I have ridden my super tenere all kinds of places include dirt (sometimes even 2 up) and I love it. I think super teneres are criminally underrated.

Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one

Sometimes people forget that the suspensions of those ADVs eat pot holes for breakfast.....

I'm 65. Been riding since I was 15. Started out on dirt bikes. I have one of these; this very bike. This thing is like a giant dirt bike, but a bit heavy. It's easy for me to pick up. I LOVE the traction control. Turning it off defeats the design of the bike. Some guys like to turn it off. But it's not a dirt bike and when you get tossed off it, it's like getting tossed off a road bike. First time you think you're going down then the bike stands up and walks me out of trouble. Sold me first time I started to slide off a grassy shoulder. Saves my butt on roads with tiny gravel on the pavement. I got mine so that I would be confident on dirt roads. I live in the country, on dirt roads where gravel here is river rock. Like riding on golf balls sometimes. Mine wheelies in full traction control, but will eventually come down. The only thing I could complain about is the saddle height, but it's a very small gripe. Though the throttle cables to go through, they do connect to a computer. It's not complete fly by wire. However, if the valves get gummed up with ethanol goo, it will take you on a pretty wild ride. My bike would surge while the computer would try to figure out how to adjust to compensate for the valves not completely closing. Had to get the engine flushed with Yamaha's Engine Med RX to clear up the problem. When I pass people, I can be going over 100 in two blinks of an eye. This sucker has gobs of torque in 6th gear. It loves to cruise comfortably at 85, but will go much faster. It's not meant to be a crotch rocket, but it has more than enough giddy-up go for me. Thanks for the positive review and the verse. God has saved me several times on this bike.

ADV bikes are a blast! I rode cruisers for decades, now I'm totally an ADV guy. The comfort, power and capability of these bikes makes them awesome!

I’ve ridden Adventure bikes exclusively for 8-9 years, they are the best real world motorcycles out there

I had a Goldwing and went with a Super Tenere, then a second one. People swear I'm lying, but it is every bit as comfortable for an 800 mile day as the Gold WIng… I've done several and do love it.

There's a fellow on KZfaq , Long Haul Paul who had on of these He put 300,000 miles on it, then got another. If that tells us anything.

I notice most of the guys that commute on motorcycles do so on adventure type bikes. They are robust, comfortable and offer some weather protection.

Great video! I got a Super Tenere 3 yrs ago and fell in love. You nailed it about being able to stand up and stretch your legs. It's a game changer on long rides.

Hey Sean, i really enjoy these videos. you seem to be giving a real, genuine, no BS assessment of these bikes. I hope you pick up a KTM Super Adventure T one of these days. I'd be really interested to hear your views on it.

I brought a 2012 Super Ten in 2017 and rode it from Los Angeles to Alaska round trip....not one hiccup. I ride this machine exclusively now, haven't touched my Street Glide in a year. Perfect bike. Everything you say is true. The Super T is jack of all trades and master of whatever you want.

In 2014 they updated a number of things on the bike... - Optional electronic suspension. - A little more power and torque, better clutch - Cruise Control - Bigger difference between Sport and Touring modes - Better MPG - Adjustable Windscreen - Full LCD Instruments - Heated grip option - LED lighting I rode both when I was shopping and the differences between the two were even more dramatic after throwing a leg over them and putting them through their paces. I found a mint used '14 (non-ES, Electronic Suspension), and have loved EVERY minute on it. Is it heavy, yup, but only really noticeable when I'm pushing it around the garage. When riding, it feels much lighter and nimble that the curb weight would lead you to believe. It has power/torque for days, corners like a champ, is super comfortable, has bombproof Yamaha reliability, and eats up the miles with ridiculous ease.

