Update: Forgot to mention that I have also relocated the side stand switch because it can easily be crushed. On 15:24 you can see it in front of the gear lever on the frame near the oil filter. I don't recommend doing this because it can be dangerous if you ride away with side stand down. All I can say is that I am used to check side stand every time I start. It's a reflex now. The safest would be to leave it in place but prepare a shortcut switch in case it breaks.

100% agree about top heavieness... they only people complaining about top heavieness are those that dont own one. I even weighed it at the handle bar... no different than the 790 and a lot lighter than the AT. There is NO top heavieness. Its just an urban myth spouted by 790 owners trying to justify the low slung tanks.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nerb1. With you in my corner we can fight them all off! 😂

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

@@Gbner From my view I talk about if I feel the bike is top heavy and if it is a problem for me. I have no complaints about the weight distribution on the bike I don't understand people who turn the bike down because of it. If course there are bikes with lower CoG and different feel when riding. For myself, I have never thought of the T7 as problematic in this way. It's just not a thing at all for me. I don't understand why this is a big topic.

@Nerb1

Жыл бұрын

@@Gbner Im sorry, but I am referring to physical measurements, not your feelings. Go you my channel and look at the video called "does bike weight matter". I physically weigh the "top heavieness" of the T7 and the 790. Both are the same weight when lifting from the handlebar with 15L of fuel in both bikes. I think that because the seat height is lower on the 790, you think it is less top heavy. It is a myth unless you can empirically prove it to me otherwise.

@Nerb1

Жыл бұрын

@@Gbner my video here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJls1NWxoqy6hKQ.html

I have bought my T700 on April 14th this year. Today I have passed 10.000 kms withouts the slightest issues. Been on a 4 week trip in May/June through Germany, Luxemburg, France, Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Switzerland and back to Germany (8.108 kms). It performed fantastically. Apart from the great riding comfort (higher Rally seat...), it was the fuel consumption, that surprised me in a positive way. When I'm in travel mode, I manage to reach between 3,1 and 3,6 litres per 100 kms, which means, you can easily reach 400 kms on one tank without having to drain it completely. And all that fully charged and equipped with Touratech aluminium panniers. In everyday life I can do between 3,7 and 4 litres, which is not bad either. When the engine is cold, the clutch is a bit sticky, which makes the bike do a little leap forward while starting it up. But that's not a real problem. It was way worse in my trusty old Transalp 600. Suspension is stock, even though I'm a bloke of almost 2 metres @ almost 100 kgs. And tbh, I find it very stiff. Therefore I'm having a hard time believing that it needs replacement. I definitely don't want and need a higher spring rate. That would probably kill every trace of comfort left. I have mounted a HP corse silencer that shaves off about 2,3 kgs and a big Givi windscreen. Sounds decent without being too noisy. One of the T7s very few perks is the speedo, which is quite off. A reading of 60 means 52 GPS, 90 is 80-81 GPS, 120 means real 109-110. Luckily the odo is only off by a bit less than 2%. I love my bike to bits. Very smooth engine, very economical and reliable, very offroad capable and NOT top heavy. I'd buy it again, that's for sure...

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Actually when upgrading spring and setting more compression/rebound the ride became smoother! It just works better. So don't reject the thought just yet. A good tuned suspension works for you.

Before starting any bike in cold temperatures, the rule of thumb is to turn gear on, press clutch and push the bike a bit (one meter is enough) to disengage clutch disks if they stick to each other.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Will try 👍🏻

OHHHH man, i laugh sooo much, thanks for your honesty and humor

Great long term review Robert 👍🏻. It’s remarkable that your bike is in such good shape considering all the “I think I’ll just take a little rest here” moments you’ve had 😃.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Heheh yes I am amazed too. But I did a lot of judo as a kid so I learnt to fall the right way.

Love it. Very informative and fun to watch! Thank you.

