Well, it arrived today and I've had a flick through. In past experience Haynes manuals vary a lot in quality depending on who did the disassembly and reassembly, took the pictures and wrote it all up. This is one of the better ones and seems to have been compiled by someone who knew what they were doing. It would appear that all four bikes it covers were actually dismantled to some degree in order to take photos and make the manual.

It is really nice to see instructions that take into account things don't quite work as simply as the Yamaha manual would have you believe and offer viable real-life solutions. The photos are the best bit, you can't get away from the fact that a real image is better than a diagram when it comes to actually working on the bike.

They've made a few gaffs such as stating a 22 litre tank for the Tenere and in the model history suggesting it came out in 2009 but hey, even Yamaha quoted the wrong tank size to start with! It's also a shame, like with all of Haynes products, its printed on cheap paper that will pick up grime and suffer badly from damp and spillages.

All in all, I'm quite impressed based on first impressions and yes, it does cover the 2008 Tenere (there's even a picture of one in the introduction!) I still think the Yamaha manual has its place in the garage, but for quick reference and to get the opportunity to see step by step photos it will I'm sure prove invaluable. We will see how oily the pages get in the coming months - always the acid test of a good manual...