Dude went 0 60 in 3 seconds on a grandpa bike

Very late to the party here but it's a topic I find interesting. I think the softer adventure style bikes like the V-Strom, Tracer, Versys etc are basically the new UJM. You can really do a bit of everything on them, you can readily mount luggage etc with ease, can carry a passenger but also tear up some tight and poorly surfaced roads with ease, yet the bikes aren't that heavy in the grand scheme of things. Sure they aren't as quick as sport bikes but if you're measuring your distance in hundreds or thousands of miles you can probably manage a higher average speed with an adventure bike anyway with the additional comfort and fuel range.

I bought my 2015 Super Tenere ES used one year ago this month. I've ridden it over 16,000 miles around Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana and fallen completely in love. Can't think of a better bike for me. I maintain it myself, ride 2up, ride gravel, freeway and mostly backroads over mountains. Love shaft drive and cruise control. I'm 6'4" tall 245 pounds and have literally no complaints after a couple minor mods. If it were stolen I would immediately find another.

Last year I bought a ‘13 Triumph TigerExplorer (T-Rex) same blue as that Tenere. Love the ADV bikes! At 6’4” I finally have legroom. Ride whatever makes you smile the most! Rode 20miles to church at 31F and the barkbusters with decent gloves did fine. Didn’t bother to use my heated grips. Done some 1100 mile weekend trips with comfort to spare. These bikes may not be The Master in any category but they are Masterful at many. Fast, nimble, rugged, and great fuel range. Always love your videos. CherishLife!

Given the condition of most of the roads in the U.S. these days, an adventure bike is a good choice for an everyday rider. Interstate riding isn't harder on you than any other bike, so there is really no down side to them.

Pleasant surprise seeing scripture during a motorcycle video. Subbed!

I have a 2013 SuperTen and i love it I have had it since October 18' and I love it. It was mint with only 4K miles on it crash bars, PIAA lights Corbin seat, Hwy pegs and, larger pegs. I can ride it for hours and carve up the roads and even jump a few curbs and speed bumps. The power curve is huge and carries my 400+ frame around with ease. I plan to put more aggressive tires on in the future as I lose weight and get into some logging roads and dirt. this bike is awesome and fun to ride. Its definitely a head turner as no one knows what it is but they are curious.

I can NOT wait until you do the Warrior review! I have a 2002 & love it!

Love this channel bro. Keep up the good work.

I just got a 2018 triumph tiger 800xcx and I love it

Thank you brother great video keep them coming

Thanks for doing a video on adv bikes. I was waiting to see your opinion on them.

First off I am a senior person (70).. okay, antique if you will. I’ve ridden a lot of bikes in my long life and most were heavy haulers... Goldwings, Vulcan Voyagers, Victory XC Tour and so on.... It doesn’t me me an authority on any bike..., anyway, I just traded in my Goldwing for a new to me... 2014 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000. I am planning a “little ride around the block” as my good friend calls it. This time Alaska is the destination. BTW I live in Massachusetts. The cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks are on our primary list. The Arctic Circle might make the cut as well, not sure just yet. I plan to make this ride on the V-Strom equipped with Panniers, auxiliary lights, crash bar, skid plate and a AAA Motorcycle membership. I believe as long as a product sells it will evolve for the better. These Adventure class bikes are the new tour bike..... they are light, nimble and can be equipped to go nearly anyplace. They are not a dirt bike, but do an acceptable job hitting the gravel and dirt roads and making short work it it. Potholes and wavy gravy are not a challenge. The open highway is what it is... smooooooth riding. The Adventure bike chose me, partly because it became a little difficult to handle a 1000 pound tour bike at my age. The James Dalton Highway to Dead Horse Alaska is a challenge, but any Adventure bike takes the edge out of it. I look forward to the long haul on my new ride... it keeps me doing what I’ve loved to do all my life.... Ride!!!! Run it like a Hot Rod, ride it like you stole it.

