This is one of the best setups i have seen yet, thanks for sharing.

Great job Walter. I’m in Southeast Texas and also have a T7. Always great to see what other folks are doing to make their bikes just right.

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

T7 has got to be Yamaha's smartest two wheeled motoring innovation in many years.

@FlannelGorilla

3 жыл бұрын

Since the TW in 87

@sweetcostarica

2 жыл бұрын

This one (1) minute owners review sums of the *average Joe* review of the Tenere 700's *_one (1) major weakness:_* kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIZ9wdZyg9S0kpM.html I.e. its top heavy & overweight for *_off road._*

Great modifications! We all know that modding is part of the fun of owning one of these machines. Now if I could only find one in my area to purchase.

You’ve done a great job Walter, enjoy. 👍

Nice build! Love the graphics!

I don't even ride motorbikes, despite being surrounded by them my whole life. I'm 32 this year and I'm getting divorced soon. The T7, to me, is perfect, and once I learn to ride I'll be looking to get one. It just seems perfect. Time to start living my life. This video was awesome!

@jurevidakovic

3 жыл бұрын

Divorce may get you down, but motorbike will get you back up. :)

@mpstroudy88

3 жыл бұрын

@@jurevidakovic Thankfully the divorce is mutual and we don't hate each other, but it'd be nice to be able to do something for myself. :)

@martin4819

3 жыл бұрын

Riding is unbelievably therapeutic. I’ve been riding for a while and this is would be a great bike to learn on. Just the seat height might intimidating but don’t be. Once u get used to it u won’t be an issue. No bike will ever check all boxes but this is pretty close. U can buzz around the city, tour and take it off road and it doesn’t have all the aids so u will actually learn how to ride.... like we all did ten years ago. Think also this is the most reliable engine on the market.

Awesome video. I’m loving my T7 so far.

My god what a nice job you did!! Looks awesome!!

Pretty much the same route I am planning to go. Enjoy buddy.

Nice job on your bike, looks pretty awesome! 👍

I currently ride a big 290kg VFR1200X Crosstourer. I too use crash bar bags (2x 12L). They distribute the weight more evenly and act as airbags when you do tip over. I've been wanting the T7 since summer 2019 when I had an hour of test riding. I'm a novice/intermediate offroader, but I could rip the **** out of this bike 5 min after I left the dealer and went offroad. Brought a handbrush with me to return the bike clean and tidy ;). Can't wait for the first batch of used T7's to hit the market. This video nicely shoes all the accessories we currently have!

It would be great if you put the links for the upgrades in the bio :) great video by the way!

I just put a deposit on this bike myself. I plan to ride it to Alaska from VA in 2022!

Gorgeous bike. Graphics are great. The high mud guard is all it needs. (Those foot pegs looked ginormous though. Having clipped a peg on a trail bike, and went down hard, they make me nervous).

Beautiful bike, nice Job, congrats!

You bought all the cool add on stuff ...NICE

Awesome mods, i just started looking into this bike

I’ve made the Alaska/Prudhoe Bay/Tuktoyaktuk trip several times on my BMW 1200GS. The next time I’d like to try it on a smaller bike. I have a Husqvarna 701 that I might use if I can get the extra fuel and luggage sorted out. I’m 71 now and I can see myself moving to a smaller bike in the future like the 890.

Proper job, nice one Walt.

Beautiful job,looks great!!

Beautiful build. Superb.

Looks so bad ass...can’t wait to buy one

Looks great! Rocky Mountain ADV has a great fender kit.

Great looking setup!

Awesome setup

Awesome modifications 👍🏼

Wow awesome job your motorcycle is killer

Greetings from switzerland. Unbelievable nice tenere

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

Thomas E. Thank you sir!

Love the design of this one.

Wow not a bad Stage 1. Looks great and I got a few tips to copy :) Thanks

Great mods Walter. I'm hoping to buy a T7 soon and if it looks as good as yours I'll be very happy

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

Michael Blake good luck sir!

I like your style, fella.

I’ve been on a lot of those dirty road south of Mason and even crossing the Llano River in several places. I’ve followed some Overlander routes. I ride a Triumph Tiger with Bridgestone AX41 Adventurecross tires. Enjoy the T7.

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

Darryl Moffett super cool man! I haven’t done all of those but hope to soon

Nice one mate. I pick my T7 up on Wednesday the 16th of September, and apart for the rear pannier racks you have, my setup is very similar to yours. I will be making the wheels tubeless via a conversion once the tyres are worn out. Keep the shiny side up.

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

2Dogs Stottie I hope to go tubeless as well..have fun!

Great build! 🔥🔥🔥

This Colors set is awesome.

