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Test fleet: Yamaha Ténéré 700

I’m not a great fan of water crossings. My nerves are not being helped by the fact that the lad two bikes in front of me is picking his Yamaha TT250 up from the middle of the stream. I have been that man…

Today I’m ok, though. I am sitting astride the Yamaha Ténéré 700, and I fancy my chances.

Back to the start

Yamaha markets the Ténéré 700 as the ‘go anywhere motorcycle’. To put that to the test, I decided to take the bike to Sweet Lamb Adventure Rally Bike Academy in Wales.

The academy offers 5000 acres of off-road heaven. For me in rural Worcestershire getting there is a two-hour

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