YAMAHA TENERE 700 VS. HUSQVARNA 701 ENDURO LR
C O M PA R I S O N
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makes it interesting. There's a cable throttle
and clutch, (no traction control,) slipper
clutch, no cruise control, with the only real
electronics coming in the form of the fuel in-
jection system and the switchable ABS. This is
an adventure bike designed so it can be fixed
by the majority of the world's ADV riders in the
middle of nowhere. Break your throttle cable?
A bit of ingenuity and some wire, and you're
good to go.
A thorn in the Yamaha's side is its rather
small gas tank, which measures 4.2-gallons.
Yamaha claims this will get you roughly 215
miles on a tank, but you'd want to be looking
for gas after 160 miles to be on the safe side.
It does, however, run twin disc/caliper front
brakes and rolls on a the same 21-inch front and
18-inch rear wheel setup as the Husqvarna.
(Below) The Yamaha's footpegs are okay but
not great for off-roading. (Bottom) The CP2
Yamaha twin-cylinder motor has won huge praise
when used in the MT-07 and XSR700.
