I’m 5’10” and had the same issue so I just bought the Puig Windshield and no more problems AND I now have two windshields. I like the Heed Guards as well. I’ve had both types of saddlebags and the Factory Hard Bags made by GIVI just can’t be beaten for Security and Protection. Now I have to qualify that statement by saying that I use the T7 exactly like it was designed to be used, long distance riding on all types of roads and off-road riding when I want or need to. Personally I say Use what works for You and what you can afford.
My friend told me he wanted to buy his first adv bike a yamaha T7 I told him i bought a 2023 BMW GSA1250 Then I bought: Garmin 6 BMW panniers new aria helmet klim Pro A3 jacket Pants BMW adv boots Misc bike acces kriega water proof 40L 30L 20L bags HEX GS911 Cardo Edge pack talk Big angus tent ms stove rei folding ice chest misc tools You do the math He told me I was scaring him
Thanks for the great review and recommendations. I'm up in New Bern, NC and have been waiting about 6 months for a new T7 to become available. I subscribed to your channel and I'm looking forward to joining the ADV bike community.
i havent seen a detail for the battery tender. I did not understand what exactly it is for. 😊 GPS tracking system cells cause bad scenarios I really want to know If it is kind a jump starter or something
You wouldn’t be from NE Arkansas would you? My son and I have been researching the T700 for awhile now and still haven’t found one in stock to see in person yet. We were originally going to get a pair of BMWs but after reviewing the 700 we feel it would be a better fit for us.
I'm actually from the Fort Smith AR area so more on the NW side. I lucked out on this one. Found it forsale outside Oklahoma city. It was the first one I saw in person.lol
Definitely need a bash plate, as we call them in Australia, skid plate in the US, adventure is about the unknown, so you never know what lays ahead, so protect the underside of the engine and some added protection for the water pump. Number 2 is a rear chain guide that bolts onto the swinging arm just in front of the rear sprocket, the T7 has a long chain and long suspension travel, so the last thing you want is the chain to derail, it is in the Yamaha accessories catalogue, worthwhile investment.
There are windshield adjusters on the market made of 3D printed PETG plastic. In case of an accident that might be the better solution to avoid additional injuries since they would flex more than the aluminium version. I have the rally edition of the '21 t7 so I can't use the crash protectors from poland. They mention this incompatibility on their website. Thus I went with the original Yamaha crash protectors. You mentioned the heed protectors are mounted to the frame instead of the motor. Maybe this is better. Is there any incident known where the motor got damaged in case of a crash using the Yamaha bars? I also have the Yamaha front light protector. Since a front light replacement costs 1200 Euro in Germany it is a good invenstment. Other things I added and I am totally pleased to have bought them: - Pivot Pegs - USB Port Yamaha - Altrider sidestand enlarger - Altrider rear rack black (slim lightweight design) - Enduristan Tail Bag - Enduristan Blizzard XL Bags (17-20 liter each, the horizontal straps in between the bags can be permanently installed unter the seat) - Enduristan Rock Straps 1400 to install a 50 roll back from Touratech if I travel - main stand Yamaha - T7 swing arm protector (prevents damage to the swingarm in case of a bent exhaust after dropping the bike to the right side) - Daytona heated grips Still thinking about Barkbusters. Thanx for the information about the specific t7 ones! Greetings from Germany! Stefan
I have not heard about issues with motor mounted crash bars during a crash. I have heard several times of the bolts stripping out the threads in the motor. It seems like there is a fine line of the bolt being too long and cause damage or too short and stripping threads. Sounds like you got a pretty modded bike! Enjoy
I totally agree about the double take mirrors. They are expensive and in my opinion kind of ugly. The stock work fine and look a lot better. Why replace something that hasn’t broken yet? People list these as a must have in many videos I’ve seen and it makes me scratch my head. The Barkbusters now that’s a must have, although I went with Accerbis because they were available. Work great.
I picked up my T7 last week. I’ve already started collecting parts for it after researching various parts and accessories since last September when I first put a deposit on the bike.
