Read Spurgeon’s First Ride article here: rvz.la/3jqrs7H

@panterasonica-love-anime

3 жыл бұрын

would be good for someone who is 5.5''?

@davidhill90034

3 жыл бұрын

will do. thx.

@ZSmith-yy4lv

3 жыл бұрын

@@panterasonica-love-anime you wouldn’t flat foot with two feet, but would certainly be able to put one foot down by moving to one side of the bike. If you want to go off-road, there is no escaping the taller seat height. The T7 is definitely not as extreme as some other bikes, I’d say it is totally doable.

@panterasonica-love-anime

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZSmith-yy4lv thanks

@emmanuelmeysman820

2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is awesome . 😍

Had to pause and say thank you! As a truck driver, we very rarely get any sort of recognition of our responsibility and skill as drivers from other road users, now on with the review, cheers mate 👍

@vg3203

3 жыл бұрын

The world would come to a grinding halt without Truckers; Thanks for what You do Brother!!

@usmcvet0313

3 жыл бұрын

Same, be safe out there

@Anything_With_An_Engine

3 жыл бұрын

I start my new life in the career of trucking as a driver on Monday!

@Chris-gj4br

3 жыл бұрын

@@usmcvet0313 also a fellow vet, 10 years as a Royal Engineer in the British army. 👍

@Chris-gj4br

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anything_With_An_Engine life in the slow lane , there's nothing like it, good luck mate

For everyone wanting to compare it to a 790, just remember that during a comparison that bike bandit did, the 790 broke down. Another reviewer, whose name escapes me, said their 790 has been in the shop for a bunch of electrical gremlins. The 700 doesn’t have a bunch of BS and the CP2 motor is extremely reliable. The KTM is safer, of course, because you don’t get to ride it as much.

@redo1dr

3 жыл бұрын

Fun Story: My dad wanted to testride a 790adv, but the shop called prior to the ride and told us the bike broke down, oil leaking onto the showroom floor.

@sashapoleshuk1020

3 жыл бұрын

790 is like an exotic car or a super hot girl. They come with a lot of maintenance. Not for everyone. But it’s sure as hell rewarding to go places with one. =)

@tontonn9995

3 жыл бұрын

My 790 R has not had one problem. Coming off a 990 and then a 1290SAR it's the best of the three. 275 miles of range to a tank without a problem.

@Angry-Lynx

3 жыл бұрын

@@tontonn9995 RIGHT ON ;

@GallicGarlic

3 жыл бұрын

Do not repeat « urban legends » without backing it up

Show idea: Zach and Ari. Two T-7's. Road trip around Colorado, all kinds of terrain. Then Ryan F-9 shows up ... on a T-7. THEN the Australian dude from CROSS TRAINING ADVENTURE shows up, and says "G'day, mates ... reedy foh a reel rah-eed? " Cut to Australian (edited: originally mistakenly posted as “Austrian”) outback. (So, this is *my* idea - I expect an invitation!)

@Jobbazz

3 жыл бұрын

Sean Lee 😂

@ltwlof4967

3 жыл бұрын

why would it cut to the austrian outback(does austria have an outback)

@bobwho1986

3 жыл бұрын

LT WLOF : ooops ...

@drewmccurdy3595

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much nailed all my favorites but you’d have to throw in MADtv to help with the around the world trip with the crew and then it would be complete.

@blessedbethecurse

3 жыл бұрын

Aussie CROSS TRAINING ADVENTURE dude has to be on a modded up DR650 though. Just saying - I don't make the rules, but that's just how it has to be.

Any bike: Leaves the factory. Zack: Yep, I'd gear It up a little bit.

@bigbaux4721

3 жыл бұрын

LOL honestly though, I get where he's coming from. California riding entails a lot of highway stints, and having the motor turning at 5, 6 thousand RPM at cruising speed feels unnecessary. I'd happily sacrifice my 6th acceleration gear for an overdrive on my GSX-S1000.

@kleinbottled79

3 жыл бұрын

He isn't wrong though. The manufacturer wants to optimize for performance -- I want a relaxed fuel efficient top gear. Ah well, sprockets are a cheap mod.

