As an beginner electric mountain bike rider I quickly learned not to stand up on steep ascends + how hard it is to start re-start riding if you stop on a steep terrain. Now I see the same is true on the motorcycle. (I ride also Kawasaki Versys 650, but only on road). Nice video 👍👍
The T7 is top-heavy for slow technical riding. For gravel roads, it is a blast. This is why I kept my v-strom 650 for longer as I don't want to pull the trigger for ktm, or norden901 and prefer a 450 or 250 for more difficult terrains. Let's see what Suzuki will bring with the new 700cc parallel twin, but I am not expecting something much better than what we already have.
Really enjoyed this clip! Would love to see you ride more of these types of tracks. It of course comes at the expense of having to replace parts every once in a while (as I'm very familiar), but I find it totally worth it.
Nice video. I did test-drive the Tenere last year. 1Hour with Yamaha experience day. It was 50/50 road/off-road. Lots of thick sands. It was very difficult but I had a lot of fun. Was sweating like hell. Anyway, I just bought a CFmoto 650mt. Hope to do some trips with it. The Tenere is to expensive for me, maybe next time. It's a great bike. Enjoy, and keep us entertaint and informed ❤
I am amazed to see your instructor riding with jeans and snickers, no protection, WOW. I am a great fan of your channel, would like to use this opportunity to thank you for this.
Thanks for showing this. Many people watch Pol Tarres and they start to believie that T7 is a bike that can go anywhere, easily. In fact, in more difficult terrain it shows how tall and heavy it is and requires certain skills to be managed. It is always better to start with a lighter bike and learn step by step.
Hi Pavlin Thanks for sharing this. My touring ride is a 2016 A/Twin, DCT1000, with 80/20 tyres.During 1st year of covid I had to cancel my foreign trips. Instead, I did an expensive 2 day off road course on Their, DCT 1100, with knobblies, with rain and mud. We all fell off several times, but learned So much and new skills. It was worth every penny. Cheers Barry.UK.🏍
Pavlin, thanks for sharing. I think now you would agree that riding alone on technical trails or places far from help maybe a bad idea. Getting injured or becoming immobilized would cost you dearly. Does not matter if you're a pro or an average rider because accidents typically happen when you least expect it. Anyway, I do ride alone these days and I totally understand when you say it's better than with a group but I try to be aware of things I can and cannot control. Also, you can get a satellite phone or emergency beacon should go solo on these type of rides.
Браво добре сте си изкарали и аз се измъчих с моя вчера но тези мотори определено не са за такива терени много са тежки.Но ако си на зор с добри гуми става.Това Пирели е компромис иска се доста по сериозна гума за такива места,но губиш от скороста на шосето.Справяш се перфектно.
Good job riding it out. I know from my own experience, both mountain biking and on motorcycles, that it’s not always easy to get back in the groove and just ride after a few falls. Being able to just ride and not think about riding is an effort.
This is a good practice session for you to visit Zanskar Valley and Uminglatop. Zanskar is full of such hairpin bends with snow on gravel at 17000 feet ASL! Also some times it happens with everyone in fact with many top players too, treat it like " It was not your day".
nice video and area to ride T7. As for your riding style, proper standing position + better tires would save you some of that falls I guess. I was just recently riding mine in the polish mountains and it's been lots of sweat and fun :)
Great video. I start to love this type of riding more and more. I'm on your or maybe lover lever than you are so I get my share of falls as well :D. I found out that it takes a lot of energy and that takes a lot of concentration. So if I start breath heavily like you are in second fall I just pick up the bike and sit down for 5 minutes to get over it. Makes me think more clearly later on and hopefully save another fall. Just keep on riding and enjoying it :-)
at 16.03 your friend with license plate ending in 442 has different tires more knobby if you had those your bike wouldn't skid as much at the back, I ve watched alot of your vlogs almost all you are a good rider but sometimes you need knobby tires.
@@motorcycleadventures With your kind of riding the stock tires are great but if you venture off road and in grassy roads i think knobbys would be better otherwise you are just fighting the bike to keep it stable
Mount Coree, or the last part was steep but solid rock and it was short. Here was loose gravel, rocks, and long. I can also say that it was not my day. I can do it better and I will next time.
Pavlin, great video, but at the end, you have not mentioned the condition of the exhaust bracket, the weak point of the Tenere 700. Was it bent permanently or just temporarily? How badly? Could you fix it just by bending out by hand (as it was shown in the video) or you had to straightened out more at home?