Totally agree with the last part about the remorse on accessories. I bought a new 2021, decked it all out, did not love how it turned out, sold it and took $0 loss, and now have a deposit on a 22 to start from the ground up.
I was really interested in buying a world raid then decided nah, because I started adding up the cost of adding bits of kit to it not in the least a high level exhaust to fix the ridiculous design flaw that Yamaha shouldn't have made in the first place or at least rectified themselves with an update.
The low mount exhaust will possibly bend or break the mounting bracket on a hard enough fall. I figured at that point I’ll just buy a high mount exhaust as you’ll have to cut that bracket anyways. 10,000 miles and it hasn’t been on its side yet.
Hey your bike is set up nicely, thanks for sharing! Also thanks for linking the parts that's very helpful. I've got a 2022 and I want to start with the tail tidy and all four turn signals. How hard was the turn signal install and which relay did you use? That windscreen mod is so cool, I think I'm going to have to do that and the bark busters too.
I used the relay from camel adv. It was pretty easy. Fronts took maybe 30 minutes. The rear took longer if you factor in taking about the trail section and putting the tail tidy on. That took at good hour or so.
In Poland they make best accessories for normal price.I bought Dominator exhaust for my bike and i will only by from them in future.They have good under seat for Tenere for reasonable price.
Normal riding. Avoided bouncing off the rev limiter. Changed oil and filter at 700 miles. Rode it like normal after that. Not a high performance motor, so nothing special needed.
I’m glad someone mentioned this. I’m getting a brand new 2024 Tenere 700 soon and I don’t like doing break in periods at all. I don’t want to do a soft break in, but I don’t want to abuse it either. It’s not a high performance engine so luckily I don’t have to stress about it too much 🤷🏻♂️
Per the owners manual, it recommends avoiding prolonged periods above 4700 rpm for the first 600 miles. So just dont get out there and just absolutely abuse the poor thing and youll be fine
Question about the Heed crash bars. When you picked your shipping option did you choose the less expensive of the 2 which was ~40. The other one for UPS is astronomical. Just checking to see which you chose
I honestly eventually got the 18l bags also so I’m covered on short and long trips. This also allows me to use one of the 12l bags for a tail bag. Plenty of room for several nights if you pack right.
I'm trading or selling my Africa Twin and picking up a T7 when the local dealer up here in NW Arkansas gets one in at the end of the month. My AT is built out pretty good, but I went too heavy with some of the mods/equipment. Great video to let me know what others are putting on straight from the showroom.
FYI, the quad lock damper didn’t save my iPhone 11 camera, I just upgraded to a iPhone 13, so yet to be determined of it will save it. I do have extra 11 case for a quad lock if anyone wants it!
I was planning on doing the same type of phone mount setup you did. What type of RAM mount arm are you using? Great video, thanks for the pointers. I am also based out of Arkansas and just got my 2022 T7. Looking forward to getting some miles in.
Great to hear your opinion about accessories! Would it be possible to mount the muffler on the inside of the bracket to get the muffler a little bit tighter?
@@adventurejunkie9658 I have BMW brand and Touratech brand of most things they make. One set in USA and one in France. I own no car. I ride 12 months a year. Through three continents. I fall periodically off road. So. Based on that. Crash bars. Panniers. Top cases. Textiles. Boots. Even under garments. Lights. Bags. Suspensions. All of it. Touratech makes the BMW aluminum panniers. Thinner and not as well designed as TT branded ones. I’ve been riding for 61 years. My USA bike is a BMW 1200 GS Adv. European bike 2018 Yamaha T700 With remanufactured wheels (spoke tubeless). In Europe I’ve been through every significant mountain pass in every country other than Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Multiple times. In Africa, the Atlas mountains, and of course the Sahara. In April I leave to do Corsica,Elba, Sardinia, and Sicily on pavement with wife on back. 35 days. Then she flies home and I take ferry to Tunisia and then wherever circumstances take me. I usually come back in September. The Yam is the perfect European bike. The Beemer, the perfect American. If I go south to Mexico, Central and South America I’ll probably buy a 450 cc twin and flat black it. The danger there is not the road. It’s people.