Efter många år på asfalt och på endurohoj i skogen skaffade jag nyligen en DR800 efter att ha kollat några av dina videos. Ångrar inte köpet en sekund! ✌️

@NomadSweden

24 күн бұрын

Härligt! Kör fint :)

Excellent long term review! I look forward to watching your videos!

Another awesome video! I also adjusted my suspension dampening and rebound from your previous video! Cheers 🍻

Very informative review Robert. Can't wait to see where you're heading next though!

Thanks for sharing Robert, great info as always. Gonna try and hunt down those pegs!

Took one out for a test ride today, and I was super impressed.

Good honest review, thank you Sir. Cheers from Poland

Great review. Thanks for sharing. Have the same bike since end of 2019 and I am still happy that I bought it. It was a bit like you came to it.... just wanted to have it. I did a test ride but just after a short ride I was sure to buy one....

I always enjoy your videos Robert. Keep up the good work. I agree with your attitude of not wanting to know how much you've spent on extras etc. It's not all about the money.

Excellent long term review. Your experience is one of the reasons I'm not buying crash bars for my new t7. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@NomadSweden

27 күн бұрын

Cheers 👍🏻

Thank you for answering my question Robert. Great video as per usual 👍👍

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Welcome 🤗

This video is great. I’ve saved it for future reference. So thank you again for putting together such a well documented review!

@NomadSweden

9 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Liked the video! As always!

👏👏 great review. you showed a lot of good things thanks and cheers 🍻👍

Very useful review! Thank you! 👍

super thanks. Your expertice comes in the right time for me and confirms my decision to switch on T700 - hopefully today ... ciao Haro

Great review. I have also upgraded the wheels to tubeless and added the extended Camel external tank. I know these are not a ‘must do’ but I like the peace of mind. Cheers

Great video Robert!, i really liked your keep it simple and go ride attitude!, and i loved the crash clips from your riding, most people would try to hide them, but we all have them, and if not..we aren't trying hard enough to become better or playing around as much as we should 🤣. Keep the videos coming and enjoy your next big trip. 🌲🌲🔥🌲🌲🇸🇪🍺

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Fall, get bruised, get up, go further. That's what it's all about.

That was a great presentation. Thank you. 😊

Thanks for the video. it was very interesting and insightful. I have a Tenere myself, and would buy it exactly the same again and again.😎

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

indeed! again and again :)

I bought a T7 Rally this week. I like a lot your channel and your opinion about the bike. I hope enjoy it as you do. Thaks

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Congrats and safe journeys on a great bike

Thanks so much for the review! I’m seriously considering options and I’ve always been a Yamaha fan (multiple over the years) and was hopeful they’ve done it right with the T7. It’s now at the top of my list!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I now have 63.000 km and stkll no problems 👍🏻

You had my subscribe when you almost said “wideo”…. Glad I found the channel, thanks for the in depth review!

@NomadSweden

9 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome 👍🏻

Excellent review!

Your review has influenced me to tske a closer look at the T7 as my next bike. Thanks.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

I now have 62 000 km on the clock. Still no problems :)

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hi Robert, Love your vids. This was a great review - T7 owner or not - to watch & listen to, with your usual honest, no nonsense, informative and good humoured narrative. Raising a glass 🍷 to many more T7 vids over the coming years. Kind regards, Martin Ilkley Yorkshire Dales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin!

Very informative , I've a tracer 7, the same engine with the T7, with 7000 km, thanks for the video

Very informative I've had a t7 for 2 years and only done 4 k on it but love ya info and knowledge. 👍👍👍

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video 👊

Excellent Robert, cheers!