@855glt

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want to gear up 1st though, which is what you're forced to do with a sprocket change. With a mid-size adventure bike, fully loaded for a trip, you're going to want that short 1st gear. Especially if you're doing anything off-pavement. Wish it was easier to change gear sets.

@zackcourts2280

3 жыл бұрын

😄

@kleinbottled79

3 жыл бұрын

@@855glt True true true. How fun would it be to be able to pick every ratio?, or at least like between a closer set of ratios or a wider set. For street bikes this isn't usually a huge issue, a taller first is fine, but for an adventure/off-road bike I get it, sometimes you wanna be at crawling speeds.

I see you compulsively cancelling your indicators every 5 or so seconds while riding, just to make sure you dont inadvertently have them on. Glad i'm not the only one.

@sebbwebbo7557

3 жыл бұрын

nope..same here :D many riders have this kind of kink :D

@Jer0867

3 жыл бұрын

Indicators? Exactly how many times did he TURN??! Lol!

@pyrodoll2422

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto 😅😅

@Lecruque

2 жыл бұрын

Same here :)

@AskformeJohnT

2 жыл бұрын

I feel more sane the more people that admit to this

I'm at 22000 miles on my fz07 and no mechanical problems what so ever. Original clutch is still good to go. Thank yamaha for not making junk.

@LooxJJ

3 жыл бұрын

If you take care of Yammie, it will run forever...

@Helfiredrew

3 жыл бұрын

I'm on an '04 FZ6 with 40k miles and no mechanical problems! Purchased her at 22k miles. Hell yeah! Yamaha makes solid bikes.

@John-hw3ds

3 жыл бұрын

I have 55k on my Super Tenere 1200, and I have beat it to death, not nice to it at all. But I have always kept the maintenance up and she has never broke down or left me stranded. She did finally have something break last year. My blinkers fell off....lol! Overnight in my garage🤦‍♂️😂 Dry rotted rubber grommet.

@georgenewman5860

3 жыл бұрын

Same experience here, 45,000 miles on my 2015 Yamaha FJ-09. Oil changes, tires, a set of spark plugs, brake pads, a few chains and sprockets. Other than that just pure motorcycling goodness.

@FCT8306onTwoWheels

3 жыл бұрын

Got 21,000 on my Yamaha Stryker and its been reliable the entire time since new. Getting a Suzuki Gsxs1000f and it better stack up with reliability

A lot of us dont want all of that STUFF. I am glad that Yamaha understands what a rider for this category wants. I keep bikes that I like for a long time and I can see complexity being a liability.

For people with a loose/free gas cap. Just throw a leather or paracord strap on your keys. It helps you grab your keys from your pocket with gloves and when you get gas, just hang the loop from the brake cylinder, handlebar, lever... whatever. It's super convenient. That simple key loop gets as much use as my helmet or the actual key itself. Mine is just a small shackle bolt with a strip of thick black leather I stitched into a loop large enough to fit around my wrist if need be. Super cheap and easy to make.

@agustinmorquecho7781

3 жыл бұрын

i dont need this as mine has a hinge, but really cool idea, hope i do not forget this if i ever need it! thanks

@bas4627

3 жыл бұрын

That is a simple and effective solution! I'll attach one to my keys right away! That way, if i ever get a motorcycle and it doesn't have a hinged cap I'll be prepared *sad noises*

@Snoupity

2 жыл бұрын

@@bas4627 haha aw. You end up getting a motorcycle m8?

@TheJunky228

Жыл бұрын

I have a loop lanyard on my keys already and hadn't thought of hanging them from the handlebar when filling up, thanks for the tip lol I'll try that next time

And then there's me sitting at 8000 rpm cruising on the highway on my Duke 200.

@lopescorte104

3 жыл бұрын

Same on a tenere 250

I feel like I get a double dose of unbiased information about a new bike when RyanF9 and Zack both review the same bike. I hope to put one of these in my garage one day.

@ryneprince7113

3 жыл бұрын

RyanF9 was not unbiased

@Andriig75

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryneprince7113 how so??