I think you missed one very important add on, which should be added before anything else. A good skid plate. If you're adding crash protection for offroad then that should be first on your list.
Good point on adding a skid plate. First thing I do on all my new adventure bikes. I am partial to the Black Dog Cycle works plates. I have run them on all my KTMs. I plan on one when my T7 gets here.
Dude you take way to much time talking about every little aspect of the product instead of just getting to the point. There is no reason to go off topic instead of saying why you tend to ramble
Great ~ the windshield brackets were my favorite; followed by headlight protection and crash bars.
I’m 5’10” and had the same issue so I just bought the Puig Windshield and no more problems AND I now have two windshields. I like the Heed Guards as well. I’ve had both types of saddlebags and the Factory Hard Bags made by GIVI just can’t be beaten for Security and Protection. Now I have to qualify that statement by saying that I use the T7 exactly like it was designed to be used, long distance riding on all types of roads and off-road riding when I want or need to. Personally I say Use what works for You and what you can afford.
great recommendation on the Heed crash bars. i got them too. fantastic product. fit perfect, fit quick. look great. strong AF
can you install the bars without remove the plastics???
Greatings from Poland ;)
My friend told me he wanted to buy his first adv bike a yamaha T7
I told him i bought a 2023 BMW GSA1250
Then I bought: Garmin 6 BMW panniers new aria helmet klim Pro A3 jacket Pants BMW adv boots
Misc bike acces kriega water proof 40L 30L 20L bags
HEX GS911 Cardo Edge pack talk
Big angus tent ms stove rei folding ice chest misc tools
You do the math
He told me I was scaring him
Thanks for the great review and recommendations. I'm up in New Bern, NC and have been waiting about 6 months for a new T7 to become available. I subscribed to your channel and I'm looking forward to joining the ADV bike community.
i havent seen a detail for the battery tender. I did not understand what exactly it is for. 😊
GPS tracking system cells cause bad scenarios
I really want to know If it is kind a jump starter or something
You wouldn’t be from NE Arkansas would you? My son and I have been researching the T700 for awhile now and still haven’t found one in stock to see in person yet. We were originally going to get a pair of BMWs but after reviewing the 700 we feel it would be a better fit for us.
I'm actually from the Fort Smith AR area so more on the NW side. I lucked out on this one. Found it forsale outside Oklahoma city. It was the first one I saw in person.lol
Definitely need a bash plate, as we call them in Australia, skid plate in the US, adventure is about the unknown, so you never know what lays ahead, so protect the underside of the engine and some added protection for the water pump.
Number 2 is a rear chain guide that bolts onto the swinging arm just in front of the rear sprocket, the T7 has a long chain and long suspension travel, so the last thing you want is the chain to derail, it is in the Yamaha accessories catalogue, worthwhile investment.
Got a good bash plate on it now!
I'm looking to buy a used one that has everything in this video except the bags!
Greetings,
Great video 🇺🇸🍾🎉🇺🇸.
Keep producing more videos.
There are windshield adjusters on the market made of 3D printed PETG plastic. In case of an accident that might be the better solution to avoid additional injuries since they would flex more than the aluminium version.
I have the rally edition of the '21 t7 so I can't use the crash protectors from poland. They mention this incompatibility on their website. Thus I went with the original Yamaha crash protectors. You mentioned the heed protectors are mounted to the frame instead of the motor. Maybe this is better. Is there any incident known where the motor got damaged in case of a crash using the Yamaha bars?
I also have the Yamaha front light protector. Since a front light replacement costs 1200 Euro in Germany it is a good invenstment.
Other things I added and I am totally pleased to have bought them:
- Pivot Pegs
- USB Port Yamaha
- Altrider sidestand enlarger
- Altrider rear rack black (slim lightweight design)
- Enduristan Tail Bag
- Enduristan Blizzard XL Bags (17-20 liter each, the horizontal straps in between the bags can be permanently installed unter the seat)
- Enduristan Rock Straps 1400 to install a 50 roll back from Touratech if I travel
- main stand Yamaha
- T7 swing arm protector (prevents damage to the swingarm in case of a bent exhaust after dropping the bike to the right side)
- Daytona heated grips
Still thinking about Barkbusters. Thanx for the information about the specific t7 ones!
