No this is not spam! You really can get enhanced and enlarged by simply sending Jaxon your gas tank (and credit card details). This is Jaxon’s first Super Tenere enlargement, and it looks like it will be a beauty. It retains the lines of the stock tank but with a more than 2 US gallon [...]
I installed the Altrider luggage rack a few weeks ago. What a lovely piece of work. The rugged design and precise fabrication (with beveled edges on all the sharp bits) give it a real quality feel. Installation was a breeze, instructions hardly required. The hardest part was removing the redundant Yamaha parts – and that [...]
Let me say this up front – I love tank bags. Always have. Yes, they are annoying when they won’t stay in place, when they scratch up the tank, when you have to mess around with straps every time you get gas. And REALLY annoying when they hit the horn when you turn hard left, [...]
Nick Sanders’ ride from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego and back in 49 days, riding a Super Tenere, was an incredible effort. Even more incredible when you think he was filming it for his just-released documentary, aptly named “The Incredible Ride”. Of course this is not his first time around the block, and it may [...]
Over at the yamahasupertenere.com forum, we’ve been working on a project that we hope will show our appreciation to the workers in the Yamaha factory in Iwata, Japan. These guys and girls did a fantastic job of building our bikes in the aftermath of the tsunami, and getting them to us only 2 months later [...]
So says respected US magazine Cycle World. We’d have to agree! See the full story here
One of the areas that the Super Tenere ergonomics that is ripe for improvement is the windscreen. I’ve never been comfortable with it a highway speeds, constant buffeting is draining after a while. The fact that I wear a Shoei Hornet dual-sport helmet with a peak on it probably doesn’t help, but that same helmet [...]
Davide Biga left his home in Italy in May 2011 for a 90,000 km/55,000 miles ride around the world on his white Super Tenere. One year later he returned with many good memories (and a few not so good ones…). The bike performed flawlessly, but for a burned headlight bulb, and came through a big [...]
… the Klim Badlands Pro, that is… I picked up my new suit at Romney Cycles last weekend – and I’ll tell you what, I’m excited! Over the last few years Klim has been building a reputation for tough, waterproof, comfortable riding gear. The main drawback? Their gear is expensive. This particular suit comes in [...]
Here’s an excellent video that tells the story of a bunch of guys on a trip in Spain – good music, gorgeous scenery and some challenging dirt. Oh, and a BMW “having issues”! From a cool blog, HERE in English, or in the original Spanish - http://noimportaeldestinosinoelcamino.com Maybe somebody could help me out with the translation [...]
The guys at Romney Cycles in Romney, WV, have been talking for a while about sponsoring an ADV-style weekend based out of the store, some time in spring 2012. Now it’s here! May 18/19/20 at the store. They have quite a few happy Super Tenere customers, but want to get to know us (and the [...]
I ran across this Fenix E05 R2 Flashlight on a photography site. It was highly recommended for photographers because of its power, it’s “color” and the smooth, even glow it gives out. That makes it good for lighting scenes without flash, especially when using long exposures. It’s also good for setting up gear in total darkness, as photographers [...]
I found this booklet, written by Dave Peterson, available for free download on his site, bestrestproducts.com. Its full title is “How To Ride A Motorcycle Off Road - Riding Techniques for Large Dual-Purpose Bikes”. It’s full of useful tips for off-road riding as well as travel, preparation and packing tips for adventure motorcycling. There is inevitably [...]
The Rumbux integrated crash bar/skid plate design is a three piece unit. The main, lower bars, the skid plate, (which bolts to the main lower bars with 6 easy to access bolts), and the upper crash bar unit that includes the hoop up under the lights. The upper unit bolts to the lower unit and [...]
The stock saddle on the Super Ténéré it pretty good, as far as it goes. It’s far better than the stock V-Strom seat for example, which has me squirming after 30 minutes. On the other hand, I can ride 12 hours straight on a Corbin seat on the same bike, and get to the end [...]
