At an off road event I managed to over estimate my skill and get in over my head. I won’t go into the gory details, but suffice to say I messed up my bike pretty good, bent subframe, clutch shot, windshield and luggage racks destroyed, etc.
Given the age of the bike I’d already had thoughts of getting something newer, and given how long it was going to take to get parts this was the final straw. I talked it over with my wife, and we agreed it made sense for me to be riding something that was going to be more reliable and safer (ABS). With that decided I started looking and found a 2017 Yamaha Super Tenere at a reasonable price in Virginia.
A little bit of haggling and planning later I flew out to VA to pickup the bike and ride it home with a few TOH stops on the way.
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The ride home was pretty uneventful, I’m really liking this bike so far. I need to get my Aux fuel tank moved over and some ergonomic changes done, let the farkling begin.