BIKE BUILD I AMPRO YAMAHA TENERE 700
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value. Its no-frills approach to adventure riding
is what many people are looking for. Afford-
able, minimal electronics, comfortable perfor-
mance, and massive efficiency drive the sales
of the easy-to-love T7.
This is exactly why it's so attractive for so
many project bikes. It's easy to have some
cash left over after buying a Tenere 700 to
throw at the aftermarket, relatively speaking.
Plus, the bike looks a lot like a dreamy rally
bike. So, if you slap on custom graphics and
aggressive tires, it starts looking dreamier and
even more rallying.
AmPro Yamaha could have gone full-factory
with this bike and slapped on Kashima-coated
Factory Connection-tuned Showa 50mm fork
tubes and triple-barrel shock systems (I made
that up). But they decided to keep it realistic, a
lot like their race bikes.
True, the AmPro Yamaha race YZ250FX and
YZ450s are tricked out with great parts and are
far from stockers. But from a modification stand-
point, most of what they're doing is massaging
what's already there in stock form and customiz-
ing the performance and comfort for each rider,
especially on the 450, where, most of the time,
Hawkins still has it!
