Don't go down what you can't get back up - Yamaha Tenere 700 Adventure
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- Опубликовано: 13 май 2023
- Another adventure on the Yamaha Tenere 700
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I can feel your sense of relief as you come out of your connondrum.
As an older adventure rider, having been cought in a hard place before, I admire your determination but wouldn't go down that trail by myself.
Nice vid and welcome to the world of putting big bikes in small places. As a KTM 990 rider who loves backwoods single-track and who has spent a decade exploring trails , I can appreciate every moment of your climb out. From the sweating to the nerves, been there. Unfamiliar down hill tracks on big bikes are wrought with potential issues....REGARDLESS OF YOUR RIDING SKILLS. They are usually best avoided or at the very least scouted (conservatively). That little series of steps you walked down while you were scouting might feel very different on the way up. Then there is that short sandy stretch where you measure the rocky sides of the trail to be a meter apart so you are confident that you can get your 80cn crash bars through. Only to find that your 500 lbs of motorcycle sinks into the sand enough to now to make the width only 79cm . If you can get up a trail and IF you can get turned around, you can always get back down. That rule does does not apply the other way. And a special note to guys that ride ADV bikes with guys on light trail bikes in the woods. Never, ever take someone's word when it comes to getting back up a single-track. You will thank me later. Have fun out there and always think through your challenge before throwing a bunch of muscle at it. Thinking is easy.
Cheers man. Appreciate the kind words and advice. All part of the fun but we definitely need to weigh up risk vs reward. Cheers and stay safe
Well done, great effort! My T7 arrives on Tuesday. I'm 64 and out of condition and listening to you a little out of breath reminds me that I need to be careful on what I take on. Still looking forward to it though 😬
Getting a T7 is one of the best decisions you'll make 😉
I'm getting a Tuareg tomorrow, but I otherwise completely share your "condition."
@@blakeberlin6295 Good choice
Hey, I’m now 66, restarted riding after 45 years, dirt, on a drz400s, about 3 yrs ago. I’ve lost 15 lbs, got some muscle tone back, balance, etc. but it took a while. The riding motivated me to start exercising and eating better. Best decision ever. Good luck ! My ‘last sand blast’ video was my last and explains more.
I'm 73 and still doing it, with a lot more of care these days... Don't let a number slow you down!
Wise advice. Learned the old downhill thing on a snowmobile in the back country. -20 and chest deep snow, failure to get back up and out has dire consequences.
At least I didn’t have minus temperatures to contend with. Also in fairness where I rode you’re never a million miles away from help if it’s needed
Love your ride outs, and I wish I had half your skills. I had an Xt660Z a few years ago and regretted selling it ever since, so my T7 arrives tomorrow. I hope I have as much fun as you.👍
Thanks so much for the kind words. Skillset is definitely coming along but I have so much more to learn. It's great fun though. The very best of luck with your T7, it's such an awesome bike.
Nice ride! 🤘🏼
Great video. Love the area you were riding in. Don’t know which part of Ireland you’re riding in but it all beautiful. My wife and I spent just over a week in Ireland and drove from Dublin to Donegal. What a stunningly beautiful country you live in. We loved driving throughout that entire area. Keep the videos coming. Be safe.
Thank you. It's a fantastic country indeed and we are really lucky. Glad you enjoyed your time here, stay safe
Good effort mate! I really enjoyed the clip and I know how hard that was.
Cheers
790 r guy from Arizona. You did great, I know that feeling when we’re not sure. Great job bud!
Cheers
Great effort Jason... that was a tough climb on the T7!! Cheers Steve
Cheers
That was a great video man! Subscribed!
Thank you
Back in 1986 a buddy and I road our Honda XLs (500 me, 600 him) 3,300 miles (RT) from Northern Calif. to the Canadian border. It was a fishing trip. We usually chose roads that followed large streams/small rivers. We would set our rods up in the morning, fold them in half and bungee them across our handle bars. Then every mile or so find a nice set of pools and fish them. Often we would ride our bikes down a footpath to reach the stream/river, so we could park right on the river and keep an eye on our bikes. These were not meant to be ridden on, and I can say a few times, we weren't sure we were going to get back up. : P
Good times and good memories
I was at the edge of my seat watching you take that hill with very little turn around space (for that heavy of a bike). That was a damn steep and rocky bit!! the average rider fails to realize this is a heavy bike for that kind of riding. Good job Sir!!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed. It was a scary one this 😂
Blimey Jason , I was trying to push you up that hill , and I’m in Norfolk sitting on my settee , you just reminded me why I went back to the MT09 . Great vid fella
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I can feel the bone chilling temperature in this video
Great Vid, it's the times you step out of your comfort zone when you learn the most. You're better for taking that track.
