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Me neither

This is really a very strange way to go about selling a motorcycle - While I am sure Trev knows his bikes, no road test will ever tell me the personal things that suit MY requirements. What Yamaha need to understand is I have NEVER bought a bike without a test ride, and if I am expected to drop 13 and a half large on a ginormous off-roader I might expect the local dealer to allow me loose on a demo for at least the better part of a day. That was how I got sold a BMW in the first place. There will be so many others in the same boat that I can only conclude that Yamaha actually don't want to sell that many of them. Their pricing structure also reinforces that view. Both Beemer and Duck offer considerably more in the way of features and Beemers have cheap servicing and Ducati have extended the service intervals for the Multi. What about the Yamaha as an ownership proposition? It doesn't even LOOK special...

And the hidden gem?

It's KTM stoopid! The Adventure is an excellent all rounder.  I've just returned from cutting around Normandy and the Somme and had to laugh at the Beemers, all looking so heavy and serious.  WHERE'S THE FUN! Swooshing minor 'D' roads - no problem.  Changing surfaces - no problem.  Fast - NO PROBLEM.  So much fun I forgot my two colleagues - (Burgman - a true hero!) and Tiger - and was lost in my own world, lining up the corners, accelertaing past the traffic etc.

But keep it quiet, else it'll lose its uniqueness.  So in a way, thanks for ignoring it.

"There is another version of the bike coming out later in the year which will be able to test ride. The policy worked well for Yamaha with the V-Max, hence why they're following this process with the Tenere I guess"

So Yamaha sold more V-Max after they starting selling them online with no testride? Wan't aware of that. In that case maybe they should only sell bikes online.

£13,500 for a mass produced parallel twin, you can buy a lot more for your money elsewhere. Not doubting its abilitys in anyway but its way overpriced.

I'd say it looks good for the yamaha range, comes across better than in the promo shots.

You may actually find some dealers are ordering them personally so people interested in this type of bike can get a good look at them. Shock horror why not even wait a year.

Yes it's a bit expensive, but we don't live in a cheap world anymore. Don't diss' it because you can't afford it.

Trev is smiling, that tells a good story about the bike.