I have got one a 2018. I do 95% road and 5% easy dirt. 25.000km first year. 1 tire change. So far so good. Maximum 1 day journey: 1000km, super comfortable. 5.5-6 l/100km. Sorry for metric data, but I live in Spain. Eats tires, despite I am using now Bridgestone Battalax A41 and they are lasting more and stil with grip on both ends. We usually do 500km trips on a day and we love curvy roads, we do not use our knees on the ground, but still kicking it as we have no chicken line on neither tyres, so good for cornering, good for travellin'... But not the best. It's like a middle of everything.

I traded my Fj-09 2015 for a demo 2019 XT-1200.. ES last October... Best motorcycling move EVER (I owned HDs, Hondas and four Vics)! Off-road tank; pavement couch (ES is... fabulous). No more backaches because of the ergonomic!!! Cruise control on highways rules. Never used touring mode, just sport and I can’t get enough. This parallel twin is just so full of torque. I added crash bars and skid plate for the numerous gravel and dirt roads I now frequently ride with such pleasure. I just became a real rider because on this move. Recent S10 do come with almost everything, plus an everlasting... smile! Bridgestone’s Battle Wings are surprisingly... efficient, tough I will exchanged them for some 70-30 or 60-40 rubbers in the future. One down point: injection is capricious on very cold mornings when the engine is dead cold, so you must be careful with the throttle... But Quebec is a very boreal place to ride a three-seasons bike...

This is the bike I have, it's fantastic, it handles fire roads and basic dirt roads fine. It's fun AF on the freeway and in the canyon. I did not find unbalanced at all. It's a great all arounders. I fund my self at 100 easy on this bike. The bigger wind screen is a plus over the factory. And you can stand up on it. :)

Great bike! Personally I’ve never met anyone that thinks that Adventure bikes ‘Suck’..

If you can only have 1 bike then an adventure bike will cover all things.

The big adventure motorcycles are an absolute blast to ride and travel. I have a 650lb Honda vfr1200x and I way 200lb. Loaded up with gear I'm close to a grand on weight. The bike rides like a dream from highway to dirt roads and fire roads. I've spent days riding and exploring and love the power and handling of the big adv.bikes .

Your videos kinda remind Me of Zack Courts' test ride videos when he was the exec editor of Motorcyclist magazine. Thanks for making the videos. ....

hi my friend these kind of bikes are extremely popular in australia with backpackers that travel around the country, the resale value is so so but they do resell very easy, keep the vids rolling boys , from australia

Just bought a BMW R1150R, biggest bike I've ever owned, YHWH put my wife and I in a good situation so I bought it just for fun. Enjoy the final days before the return. I love your videos, keep it up Brother! :-)

are yall excited about the tenere 700

I am a Harley rider but back in February I picked me up a V Strom 650 DL. I absolutely love it and find myself riding it more than my 19 Road Glide Ultra!

I've owned and ridden everything from scooters to hyperbikes and I love my S10. I got it because it makes perfect sense where I live where most of the roads are like trails and it's a long way to anywhere.

Looks,reliability,versatility,and value=the Super 10.Best bike in this segment on the market today IMHO.Thank you for the excellent video👍

The thing I like best about the yammies are the engines, they're dead reliable.

Always enjoy watching your videos you make a lot of sense remember when Buck barkbusters first come out they just was a thin strip of metal when it's across the front of your hands so I took some old farmer are irrigation pipe made my own you come in anytime you want Twin down the edges clamp them on

I've been riding a Super Tenere for about 2 years now. It truly is a Jack of all trades. I spent some time on a cruiser and in comparison I find them boring. I love how I can comfortable run around town or across the state. When I'm going across the state I can do it all on dirt, twisty pavement, or cruise the interstate with the truckers the bike will handle it all. I don't worry about potholes, or speed bumps, the bike hardly even acts like they're there. I don't even slow down for railroad tracks, in fact most of the time I jump them. The Super Tenere may not be the most powerful or exciting adventure bike, but it's the most reliable and has all the usable power a person really needs. Best of all it doesn't have one of those ridiculous beaks.