I think you just convinced me to keep my 1190. I have a KTM 300 and 500 adv bike also. I wanted to replace the 1190 with a T7 to ride more technical trails but it seems the T7 can still be a handful.
All the best, from Australia 👍
The T7 can be a handful at times but it's such a capable bike. Only the rider holds it back. If you do decide on the change I bet you won't look back
You know the stress levels are going up when you are turning the heated grips down :D
😂😂😂 Isn’t that the truth
Sounds like some sort of x rated mooovie! Well done mate 😊👍🍻
😂 😂
That track exits to that little "island" at the end of the gravel road... there's no way you could've made it up there in this conditions. :)
Interesting. I’ll need to head back that way soon. Haven’t been back in a while. But definitely want to give this track another go
Loved this, really honest🙏🏽
Cheers
Brilliant, I was willing you on up that incline (and agree the footage never shows the severity). We have all been there !
Cheers
Great job
Beautiful area for the t7
Tough climb brother. Excellent skills.
Cheers
Even through the rough, good times. :)
Great video man! keep it up.
Cheers
You made that climb pretty handily. Good job. As you said…momentum is key…
Wasn't too bad at all in the end
You did very well there, but that’s a heavy bike for ‘proper’ single track & technical byways. I’d prefer a light dual-sport or enduro with some Michelin Trackers fitted over an Adventure bike for that stuff. Mine’s a CRF450L, awesome bike, but the ‘go-to’ one at present seems to be the GasGas 700. Looks a good channel and I’ll subscribe. 👍
Cheers man, appreciate the subscribe. I have an excf 350 now which is the go to for the most part. The T7 is a lot of fun off-road though and it’s so satisfying bringing it somewhere it doesn’t belong.
well done!
Looks like an awesome adventure! (Type 2 fun for sure) and also, strangely in Australia theres HEAPS of bikes being stolen here in the past couple years and only getting worse!
Cheers.
Unfortunately bike theft seems to be a problem everywhere.
That looked quite terrifying. Gotta be real rough riding over all those big ass rocks. :D
Absolutely haha. Already looking forward to giving it another go though
@@motorbikediaries oh yea #nospoilers but I'm sure you've done some reconnaissance and know where the trail leads. We gotta go deeper! :D
It certainly did not look flat to me you are simply just getting better, I am just after spending two days in Donegal doing single tracks, mud, shale baby heads etc. on Motaz adventure tires on a T7 and was very happy with them but if the Mitas are better then Happy Days, what was interesting was my son came with his new T7 Rally on the standard Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tires and he did everything that we did!!!! it makes me wonder is it us are the tires??? Food for thought.
I definitely agree to an extent, our thoughts definitely can be a limiting factor when we let the wrong ones in. That said though I just had an amazing first spin on the Mitas yesterday, they are incredible. Looking forward to editing the video and getting it up. There's some really amazing footage and probably the best trail riding I've ever done, didn't even drop the bike once 😂 . The tyres were like glue.
Well done man. I would have struggled to get up that one. 😂
Cheers
That was alot of epic hillclimbs.
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Nice video mate, keep at it!
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Well done 🏍️🇨🇦
What beautiful country you've got there.
Thank you, it's a fantastic country
id still be down there
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the Tenere are a great bike and I will probably have mine forever , but I do only stick to riding fire trails now. I'm not a great rider and find they can be a bit heavy for the real rough stuff and on single tracks they are so hard to turn around when you cant go any further. I also ride a little CT125 and have taken that on tracks that I wouldn't take my Tenere . There is no one bike that does everything . Ride safely buddy.
