I traded in the RS for the Super Tenere, brought it home Thursday. I got a decent trade-in and below MSRP price on the new bike. It's a good thing, because I was getting almost zero response from the RS ads.
I alternate between elation and a semi-panicked "What have I done?" feeling. Suffice to say that this new development comes with a fiscal impact that I'm not very used to. And I'm ordering accessories like a drunken, late middle-aged motorcycle enthusiast. Those are accurate descriptors except that I've been sober through the whole process. Cases, crash bars, a wind screen. Still to come: heated grips, a tank bag, and driving lights.
I've put 31 miles on it. I love the way it rides. And I love the upright, see-over-the-SUVs riding position. It has a very different feel from the BMW. I tried to articulate it the other night, but just blathered. The Tenere feels less powerful, but it's not. The engine sounds like a tweaked golf cart. At least it does to me after five years of riding a boxer.
This is not my first Yamaha... I owned a 50 cc beast similar to this one in the early 1980's.
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