The 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 is an Adventure Touring Dream

The 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 is a new chapter for Yamaha’s adventure touring model range. The Japanese manufacturer positions this bike as a mid-point between an out-and-out adventure rally racer and a civil, calm street motorcycle. Powered by the same crossplane crankshaft, 689 cc parallel-twin from the 2020 MT-07, sending the dirt flying with 74 HP and 50 lbs-ft of torque, the Tenere 700 comes in at a relatively lightweight 450 lbs.

The Tenere 700 is designed from the ground up to be much more of a pure adventure-rally bike than it’s bigger brother, the Super Tenere ES, which is an adventure-tourer. This 2021 model strips away excesses and goes on a diet by shedding pretty much all it can and still be considered street legal. It has no multimode traction control, no panniers, no electronically adjustable suspension, and the only true concession to modern necessity on the bike, dual-zone ABS, has a disable switch that truly and completely turns off the ABS for off-road fun.

What’s left is an adventure bike that, as even Yamaha puts it, a “lightweight, no-compromise adventure motorcycle.”

The 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 starts at $9,999 USD / $12,399 CAD.

On this page: we’ve curated specs, features, news, photos/videos, etc. so you can read up on the new 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 in one place.

2021 Yamaha Tenere 700


Model Overview

General Info

  • Price: $9,999 USD / $12,399 CAD
  • Key Features:
    • ABS that has a true on/off setting for on-road and off-road situations
    • LED lighting all around that survives hard riding better than traditional bulbs
    • The same advanced and powerful engine that sits in the MT-07 hypernaked

Main Specs

  • Engine Type:  689cc liquid-cooled DOHC 4-stroke
  • Horsepower: 74 HP
  • Torque: 50 lb-ft
  • Wet Weight: 450 lbs (204 kg)
  • Seat Height: 34.4 inches (875 mm)

2021 Yamaha Tenere 700


2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 Specifications

From Yamaha

ENGINE

Engine 689cc liquid-cooled DOHC 4-stroke
Power 74 HP
Bore x Stroke
80.0mm x 68.6mm
Compression Ratio 11.5:1
Fuel System
Fuel Injection
Starter Electric
Lubrication

DRIVETRAIN

Clutch Wet Multiplate clutch
Transmission 6-speed
Final Drive Chain

CHASSIS

Suspension Front
43mm inverted fork, fully-adjustable; 8.3-in travel
Suspension Rear
Single shock, adjustable preload (w/remote adjuster) and rebound damping; 7.9-in travel
Brakes Front Dual 282mm hydraulic disc; selectable ABS
Brakes Rear
245mm hydraulic disc; selectable ABS
Tires Front
90/90R21 Pirelli® Scorpion® Rally STR
Tires Rear 150/70R18 Pirelli® Scorpion® Rally STR
Fuel Tank Capacity
4.2 gal
Color Ceramic Ice, Intensity White, Matte Black

ELECTRICAL

Ignition
Spark Plugs
Headlight LED
Tail Light LED

DIMENSIONS

Overall Length
93.3 in
Overall Width 35.6 in
Overall Height 57.3 in
Wheelbase
62.8 in
Ground Clearance
9.4 in
Seat Height
34.4 in
Wet Weight
452 lbs

WARRANTY

Warranty 1 Year (Limited Factory Warranty)
Extension

2021 Yamaha Tenere 700


2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 Features


2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 Photos


2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 Videos


Yamaha Motorcycles Official Websites

Social Media Links

1 Comment

  1. Ray Gawthorne
    August 30, 2021
    Reply

    Hi do you do optional extra for different ride heights for the seat

Leave a reply

Your email address will not be published.