The 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 is an Adventure Touring Dream
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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.
Model Overview
General Info
- Price: $9,999 USD / $12,399 CAD
- Key Features:
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- 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)
Competitors
2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 Specifications
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Engine | 689cc liquid-cooled DOHC 4-stroke | |
Power | 74 HP | |
Bore x Stroke |
80.0mm x 68.6mm
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Compression Ratio | 11.5:1 | |
Fuel System |
Fuel Injection
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Starter | Electric | |
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DRIVETRAIN |
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Clutch | Wet Multiplate clutch | |
Transmission | 6-speed | |
Final Drive | Chain | |
CHASSIS |
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Suspension Front |
43mm inverted fork, fully-adjustable; 8.3-in travel
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Suspension Rear |
Single shock, adjustable preload (w/remote adjuster) and rebound damping; 7.9-in travel
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Brakes Front | Dual 282mm hydraulic disc; selectable ABS | |
Brakes Rear |
245mm hydraulic disc; selectable ABS
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Tires Front |
90/90R21 Pirelli® Scorpion® Rally STR
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Tires Rear | 150/70R18 Pirelli® Scorpion® Rally STR | |
Fuel Tank Capacity |
4.2 gal
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Color | Ceramic Ice, Intensity White, Matte Black | |
ELECTRICAL |
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Ignition | ||
Spark Plugs | ||
Headlight | LED | |
Tail Light | LED | |
DIMENSIONS |
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Overall Length |
93.3 in
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Overall Width | 35.6 in | |
Overall Height | 57.3 in | |
Wheelbase |
62.8 in
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Ground Clearance |
9.4 in
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Seat Height |
34.4 in
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Wet Weight |
452 lbs
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WARRANTY |
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Warranty | 1 Year (Limited Factory Warranty) | |
Extension |
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