Great video Robert, honest no frills review. Like you said “ just ride” take it easy out there

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

Another great video Robert, learned loads. I would definitely reccomend the pre-filter (and carry a replacement) if you are riding with your buddies in dusty conditions i.e. Maroc. I was shocked at the condition of the pre-filter on my T7 after a 500K Rally in the UK. Microscopic dust will wear your piston rings and cause all sorts of engine problems! No need if you always ride in the front of course 😉

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks i am actually browsing for that 👍🏻

Great review

Liked and subbed, awesome video. I am going to explore the channel more as I am also looking at getting one. Thank you

Thx for the review. I have almost the same concept - Brother in spirit, but only 13.000 km

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

🙏

Hi Robert, You did a great review of the bike. I looked at it with pleasure. I also own a T7, currently at 46k km and I am very happy with it. Just for comparison, I changed the front brake pads at 20,000! haha, and the last ones I still have the original ones and they are not close to used up :) as for the rust, I also have the same problem, exactly at that joint you showed in the video + spokes on the wheels... best regards from Croatia, and btw., I saw that you have been in Croatia in military base "Željava". I saw your sticker in the cockpit of the plane \m/

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Ah thanks! Croatia was great 👍🏻

Great review 👍. Seriously thinking of changing my bike and the T7 has definitely peaked my interest. My current bike is purely street focused and I'm missing off road. The downside to research is that all I'm getting is reviews about top heavy, bad suspension etc. I love Yamaha and have had a lot of on and off road machines but I am looking to get just the 1 bike to do both. I am similar weight to yourself so hearing simple suspension changes is brilliant, also not noticing a "top heavy" issue. Like you I just get on and ride the damn thing. Engine reliability was never an issue for me, you have just reinforced that. Best of luck to the next 50,000 kms and thank you from Ireland 👍

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Keith!

@lajjvo

Жыл бұрын

Any 200kg bike ridden off-road will be a bitch to pick up when you fall over. Sometimes you end up with the bike in a good position, sometimes not. I've seen some test where guys drop different bikes on their driveway to "measure" how hard they are to pick up. This does not transfer well to the real world. I can't ride my T7 on the same trails I took my Husaberg Fe501, but I knew that when buying the bike. On the other hand, the T7 is comfortable on any road surface, that Husaberg was a bitch considering vibrations and noice.

Absolute professional real owner long term review, great job.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

😊🙏

I am considering going down from my africa twin to a T7, thank you for the videos.

Great long term, review. Love the honesty "Domestic money laundering" and "I threw away the receipts, I don't want to know how much its cost me" 😆

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

I’m thinking of purchasing a T7 so this in depth review has been really useful, thank you👍

@LloydGrace1

Жыл бұрын

Purchase made and pick up my shinny new T7 next week. Thanks for the inspiration 👍

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Congrats on the new bike 👊🏻✊🏻

@LloydGrace1

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden Cheers 👍

Great review, love these bikes, in the middle of negotiating a deal on one , fingers crossed, keep up the good work

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck with the deal 🤙🏻

@Davidlouis3

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden 👍

Robert, all I can say is you doing great job!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marek!

@marekhlina74

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden lunch on me some time here in Bratislava mate!

Great and funny review! Compliments 😄

@NomadSweden

10 ай бұрын

🙏

As always very nicely said. Just a small comment regarding my experience with the nylon screws...I had those, had slide on the wet tarmac, head of the side screw was sheared off. I can confirm it works as planned. But it was tricky to remove the rest of it from the fork, very tight fit on the thread. You need to use a drill and be careful removing it not to damage the thread. Now I am using original steel ones. Just a thougt to consider. In case of some bad experience with the steel ones you will be the first one to inform 😁. Robert have a next, and next, and next 50k safe trips on this great bike. Love it!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback!

@Nerb1

Жыл бұрын

I also broke one.... a hot screwdriver works perfectly.... push it into the thread and wait for it to cool down a bit... then it just unscrews.

Great video

Great video. My T7 only has 5000km but I'm loving it. Small, light, simple! You made me laugh - "they get warm but I can't prepare bacon on them" 😀 (heated grips). Cheers 🇦🇺 ps. I also don't find the bike top-heavy (my 1200 Tiger was top-heavy)

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Nice review! Thumb up and SUB. Regards from Poland.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks from Sweden :)

Just Ride For Gods Sake!!!!!! Awesome Mate

Superb! Well done !

