My 600 Tenere was found on display in an Italian Yamaha dealership last December.
I’ve been toying with the idea of test riding the new 700 for a while now but I’m nervous I’ll like it too much.
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Here’s my Tenere. It’s not one of the front row 700’s, mines the 600 1VJ hiding behind the latest 700 Tenere’s. 
My 600 Tenere was found on display in an Italian Yamaha dealership last December.
I’ve been toying with the idea of test riding the new 700 for a while now but I’m nervous I’ll like it too much.
My 600 Tenere was found on display in an Italian Yamaha dealership last December.
I’ve been toying with the idea of test riding the new 700 for a while now but I’m nervous I’ll like it too much.
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That’s very impressiveMotoCP wrote:Arrived home this evening from a 1350 mile round trip from Yorkshire to ride the Great Western Trail with dibbs & Oblix.johnnyboxer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 18, 2020 6:55 pmI think that about my XR 400, do it all bikeboboneleg wrote:Interesting, if I had the same dilemma and could only keep one bike then probably the T700 and CRF250 would go and I'd keep the Donkey.
The DR650 for me is a true go anywhere bike, fortunately at the moment I don't have to do that and that's great because I'm really enjoying the Yamaha
Had a fabulous nine days and the T7 did it all. It had enough legs for sustained 85mph motorway stints, plenty of torque for lazy gear selection on the tight winding country lanes and durability/composure on the trails which were surprisingly steep, slippy & technical at times for a bike weighing over 200kg + luggage.
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What condition/mileage was the bike in.... from the photo it looks to be in really nice order? That's a sort of dream for me, to find an original Tenere in good, unrestored/unmolested condition.
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Very nice.Oldiron64 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 19, 2020 12:46 am My 600 Tenere was found on display in an Italian Yamaha dealership last December.
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I had one just like that for a short while but then swapped it for the newer AJ3 model to ride to Cape Town.
The one like yours was quicker though!
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Thanks guy’s.
Definitely a lucky find. One Italian owner from new, 35KM and it’s in fantastic original condition. Original 73 year old owner traded it in for a scooter.
I having trouble getting it MOT the moment and until I get this done I can’t get it UK registered, which is a bummer.
I believe riding session will be over by the time I will get it sorted which is a pity, ah well there’s always next year.
Definitely a lucky find. One Italian owner from new, 35KM and it’s in fantastic original condition. Original 73 year old owner traded it in for a scooter.
I having trouble getting it MOT the moment and until I get this done I can’t get it UK registered, which is a bummer.
I believe riding session will be over by the time I will get it sorted which is a pity, ah well there’s always next year.
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My post trip thoughts are that the T7’’s ergo’s work just fine for me (6ft with 32” inside seam).
The screen was effective and the nav bar provided a great ‘heads up’ display using my phone mounted with a quad lock and displaying the TET route on GPX viewer.
Standing was comfortable and I could still glance down and quickly check the route.
I’d previously packed the headlight/dash with a bit of anti vibration foam before I left and that cured the ‘wobble head’ issue.
The ABS needs a permanent bypass on/off switch as the override ‘OFF ROAD’ procedure is a PITA so you tend to forget after re-starting the engine.
I ended up sliding down a steep rock strewn gully and kept gaining momentum due to ABS intervention despite applying the brakes.
The pegs aren’t too bad size wise but I will probably get some slightly longer ones at some point and the rubber inserts aren’t needed as there is no noticeable vibration.
I don’t tend to read user manuals (they’re just the manufacturers opinion right?) so I put the fuel gauge to the test on my way home.
Once the last fuel bar starts flashing, the trip meter auto switches to ‘Trip-F’ so you know how far you’ve been running on ‘reserve’.
I sat at a steady 70mph on the motorway, fully loaded with 28 kg of luggage (+mud, dry chain and lowish tyre pressures) for 30 miles (which is a bit disconcerting with a flashing ‘low fuel’ indicator) then came off the motorway and ran a further 25 miles before the bike started to splutter.
I pulled up just a mile short of home but was carrying an extra litre of fuel in my pannier for this very purpose, so I now know the reserve range is around 55 miles (possibly 60 achievable on an unloaded bike, running road tyre pressures and being conservative on the throttle).
The speedo read around 5-6mph higher than the satnav suggested, and the bike felt well planted at quick blasts over 100mph with no wobble/weave on the road (Mosko Moto Reckless 80 panniers & Mitas E-09 rear/Pirelli MT21 front) although the front tyre didn’t give me too much confidence in softer going & ruts but that was probably due the excessive mass of bike & luggage pushing it forward on throttle roll off and not steering where I wanted it to go, so I will try a spikier edged front tyre next time.
