First look at the 2025 Yamaha Tenere 700 range with updates including more torque, new fuel tank position, preload adjuster on rear suspension, and a lower seat model option.

With a higher specification, new rally styling and a longer list of updates than we expected, the 2025 Tenere700 range is one of the bikes making an impact at the 2024 EICMA international motorcycle show in Milan.

As Yamaha says, the Tenere700 needs no introduction, and it is once again their rally raid racing bikes past and present which inspire the 2025 Tenere 700’s plus customer feedback, which is always a good thing to hear.

Updates include fresh body work and graphics, a new fuel tank position, moved forward to improve weight distribution and all-round handling, they say plus a host of updates to switches, a new digital dash, and some strengthening of parts based on customer feedback as more and more riders take the Tenere off-road and punish it!

Yamaha say the new tank position allows for a fresh mid-section for the 2025 Ten7, partly designed to look better it also allows “an area in which [a rider] can easily move their body weight around as they hustle off road”.

The design is uncomplicated, they add, with an emphasis on giving a good contact patch between the bike and the rider's legs, and for good air flow in both seated and standing positions.

Looks they've listened to their customers by introducing practical tweaks to improve the riding position for off-road, given that it’s the MT-07 engine. In truth Enduro21 was expecting Yamaha to increase the displacement to 800 or 900, according to the rumours we heard.

The YCC electronic throttle with two riding modes is an upgrade they had to make if they didn’t want to fall behind opposition.

2025 Yamaha Tenere700 – Technical Highlights:

• New bodywork and headlight in Yamaha Adventure design
• New rear suspension linkage ratio and preload adjuster on fully adjustable suspension front and rear
• New 6.3" full colour TFT screen with smartphone connectivity
• YCC-T electronic throttle with dual riding modes
• Switchable ABS and TCS via a dedicated button
• Latest version 690cc, two-cylinder, four-valve, DOHC, liquid-cooled, EU5+ CP2 engine
• Shorter intake funnel for more torque
• Revised gearbox
• New switchgear and turn signals
• New one-piece rally-style seat
• Low variant available with 15mm lower seat height
• New clutch cover to reduce leg interference
• Larger footrests
• Handguards matching body colour
• Updated side stand switch
• Two new colour schemes – Frozen Titanium or classic Yamaha blue

Harder off-road skills

There are several significant updates in all the information from Yamaha which point to  strength and durability testing being done by the tens of thousands of customers who are increasingly riding off-road, and therefore asking more form their bikes.

The silencer/muffler bracket is one thing which commonly could fail and the 2025 Tenere has an upgraded mount point with a patch added to the backstay to make it tougher.

The mounting points of the accessory luggage carrier are also stronger, plus the side stand switch has been redesigned and relocated following customer feedback.

New, larger footrests come as standard too which is a welcome addition. First seen on the Tenere700 World Raid, the new footpegs are 10mm wider than on the previous model and really help steering inputs through the pegs when riding.

New headlamp design

Head on, the Tenere700 gives the classic rally look and is one of the features which marks the T7 out. A new headlamp design for 2025 is subtly different but features four individual LED light units stacked in an aluminium structure, with the 'Y' shaped mount.

Enduro21’s resident Tenere owner points out he was hoping for reinforced support for the display unit, as many owners complain it vibrates too much if you add a GPS or smartphone.

“Race bred” adjustable front suspension

Yamaha say new inverted, 43mm forks have 210mm of front wheel travel (190mm on the low seat height version) and create 240mm of ground clearance (225mm on the low seat height version).

The forks are now fully adjustable for compression and rebound damping via fork bottom screws, plus they’re 15 mm preload adjustable through the fork top adjusters.

Yamaha have also developed new yokes, with a forged aluminium lower clamp and cast aluminium crown to be stronger, they say, for added security when riding off-road.

