Feeding the addiction...

With four bikes in the shed and generally using any excuse to get out and enjoy two wheels, you might say that I have a bit of an addiction.  You could be right, and that addiction is definitely encouraged by a couple of "pushers", namely Colin and John.

Yes, they are definitely to blame...

And thus a new designer drug appeared on the scene:

Yeah, my first brand new bike in fifteen years (remember that silver bike languishing in my shed) and ain't she pretty?

I picked it up from Upper Hutt on Saturday morning and then one of the aforementioned drug dealers joined me in a fairly cruisy ride home via the Wairarapa.

After a not too bad (it can be very slow and busy) trip over the Rimutakas we puttered out to Martinborough and took more back roads (all seal) to Masterton for lunch.

Right away I really liked the sweet little motor.  It's very smooth and offers up some pretty reasonable torque.  With it's great Adv bike riding position and (relative to the S10) light weight it was very easy to ride and I was immediately at home.

After putting some gas into at Masterton (just $3/l) we carried on up through Mauriceville to Eketahuna where I just had to have a wee play on the gravel.  It's safe to say the bike likes the gravel too.  Once again that smooth little donk really is nice, giving you nice smooth acceleration out corners.  I wasn't game enough to switch the ABS off but had no issues with brakes and tyres on the gravel.

Purdy!

A quick jaunt over to Feilding to show the olds and then it was time to introduce the bike to it's stable mates.

Yeah, there's an extra WR making itself at home at the moment

Team Yamaha

And so, now for the farkling...

There's are a few things already on order but the stuff that I had put on before delivery was: rad guard, bark busters, crash bars, Givi luggage racks and a tank ring.  My old luggage from the S10 goes straight on but I am considering soft luggage for use on both Teneres.

And in the above pictures you can also see one of the other farkles that turned up while I was picking the bike up.  Another Cool Cover to help the comfort - yes, they work.

Still to come are the hot grips, an Eastern Beaver 4 circuit aux power thingee to run 'lectrical stuff off and a mount for my GPS.  That may do for now...

Really looking forward to getting it all setup and putting plenty of dirty miles on it.  The big Ten can have a wee relax from that duty...