I want a Yamaha Tenere. Pipe dream, yes. Canada and Mexico are not getting them... so... Lets see how well ADV Rider can come together Internationally. If a Tenere actually shows up at my house.... well I wont believe it till I see it. The 640 Adventure is gone. The "690 Adventure" who knows. All we have for sure is the Enduro or the expensive Rallye Replica: The new BMW GS 800... its cool. The KLR.. Not for me. New Honda 700FI Dual Sport...Rumor. 08 Honda Transalp... ok. Too much Street. But.. But... the Tenere is my pick. Looks to be the best of both worlds. Is it possible for ADV Riders in the USA to purchase enough Tenere's to fill a shipping container? 1. Need a Contact in Europe to help(Any ADV Yamaha Dealer owners in Europe want to get involved)? 2. Shipping/Customs Expert 3. USA ADV riders with Cash who want a Tenere. *** Even though I have only 1 of the 3 resources needed(#3), Im in. One order for a Tenere with side cases and tall wind screen please.
Count me in as long as it isn't too cost prohibitive and we can work out logistics to get them titled.
There isn't even a snow balls chance in hell you will ever get this to fly. it cost at least 10,000 a bike for each bike to get epa approval. It won't even matter if had a 100 bikes in one shippment each bike will cost the same. Then you have to get it up to D.O.T standards. Look guys I think this bike would sell here, but the only way you could get this off the ground is with Yamaha USA on board. I have looked into every way there is to get Euro bikes into my hands. The only way I know that will work is to get someone in Mexico to import it there,and then ride the desert trail under darkness and then worry about it after you have in in the states.
not even. its not that hard. scores of race bikes/exotic cars come across all the time. getting it titled in the USA is the easy part. getting it to my hands is the part i need help with. As I type this, i just got a call. the guy that called said he takes 3 MX bikes to europe every month and sellf them for about 3k profit per. he puts them in 2 suitcases and then a couple of boxes that he pays extra for. he said... " bringing one back should be no problem" ill update as i get more info.
If it were easy there would be a lot more of them running around. I have a friend who bought a conex full of Japan only Nissan engines to use as parts engines and for complete engine swaps. The DOT, the EPA and customs have been holding the conex box for almost two years. Don't know how long you have been into motorcycles in SoCal, there was a guy who was importing grey market bikes in Santa Monica back in the 80's and 90's. In '95 the guy flaked with a lot of peoples money, the CHP, LACSD and the Santa Monica police were involved. Ends up that a lot of people who thought they had legal grey market bikes had jacked up titles and registrations. The Ca DMV went on a witch hunt and yanked every title/registration of those grey market bikes they could. I am not saying it's not impossible, but getting the EPA and safety shit taken care of along with the VIN number and registration is the hard part. Finding, buying and shipping the bike is the easy part.
I understand. Sure dont want this hanging around for 2 years.... looks like .. from what you say.. getting one in under the radar may be the way yo go. Now this is what im talking about!!!
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ Check here for the D.O.T. bull sh*t. I don't have the E.P.A. link anymore as I just couldn't take the crap they put you thru. You will never get one to pass as a race only bike because yamaha as the manufactuer would have to sumit a letter staing that the big was build for the soul purpose of racing. I like you thought all bikes are the same around the world. I'm not trying to kill your dream. The U.S. goverment is doing it for us. I had a exporter in the UK all set to ship me a Africa Twin for less than $1,000 with the used bike setting me back $3,000. Thats not the hard part. Customs will kill your dream if they get a hard on. They may also let it pass,but I don't think your willing to take that chance with a bike that will set you back 3 times as much as I was working with. Now if you can start a list of guys willing to purchase from YamahaUSA witha down payment, I have a brother more than willing to do that. Good luck and be careful.
I just called Yamaha corporate, spoke to Customer relations and then a product specialist... Yamaha said they are getting many calls on this bike. Lets keep calling - lets pound them with calls: Ask for Customer Relations, they may transfer you to a product specialist. (714) 761-7300
Thats allot of work for a bike thats not that much different than wha we can get legally here. You'll never get it registered in CA. Some other states might be easier. Just do what I'm doing. Move to europe. More choices.