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Another great video, Robert! Loved the comments about domestic money laundering and your love relation to the bike! :-) I too would really like to know the make of those lowered foot-pegs, if that can be found! To add to your comments in relation to the bike's original suspension. I'm right at 105 kg and 185 cm tall, and for me the original suspension has been good thus far, including a trip last year up the quite rough Dalton Highway to Prudho Bay, with about 15 kg of luggage. I have since made the suspension adjustments you recommended, and like the results! Cheers, and ride safe!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Great video Robert. I'm really trying hard not to get one but the more I hear and see about the bike, the weaker my resistance s getting ;)

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

The good thing about bikes is that you don't think about economy when riding. That's why I have 50.000 km.

@mindtraveler

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden I'm currently riding the Triumph Tiger 800, but off-road is kind of impossible with it... witch is what I want to do.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

@@mindtraveler T7 is indeed a step in that direction without loosing too much on road capabilities.

Nice vid and mileage review. One note regarding steering damper, with stock suspension it really required, but once you change springs for your weight or even better change cartridges for more better one RR, Andreani, Öhlins or similar you will notice that damper might not be required, as it gets much more stable on higher speeds and rocky terrain. Seems, you forgot to mention loosen steering head nuts (judging by your vids), as it happens to me as well.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes I forgot that.. thanks :) You may be right about the upgraded suspension because I have not tried. Still the steering dampener helps in sideways twists due to big loose gravel and stones etc so not the same exactly. But sure, it will be an overall smoother ride with Öhlins.

Good video very informative

Thank you - beats watching the World Cup! Great review.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!🙏⚽️

Good one Rob. Glad you use and like the pegs ! See you

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes thanks

@stevemartin8573

Жыл бұрын

Can you let me know who makes the pegs? 🙏

@DragosRDS

Жыл бұрын

@@stevemartin8573 I honestly can't remember. But if you look online for "low and wide tenere 700 footpegs" you will find from IMS Rally, Altrider, Fastway, SW Motech. Sorry I can't be more specific with that, I really can't remember

Absolutely awesome video i just sold my fireblade for a 2020 Tenere 700 for dad and I to ride hoping it gets delivered next week ^_^ just selling my 1150gsa as well really looking forward to the T7.

@NomadSweden

2 ай бұрын

Congrats and enjoy!

Because of your first video BMW vs tenere , I bought tenere to . Happy user so far, someday I will be on your local Sweden TET , greetings from Ireland

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Phew im glad youre happy 😃 safe trails!

Really good stuff the ACF 50

Nice video and review Robert...I have only 25 thousand kilometres on mine but its used all year round and is doing great. Feel happier I've changed the plugs and sussed out how to do that. A spring from Rally Raid and B+B rear rack is next. Just fitted an Atlas throttle lock...works well on the long road rides. I love the aesthetics of the bike..and the engine is a gem..! Cheers, Steve

Great video. I am excited about possible video series of a new trip. Watch the dragon tour twice lol.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The great thing is that as much as aI love the trips, I love making the movies also. So I get twice the fun.

@richardbell6105

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden That is great then. The first series was sooo good. I am more excited about the new trip than the latest Marvel movies 🤣

superb video, totally real.

Just got mine 2021 two days ago. I have to fly to Abbotsford BC to pick it up and riding back to Calgary through Canadian Rockies. Wish me luck because it will be first snowfall in Canada this year :) Four months ago I have sold my white 2013 Super Tenere. Amazing bike on highways and gravel. It's time for something new. It looks like a rider position will be better on T7. Great content ! P.S. Your rear tire looks wider than 150 or maybe it's just my imagination.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

I wish you luck! The rear is 150 but some cameras distort things. I also look wider 🤣

@DakarBlues

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden maybe he is used to 150X17 which looks narrower than 150X18

Great review and enjoyable to watch. Have you done a lot night riding and how did the standard lights perform? You mentioned right at the end you are charging them. Thanks, Tony

@NomadSweden

7 ай бұрын

Thanks. Standard lights are not great which is why many add auxillary lights. Sadly I did not make a comparison