Definitely not a single bike out there perfect for everything but you know, I think the T7 is damn close. I bloody love this bike so much. I'll get something smaller and lighter to sit beside it but the T7 is going no where, I can't part with her
Hello i m new great Video 😊nice bike 😊 im not used to offroad riding so my question is why you use second gear at low speeds?isnt that bad for the clutch?thx greetings from germany
Cheers man. I use 2nd particularly on this bike because of the torque in the engine. It's not bad for the clutch no, this bike performs really well going up hill in 2nd. 1st tends to just break traction too much
lol , Happens to us all at some point ,,,worst time for me was on a 83 TT600 in the Viaur Valley,(France)following a track which descend to the river at least a 1:3 gradiant , the descent was about 1/3 kilometer . Got to the bottom to find the river track had disapeared /washed out . Experienced many big climbs whilst motocrossing but this had hardly any run up to gain speed , Luckily the TTwas running on Motocross tyres which saved my ass. reduced tyre pressure and almost sitting on the handle bars for the climb back up .... very close call as most of the valley was rock bluffs,screed slopes and pine trees for miles around. For what it's worth correct gear, good throttle control and riding position and keeping your cool can get you out . love your vids ,
It's a scary situation to find yourself in but luckily for me and where I was civilisation is never too far away. Thanks for sharing your story and for the kind words. It's all part of the adventure and even after getting out of this situation and getting home and resting, I wanted to head back out to do it again 😂
@@motorbikediaries You are a star , glad your enjoying the bike adventures , I'm still having them at 58, keeps you young ,,best wishes
@@roblawry4032 Thank you. And you too, fair play. Hopefully we will all still be riding until the end
Yes more tread on tires also let some air out and ride. On the side of the trail instead of the slippery rocks
What mount do you have on that accessory rail? Everything I ever tried to put on my despite how tight I make it rotate down and get in the way of my screen. So I have given up lol. If you had your phone on there and went off road like you did in the video would your phone have rotated down or held?
It’s a Mous phone holder to go with their phone case. I find it very good and holds the phone in place. I just put some electrical tape around the rail also for extra ‘grip’ and it works really well
Soooo the area is great for riding. Where is it located?
I think deterrent was the word you were looking for.
A little tip for situations like you found yourself in.
Try to get up on the pegs you will have much better control on the single trail and it will allow you to get more momentum up when trying to climb out of a tricky situation like you had.
I also noticed that line choice could have been better in many situations. Maybe it was the video angle making it look easier, but there were many times he chose to go through the loose/ rocky line rather than the grassy line, the latter of which would result in less rear slop and more consistent momentum.
G'day mate Andy from down Under, time for the lad's to take care of bike thieves themselves 👍🏼
Absolutely
I was pushing with you on that climb hahaha Ragards from chilean Patagonia entry door.
Cheers
looked to be a less rocky track right next to you, good video
Cheers
i love this.. i cant wait to get a T7 so i can give my grom a break from riding like this lol.
It’s a blast to ride, so much fun
@@motorbikediaries i bet..
There is quite some space to the limits of the Tenere. That a GS would have managed.
Kudos! Wonder what it would take to get a R1250 GSA up there. I was sweating for you 😢 well done.
Haha I wouldn’t want to find out 😂
Tire pressure at that terrain should also be between 1,4-1,5 bar or 20-22psi to get some traction. Offroad driving absolutely REQUIRES lower pressure for grip.
Sounds like you were riding a bicycle up it. 😂 Bike sounds good. You didn't like the Motoz?
Hey man like the vids , are you riding in Ireland .
Cheers.. I am indeed 🇮🇪
Nice job. Im new to your channel are these trails in Ireland?
Cheers, ye they're in Ireland
Where else would motorbikes disappear so fast .....
Have you considered selling that and getting a Husky 701? It would get you where you want to go easier
Thinking of a 701 to sit alongside the T7 alright. Putting the T7 back to a more road focussed trim and then using the 701 for my off-road adventures. Still on the fence though. Also tempted by a fully fledged enduro bike
It looks like you are using the second gear all the time also when it is going very slow over a long time in rough terrain up hill. Are you not affraid you are wearing out the clutch very fast and/or putting a lot of strain on the engine due to too low rpm?
It's an extremely torquey engine. So for this stuff I find 2nd is best
Max heart rate there.
When you can’t get traction sit down get your weight on the back wheel.
Good job 👍
Cheers
So strange how irl roads like this look very steep and are very hard and challenging but at the same time gopro goes like : Let me make this look floot and smooth like a perfect layed concrete lol
Haha ye the camera never does it justice
That long track does loop back around to the gravel it started on. (far end) I would say you were past the halfway point but it does go back to a climb after your turning point. I don't think it is any worse than what you climbed after you turned.
