Can a Yamaha Tenere 700 be better than a Dakar Bike?

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• BI

  @bikenavbm1229 · 4 years ago · pinned

  perhaps a lot of watchers may not like this but as an adventure bike user how fast should we be going on open to all trails, as an exercise or project for competition all the performance may well be interesting or purposefull. As a very tame mainly European ADV rider I am very aware of the pressure our hobby is under, Speed and noise are very much our enemies. I ride very local to you guys above and also Spain etc and the difficulties are increasing eveywhere, current example a motoring passionate Country Italy is in the trail riding news as I am sure you know. We all like to have a bit of fun and wind it on a bit here and there and I am not knocking your feature. My point is for us to continue for as long as possible what we are doing we need to be carefull how we push forward especially for us in Europe. Great Vid, they are getting better and better, and good luck to Simon sure he will have better things to do than read this though.

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• DB

  @DB1956 · 4 years ago

  Depends who is on each bike - they'd be equally shit if I were riding them.

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• MI

  @mikeisland7382 · 4 years ago

  Great video.   If only Yamaha would build a production ultralight WR450 based Tenere 500cc.   Big tank, big seat, big suspension, big smile.

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• BI

  @BigRockMoto · 4 years ago

  Another amazing and insightful video. Your camera work and production value make the rest of us look bad! While I dream of riding a rally bike, my (lack of) riding skill warrants something more like a KLR650 with a milk crate on the back. Keep at it. Happy New Year.

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• 5P

  @5playmaker · 4 years ago

  You did both bikes justice. Two different tools for two diffrent jobs. But, even to put tenere in this discussion says alot about it.

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• VR

  @vrum497 · 4 years ago

  So what you're saying is I should buy a 27k pound rally bike instead of 14k adventure bike...

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• MO

  @moontides7220 · 3 years ago

  T5.  That's the Unicorn I am waiting for

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• SI

  @simonecasadio930 · 4 years ago

  Simon, Congrats for finishing your Dakar!!!

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• AE

  @aeror115 · 4 years ago

  Great video thanks folks this is a deep view into the adv and rally world

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• SU

  @subratasadhukhan7471 · 4 years ago

  The background music is good 👍 👌 🙌

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• YO

  @YoshimuraUSA · 3 years ago

  Thanks for including us boys!

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• CA

  @caldeirone · 4 years ago

  We do love videos like this! :D And it's great to have you back in Portugal! :D

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