Rally team developed rear suspension unit

The ’25 T7’s revised rear suspension has a strong of updates including an important new linkage ratio plus is also easier to adjust for preload, compression and rebound damping.

Developed with Yamaha's rally-raid team, the new progressive linkage increases suspension stroke while maintaining the same 200mm wheel travel as the previous Tenere700 (180mm for the low seat height version).

The new remote preload adjuster has been designed to allow for changes to be made quickly and without any tools, while an oversized rubber bump stop provides additional cushion in extreme riding conditions Yamaha claims.

Yamaha adds the result is better rider feedback and “more consistent performance no matter how gruelling the conditions”.

New digital dashboard and switchgear

The new Tenere700 range debuts a 6.3", full-colour, TFT dashboard which seems to be the “thing” this season with many manufacturers boasting new display units.

Vertically stacked just like rally roadbooks are, the screen offers smartphone connectivity to unlock features including phone calls, music and navigation through the MyRide app and using the left-hand switchgear on the handlebars.

The new TFT screen is more functional when scrolling through, easy and intuitive they say although opne thing, as mentioned already, is the mounting bracket could do with being stronger to prevent vibrations when you fit additional GPS or phones to it.

Updated CP2 engine with YCC-T

Yamaha's 690cc parallel-twin engine receives updates in the new Tenere700 too. Most notably the YCC-T (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) which in turn allows switchable throttle maps for the first time on the CP2 motor.

The 270-degree crank motor now has two selectable maps with different characteristics, Sport and Explorer, with the latter offering a softer power delivery. Switching modes is easy they say via a button on the right-hand switchgear, and gives the rider the throttle connection they prefer.

There’s also a new shorter air intake duct contributing to a fatter torque curve lower in the rev-range, a particular benefit when riding off road.

Plus a number of other mechanical updates including the clutch actuation position has been moved forward (35° clockwise), and a smoother shape protector cover has been added to interfere less with the rider's leg in a sitting or standing.

Revised dogs – less lashing

Revised gearbox internals claim a smoother gear shift thanks to an increased number of dogs on the gears (from five to six between first and third gears) to reduce shocks, while the dog angle has been modified on gears four through to six, reducing lash when coming on and off the throttle.

Lower seat height model

The standard Tenere700's seat height remains at 875mm but the 860mm for the low seat height version makes it more accessible to more riders. The one-piece rally style seat is new and narrower for an easier leg throw and, with the new fuel tank and modified clutch cover, means more space for the rider to move around and get on and off the bike. Yamaha say they have also reshaped of the front section of the seat too.

Tenere700 Rally model

The Tenere700 Rally is a higher specification option, like the Extreme edition carrying the high front mudguard to mark it out from the standard model. These are the bikes which, with a dose of GYTR kits fitted, have seen Yamaha Rally Team riders Pol Tarrés and Alessandro Botturi competing in major rally raid events.

Wearing the solid blue bodywork with gold rims and features the speedblock design it is a little confusing what the difference is between the Rally and the Extreme since they look so similar.

Like the Extreme, the Rally gets significantly upgraded suspension, aluminium sump guard and its own graphics. “Based on” the Tenere700 Extreme, the Rally also has fully-adjustable, KYB front forks with strengthened tubes and reduced stiction coating on the stanchions.

This upgrade alone makes for a significant change to the Tenere when you ride off-road – as we found when we tested the Extreme model: Tested: Yamaha Téneré 700 Extreme – Enhanced Off-road Performance

2025 Yamaha Tenere700 Rally – New Technical Highlights (in addition to standard version)

• Taller KYB suspension front and rear
• Heritage livery paying homage to classic Teneremodels
• Off-road style high front fender
• Heavy duty skid plate constructed from 4mm aluminium
• Lightweight titanium footrests
• Additional Raid TFT Theme
• Dedicated rally seat
• 35kW version available in
• Available in heritage design Sky Blue

More information: www.yamaha-motor.eu & www.yamaha-motor.com