I've had it only a week and two days, but I am really digging my 2015 Kawa Versys 1000!!!

The evolution of the UJM (universal Japanese motorcycle). My DL1000A is a superb universal motorcycle. Plenty sporty and still eager to tackle forest roads.

Most reliable 1200 on the planet,no unreliable BMW hype.

You are totally hitting the nail on the head with this one. I just bought a 2013 3 months ago and now I'm on a 6 months tour of Mexico and I have been nonstop traveling with 300 pounds of gear and it performs like a dream. I absolutely do not miss my Harley that I traveled most of the on. I can feel ass again and my hearing has started to return lol.

Need a touring bike like this in my garage! The versys in my focus at the moment! Enjoy the bike life 🤙

I had one and really enjoyed it for commuting , but wished it had more power/ speed.I got a 1400 ninja zxr .I am happy.

I am an older rider. The S10 is the most comfortable bike I've owned. When purchasing a big boy like this make sure you can pick it when she goes down. Great machine on and off road when you know what you're doing..

🤣👍👍 let's make motorcycles that look like bugs...........and transformers. Lmao that cracked me up.

My Triumph Tiger 800 has been the best bike I've owned in over 20 years of riding. Does everything very well. Off road is not bad, as long as it isn't too technical (i.e. slow), as the weight is a lot for that stuff. But very quick, very comfortable, and handles really smoothly. Highly recommend testing out an adventure style bike if you've never ridden one before.

Love my S10, and yeah, wheelies like a champ!

I’ve had many different kind of bikes. Recently got the Tenere 700 and I love it! It has a Really peppy and over performing engine that can easily do highway speeds/miles and is fun around town, turns really easily. The roads here in Chicago are crap, so the long suspension really let’s u ride confidently. It’s no thumper dirt bike but it’s pretty capable of going off road pretty hard. Sure after dropping it three times off road it gets pretty exhausting lifting it. Adventure bikes can legitimately click all the boxes. Is is going to be the best in each or any category nope, it’s just not possible.

How does it compare to the Honda AT in your opinion? I know the Honda is more an off road oriented adv bike, but you rode both on tarmac

Traded my Versys 650 for a new Super Ten this Monday. Amazing bike.

Love my 2018 Tenere. And yes it is very comfortable on the long hauls 👍

Adventure bikes are indeed awesome, especially if you're over 6' tall. I'm 6'5" and my 1200gs is all day long comfy! They're not dirt bike capable off road but you can definitely hit some logging roads with confidence....a little exploring along the way is always fun!

I road 200 miles to my Father In-laws house over the summer... Only to find 10 miles of the road stripped down to peat rock a week and a half later.... Probably my proudest ADV moment!

Brilliant review

Really like the words of wisdom! God bless brother.

that's an older model, the newer ones (2013 and up?) have throttle by wire and cruise control

I've got a 2012 DL1000 VStrom. Same style with some differences. I can say it is a very good style of bike comfortable and easy to ride. I think anyone would be very happy with a bike like that.