@vivekstreme1994

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryneprince7113 lol f9 is unbiased. He thrashes bikes which are not good

@tommy605

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryneprince7113 How do you figure it was biased?

@julengarmendia

3 жыл бұрын

Has Ryan reviewed the tennere? I'd better go watch it

Great video as always. Here is a lesson for new riders: watch what Zach does at 12:02. You should always keep your eyes open for cars coming in from side roads and driveways. Cars aren't always looking for motorcycles, especially in areas where the riding season is shorter than LA, so we need to always be looking for them. Stay safe out there!

@morganfreeman4726

Жыл бұрын

I see your advisory and counter with this 3:09

I like this series very much - makes a difference having a presenter who genuinely cares about bikes. Ride on Zack!

@anthonycook8703

3 жыл бұрын

There's someone who doesn't care about bikes?

@tahoehiker

3 жыл бұрын

BLASPHEMY

@DrAbhishekSinghal

3 жыл бұрын

@@anthonycook8703 adam waheed on mc garage lol

@falcn12

3 жыл бұрын

@@DrAbhishekSinghal ouch!

@theguitarhero898

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrAbhishekSinghal Adam is the man, so that is a matter of opinion!

I really think this is a great looking bike.

@joeyg29jgjg

3 жыл бұрын

I agree m8. It's got looks like the Africa twin

@johankling9994

3 жыл бұрын

@@joeyg29jgjg yeah dude, the African twin looks wild too.

@jakaberdajs4378

3 жыл бұрын

@@johankling9994 love this its the smaller more capable brother of the AT. Wish Honda would make a 600-750 version of the AT, BUT im totally happy with the T7 as im a Yama boy

@thilo7546

3 жыл бұрын

@Andrew Humphrey the tracer is more street oriented though, it's more of a sport-touring bike. I like the looks too though

@Fee.1

3 жыл бұрын

What’s the difference between the tracer and the tenere? Like from design to execution to practically speaking. Are they the same segment ?

It's a perfect bike for someone coming from dirtbikes wanting to try a road/off-road long distance bike. The suspension if trash but easily fixable. Perfect bike for what I'm after.

I dropped mine 20mm and now that the suspension is broken in and I’ve found the settings that work for me I’m at 99% flat footed at stops. I’m 5’10” tall. I also went up 1 tooth on the countershaft sprocket and installed 1-3/4 inch bar risers because I ride 85% on streets of all sorts to include caliche and gravel. I love the simplicity and lack of as much electronic crap as possible. I have 3 windshields of varying height and width per application. Center stand, top box, tail tidy, anti bobble head and decat header and side bar protection from Hepco & Becker. One of the REAL positives for the T7 was purchase price! I paid MSRP Exactly at the Yamaha shop in Lufkin, Tx, $9975. Comfort seat from seat concepts is all that’s left for me and my T7 I believe will outlive me.

Zach you sneaky man, you said you weren't going to do a daily ride on this thing for a while! What a pleasant surprise to wake up to on a Saturday. Keep the daily rides coming, I can't get enough of em!

I've never understood why bikes like this don't have lower ratio gears for 1-3 and then higher gears on 4-6.

@censored4christ162

9 ай бұрын

Thats exacly how it is thats how gearing works

@tannerhawes6890

9 ай бұрын

@@censored4christ162 I mean lower/higher than they already are. Yes I know how gears work lol

@dan.p

8 ай бұрын

Because you’d have a big awkward unusable gap between 3 and 4 then 😅Shifting from 3 to 4 would bog the motor.

@randomkadrmas2630

18 күн бұрын

That's not how transmissions work. The gearing is essentially the same from 1 through 6.

"Motorcycles are fun", best review ever!

Rode this bike at a Demo event. I am 5'6" 30 inch inseam. Was on my tip toes but it is manageable. Great bike, wish it had a little bit more power though like 80 ish.

4:04 "A v-twin would be narrower" *Moto Guzzi:* Am I a joke to you?

@cavscout62

3 жыл бұрын

TheUrbanEpicure - Why yes, yes you are.

