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(Above) More traditional, more comfortable and
designed to ride across the world. The Yamaha
comes with impressive credentials.
gas mileage. All this in a package that weighs (382
pounds) with a tank full of fuel.
IN THE BLUE CORNER:
YAMAHA TENERE 700
The Yamaha Tenere 700 was like this unicorn
bike that refused to come to market for years. We
first saw what looked close to a finished product
way back in 2017, and we unfortunately had to
wait longer than almost every country in the rest
of the world to get the model stateside.
But the wait has so far been worth it. The Te-
nere 700 uses the same 689cc CP2 crossplane
crank, twin-cylinder motor seen in the Yamaha
MT-07 and XSR700, both machines that have
become roaring commercial successes.
The Tenere is a little different from the current
Adventure category in that it doesn't play much
into the tech game. In fact, it could be argued it
doesn't at all. This is an analog machine and it's a
matter of what the Tenere 700 doesn't have that