This is a brilliant commuter - if the lanes are wide enough to lane split and filter -, and tourer. If you are living in a wet country, fit your Super Ten with Michelin Anakee 3 tyres front and back, and you can do 100mph with ease even in a proper downpour. The Anakee rear tyre did 8300 miles at least as it came with the bike, and it is second hand, and I am just about to replace it. I do commute on it all year round in Bristol, UK, area, did ride it in fresh 1"-2" snow twice. Change second gear as soon as you can, and avoid the "droplets" from the fenders of other cars, and you've golden. I had the major service done on it after about 25000 miles, the valves were on spec / just seen a video about it, the guy did the valve clearens check after about 40 000 miles and it was still in spec / so only paid about £70 in parts tax included, and some labour cost. If you have a funky start up, and then some stuttering while riding, loosing out on power in the colder weather / early models, like my first series /, you can likely fix it with using the kill switch. Use the kills switch to stop the bike, leave it in stop position till the next start up, then as it is still in stop position, turn on the bike with the key, and once the starting sequence stopped, then turn the switch back on and then start cranking. What this does is that it stops the injectors flooding the spark plugs which can/will have a hard time dealing with the extra fuel in the cold weather. I am doing this for 7 months now, and never had this issue since. Looks good, sounds good, goes well on every terrain you put it onto to, reliable, cheap to maintain. To repair it? never heard any issues that would require that apart from the obvious being crashed;)) Oh yeah, 1 thing that can be silly;)) counts as a sort of repair... the spark plugs are not really water tight in a sense, that it is worth using a good sealant around the caps preventing any water to get to the spark plugs. It's a hassle to do that as you have to take off both side panels, lift the tank, take the airbox out - you gonna need a looong and flattened flat headed pliers to disconnect the airbox from its connection to something... you have to do this to get the box out. The easiest to take the spark plugs out, do it in this order: 2-1-3-4 And make sure you never run out of fuel!!! Pushing the beast even on flat ground will utterly murder you! Only time you will feel its weight is when you're moving it around and not traveling forward with the engine running.;)) 6th gear speeds: 60mph/3000rpm, 70mph/3500rpm, 80mph/4000rpm - about 50mpg based on the current fuel consumption gauge with me and with my current setup, I only ride in "Touring" mode -, 90mph/4500rpm Have fun riding the Super Ten and waving at your buddies waiting for road side assistance on their BMWs. KTMs Ducatis, Triumphs';)))

I have a 2013. I bought it brand new. I love mine. I started it with a GS and upgraded to my Super Tenere. I have never looked back.

Weight dissappears as soon as you ease the clutch out. Really good solid bike, with enough bells and whistles to make it interactive and fun to ride. Commuting, long haul, 2 up, dirt, gravel...it doesn't matter this nimble beast is my go to daily ride. Great bike and hopefully Shawn will do another test out in the woods?

I loved my S10... did everything I wanted it to

It is not parallel twin. It is inline twin. The new ones come with cruise control, UBS, ABS, 3 traction controls, two riding modes (touring and sport), heated grips, adjustable suspension (ES - electronically), temperature sensors (amb and engine), mileage calculator, two seat levels and few other things.

I just took a trip to the South Dakota Badlands in my Subaru and ADV bikes outnumbered the crusiers and tourers. Thanks and keep up the good work

Hope you get a '14 or later ES model. Want!

I love my 13' SuperTen anytime the temp gets over 40 i'm ready to take a ride

"Awesome power everywhere". Yep, nice summary. :-)

Was watching one of your videos from last year where you were doing a test drive on a Street Glide and you stated that you felt it was a bike for beginners to intermediate riders. Do you think that is the same for a Road King?

My Versys 300 is the best bike I've ever ridden. Everyone needs an ADV bike.

Sean, have you tried the Triumph 1200 Scrambler? Very interested to hear your thoughts about it. Cheers!

Scripture nicely slipped in there. Good job.

When are you going to review the Triumph 1050? An older model, sure, but a great bike and I would love to hear what you have to say about it.

I love them so much I have a XT1200 and a CRF1000 and a KTM525 for the DS stuff

I ride mainly in the Canadian prairie provinces where strong winds are a part of life. As such, rideability in high winds is always an important factor for me when purchasing a new bike. Ive ridden every type of bike except adventure bikes and i have found that some types are better than others. How well does this Super Tenere (or adventure bikes in general) behave in gusty cross winds?