What a stunning bike

Nicest looking 7 I've seen so far buddy.

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

BUSHCRAFT AND FISHING WITH THE PIKEY thank you!

great video be safe and i hope you love it

Good work fella

Amazing attention to detail and wow, what a super clean shop, impressive! I'd suggest checking out Mosko Moto soft (frameless) luggage. It's bulletproof, will sit closer to the bike, and save a ton of weight by eliminating those hefty steel, rear luggage racks.

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Peter Ansel thanks! I looked at Mosko closely but decided for my needs the racks were more suitable for my personal needs. Planning on a long ride over 12k miles on the bike. Need to haul gas and water. When I ride local they are coming off!

That's a sharp looking bike!. Yamaha could take a lesson from your colour and decal treatment - that tank looks WAY better than the stock colour scheme, and really pops with the blue crash bars and rims. I will be interested to hear how the soft luggage works out - have just ordered one SW Motech Sysbag 15 and mounting plate for the rear SW Motech "Adventure Rack" before committing to side rack and panniers.

man insanely nice looking bike

You just earn yourself with another subscriber 😁👍👍👍

Your Tenere looks awesome! My favorite custom modded variant thus far. I'm in Austin TX, and we finally got one in town at the shop around the corner from my house, so I went in and sat on it yesterday. I have a TW200 and a '73 RD350. The Tenere is what I was looking into for a longer distant adventure bike. Unfortunately without lowering it, I don't think it works for me. I don't feel comfortable with how hight the seat height is. I am actually still concerned with it even if I get a lower seat and lowering link.... Sounds like you have a Super Tenere too, so you must not have any issues with the seat height :)

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

I cannot speak to lowering it, etc. but I just installed the rally seat and it added at least another inch in height. I’m 6’ 2” and starting to have to reach a bit. The super 10 has a Corbin in the lowered position

Great job!!

Man you have a nice garage setup, pc ready to look things up. Nice space to work, beautiful mx 5, tenere. Living the dream man. Yeah, those rear pannier frames are very wide man. Not sure if the 700 comes out with anything narrower. On my 660 I have standard Yamaha boxes which sits much tighter to the bike, but still too wide for me. At the least the frame hugs the bike much closer. You're almost as wide as a car now. But guess on back roads, there'll be less overtaking or lane splitting.

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Francois Nel yes sir. They are wide. I will use them on a multiple day trip but otherwise remove them.

Looks good!!!!!Enjoy

Wow I’m impressed

Super motor ! świetny film

I've been saving up quite a while for this bike, eating rice and frying up spam digging holes on my day's off.. by golly!.. I reckon I'll have enough end of November. ~ charmed life

My T7 will arrive in January. Have plenty of time to upgrade it. Will do an Acerbis or the Australian? big tank. Several same or similar parts. Have you made a big trip to the north country yet. Live up that way Fairbanks in summertime.

@ Walter - what brand of levers did you go with, thanks. SMOKIN HOT decal kit BTW

Great video, thank you! Your bike looks great! In which color did you order your Tenere - "Competition White" or "Power Black"? Best regards from Austria!

Hey, I was wondering what the part number for the windshield was as well you flasher kit.

New subscriber from east Texas.

How much fid your mods run you roughly. Im in Montgomery Texas and getting a t7 in November and love your set up!! Thanks

Damn, you really know how to piss a a lot of people off huh? Great job, looks awesome, I wish it was mine

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Kevin Roberts 😂

If I had your money, I'd throw mine away. Nice job.

You did an awesome job on this bike! So cool! Looks ready for the Dakar!👍🏻 Best of luck with it. How does this bike cruise on the Highway? At 80-85 mph, are you up high in the revs? I’m asking because I have an 18’ Street Triple R and I’m thinking of trading it in for an Adventure bike or Sport Tourer now instead. I’d be commuting to work on the Highway a lot, so that’s why I’m asking. Great video!

Great video! Receiving the Tenere 700 in September, can't wait to start making upgrades and develop a rally kit!

@hugobaert7737

3 жыл бұрын

come va con lo sviluppo della Tenere? :D

Thanks for the shoutout 🙌

Nice mods, congrats. I bet over time you might want to consider a more comfy seat for those long trips to Alaska. It'd great if you share the links for the suppliers here. Tons of good stuff. Walter, it seems that all your buying is the reason the stock market keeps going up. Farkle up! 😎

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

I do need to add links for sure. Trying to figure that out. And I am hoping I am doing more mental health good but if the stock market goes up so be it! 😂

I think I’d add Fasstflex bars and pegs and send the boingers to Noleen for tuning and set-up.

I don’t know about the crash bars. The look great - but insn’t it a bad idea to fix them directly to the frame?

