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Originally Posted by
Loopydog
- The weather was horrible - typical filthy November muc and rain with mist and low visibility. I thought the protection from the small screen was nothing short of miraculous. Unlike most, I found it very easy to slide back onto any part of the rear portion of the seat or to stand, allowing options of fully seated, semi standing or standing up completely.
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- I also seem to have a slightly tricky ignition barrel, whereby the key sometimes has to be twiddled-with to get the ignition on. Is this common?
- The bike like this is definately susceptible to side winds (Holland has lots of open fields by the roads) and can be quite badly affected - so beware.
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Screen as you say is pretty good, especially in bad weather. Deflects enough wind/wet while not being so tall you have to try to look through it. I had a loan TDM 900 while getting my 24k mile surface and was amazed an how much muck I got on my visor. That and how uncomfortable the wind blast was over 85mph (I can do over 100 indicated on the Ten without and noticable wind blast)
For the ignition barrel get a can of chain lube with one of those straw things you put on the nozzle and squirt a small amount into the barrel. It's what my dealer does (bike lives outside) and it fixes the problem pretty well. I do the same for the lock on my yamaha top-box in the lock.
Certainly you feel the winds on the Tenere but the wide bars help you controll it much better. I used to think the Ten was pretty bad (it's my first bike mind) but again when on the TDM900 recently it seemed to be buffeted even more and trying to controling the bike with the narrow bars made life unpleasent in exposed places. Even with the higher winds we've had recently I'm glad to be back on the Ten.
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Originally Posted by
geordiedancer71
Was going to test a bmw 650gs this week, but heck with it, I am now sold on the Tenere......let the search begin!!!!
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I nearly got a 650GS when I was looking for the Tenere. It was a close call for me but the Tenere being cheaper made the difference. Servicing costs (dealer) are MUCH better as well of course.
It took me a while to get to the Ten (first bike after direct access) and it is tall and I did wonder for a while if the 650GS would have been easier to start with having a lower centre of gravity. My commuting is mostly motorway so perhaps took me longer to get used to than it might otherwise but now at the end of my first year and 24k miles I really am convinced I got the right bike. It's great fun, very flexible, enough power to be fun but still safe, confident in the wet and just all round brilliant. I'm taking it with me to Guernsey in a months time (max speed 35) and have to say it's the bit I'm currently MOST looking forward to in the move. No need for ear plugs, slow riding with lots of twists and granite walls to reflect the exhaust sounds back to you, just can't wait
