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Cycle News 2020 Issue 49 December 8

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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P94 PRODUCT REVIEW I W hat if you love your new Yamaha Ténéré 700 but it's just too tall for you? Yamaha offers some relief in the form of optional rear links and a lower seat. Total reduction is said to be 38mm but having less padding might not be the way to go for some riders. Touratech offers a lowering kit for the Té- néré 700 that does not involve the seat. This kit strives for a more balanced approach with changes to the front as well as the rear suspension. Touratech's method for lower- ing the rear of the bike is a pair of link rods and an external shim for the shock bump stop. To get the forks to match the new ride height of the rear end, the kit includes a pair of progressive rate springs that are very soft in the first 35mm of fork travel. The Touratech Suspension Lowering kit includes the aforementioned link rods, bump stop shim, a pair of the progressive fork springs and two bottles of 10-weight fork oil. The instructions are not specific to the Yamaha Ténéré 700. TOURATECH'S YAMAHA TENERE 700 SUSPENSION LOWERING Touratech's Yamaha Tenere 700 Suspension Lowering Kit comes with everything you need to lower seat height 1.25 inches.

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