@A-FrameWedge

3 жыл бұрын

A longitudinal V twin would be narrower except the Moto Guzi V twin is a transverse v twin.

I feel the adventure bike segment is the perfect choice. Always had fun on sport bikes but liked the convenience of a bagger. Adv bikes seem to be the perfect compromise. But it might also be the fact that I love my dirt bike 😎

Here in Kuwait the tenere 700 gets sold out real quick so difficult to get your hands on one . You have to reserve it before it arrives and then buy it straight away

I LOVE my T7! It is so much fun. Best ADV bike out there. I followed and still follow the news on this bike. I am just now hearing the "bad brakes" comments. I think the brakes are great. You do not want sportbike brakes on a dirtbike. You do not want HD brakes on anything. I hear the suspension talk all the time and I agree. Would really like to see an aftermarket gas cap....hint hint companies. Wicked stoked when I saw the Zack and T7 icon this morning. A lovely treat to go with my coffee. Thank you.

@cavscout62

3 жыл бұрын

Infamously Unknown - My 2019 H-D FLHT has BREMBO brakes from the factory so I think I’ll keep ‘em. Once again the H-D Ignorant run their mouths without engaging their brain 1st.🤪

@comfortablyunknown700

3 жыл бұрын

@@cavscout62 that is nice HD teamed up with Brembo. Now your couch will actually stop. But to clarify, I said HD brakes, not Brembo brakes. Even the failing HD company realized their brakes suck.

@Pebbzor

Жыл бұрын

I’d like to test ride it. The looks… is slightly better than KTM, and not as askew as the BMW.

Absolutely love the pov style riding and review, so relaxed and chill yet defined, keep em coming

CB500F has the same gas cap design. I put the cap on top of the pump when fueling, with the edge and key down. It works pretty well. There's no way I'm going to ride off and forget it -- because the key's in the cap.

Can you please get Ari and go on a distance camping trip with the T7 and the new KLR 650. I would love to see them compared for comfort, luggage, road, and off-road capability. THANK YOU, BROTHER!

Glad to have Zach back on youtube. Thank you RevZilla. I will follow these guys wherever they go!

Thanks, from Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 always look forward to daily rider series each week

I love these videos. I can't believe RevZilla got Zack and Ari! It's still crazy to me

Really enjoying these reviews. They remind me of Top Gear in a way. Also, I get sentimental about your route because I grew up in Torrance. In fact, my mother taught me to enjoy twisties on PV Dr. East that you take which goes right past where I went to pre-school and took swimming lessons. Keep it up!

Zack, thank God you're back! Dig the review, keep up the good work.

I e watched 3 vids so far and you are definitely one of the best reviewers I've seen. Ton of good info. I will catch up. SUBBED!

I just gotta say that you were the reason i got a versys 650 LT 😎👍. It was down to the Versys or wait for the T7. I just couldn’t wait anymore and i regret nothing! (Though this bike still looks awesome to me). Loving the tall bikes!

Zack, I cannot tell you how much I enjoy you. As a motorcycle enthusiast, rider, writer, all cool dude. Glad you are with Rev now. Thank you for all you do for the motorcycle community. (And all you do for me. Thank you) congratulations on the success of your career, new marriage, and life in general. Thank you sir. (Ari, your okay too..)

@zackcourts2280

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Jeffrey! 🙏🏼

When it comes to daily commute, Zack is the guy to go for!!!

Man..I was hoping it beat out the Versys! But now I just need to really give these two a fair look..great series..you come across interesting, real and charismatic all at the same time..thank you..👍🏽

I like your Daily Rider vids. I always looks forward to them. I've been interested in ADV bike. Currently, I have an MT-09. Would love to venture out with a Tenere 700

The headlight does look awesome. It almost appears as if the windshield is also the headlight lens. It really has a unique look that is also good looking. The rear tail / dirt bike number plate area looks crude and unfinished. Overall it does have a true adventure bike look.

@Nick-dz4ml

3 жыл бұрын

Its kind of dakar-esque!

Dude, I just love these Daily Rider vids, and I already wanted this bike but this desperately makes me want one now.