Great video! I sure hope my T7 will hold up as good as yours! Here's a question from my side though - how do you manage to squize in some family time with those frequent rides? 😁

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Grown kids and a wife with horses 😊

That is a fantastic review, thank you. I love how you fondly talk about your "marriage" to the bike then refuse to think about how much it has cost you. "I threw the receipts away". I think that is a sage perspective on marriages.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Haha yes, I first learnt it in family life and adapted it to my bike

Me gusta mucho tu canal, disfruto especialmente con los vídeos de viajes ¡Son realmente interesantes!! Un saludo cordial desde Córdoba, España

@NomadSweden

Ай бұрын

Gracias!

Just ride for God sake . Great commend and as I feel about it. Now at 40.000 km 😉. Thanks for great review 👍

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Excellent review! I sold my GS 1200 and bought the T7 for the same reasons. I have 20,000 miles on mine with no issues except the cold clutch slip you mentioned. Funny, I was using aftermarket oil and just recently switched to Yamaha Lube. Doesn't sound like that will fix it. We'll see. Thanks again!!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

@turgayaslan9975

Жыл бұрын

how its feeling after 1200gs. i have an also 2016 gs and i am thinking to buy t7

@seisamigos397

Жыл бұрын

@@turgayaslan9975 the only thing I miss going long distance at sustained 80 to 85 miles an hour. The T7 will do that but I don’t like running it at that high of rpm’s for long periods of time on the highway. I keep it around 70 miles an hour. No big deal but just something I miss.

@seatime674

11 ай бұрын

​@@seisamigos397Are you getting any hand or butt vibration on long rides?

@seisamigos397

11 ай бұрын

Not at all. Seems to be fine.

Thank you

Thank you for nice walkthrough of services, maintenance, currative maintenance and more. When you talked about mirrors and what is legal I went like, what? What countries has laws on that, apart from how many one need and so on. Turns out there is a EU directive, although lenghty I guess the main thing is that they need to be at least 28cm away from the center of the bike, also they must be attached that they do not move during normal drive, and they must be able to be adjusted when the driver is in a normal driving position. Also, the mirror needs to have a minium mirror surface of 69cm². The position, where it is over bars, on the handguards, or hanging which is a type popular on bobbers and similar bikes is not really regulated. Some countries that can be picky and have their own rules is Germany, that during a traffic stop can test what signals you can see from behind and Austria that can do a cirular diameter test on the mirrors. Now, you, driving a Swedish vehicle is not affected by that in those countries as coming with a foreign bike, you should be grandfathered in, so to say. Did you do or consider a cat delete? Why and why not? Heard is saves 1.5 kilos or more.

@NomadSweden

11 ай бұрын

Yeah Germany is fierce with the laws. You even need to bring the papers for any non standard mod you have to proove the cartification. My T7 is Euro4 and has no Cat 😊It came on later models when Euro5 was endorced

I was thinking how clean & spotless your bike was & then you mentioned the Jet washer, I have a 2010 Kawasaki 250 D-Tracker & even in the manual it states to not use a pressure washers on it, my friend who used to look after it for me was always using his pressure washer on it & I had to replace the steering bearings that had gone rusty, pressure washers can get water in places that wouldn't normally be possible..... Great video in-depth video & you are obviously very meticulous with your bike & I doubt most people would even know about the rust under the fuel tank, I've had my bike over 12 years & im thinking of getting something bigger, either the klr 650 or the T7, my only concern is that ive heard so many people saying that it is top heavy, my bike is also top heavy but is obviously much lighter than the T7, so after watching your video I've decided on the T7......

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input 👏🏻

hey, great work once again! is the new tower custom made or what brand is it? any weight saving on it?

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! This is the tower I preordered to the intro price. (€1000). www.prototypeteam.com/product/rally-tower-pro-yamaha-t700/ It weighs in total 3,7 kg but I'm not sure what the "old" headlight weighs. I think there are some savings.

Thanks

Nice review Robert 🙂 after 50000km its a propper review l say.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Toby!