Good to know, cheers. I would have checked on maps but I couldn't get any signal. A second run is 100% on the cards though
I had not been down there in a while but went down today. Quite wet at the bottom even though everything else was dry. Great spin out there today. I passed a T7 on the way out. Not sure if it was you.
@@DonnieP432 No not me I’m afraid
Hi, I totally agree with your comments, But I was hoping you could tell me how to get hold of the mirrors 🪞 you have on your bike I live in Australia 🇦🇺 Nice riding 😀
nice , SE based T7 owner, where are you finding these trails? no problem if its secret,
Just lots of searching really. There was a race on around here once so it was a focus point for me to search a lot and that led to a couple of great finds
I bet the cops blame the victims for their motorcycle being stolen, "it's your fault you didn't properly secure it."
They simply don't care. File a report and move on. Someones pride and joy and they're lucky if it goes beyond a 10 minute conversation. I heard stories of cops even knowing where the bikes are but refusing to do anything about it because it would just cause mayhem. They simply say claim the insurance and move on 🤷♂️
Great stuff ... looks a cracking place but the litter man ... whats wrong with people? 😒
Ye it an amazing place but the litter is disgusting. This really is the back arse of no where too, it would be a bit of mission to get here and do the dumping. Probably spend more on petrol then you would just going to the local dump
I like POV in nice nature, where is it..England?
Ireland 🇮🇪
It pops back onto the gravel road 😜
You're joking 😂 I had no signal so couldn't even check maps. Good to know though
Castrate is the word you were looking for 😂
The T7 is incredibly capable and you almost feel unbeatable on it until it tips over and you have to dig it out of a muddy situation - ask me how I know 😅
Ye when it tips you better hope you didn’t skip back day. Or leg day too many times 😂😂 She’s a big girl to pick up or dig out of trouble on your own
@@motorbikediaries for this situation I carry with myself a little home-made bike-crane 😂 even when you are tired or in some serious mud it will lift the bike at least a little like 45deg (the start is the worst when it lies flat or buried) and all you do is a little push then. I don't have a T7 but similar bike (bmw dakar) and it is a heavy girl not gonna lie (crashbars, center stand, various modifications for adventure riding in every possible situation + carry a lot of spare parts, tools, new tube etc.). And I have a back problem so that doesn't help much. But I would never take her on these kind of trails alone (did few times and it was hell!) even unloaded. If you want the extra safety as there is never enough when riding solo I suggest trying the crane, I think it's called moto-winch or something like that, made from dural, really light weight.
@@kovrcek Cheers, will look into it
Should have played "The rocky road to Dublin" in the background while you were descending
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My bike got robbed last week, got it back but waiting on parts to get her running properly again
Sorry to hear that man
What Revit gloves are those ?
Revvit Massif
@@motorbikediaries Thanks
Can hear the desperation in your breath 😂
Big time 😂
How tall are you out of interest? I like the idea of getting a tenere but at 5'10 I feel like it may be a touch too tall for me.
Sorry to hear about your bud's bike getting robbed! There really needs to big a bigger deterrent and harsher punishment for vehicle theft.
I'm 5'9 with a 31" inseam. I'd say you will be fine on the T7
where do you ride?
Ireland
There was a cleaner line to go up that hill; dont know why you kept getting inside the roughest one!
Rocks are your friend and big bike seem to love them. I find it easier to get up rocky hills then go down on my 16 CRF1000 2nd gear and keep it moving..
For sure, I was having horrible trouble with these tyres though. Changed to a set of Mitas and the difference is absolutely mind blowing. Can't wait to get out again on them, I am only home from a great spin. Video soon
@@motorbikediaries I have a 908 on the rear and a TKC80 front and love it makes my AT feel more comfortable in the tuff stuff
@@PA-Tammy I’ve heard good things about both tyres in fairness. I went with the Mitas e12 rear and e13 up front. First impressions are awesome
Could you tell me what fastening system you have for the gps
It's actually a phone mount. It's by a company called Mous. Really nice stuff, the case for the phone is really nice and it's so secure on the mount.
where is this ? Where does it lead
Will find out some day 😂
Bonita ruta, bien grabada!!
where abouts are you?
Next time let air out of the back tiers if you’re stuck
Nice. You barely barely got out of that situation. Next time get a real dirt bike for a trail like that....
