. Conti is a long-time sponsor of his. He may not change to off-road tires at all - I think the Ruta 40 is doable on road tires or at least something like the Trail Attacks. Can't see him changing to TKC's just cos they will wear faster and cost time in changing them.

Interesting that after all our discussions of fancy-shmancy auxiliary gas tanks, he has a plastic just strapped to the back with a cargo net!

[dcstrom]

Originally Posted by rocca

Check the rest of the bike too. No accessory screen, bars, rack, crashbars, etc. etc. This is a guy who's been round the world several times (including the deserts!) on an unmodded R1. An object lesson in how far you can get with what you've got..

Also the fact that Yamaha gave him the bike might have something to do with it using all Yamaha parts...

[Wreckchecker]

Originally Posted by Old Git Ray

I see Nick Sanders has just arrived in The US again....

This is what he has to say about the Yam.. An excerpt from his blog which contains a "Spot Live" locator system.

http://www.nicksanders.com/2011/parallel_world.html

"The food in the hotel was free and you can eat all that you want. It’s a nice twist of hospitality having travelled so far on a bike that has now clocked up 16 665 miles. What a bike! This Super Tenere seems capable of taking everything I throw at it. I cannot make it meek. The R1 had that naughty streak and whilst not that, this bike is cheeky with it’s movements. It handles every range of surface imaginable, and, without any loss of comfort. Surely something should have snapped or come loose by now, but nothing, not a washer. We still have a very long way to go."

Eat your heart out BMW. Trolls: get back under the bridge...


I just popped over to Oilheads in Gspot.

Every other thread relates to some sort of failure.

How I love my Tenere

Cool to hear from you and I've been following Nick Sanders.

You know, there wasn't any one aspect to the Super Tenere that blew me away when I got to ride one. Of course, I didn't get a chance to off-road it like the Aussies and Sanders. For me, the Super-T was just a more comfortable all-arounder than the GS series and there are few other competing non-chain bikes for the type and amount of riding I do.

While I've not beat my bikes like Sanders, I've been impressed by how reliable my Yamahas have been. Plus, for the few issues there have been (they are machines) MamaYama has taken care of them, unlike some other companies.

[Goldie05]

Originally Posted by Wasp

I knew a fellow by the name of West when I was in my thirties, you could be related.............................He was an annoying over opinionated turd as well.


P.S - You missed itemizing the Rolex watch and Calvin Klein jocks in your brag list..

Greg.

THANKS WASP, it's about time someone says something

It's always about the weight or the non-switchable ABS , let them switch off the ABS if it gives them a "stiff one"

Your comment, "highlighted" above made it worth me login in to check what's up on this forum

[jdpower]

Originally Posted by MoBill

No...Yes...This is normally Jo Momma like. Don't want to get the tread punted to another part of the forum though....so need to keep it civil.

After the earlier discussion of the Jesse's VS Trax and other...I'm really torn.

Maybe I'll just suck it up and go Touratech. Hmmm.

It's been bashed around--the topic, but since I don't have the bike yet, it's hard not to think about it.

Glad you brought it up, I've been in that same boat. But I got in on the discount buy with the Micatech V2 cases and will go that route. They have "grown" on me. It saves me a few hundred bucks over Jesses and about the same as Trax cases but think Micatechs are better construction. I'll go with 37L left and 45L right.

JDP

[Rick West]

Originally Posted by BaronVonDarrin

I am new to this site/forum... is this joint always like this?

Beasts seems to be a grumpy place sometimes. I wonder if it has anything to do with the GS and KTM riders having their own sections and the less significant large dual sport bikes are all piled into one?