You yearn for a Yamaha when the excellent Adv or SE950s can be had and molded to your needs with easy to get options and unreal performance right here in the ol' USA? A single that will likely weigh near as much as a SE, add a windshield and bags and smoke that Yammy on pavement, espically long distance & higher speed rides, pop em off and crush it off road too. This is too easily solved my friend.
Even if the Tenere were the we would all like to see (therefore worthy of some effort), it isn't going to happen, either singly or in a group (that bit made me LOL). Without going through proper channels, it would cost you the price of the bike, shipping to a port of your choice ($$ + 6-8 weeks), you'd have to post bond for at least 1/4 of the value of the bike, then, once in, there aren't the right amount of #s in the VIN, so no dice, no registrada, no plate. If Yamaha brings it here, it will be on a pre-order basis (remember the first FJR1300?), and if they announce it this fall, the US might see them by July/August of 2009. Sorry to reign (intended) on your parade, but I brought an RD350LC from Ontario (Canada) to Texas in 1982, and it came in the crate, with a receipt stamped "for racing purposes only". Yikes. Good ol' boy Travis asked me "you gonna ride this on the street, ain't ya?" I said, "well, it IS a street bike...". So he scratched that part out & gave me the paperwork so's I could plate her, legal-like. Luckiest college senior in the world. That. Will. Never. Happen. Again. I am not saying it's impossible, but very much so not worth it. Best buy a 950SE or 640A or 690E or TE or KLR (ok, maybe after that one) and get to riding, by the time the Tenere & GS800 gets here, you won't want it. Of course, that's just my $.02.
I do not think that bike is even made by Yamaha. Isn't that made by Yamaha France? Those overachievers have always got something extra cool we will never get. Remember the SRZ660?
I'm with you in spirit v8turbo, and love your enthusiasm, but sadly for all the reasons described, (and repeated ad nauseam) importing directly is not really a viable rout. I do think however if one could organize enough commitments to buy, were to draft a legal instrument and/or a group purchase account and brought this to Yamaha U.S. directly, they might have something to roll with that might add some momentum to getting the bike to the U.S. and those on the group purchase order at the top of any waiting list, and perhaps a resonalbe price for their effort. Just a thought... =O)
to all the naa, sayers -- Time will tell the story. Keep the calls going.. The are getting the message!
I'll make a call too. Had a chance to try out an old Tenere when I was in Europe last week and liked it *a lot*. I really wish we had this bike here...
What are you willing to pay for a new Tenere? Since there is no N.A. price on this bike you will have convert it from Euro's. This is the reason Yamaha is not bringing this bike to N.A. It is built in Europe and the cost to produce it is more than what the average buyer in Canada, the US or Mexico will pay. Now if there is enough demand Yamaha may build this bike in another plant and bring it here. So contacting Yamaha with a buyers list is your best bet.
If you really want one thay badly, just buy it and tag it in EU and ship it over here keeping the EU tags on it. There is no law that prevents a EU tagged vehicle from driving on USA roads. Just find some country that doesn't require an annual inspection on the thing and register it there. It sounds like a lot to go through when you can get something similar or better over here for the same money after it's all said and done.
I agree! If you want one bad enough just go to Europe and buy it. The new Tenere was something I thought I had to have to replace my 950 but I'm not waiting years for something we may never see here. I did the letters and calls to Yamaha and then realized it was just a big waste of time and effort. Sure, the Tenere may make it here someday but it will be in Yamaha's timeframe not ours. There is no logical reason for them not to import this bike. I still have one Yamaha to get rid of and I'll never own another one because of it. Go find a bike you can live with and ride! Forget about Yamaha, they're too narrowminded. SamM
Yamaha knows the market...will North America pay the price for such a bike...not a chance...If they could make them in China and sell them at Walmart...maybe....:huh
