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more compression and rebound damping all the way
around. Move the clickers about halfway to full stiff
and you're about right. You can adjust from there for
personal preference.
I'm especially pumped on this bike's ability to adapt
to more off-road-focused performance and sort of
stand up on its own a little with simple clicker chang-
es. I feel like the Tenere 700 is a bit too laid back with
too light of a front-end feel for precise, aggressive rid-
ing in all-terrain (including street). But with the clicker
changes and the factory accessory rally seat (which
places you 41mm higher so you're on top of the tank/
over the bars a bit more), the bike really comes alive
and responds with more precision on the front. In
stock trim, you will experience a vague front-end feel.
Add some rear preload and it starts to bite.
Apart from the ECU change being a huge im-
provement, most of our first review impressions
on the European version are intact with the North
American version of the Tenere 700. This bike is
The Tenere's
4.2-gallon fuel tank
will get you well
over 200 miles
between fill-ups.
The parallel twin isn't overly
sophisticated. You won't find a suite of
electronic rider aids on this bike (just
ABS), but for those who like simplicity,
this can be a good thing.