Greetings from Germany!
Stefan
I have not heard about issues with motor mounted crash bars during a crash. I have heard several times of the bolts stripping out the threads in the motor. It seems like there is a fine line of the bolt being too long and cause damage or too short and stripping threads.
Sounds like you got a pretty modded bike! Enjoy
Thanx for your kind and quick reply! Yes, it is my first new motorcycle. So it is something special for me. Greetings!
RAM sucks. Quad is best. Have had both.
I totally agree about the double take mirrors. They are expensive and in my opinion kind of ugly. The stock work fine and look a lot better. Why replace something that hasn’t broken yet? People list these as a must have in many videos I’ve seen and it makes me scratch my head. The Barkbusters now that’s a must have, although I went with Accerbis because they were available. Work great.
I dropped mine in a ditch and it broke the stock mirrors so I bought the doubletake after that so it won't happen again.
Do the Heed bars fit with the high fender?
I picked up my T7 last week. I’ve already started collecting parts for it after researching various parts and accessories since last September when I first put a deposit on the bike.
Totally agree with the last part about the remorse on accessories. I bought a new 2021, decked it all out, did not love how it turned out, sold it and took $0 loss, and now have a deposit on a 22 to start from the ground up.
I was really interested in buying a world raid then decided nah, because I started adding up the cost of adding bits of kit to it not in the least a high level exhaust to fix the ridiculous design flaw that Yamaha shouldn't have made in the first place or at least rectified themselves with an update.
The low mount exhaust will possibly bend or break the mounting bracket on a hard enough fall. I figured at that point I’ll just buy a high mount exhaust as you’ll have to cut that bracket anyways. 10,000 miles and it hasn’t been on its side yet.
Good video. I am considering a T7.
It's been one of the best bikes I've owned and I've had a lot of bikes over the years.
thank you for all this info ! really like your set up , can't wait for my bike
Have you found the heed centre mount does or not hit when on full steering lock ?
Not even close to being an issue
New subscriber sir
very nice i like...
Great video. I just bought a Tenere. Helpful!! Especially those Heed crash bars - makes sense.
Hey your bike is set up nicely, thanks for sharing! Also thanks for linking the parts that's very helpful.
I've got a 2022 and I want to start with the tail tidy and all four turn signals. How hard was the turn signal install and which relay did you use?
That windscreen mod is so cool, I think I'm going to have to do that and the bark busters too.
I used the relay from camel adv. It was pretty easy. Fronts took maybe 30 minutes. The rear took longer if you factor in taking about the trail section and putting the tail tidy on. That took at good hour or so.
@@adventurejunkie9658 cool, thanks!
In Poland they make best accessories for normal price.I bought Dominator exhaust for my bike and i will only by from them in future.They have good under seat for Tenere for reasonable price.
Great vid, what’s The model name for the barkbusters?
Hi there, Today just orderex new t700 and all information included in this materiał is vefy helpful. Thanks a lot.
How did you break-in the engine?
Normal riding. Avoided bouncing off the rev limiter. Changed oil and filter at 700 miles. Rode it like normal after that. Not a high performance motor, so nothing special needed.
I’m glad someone mentioned this. I’m getting a brand new 2024 Tenere 700 soon and I don’t like doing break in periods at all. I don’t want to do a soft break in, but I don’t want to abuse it either.
It’s not a high performance engine so luckily I don’t have to stress about it too much 🤷🏻♂️
Per the owners manual, it recommends avoiding prolonged periods above 4700 rpm for the first 600 miles. So just dont get out there and just absolutely abuse the poor thing and youll be fine
Question about the Heed crash bars. When you picked your shipping option did you choose the less expensive of the 2 which was ~40. The other one for UPS is astronomical. Just checking to see which you chose
Water pump protection should be your first purchase.