Hey Robert ! Great Video / Review - i can subscribe every word :) What about a high front Fender ?

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! The high front fender has never appealed to me. I like it low, and if I get into that level of mud that it's a problem, I have done an error :)

@dertom1000

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden i totally agree: If i get in that level of mud i sincerely have some other problems than a stucked front wheel :) :) i just like the look -> more Endurostyle

Best and better results to prevent corrosion and keep bike in nice form is to use XCF rust blocker instead of ACF -50. XCF is proven to hold better onto surface and lot longer to prevent corrosion.

really looking forward to the headlight video coming up as another KZreadr mentioned it is over 4kgs heavy!! will you replace it for a lighter one?

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

It will be part of my rally tower. Delivered next week so video comig

Do you have spec, or link to nylon screws? I was thinking about changing them. Thanks! I've got mine T7 in February and already drove 5,5k on it and recently started looking for tips and tricks on how to improve my riding experience. Keep doing videos as they are really helpfull and enjoyable! :D

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

The screw are any "plastic" screws M6 x 20 mm. I bought these here www.rally-raidproducts.co.uk/yamaha-t7-tenere-nylon-plastic-screws-fork-leg?filter_name=screws

I have over 200,000 kms on my Yamaha TDM 850 , Yamaha parnell twins are the business .

@NomadSweden

17 күн бұрын

Awesome. Sounds promising

Çok güzel motosiklet sizde çok güzel geziyorsunuz teşekkür ederim

Cheers for the great, detailed review (I'm looking to buy one). What is the maximum sustained cruising speed for motorway riding, solo but with enough camping gear for a long weekend/bike rally? Not including beers 🙂

@NomadSweden

9 ай бұрын

Not sure max but I have gone 130-140 km/h for long stretches. Without beer 😊It’s bot a power problem but a comfort problem

Use lanoguard grease over the rust bit after treating

gr8t video by the way

Great video.Thank you man🤘my t7 is at 21k.

With reference to the bearings, was it the swingarm,wheel or linkage?...by far the best most informative t7 series out there...awesomeness.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It was the outer bearing on the break side. I have changed all bearings again after 60.000km because of a little play in the bearings.

@porter5877

Жыл бұрын

@NomadSweden thanks for the info dude appreciated...

Interesting, as a lot of road tests I've read in the past rate the t7 a little top heavy compared to similar bikes.

Nice pronounciation on the Norwegian at 38:07. Probably better than my Swedish!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Ah takk!

Hi great review! I have a question. How much more does the skidplate weigh in comparison to the original one?

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

It weighs about 4kg. The original i dont know but its like a tin can

I'm on my 2nd super tenere 1200 and now in my early 50s I'm thinking of something lighter and the t7 has always been in my mind but the tubes put me off Robert.I could just about live with the change back to chain from the ease of the shaft drive.

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

I am lucky to not have had a flat tyre yet :) There are pro's and cons and I guess the more offroad you do the more Tubes has the pros. But for touring TL is so much easier. But there are TL rims to get for the T7.

@derrickmurphy9859

Жыл бұрын

@@NomadSweden yes sometimes you can worry about something that may hardly ever happen. I drove in the states for 2 yrs on a klr with tubes many miles on and off road and never punctured, I used heavy duty tubes.

Tks Robert for this down to earth review. But Swedes, are down to earth, right? I can't, think of a better bike to use for a really long trip! Few things to really go wrong, an engine that never breaks, no electronics can go wrong and you can switch off the ABS. What more can you ask? Have a great summer and pls contact if you were to pass through central France. Cheers!

@NomadSweden

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! and I agree!

Did you mention your chain guard addition? It's not included in US models. Accessory item. How important is it? Or is it just a paper weight? Great informative video by the way! I just took delivery of my 2023 last month. Loving it.

@NomadSweden

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I forgot to mention that I added the chain guard. So far it has been a paper weight I think :) But it would prevent branches etc from being chugged in to the sprocket. If it prevented such an event? No idea :)

Great info. Cheers. 👍