Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

just a little bit the main reason was to show that at my age i have spent that amount of money instead of saving it vs over years like most of you all have ya know?

agreed if i would have saved all that money id be way better off buuuut i also know i would have just bought something else that cost more and spent more money on it lmao

 

kansas? where at lol im in missouri

 

Topeka. I'd have to try and get them down on price because it's sat for a while and it's got a little over 20K miles, but it's also got the Altrider bars and skid that I would love to have.

 

oh shit that aint far from me at all! bout 2-3 hours away!

 

You trying to snipe a Super Tenere out from under me?




Go check it out if you want to. https://www.cycletrader.com/listing/2016-Yamaha-Super+Ténéré+ES-5030471881

 

helll nah you know i dont like them! i just found it funny its not far from me haha

that thing is kitted out thou!

 

Go test ride it. Let me know what you think. Input from an actual rider would be great on any of these bikes. All I've been allowed to do was put a leg over one and start it up. I liked the feel, could stand well enough to be comfortable with the seat in the low position, and got to slightly look at the dash menu stuff. I didn't get to play with the suspension, which I might have been able to soften up to let it squish more and give me even more confidence at a stop. Reeeeeally wanted to ride it, but no dealers anywhere near me to test rides. It's the lamest shit ever.

 

And then you should also get this:

 

I think I'd rather go Giant Loop for soft luggage.

 

ive never ridden a bike like that before thou! if i have the time i could always go out and check it out for ya buuut i know legit nothing about them..

 

It's just bigger than what you are used to. I bet you'd like it if you rode it... at least that's what I told her!

 

lmao true but i doubt id like it! its not my style in looks heavily! i do like the t7 but idk if its a bike id want to buy? idk my buddy keeps trying to get me into riding his bike to see if id like it... but i dont see my self using it all that much around town like a naked bike or my supermoto

 

The Super Tenere is only heavy on paper. They did some really slick engineering to keep the weight down low, so it rides much lighter than it is. Every review, every owner, everything I can find anywhere says that as soon as it's moving enough to get your feet on the pegs, the weight vanishes. Hell, the only negatives I find from anyone is that it's so stable, and just chugs along so readily, that it is "boring" for people. The only people I see sell them are those that want more dirt and are going to enduros or dirt bikes, or those that want a sport bike. Well, and then the one guy selling a Super Ten and an Africa Twin because he's getting a divorce and needs the funds.

 

i dont doubt that i just find no interest in them for looks reason lol could be the best bike in the entire world but its looks are just bleh to me and ill never buy it! ktm sport bikes are a hard one for me since i like everything but the dang headlight! but that at least can be changed lol

 

Just buy a Husqvarna. Same thing as KTM with different looks.

I totally understand not liking the looks and such. I'm not pressuring you to buy one, and I honestly think the T7 is wasted unless you do the majority of your riding off road. If the majority is on road then it's price point offers bikes that will do it better, IMO.

 

Sounds like you got priorities in order. Family, kids, debts first, then enjoy a hobby as funds allow. I really dont see anything wrong with this unless you need to save for a bigger purchase in the future!

LOL never noticed that, looks like the 2024's come with LED turn signals, but yeah surprising they ever came with old incandescent ones. Especially considering the super tenere has had led turn signals since 2014.

So when I got the bike home I swapped the completely worn out tires to some Continental ContiTrailAttack 3's front and rear. They are a 90% road 10% off road tire that I use 99.5% of the time on road and they have done great, and did pretty decent on the limited dirt riding I have done. I ride spiritedly in the street and they grip amazing and have worn decent. At ~5k miles of use the front still has a bunch of life the rear is about done and will be getting replaced with a Michelin road 5 that I got a deal on and has been sitting in my garage for a few months here soon.

I use the bike like stated 99.5% of the time on the road in the canyons so Ill likely end up on something like the Michelin Road's front and rear at some point, but if the right deal came along for the Trail Attack's id buy em again.

 

im fine with the ktm dirtbike headlights its just the duke 390-1290 headlight that they put on everything! like come on do something different pleaaase lmao i do love the 890 or is it 790? idk i like it a lot but dislike the headlight lol

ye i fully get it lol but ya the t7 is neat and even offroad id rather have a dual sport personally... i just dont see a point in the t7 for my riding style ya know? dirtbike/supermoto for offroad stuff and sometype of naked bike or low cc sport bike to rip around town.

 

my friend with a T7 says he loves my AT way more. The T7 is top heavy. Ill try to get some pictures the next time, but the exhaust runs under the engine. On my AT, the exhaust is on the side, and the engine is down low.

 

i have heard that from my buddy about the t7 but the good thing about the t7 is its very much a large dirtbike thats what i like about it so much. the at and st are more adventure bikes that can do some offroading. out of those two i do prefer the at but wish the transalp was a true smaller at because then id be more interested in it...

 

well maybe with a set of aggressive tires it looks better lol the headlight is a love or hate it kinda thing maybe in person id like it more since the side profile im fine with.