Riders in UK
can purchase the 2019 Yamaha XTZ700 Tenere at 8,699 pounds sterling with a further
300 pounds sterling discount for online bookings made from 27 March.
Derived from the Yamaha T7 Concept shown in 2016 and
followed by the Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid Edition prototype, the Tenere 700
uses Yamaha’s Crossplane 2 liquid-cooled parallel-twin displacing 689 cc and
produces 72.4 hp at 9,000 rpm and 68 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. Fuelling is by
EFI and a six-speed gearbox and chain final drive gets power to the rear wheel.
Yamaha claims the Tenere 700 is designed to be
capable for control and capability off-road, with 43 mm diameter upside-down
forks with 210 mm of travel and 200 mm travel monoshock at the back. The
off-road bias can be seen in the tyre sizes – 90/90-21 rubber in front and
150/70-18 at the back – but is touted to be able to handle long distance road
rides as well.
Weight for the Tenere 700 is said to be 205 kg, with
the engine carried in a double-cradle tubular steel frame. Range from the
16-litre fuel tank is good for 350 km, says Yamaha, and the Tenere 700 stands
880 mm tall in the seat.
A four-element LED headlight, protected by a clear
windshield, lights the way ahead while a LCD display shows all the necessary
information a rider needs. Braking is done with twin 282 mm diameter discs in
front and a single 245 mm disc on the rear wheel with switchable ABS.
