Yamaha XT1200Z SuperTénéré owners: Show Us Your Bikes! - Page 111

Dirt_Dad · 04-01-2012, 06:47 PM

Here's one standing and one napping.

My wife is getting a real baptism in her first month of Tenere riding. This was the result of some very greasy mud. I'm suspicious my failure to tell her to take the bike out of TCS1 may have contributed to this incident. No worries, no injuries, no damage and a good attitude remained throughout the day.

pluric · 04-01-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirt_Dad

Here's one standing and one napping.

My wife is getting a real baptism in her first month of Tenere riding. This was the result of some very greasy mud. I'm suspicious my failure to tell her to take the bike out of TCS1 may have contributed to this incident. No worries, no injuries, no damage and a good attitude remained throughout the day.

Who got to pick it up?

Dirt_Dad · 04-02-2012, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by pluric

Who got to pick it up?

Mostly me, but she did help a useful amount. It was fun since the only footing was to get down and walk it up starting in the puddle you see on the near the seat. Good times.

Roadscum · 04-02-2012, 06:32 AM

Hope the wife was not injured.

Did the bike get danaged? Which crash bars?

Regards, Paul

CBAT · 04-02-2012, 06:42 AM

Interesting but I think with that much weight I would want two wheels on the trailer. My DRZ would probably like to tag along on some adventures.

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Originally Posted by Thagua

First contact with an idea I have, which will come to be a project for this month of April ... make a towing rig to carry my TW200 with my XT1200Z to places where the big trail won't go ...

Cheers,
Thagua

Dirt_Dad · 04-02-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadscum

Hope the wife was not injured.

Did the bike get danaged? Which crash bars?

Thanks, she's fine. I gave her lots of praise. She's only been riding the Tenere for little more than a month and for less than 1200 miles. It's the biggest most powerful bike she's ever ridden and she hasn't picked a two wheel line in mud in about 8 years...and that was on a TTR-125. Did I mention she only has 80/20 tires? She was able to laugh about the tip over. It was all good.

No bike damage except for a few scratches on the SW Motech bars. A little black paint will make those good as new.

eemsreno · 04-02-2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirt_Dad

Thanks, she's fine. I gave her lots of praise. She's only been riding the Tenere for little more than a month and for less than 1200 miles. It's the biggest most powerful bike she's ever ridden and she hasn't picked a two wheel line in mud in about 8 years...and that was on a TTR-125. Did I mention she only has 80/20 tires? She was able to laugh about the tip over. It was all good.

No bike damage except for a few scratches on the SW Motech bars. A little black paint will make those good as new.

It looks like you have racing slicks on that downed bike. If you have real tires on there that mat not have happened.

Dirt_Dad · 04-02-2012, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by eemsreno

It looks like you have racing slicks on that downed bike. If you have real tires on there that mat not have happened.

No doubt the Anakee's were not the best choice. Neither were my Tourances. Next I'll be trying the K60's.

DinX · 04-03-2012, 01:13 PM

Little detour on my way home

Dirt_Dad · 04-03-2012, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirt_Dad

No bike damage except for a few scratches on the SW Motech bars. A little black paint will make those good as new.

Wow, was I wrong about that. Didn't notice anything as I was washing up both bikes, but I did tonight. The bike is fine, but the bars are significantly bent. It is now impossible to take off the electrical cover without removing the bars. My wife did not think the bike hit very hard so I'm very surprised at how much bending happened.

I would not want the bike to take another tip over with the bars already so close to the cover. Clearly I need to replace these, but it's not going to be with another set of SW Motech.

Roadscum · 04-03-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirt_Dad

Wow, was I wrong about that. Didn't notice anything as I was washing up both bikes, but I did tonight. The bike is fine, but the bars are significantly bent. It is now impossible to take off the electrical cover without removing the bars. My wife did not think the bike hit very hard so I'm very surprised at how much bending happened.

I would not want the bike to take another tip over with the bars already so close to the cover. Clearly I need to replace these, but it's not going to be with another set of SW Motech.

I'd say the bars did their job.

Regards, Paul

Uncle_Dave · 04-04-2012, 03:42 AM

Nearly 40,000k's on mine now. Hate to think how many tyres I've been through!

Anyway, this is outback NSW Australia. My favourite riding place!

GrahamD · 04-04-2012, 04:32 AM

We should do a Blue Mountains Blue Tenere Ride I think, to Hayfarmers place

Don't tell him we'll just drop in unexpectedly

Nice one Uncle Dave. Good to see the big S10 on some Aussie freeways.

hayfarmer · 04-05-2012, 12:27 AM

I heard that Graham.....

You blokes are welcome anytime. Just let me know how many.

Brian

Uncle_Dave · 04-05-2012, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by GrahamD

We should do a Blue Mountains Blue Tenere Ride I think, to Hayfarmers place

Don't tell him we'll just drop in unexpectedly

Nice one Uncle Dave. Good to see the big S10 on some Aussie freeways.

I still struggle to see many of these on the road... I think there's only about 3 of us here in the mountains.

04-01-2012, 06:47 PM	#1651
Dirt_Dad Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Oddometer: 374	Here's one standing and one napping. My wife is getting a real baptism in her first month of Tenere riding. This was the result of some very greasy mud. I'm suspicious my failure to tell her to take the bike out of TCS1 may have contributed to this incident. No worries, no injuries, no damage and a good attitude remained throughout the day. __________________ 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere Blue 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere Raven

04-02-2012, 06:32 AM	#1654
Roadscum Studly Adventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: SW Florida Oddometer: 879	Hope the wife was not injured. Did the bike get danaged? Which crash bars? Regards, Paul __________________ "One of the things that make motorcycling so great is because it never fails to give you a feeling of freedom and adventure." - Steve McQueen

04-04-2012, 03:42 AM	#1662
Uncle_Dave Outback Traveller Joined: May 2008 Location: Blue Mts NSW Australia Oddometer: 160	Nearly 40,000k's on mine now. Hate to think how many tyres I've been through! Anyway, this is outback NSW Australia. My favourite riding place! __________________ Andy Capp

04-04-2012, 04:32 AM	#1663
GrahamD Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Blue Mnts Ozstralia Oddometer: 3,814	We should do a Blue Mountains Blue Tenere Ride I think, to Hayfarmers place Don't tell him we'll just drop in unexpectedly Nice one Uncle Dave. Good to see the big S10 on some Aussie freeways. __________________ "It's better to ride a boring bike than push an interesting one" ... Canuman The 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere is a hungry bike. Touring? Eats it up. Twisties? Eats it up. Back country camping with a heavy load. Eats it up." - Tumu Rock AMA.

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04-03-2012, 01:13 PM	#1659
DinX Adventurer Joined: Mar 2012 Location: Heusden-Zolder, Belgium Oddometer: 70	Little detour on my way home

04-05-2012, 12:27 AM	#1664
hayfarmer Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Sunny Upper Manilla NSW Oz Oddometer: 112	I heard that Graham..... You blokes are welcome anytime. Just let me know how many. Brian