Great review with honest, unbiased comments. Thank you! Ride safe!

There is a reason it's not a wheelie monster. The countershaft angle. It pushes the front down. Ryan F9 review explains very well.

@Joric78

3 жыл бұрын

That said, Zack wheelied it just fine.

Glad to see the Versys 650 at the top of the leaderboard. I've had mine for 4+ years and still love it. If I had the opportunity for more off road, I'd definitely be looking at the Honda AT or the Yamaha T7.

"The SUV of motorcycles" You, Sir, have wounded my soul.

Thanks Zack, another great review!!

Great review as always Zack

Love the headlight. I like unique and different. Outside the box stuff

Zack. These videos are amazing. Keep it up.

Love the reviews, keep them coming!

We’ve been waiting on Zac’s thoughts on the T7 for too long, finally!

I own a T7 and I really love it. This review is spot on!.

I've watched many upon many T7 reviews and this was one of the best ! Nice to own one too. From CT, U S A

Pick mine up Wednesday! Excited after seeing this (Zach actually rides an off-road bike off-road!) Great review, dude.

And for those wanting to know if you can ride it across the country, just know you can ride anything across the country if you are willing. I rode my DRZ on a 4K mile Look that included California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. It’s all possible.

@conradbielicki774

3 жыл бұрын

that sounds like a great trip

@marksimpson5218

Жыл бұрын

Some people pedal cycle around the world, so a DRZ is luxury.

Only reason I sub is for this content. Don't take it away RevZilla. I want to see that leaderboard grow!

i like the headlight style, but was wondering if somewhere in your reviews you can tell us or show us how well they actually work. old guys like me need to know stuff like that. lol. great reviews, keep up the good work. you have my dream job, enjoy it for us all. thx again.

Hey Zack, Pretty cool video for Yamaha T7, one of the best I've seen and man, isn't she a beauty!

Need to review it again - on dirt.

Dude...yeah man, I completely agree with your assessments for the exact same rationale. Well done and very thoughtful, contextual review.

nice road review, that's what I was looking for.. thanks!

Tenere 700 is a love with the first sight ! Cheers from Greece man !

After riding a couple different bikes, I can agree that a flat seat feels better with two riders. With a raised platform my wife was always having to lean forward adding stress to my wrists. With the flat seat on my klr I can't even feel her there since she can just sit upright and scoot her hips right into mine.

Great review! It's a very nice bike. After 40 years of riding, my actual bike (19th) is the VStrom 650 XT/2019. I live in the south part of Europe, Portugal; and for the last year I've been riding the Strom everywhere.... literally! Smouth, powerfull, very economic and very contactable for long, long rides with very LOW vibrations.... witch is something you can not say about the Versys 650...!!! I love ALL bikes! Now my ride is the V and I'm very, very happy with it!

@John_Ridley

2 жыл бұрын

Same bike I have here in the US in Michigan. I enjoy it. I have only had 3 bikes, a Honda 350 when I was in college and a "starter" Honda CTX700 then the VStrom. Of course every time Zach is riding a bike on this channel I decide I want THAT bike but the V Strom always makes me happy to get on. I'm only getting one or two rides a week in this time of year since I stay off it when there's snow on the roads. I think I'll be keeping the V Strom forever even if I get another for fun.

Just loved this bike, shifting to the states next year, definitely going to get one!

Have watched about 10 of these videos this past week and love them. Please do it with every single bike ever [within reason of course (; ]

Been waiting for this for so long. Thank you Zack for the great video. Now I’m off to save $10k so I can get this bike in the garage.

@Toyota96

2 жыл бұрын

You get that bike yet??

Good review, took one out for a test ride and found the seat uncomfortable after 1 hours ride and the fork drive when braking pretty harsh. I wanted a touring come adventure bike. So no good for me. So decided on a BMW 850GSA, more refined and more comfortable although the 700T is a better off road bike then the BMW.