These bikes are NOT the "magical unicorn" that they are sold as.....Period.......off-roading is EXTREMELY difficult on 2 wheels....that's why you see So many for sale with Low mileage, people quickly realize they're In over their heads and been sold smoke and mirrors. This trail would be easy for a Dual Sport or Dirt Bike.....but anything over 300lbs, I would Quickly lose confidence, unless I was a Very experience rider.......Skill is Everything......Weight matters, Clearance and Suspension matters. This bike is built for dirt Trails, everything else is smoke and mirrors, The End.
No absolutely not. But they’re so much fun to ride and are extremely capable off road too. It’s so satisfying taking them where they don’t belong. That said though, a lighter bike is 100% on the cards
guess with a bike half size you get double fun !?
Ye I do wonder alright. The other thing is maybe all these challenging trails would be boring on a much smaller bike. The thought crossed my mind on my most recent spin
@@motorbikediaries however- have fun :-)
IT'S NOT THE TYRES 🤪 IT'S YOUR RIDING ABILITIES, AND SOME OF YOUR LINES, TAKEN 🥴
Take the wheels off the bike will slow them down and put them somewhere else
Risky business riding alone. When in doubt throttle out.
What i don't understand is why people ride basically modified roads bikes in the bush, what's with that?
Because it's fun 😂 . Nothing like getting a bike like this to the top of places people would struggle getting an enduro bike up. Saying that, I will get an enduro bike or at the very least something like a 701 soonish I hope. But when someone doesn't have the luxury of being able to have multiple bikes simultaneously but still wants to ride off road while maintaining the ability to commute to work. Something like the T7 is perfect
Dont do Mittas they are useless on anything bigger then a 300 get karro 4 by metzler i use to do them kinds of trails in ireland on karoo3 on my 2002 varadero 1000 and they had all the grip and bite you need off road aswell as onroad
Already got them and the difference is mind blowing. They are so good off-road in all my local spots. Video soon
@@motorbikediaries you got the mittas? Or the karoo4 ? .
@@Badlander87X Mitas e12 on the rear and an e13 up front. They’re amazing so far.
@@motorbikediaries well when they get close to dead you need to try out the karoo4 by metzler. I done alot of farting around on them out at the dunes in morningtown in meath it was fun but now it's been destroyed by cars and mostly locals drinking and smashing bottles in the grass so it's not worth the risks
Never send a road bike to do a dirt bikes job...
The breathing makes this video unwatchable. Get an external mike and mix the two inputs so when you are not talking you hear the bike rather than the breathing.
I think it makes it very realistic because that is what happens.
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It would have been cool if you had a flat tire on some of the tight single track. I can't be the only one who loves wrestling the wheel off a big bike and swapping out a tube ... in the rain ... when you're exhausted. 😊😊
That thing is plenty offroad capable, just need some real knobbies.
It's MUCH harder than it looks.....even with good tires, it totally changes the dynamic of the bike, aggressive tires can be Too aggressive and jerk the bike around very hard if you're Not used to it......found that out the hard way.
Tyres make a huge difference alright. My new Mitas are fantastic but it’s still a 220kg bike
Pedophiles and bike thieves deserve no quarter.
Who else can’t watch videos like these cause the breathing stresses them out?😛 I literally can’t watch it, stopped around the 5min mark. Id rather there’d be a mic near the exhaust and voice over for the talking
Hi from Northern Ireland. Good to see a decent RUclips channel from a fellow Irishman. Are you in the Wicklow mountains here? I spent many a day in the Bluestacks in Donegal on my big KTM 990 Adventure.
Cheers, I appreciate the kind words. This is indeed the Wicklow mountains. Hopefully soon I will venture to the likes of Donegal for a few days and maybe camp. It looks like a proper playground up that way
Constructive criticism:
Get rid of the intro. Get straight to the content.
Just axe it.
if they would stop bringing in immigrants from india and africa we wouldnt be haivng this problem (btw we're having the same problem in canada). This used to be a country where people would leave their doors unlocked. Its been a long time since that has been a reality
I thought about multiple ways to respond to this comment and have decided not to call you out for your racist comment. Trust me when I tell you this has nothing to do with immigrants and everything to do with scumbags born and raised in the country. I have seen so much CCTV footage and heard all the stories and where the bikes end up. Simply put, it's home grown scum.
@@motorbikediaries Well said J.
Ya all in trouble get Rokon!