Great video!!! Waiting for a 22 T7 -mid to late August!
Thanks bro, helped me a lot. Greetings from germany ✌️
Amazon special! Lol
Man I’m looking to get that os luggage but 12l is that enough for a two night trip?
I honestly eventually got the 18l bags also so I’m covered on short and long trips. This also allows me to use one of the 12l bags for a tail bag. Plenty of room for several nights if you pack right.
I'm trading or selling my Africa Twin and picking up a T7 when the local dealer up here in NW Arkansas gets one in at the end of the month. My AT is built out pretty good, but I went too heavy with some of the mods/equipment.
Great video to let me know what others are putting on straight from the showroom.
I live in the area. Let me know when you get it!
@@adventurejunkie9658 Will do! Even if it takes a little bit to get the T7, I'll ride my AT with you somewhere.
FYI, the quad lock damper didn’t save my
iPhone 11 camera, I just upgraded to a iPhone 13, so yet to be determined of it will save it. I do have extra 11 case for a quad lock if anyone wants it!
I'm starting to think new iphones are a lost cause for active people.
I was planning on doing the same type of phone mount setup you did. What type of RAM mount arm are you using? Great video, thanks for the pointers. I am also based out of Arkansas and just got my 2022 T7. Looking forward to getting some miles in.
Am also in Arkansas and expect delivery on my T7 sometime this month. Stoked!
Hello,Can you give us thé name your exhaust and the Price.
Got the links in the description for it.
are they 18L or 12L bags? cheers
These are 12l bags in the video. I have moved up to the 18l bags and use one of the 12l bags as a tail bag.
Nice video! Have you some interference with your knees on the Heed crash bars?
Thanks and no not at all.
@@adventurejunkie9658 Thanks!
Great to hear your opinion about accessories!
Would it be possible to mount the muffler on the inside of the bracket to get the muffler a little bit tighter?
I believe you would need to have a different mid pipe for that.
Look up the hp corse high mount exhaust
@@tburton413 best one out there.
Definitely agree with doing the oil change yourself. Dealership really rips people on service
I think Touratech are sturdier.
Based on?
Touratech "What" are sturdier?
@@adventurejunkie9658 I have BMW brand and Touratech brand of most things they make. One set in USA and one in France. I own no car. I ride 12 months a year. Through three continents. I fall periodically off road. So. Based on that. Crash bars. Panniers. Top cases. Textiles. Boots. Even under garments. Lights. Bags. Suspensions. All of it. Touratech makes the BMW aluminum panniers. Thinner and not as well designed as TT branded ones. I’ve been riding for 61 years.
My USA bike is a BMW 1200 GS Adv. European bike 2018 Yamaha T700 With remanufactured wheels (spoke tubeless). In Europe I’ve been through every significant mountain pass in every country other than Russia, Ukraine, and Poland. Multiple times. In Africa, the Atlas mountains, and of course the Sahara. In April I leave to do Corsica,Elba, Sardinia, and Sicily on pavement with wife on back. 35 days. Then she flies home and I take ferry to Tunisia and then wherever circumstances take me. I usually come back in September. The Yam is the perfect European bike. The Beemer, the perfect American. If I go south to Mexico, Central and South America I’ll probably buy a 450 cc twin and flat black it. The danger there is not the road. It’s people.
I think you missed one very important add on, which should be added before anything else. A good skid plate. If you're adding crash protection for offroad then that should be first on your list.
You're correct. Skid plate is one thing I did not touch on. I would say its recommended if you get off forestry roads but not needed if you do not.
Good point on adding a skid plate. First thing I do on all my new adventure bikes. I am partial to the Black Dog Cycle works plates. I have run them on all my KTMs.
I plan on one when my T7 gets here.
You're really assuming a lot with zero facts on that exhaust comment.
I stated it as opinion not fact. Your results may vary.
Dude you take way to much time talking about every little aspect of the product instead of just getting to the point. There is no reason to go off topic instead of saying why you tend to ramble