I drove them Ultimate motorcycling Yamaha Ténéré 700 Project Bike 1120 miles from Los Angeles to Portland so I could ride the forest roads of the Pacific Northwest. It turned out to be a great travel companion – easy, enjoyable, and fun. Now that we’re off-road, we’re both looking forward to tapping through the elements together.
Turning the Ténéré 700 off the sidewalk and driving down a dirt forest road for the first time reminded me to take my dog off the leash at the starting point of the first spring hike. She just wants to know: “Where am I going and why are you so slow?”
That’s because I have to stop and press the ABS button in the lower right corner of the LCD panel to turn the ABS off! OK. Now we can go and I have. So far I have ridden over 300 miles on varied gravel forest roads on four consecutive Saturdays and some 4 × 4 two routes that I would not have ridden if it had been a personally borrowed bike –Yamaha will of course not mind.
In any case, the Ultimate motorcycling The Yamaha Ténéré 700 Project Bike has proven to be a stable, controllable and comfortable exploration platform.
I was given a 360-degree camera for testing, which I happened to turn on shortly after turning onto a particularly beautiful forest road. This is a frame grave of mine who sincerely smiles, simply because it was a beautiful day and to a beautiful place that the Yamaha Ténéré 700 brought me.
I had never driven in the dirt with that amount of available horsepower, but that didn’t mind how easy it was to get used to. The electricity smoothly turns on from idle and allows me to choose to keep turtles, rabbits, or a steady pace at my discretion.
Downhill, the engine brake is sufficient for everyone except for the most difficult inclines. Uphill the power is infinitely controllable and I won’t break the rear tire unless I want to. The use of the front brake is linear and gives a lot of feedback. Its one-finger control gives me the confidence I need to control my speed and all stops, including descents.
I prefer to stand in the field. The ergonomics of the standing position for my 5’9 “frame is just perfect. I can bring the fuel tank high and my arms are in a comfortable position with my knees drawn through.
My individual fingers on the front brake and clutch are properly angled for long-lasting comfort. The standard footrests are well positioned and I can still look at the LCD display while standing without leaning back.
I haven’t ridden it yet, but my protective knee pads are bulky and require wider footpegs so I can’t stand in a cone. With the high toebox from my you won’t get under the gear lever Klim Adventure GTX boots, I quickly mastered shifting with side toe pressure. It took a while until when upshifting from 1.
So far, I’ve done all of my Yamaha Ténéré 700 off-road rides with a new friend I met at a local dual-sport forum. He’s been driving all his life and Offroad for four years. He was in the lead on the first two drives and I learned what it feels like to drive off-road again. I was comfortable on the gravel turns at his pace of about 30 mph.
I felt like halfway through our third drive of 95 miles off-road I was lacking some cornering ability. I found that due to the position of the tank bag, I wasn’t far enough over the tank. I stopped, took it off, put it in my side pocket, and literally drove off. Just getting further forward over the tank increased my cornering speed on gravel by 10 mph! After this revelation, I had to stop again and again so that he could catch up.
My slight weight shift added so much positive control that I stopped wondering what a 450-pound motorcycle would feel like in the dirt. The steering is easy, but with a positive feeling of the terrain. I didn’t go for speed, the speed just showed up with a slight change in technique. I drove on sand, pea gravel, an inch of gravel, and river rocks. I remembered my 250cc dirt bike which felt like this, except with less front tire deflection.
I found that 3rd gear gives me the flexibility to slow down to 13 mph and go up to 40 mph without changing gears. The engine pulls sharply from the lowest speed – just above towing – to a speed that calls for a shift.
There’s a lot of washboard uphill this late in the season, and the Ténéré 700 manages to get the rear tire back on the ground satisfactorily in the stock setting. We wore Sena Bluetooth communications units, and my riding partner always knew when I ran into the washboard because he could hear a lot of rackets from my bike.
Just when I jumped on it Ultimate motorcycling Yamaha Tenere 700 Project Bike in Los Angeles without testing or practicing, I had just dived off-road as well. On the third ride, I did some tight U-turns. I used standard techniques so that I could shorten the radius of each U-turn. Since I was reluctant to drop it, I didn’t get any lock turns, but I was pretty close. A little more practice and I’ll be fine.
Seat height is a problem that has to be overcome on uneven terrain. the Ultimate motorcycling The Yamaha Ténéré 700 Project Bike has lowering handlebars and I rode off-road with the standard seat. With my 30-inch inseam, I can barely walk flat on level ground. When the floor isn’t arched, one of my soles is in the air.
The Ténéré 700 is well balanced and can be easily leaned to one side without feeling tipping. In combination with the lowering links, the standard length stand had to find low points in order to lower the stand. Even on level ground I have to climb very carefully so as not to throw my balance over the middle. A shorter stand was ordered from Camel ADV products.
I’m ready to play on single tracks and in more difficult terrain. The 21-inch front tire, high suspension, and power of the twin give me confidence that I can tackle the same obstacles that are so much fun in the OHV parks.
I have a healthy respect for what it takes to lift or push 450 pounds, so I am not going to ride alone in places where there is a reasonable chance I will drop it. When I go to an OHV park, I make sure I only have two liters of gas left. If you get 50 mpg, two gallons will be more than enough to keep you going for hours, and it saves 12 pounds and sloshes.
The screw-on enhancements I chose to put my signature on the Ultimate motorcycling Yamaha Ténéré 700 Project Bike appears on my porch. I enjoy screwing and spending time on my projects. I look forward to getting started.
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