Teeny, TINY Ténéré
Before Covid-19, you were all set to buy the latest and greatest Ténéré 700 but now that’s just a dream destroyed, again. The pandemic and resulting financial fallout have put lots of things on the backburner, especially $17,000 adventure bikes.
But what if there’s something that’s a lot less dollars, and not even half as much if you’re prepared to go second hand? Okay, so what’s the catch? Well, it is only a 250, but a very gutsy one!
It’s designed for a breed of adventure riders who believe light is right. They spend light, pack light and choose bikes that weigh in light [although the riders don’t always meet the same criteria].
Their bike of choice is Yamaha’s venerable WR250R and, over the
