BIKE BUILD I AMPRO YAMAHA TENERE 700
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mance brands that make up
his bike builds, Hawkins has
put together a dynamic off-road
competition effort. And it works.
AmPro has not only won cham-
pionships consistently over the
years, but they've directed many
unproven, up-and-coming racers
into championship careers.
So, when the guys at AmPro
reached out and told us they
were building out a Yamaha Tene-
re 700 in a very Randy Hawkins
way and we could ride it with the
Javelin himself, we said, heck ya!
And we brought along our stock
Tenere 700 to compare.
>THE PERFECT
PROJECT BIKE BASE
I'm not going to talk too much
about how much value resides in
a Yamaha Tenere 700. I've said
it a lot. The bike is an incredible
(Above) The author and Hawkins
swapped between stock and project bike
Tenere 700s for a few days of riding.
(Below) AmPro bossman and AMA Hall-
of-Famer Randy Hawkins loves the
"adventure-enduro" side of the big bikes.