In the UK. Super sports are dead sales wise. Sport Tourers are going down in sales. Crusiers, after a brief sales burst, are now going down. Brits now buy ADV's for touring, or nakeds, retro or modern for fun sundays. Me? GS1150 and no more aching knees.

you know at 39 years old, i'm finally looking at a cruiser because i'm tired of going off road. my gs1200 has 56k miles on it, when it comes to adventure bikes, it has more to do with philosophy than anything else. I have my gs1200 because I like going camping. you see a dirt road, or the forest access roads in national parks, you dont think about it, because your bike can take it. adventure bikes are like pickup trucks with two wheels, and thats how you treat them. i'm looking at a road glide because I've been a enduro adventure bike fan since my first bike which was a DR650. adventure bikes have their niche for a reason. however I can never stand riding more than 6-8 hours, I cant imagine being one of those guys who ride across the country on one, which is why i'm finally looking at a cruiser. its time for some highway miles

I would need to be a lot longer in the leg for that thing. I’ve sat on many of these but I need to get my feet down these days. Wikipedia says it has electronic throttle control.

Have a few bikes and honestly my S10 has become an enduring favorite. Its ugly, not fast, but does everything well from twisties, commuting and touring. Mainly my interstate tourer and foul weather commuter. More than just riding position makes it my choice for interstate tourer. Large gas tank, huge bags, reliability, dealer network, ability to go offroad and explore. I leave my HD Streetglide at home on my long tours. Granted you really need to spend a few bucks to make it perfect, but thats usually all bikes. It is TBW, Yamaha runs cables out of the bars to a servo, but the throttle bodies are cableless. Weird setup, but I believe Yamaha uses this setup to make bar change choices easy. The hacks here saying 2nd gens (14 and newer) are the only TBW are wrong. All the 1200s use the same system gen 1s and 2s.

Just bought a new 23 s10 and im absolutely impressed. I ddint think i would use the electric suspension on the fly near as much as i do lol

Test ride one a few months ago. And thought it was comfortable setting position. For 1200 the throttle is not snape ether. But dose have power you need to ride though is my thoughs

high center of gravity makes a bike handle well ? Um no

I just rode my 2012 ST on a 400 mile trip today to see family in Columbus and a stop at Iron Pony to drool on some accessories.

What year, how many miles,and price

I would like to see a review on a dr650. Please. I value your opinion.

I ride a 17 ultra classic and like to purchased a second used bike to go long distance with no mechanical issue like the bike your showing what u think I should look into what mike run across country on the cheap but have comfort and power

I love that you don't bother to figure out how the bike works before you do the video. "How do I do that?" "How does the traction control work?" "I don't know how that works. Oh well, Off we go!"

Where can I purchase a giant 1200cc Segway?

My 2012 BMW F650GS does long distance very comfortably and any trails IM capable of riding lol. Love it...

5:15 "...if you're only going to do on road, do more on road tires, if you're going to do off road, do more aggressive tires..." GENIUS

what year was this one in the vid im looking into getting it, for the power and cause im 6ft 7

Cruise control ?

How would you compare this to Honda Africa Twin?

Started touring on a cruiser, bought an ADV. I would NEVER EVER EVER go back!!!! The Suzuki DL 1000 does so many things well, you can carry tons of gear in hard cases. It cruises at high speed well, you can stand up, it can get into and out of rough terrain for camping and exploring. It is almost perfect (needs cruise control, and a 21 inch front tire).

I'm going to do a Thailand cross country trip next month. I'm torn between Honda CB750F & CB500X Many swear by the sportier CBF. Your thoughts are welcomed please and thank you🙏❤

1:40 people say the same thing about SUVs, and yet in a lot of places they make the best dailys. Where I live our roads are tight, low quality and often gravel, so a road bike or tourer really doesn't cut it, but at the same time doing any distance on a dirt bike is a pain, so this is where these adv things are perfect.

Easily remedied by having more than one bike. While I ride all of my bikes regularly (5 street and 3 dirt) my regular go to bike to do it all, is the TDM850. Is setup for light offroad and touring and I love that it can hop curbs, cut across fields, pickup groceries, go distance and carve pretty well.