Zach is the best..loved his throttle out commute series

I was really waiting for you to be in Mojave or even Palmdale for the off-road.. lots of riding up there

Back some years ago I went on a KTM demo. The ride lead was rippin' it hard, actually. I obliged myself on an 1190 Adventure getting low on the curves. The lead was on the same, but the R model. I was quite surprised how far over that beast could lay, with TKC80's nonetheless, and absolutely rocket out of the bends into triples. That motor was so impressive. Won't forget that ride.

@apancher

2 жыл бұрын

The 1190 engine is such a monster.

LOL the 405, I didn't realize you were doing an off-road test.

Zack, good honest review. Thanks! I miss the adventures of Zack and Ari.

Great series about the daily rider! Pls include also the yamaha tracer 900 in the comparison.

Can't wait until Kawasaki makes their November announcement! T700 competitor on the way probably based on the Versys 650

@jaikanths875

3 жыл бұрын

Most likely they'll just introduce a TFT screen on the V650 🤭🤭

@agustinmorquecho7781

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you are right, competition between companies is always good for everyone, i have a Versys X 300 as i am a newish rider and very noob in adv segment, so i am always on the search of my next bike... it doesnt need to be right now but the more comeptition the fastest the market evolves and we get better machines!

@hamerplayer1229

3 жыл бұрын

@@agustinmorquecho7781 I have a Versys X300 and a DR650. The Versys is a great little bike. Once that motor is broken in she will cruise at 75 mph all day of course at 8500 RPM. Still an awesome machine and mine in green gets so many compliments it's not funny

@khurshidhere

3 жыл бұрын

Lol , they don’t care about versys 650 . It is a good bike . But they don’t give a damn shit about that bike . With no updates..... it is out of competition....

I will never get used to seeing people lane splitting.

@plympytheplumber4605

3 жыл бұрын

Watching people lane split freaks me out!

I commuted from Redlands, CA to Long Beach for college on a GSXR1000 k6. Rode on the 1, 405, 605, 22, 55, 91, 215, and 60 depending on the day and destination. Shorts and flip flops when it was warm, target bags over my socks in Sidi riding boots when cold. I use to dune in glamis in flip flops, shorts, and an NFL jersey. Almost died in a crash when a truck pulled in front of me. Funny thing, my road rash was the least of my pain. Shattered arm and wrist, few surgeries, collapsed lung, broke my other arm, and couldn't walk cause of torn groin muscle. If your screwed your screwed. I broke over half my fingers and had to have someone wipe my ass. By the time I was off heavy pain killers my road rash was gone and I was trying to rebuild strength in an arm that could barely move a few degrees. . Yet I still wear sandals and shorts when it's nice out cause it's the greatest feeling, and if I crash it'll be more painful but worth it. . No sandals were lost in the making of these memories.

Daily Rider is a helpful video series! Great Content.

Hey Zac, great show but can we get a multistrada 950s daily ride?

Only bike where a loose cap has bothered me was my harley electra glide, because it doesn't require the key to be with it. Left it at a gas station once, only realized 250km later... On the others, doesn't really matter since you can't ride off without the key anyways.

I am trucker and also I commute to work on my bmw 850gsa ! My bike make going to work a treat! My opinion of the yamaha t7 is that to outdated compared to the new bikes today! Good review! Thanks!

This is a perfect New England back road finder .. Ridge runner and dirt road's friend . It is just right for Litchfield county ..With a 29 inch inseam, I might need to soften up the back end a little. The less bite in that front brake seems just right for a steep gravely incline at 12 MPH :) .Thanks Zack ...If you ever get back to NE stop by my pottery shop for a visit ..Norrth Western Connecticut is just hitting some great colors right now ... Ah wet leaves in the middle of a transition :)

I own a 2018 Versys 650. Every time I watch your vidz, I'm validated in my purchase. Still the king, muhahaha!

@craigbielsky115

3 жыл бұрын

650 IS NICE MY SISTER JUST GOT ONE FOR HER AND HER WIFE.....

@feuerreiteroderso8655

2 жыл бұрын

Dethroned by the R 1250 though XD

@sharkdog111

2 жыл бұрын

@@feuerreiteroderso8655 Totally OK with that. All regimes come to an end.

