Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

Yamaha’s Ténéré 700: at last, mud

It’s still there outside my garage, a gritty sheen of mud acting as a constant reminder that I should have washed down the driveway after having brought the T7 back to an acceptable level of cleanliness. I took a massive jump forward this month in my all-round Ténéré experience, grabbing some byway action with my good friend, and fellow MSL contributor, Chris Moss.

Granted this was not the toughest of rides, but nor could it be – there are ‘golden rules’ to off-road riding which I am learning as I go. Now, I have not personally seen it written but am pretty sure that taking yourself well out of your comfort zone on 204kg of

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