Thanks for the video. Links for all your farkles would be handy for us.

“I’m a minimalist” me, looking at my 98 XR 400 with a 2 gallon tank bungiecorded I’m the back for range. I have only ridden it to Wyoming and Texas from Nevada

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Lecture or Ticket but not Both that’s awesome!

Looks great

Nice...I'm in the process of getting one. Will you list the products with links?

Preciosa ... Pero alguna solución para la tapa horrorosa del estanque ? ... Por lo de mas , preciosa preciosa.

Suspension? Great video thanks

Superbe job!

Please which brand are the levers ?

Have you kept a running total of the cost of the upgrades? If so, would you be willing to share that with us innertubers please?

wow looking awesome

Check camel tank for T7, +1.3 USG perfectly integrated for your bike.

Sweet Bike !

Sweet! Nice breakdown of your mods. I'm so curious as to that hunk of metal on that rack. I want to say its a Datsun 260. Trip to Alaska should be excellent. I've been wanting a T700 but dealers around here seem to be empty.

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

its a 76 280! I have it stripped down and ready to start putting it back together after I do the body work. :)

Looking good! When are you coming to Alaska? Been enjoying my T7 here since June. I’ve got mixed feelings about the high fender mount. The looks of the high mount is the best but the amount of dirt and mud the OEM keeps off the engine and radiator is great. Not sure how much calcium chloride you’ve rode in but once it dries it’s hard as a rock and say goodbye to cooling. Bike looks amazing!

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

I hope to come in June 21 (Canada has to be open!). I have heard about the calcium chloride being an issue and a bike wash is a must after riding through it! I did get the high fender mounted and it looks great and appears it will be functional, but with more exposure on the radiator for sure.

How much have you spent already? Looking to buy one....

What bran of your mirrors pls

It's just a how much can I buy billboard.

Ok. Many bloggers show their upgrades at some kind of shops. Do You own the shop, or do You rent time in the shop, maybe it is a club's shop. How is it working?

Not even a list of parts? Please add that and links if possible.

looks great

I sold my Super Tenere to big, to heavy, and clunky. Looking forward to buying a Tenere 700.

Really liking the add-ons. Can you speak to how much weight the skid plate, crash bars, and pannier racks have added to the bike?

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I really cannot as I did not weigh them before putting them on. For me, the weight factor is minimal compared to the protection and ability to carrier soft luggage. I will not be doing really gnarly off road riding but am not as accomplished of a rider as some either. I bet the people at Outback Motortek could give the weight specs. Make sure you go to the USA site.

I was wondering where lightening mc queen ended up...lol..

Very nice setup ! I think maybe your transversal bar on the crash bar is upside down..... could you please have a look? That bar can be mounted on 4 different directions.... it should follow the radiator... If not it can touch the exhaust pipe or be very close. I made that mistake on mine.....

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Zibé Bouisset it appears to be correct!

The Yamaha headlight guard has 1/4 turn removal bolts.

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

Jason Nadler thanks! I’ll check it out.

so clean...

Thank you, nice presentation and information. Very pro. If I get to heaven, I’ll have your garage.

Hi. Great looking bike with these mods. Where did you fit the PDM60? A photo would be great. Cheers

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Hugo Trepant thanks! I put it under the seat. Nothing special! 👍🏻

Great job. Just curious.... are you happy with the suspension (other than the heavier rear spring you are going to add for additional weight)? Any plans to do anything to the forks?

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

Stu H. I may be considering it as a stage 2 project, after I have had the opportunity to ride a lot more on the dirt. I did do a 90 N meter spring on the back due to my weight

When the mods cost as much as the bike lol. Love it

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

tolga1cool 😂🤣

sweet !!!

Useful video thanks for sharing. What size is the Kriega bag on the front crashbars?

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

OS-6

@Britishshooter

3 жыл бұрын

@@waltersprang Thanks Walter.

Hi Walter, great video thanks - could you post a link to the R&G tie down parts that you used to replace the pillion pegs? I'd like to add these to my own T7 :) Thanks!

@waltersprang

3 жыл бұрын

www.rg-racing.com/browsebike/Yamaha/Tenere_700/2020/TH0027/

@tommason69

3 жыл бұрын

@@waltersprang thanks bud!

Just got a 700 on Saturday! So stoked. My first Twin, as Ive only owned single cylinder dirt bikes my entire life. Wanting to go further so this is the bike for me. Im curious to who you got the brake and clutch levers from? Do you have a link? Id really appreciate it as the stock ones on there are massive. Cheers

@waltersprang

4 жыл бұрын

The brake and clutch levers came from a company in Germany called "Off The Road" Good people.