@feuerreiteroderso8655

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharkdog111 But it was a glorious one till the end :)

Challenge: take a shot everytime Zack presses the turn indicator cancel button.

@illhaveanother4365

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, yeah if you want alcohol poisoning

@chrisroake1687

3 жыл бұрын

I do that too, trolling the cancel button all the time!

@zackcourts2280

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure anyone’s liver could handle that...

@CCitis

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisroake1687 always! not a bad habit to have.. signalling when you don't want to is not a good thing to do.

Great reviews keep it up!

Thanks so much, Zach. Very helpful

Personally, I feel that the T7 is actually what the Versys 650 should have been in the first place, sans the taller seat height. I will definitely rate it as the #1 daily rider leaderboard. It's as comfortable for touring as the V650, if not better, and way way better for offroading than the V650. If only T7 is launched in India... which unfortunately might never happen 😭

@censored4christ162

9 ай бұрын

I just think the guage cluster is attrocious.. needs to be like the new africa twin where you can have the guages all digital and then have the maps integrated in so you cam go full map on the screen or just a map on half or something

Thanks for another entertaining 30 minutes

Besides the nice review u reminded me my time in Cali it's seems so much like San pedro and surrounding area 👍

Saw some dude rocking this bike on a aggressive single track. I was very impressed.

Zack, can you please do a Daily Rider segment on the Harley Livewire? Thanks

I really think cruise control should have been an option, maybe on a premium model for those of us that are willing to pay for what we want.

@SpottedCreeper

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. I used think cruise control was unnecessary, but now having had a bike with it for the last year, I'll never get another one without it. So useful for long trips.

There is one area we often agree with you and that is gearing. I generally like stock gearing but I would be more apt to gear up than gear down. I even geared up my 1987 KX500 I think dropped 3 teeth off the back sprocket left the front stock. I didn't always get the hole shot but I was always near the front of the pack at the first turn. I hill climbed with it and did very good. Raced moto-X, cross country and trails, I loved that bike. Advantages included less unsprung weight, less drive train weight, it also made the it a slightly wider ratio transmission and made that strong midrange motor just shine! and haul! The only disadvantage I can thing of was, I was a little bit more challenging in the the slow nearly sections, but I always managed fine and never had to replace clutch plates. I always had good luck with clutches and transmissions.

Nice review mate. As for the "average brakes" I have one of these XTZ690's here in OZ, and have installed the Camel high fender kit that includes SS braided lines and this small upgrade has dramatically improved both the performance and feel of the brakes. I think if the rubber line between the master cylinder and ABS module was also upgraded it would transform them further. Keep up the good work. From the Land of OZ

Probobly my next bike .. Rev Zilla seems to be growing a lot ..

Will be picking up mine this week!

@craigbielsky115

3 жыл бұрын

#ME TOO ........

@Lanchoooo

2 жыл бұрын

How you guys enjoying it?? I have a FJR1300 but want something for Offroad and kick around town....

@bernardomotard

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lanchoooo loving it! 17,000 kms on it since October!

find a corner to bring backing it in back to your ride please. excellent content as always. the way a review should be done.

Key out at stoplight to demo the gas cap. Awesome 👍

Big part of the reason why T7 is not a "wheelie monster" is because of the elevated placement of the rear swing arm pivot (by design). Placing countershaft sprocket farther distance below the swing arm pivot causes the rear wheel to push down against the road surface with more force under power. Another benefit of this design is that the front wheel is forced down as well adding traction and directional stability up front.

@98KingQuad

3 жыл бұрын

Ryan F9 that u?

@lucaszak3597

3 жыл бұрын

@@98KingQuad LOL, nope but I guess you watch his YOUTube channel as well.

So thats were the surplus stock of Amazon fire kendel tablets went. This is yamahas call to the Honda Africa Twinn

Funny thing was out for a ride on my dirtbike yesterday and spotted rider pushing 2020 t700 down the road, stopped to help and was surprised that a total engine failure at 3k miles! I was going to buy one before I got my gs800 adventure. Now t7 is on my drive waiting for my new friend to pick it up and get it to the dealer.