snoopy
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Been to have a good look at the only one left in M&S Newcastle today.
Sitting on it it feels lighter than the 650 Dakar, certainly less top heavy, and it's an incredibly well thought out design. Everything is where it should be with easy access. The Dakar was a right twat to change the air filter, plugs and so on. The Tenere has the new GS800 all over in it's design there is no comparison. Yamaha took what works and put it all together in one complete package.
I love the riding position it's so well protected and the front is a genius design even if it doesn't look traditional.
The bike is factory ECU chipped like the 800. After having my Dakar hot wired and rode away this is important to me.
The quality of the components is good in some parts and I complement Yamaha on the ceramic coated header pipe, but there is an appalling amount of raw steel components and bolts that will make the bike look shoddy after one winter. The quality is akin to a cheap Yamaha 125 not an R1.
The wheel spokes are mild steel and will rust quickly, the exhaust looks to be mild steel hidden by plastic bits and some of the paint is see through it's that thinly applied. I also note that very few bits are powder coated but are traditionally painted.
I'm torn between the Tenere and 800GS for my next bike. The tenere can do everything the 800GS can but will do it better because it's been designed by real pedigree and has an injection of soul. But I'm piss sick of maintaining bikes and want something that keeps away the rust. The 1200GS is bloody good at this (check out Kelley's 30,000+ miler). No doubt the Tenere will have an issue here.
Sitting on it it feels lighter than the 650 Dakar, certainly less top heavy, and it's an incredibly well thought out design. Everything is where it should be with easy access. The Dakar was a right twat to change the air filter, plugs and so on. The Tenere has the new GS800 all over in it's design there is no comparison. Yamaha took what works and put it all together in one complete package.
I love the riding position it's so well protected and the front is a genius design even if it doesn't look traditional.
The bike is factory ECU chipped like the 800. After having my Dakar hot wired and rode away this is important to me.
The quality of the components is good in some parts and I complement Yamaha on the ceramic coated header pipe, but there is an appalling amount of raw steel components and bolts that will make the bike look shoddy after one winter. The quality is akin to a cheap Yamaha 125 not an R1.
The wheel spokes are mild steel and will rust quickly, the exhaust looks to be mild steel hidden by plastic bits and some of the paint is see through it's that thinly applied. I also note that very few bits are powder coated but are traditionally painted.
I'm torn between the Tenere and 800GS for my next bike. The tenere can do everything the 800GS can but will do it better because it's been designed by real pedigree and has an injection of soul. But I'm piss sick of maintaining bikes and want something that keeps away the rust. The 1200GS is bloody good at this (check out Kelley's 30,000+ miler). No doubt the Tenere will have an issue here.