I’ve never ridden a bike with traction control so at no point did I think I needed it and the T7’s soft power delivery will happily chug through mud and will pick it’s way up winding steeper trails in second & third gear.
Yes, the suspension was stretched and would benefit from an upgrade as it bottomed out when landing hard after jumps or hitting hard edged holes too fast, but it coped surprisingly well on the trails at a good pace with 28 kg of luggage/spares/tools, approx 10kg of ‘bolt on’ items (bash plate/crash bars/tail rack) but I’m relatively light at 12.5 stone + 2 stone of clothing, boots, armour & helmet.
I bought the T7 second hand without previously riding one, and my overall post trip impression is it’s going to be a very capable long distance traillie which should prove to be solid & reliable.
I’m am however used to throwing 200+kilo bikes around so the weight and height might be a bit too much for shorter less experienced riders.
The rear tyre is a bit too wide for optimum traction in muddy conditions but the 150mm width gives great road manners and compliments the bike’s balance allowing you to briefly stop at junctions, remain feet up and then use the engine’s superb torque to pull away in second or even third gear.
I now just need to clean the thing which looking at all the nooks and crannies around the engine is going to be a bit of a challenge!
The screen was effective and the nav bar provided a great ‘heads up’ display using my phone mounted with a quad lock and displaying the TET route on GPX viewer.
Standing was comfortable and I could still glance down and quickly check the route.
I’d previously packed the headlight/dash with a bit of anti vibration foam before I left and that cured the ‘wobble head’ issue.
The ABS needs a permanent bypass on/off switch as the override ‘OFF ROAD’ procedure is a PITA so you tend to forget after re-starting the engine.
I ended up sliding down a steep rock strewn gully and kept gaining momentum due to ABS intervention despite applying the brakes.
The pegs aren’t too bad size wise but I will probably get some slightly longer ones at some point and the rubber inserts aren’t needed as there is no noticeable vibration.
I don’t tend to read user manuals (they’re just the manufacturers opinion right?) so I put the fuel gauge to the test on my way home.
Once the last fuel bar starts flashing, the trip meter auto switches to ‘Trip-F’ so you know how far you’ve been running on ‘reserve’.
I sat at a steady 70mph on the motorway, fully loaded with 28 kg of luggage (+mud, dry chain and lowish tyre pressures) for 30 miles (which is a bit disconcerting with a flashing ‘low fuel’ indicator) then came off the motorway and ran a further 25 miles before the bike started to splutter.
I pulled up just a mile short of home but was carrying an extra litre of fuel in my pannier for this very purpose, so I now know the reserve range is around 55 miles (possibly 60 achievable on an unloaded bike, running road tyre pressures and being conservative on the throttle).
The speedo read around 5-6mph higher than the satnav suggested, and the bike felt well planted at quick blasts over 100mph with no wobble/weave on the road (Mosko Moto Reckless 80 panniers & Mitas E-09 rear/Pirelli MT21 front) although the front tyre didn’t give me too much confidence in softer going & ruts but that was probably due the excessive mass of bike & luggage pushing it forward on throttle roll off and not steering where I wanted it to go, so I will try a spikier edged front tyre next time.
I’ve never ridden a bike with traction control so at no point did I think I needed it and the T7’s soft power delivery will happily chug through mud and will pick it’s way up winding steeper trails in second & third gear.
Yes, the suspension was stretched and would benefit from an upgrade as it bottomed out when landing hard after jumps or hitting hard edged holes too fast, but it coped surprisingly well on the trails at a good pace with 28 kg of luggage/spares/tools, approx 10kg of ‘bolt on’ items (bash plate/crash bars/tail rack) but I’m relatively light at 12.5 stone + 2 stone of clothing, boots, armour & helmet.
I bought the T7 second hand without previously riding one, and my overall post trip impression is it’s going to be a very capable long distance traillie which should prove to be solid & reliable.
I’m am however used to throwing 200+kilo bikes around so the weight and height might be a bit too much for shorter less experienced riders.
The rear tyre is a bit too wide for optimum traction in muddy conditions but the 150mm width gives great road manners and compliments the bike’s balance allowing you to briefly stop at junctions, remain feet up and then use the engine’s superb torque to pull away in second or even third gear.
I now just need to clean the thing which looking at all the nooks and crannies around the engine is going to be a bit of a challenge!
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Went to pick up a T7 chain guide and they had this on the shop floor - I thought the pics looked ok, but in the flesh it's a great styling exercise.
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I felt the need for a ride today as I'm back to work tomorrow after 4 months 
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