Great video. The T7 and other reasonably light ADV bikes can make it through some pretty challenging terrain...particu;ary with a good rider as noted. That probably won't make it your first choice for the World Enduro Championship however!
Hi, not for the first time in an off-road environment, nevertheless the skills can still be improved. Maybe you'll do it a few more times and your buddy will show you what's important. It's clear in theory, but often different in practice. Maybe a little film series of your own about your progress? 😉 Seriously, there are various companies here in Germany that offer enduro training, where you can improve your skills, do you have something like that? Maybe that would be an idea? I'm still riding a CRF1100AL myself and I'm quite good off-road, but I still need to practise and practise again and again. Great video, even if your T7 got a few scratches, but every crater tells a story... All the best and stay healthy! Many greetings from germany >Rob
Bike off-roading is somehow comparable to skying or snowboarding: someone who starts it when 30 old will have to work hard to try to reach the level of someone who started at 15, mainly because a teenager doesn't think much about the hazards.
or you're just oblivious of the risks and drive blindly confident that you're owning the riding until you crash and then it's super hard to overcome the fear of falling again and everything is risky all of a sudden
As a general rule would you say that, in terraine such as you were riding, the heavier the bike, the more skill required from the rider? Excellent presentation. Fine scenery.
I saw you guys pulling the exhaust back out after one of your crashes, but you didn't mention it at the end of the video when you were reviewing the damage. Was the exhaust bent inwards during the crash and was the connection bracket or the subframe damaged? I'm picking up a new 2022 T7 tomorrow here in Washington State, USA.
Great video! What crash guards do you have? I think I saw a video when mounting them, but cannot seem to find it now 😅 Also, did the skid plate take any hits during this ride? Stay safe 🙏
Jes it's a big different wen u have offroad skills or not. My skills are from the BMX time and this helps me a lot at first time offroad with my Afrika twin. The second are the tires. I don't like the str, this is for me a poor street tire with offroad look.
If the participants of this race do not want to install titanium tuning into their skeletons, I recommend changing their shoes at least for motorcycle ones, and better for special enduro boots.
You already know I think of doing that with an overweight bike in that kind of terrain . Yamaha marketers may tell you that is suitable -- I'll never be convinced . The right bike for the right purpose .
I disagree, the Tenere 700 has a major design flaw: that exhaust hanger is welded to the main frame. You bend that little hanger, and you have a bent frame - written off vehicle due to structural damage. Can you still ride it? Maybe, but structural damage is no joke on a motorbike
At the moment you talking for what you have heard or watched on TH-cam. The hanger is soft and it will never bend the frame. Every bike has some cons, no matter how expensive it is.
@@motorcycleadventures I am talking as someone who had his bike (DR650) written off due to a bent subframe, and that was a lightweight bike compared to the T700. I agree, every bike has some cons, but considering that this is a well documented flaw, it's annoying to see Yamaha ignoring the problem. They have just released the Wrold Raid without changing that design
Many Tenere owners bended the hanger, but until this moment no one reported bending the frame because of it. I agree the design is not good, because the exhaust actually damages the swing arm, but when you know about it it is fine.
Too stressful for me to watch this video. My heart was beating fast. I have to go check my blood pressure now😁. I think I will stay on the paved roads.
На подъеме поджимай слегка сцепление, когда почувствуешь, что зад срывается. Одновременно с этим перемещай тело в противоположную заносу сторону. Жду еще от тебя таких onboard`ов. Надеюсь мое сообщение на русском не скомпрометирует тебя в среде англоязычных подписчиков.
The Tenere is a very top-heavy bike! This can be extra problematic in off road on hills and difficult underground situation ,not to blame the bike,or the rider,but just stating fact IMHO.
You, probably know it, but I still feel obliged to remin every time I see someone washes the bike : Be extra attentive not to direct a high pressure jeg of water to places where bearings / axels are located ! I had a pretty nasty experience with that issue ☝☝ 🤢🤢
I got my brand new T7 in June. Like it a lot - the look of the bike, the engine, the balance. Everything is almost perfect. Would realy like to test it on a local hard enduro track, but.. I'm live in Russia and now it's almost imposible to get some parts that can be damaged during these type of rides. Like wind shield, headlights, exaust, even the stock levers or pedals. So, thank you a lot Pavlin. Now I can see what T7 is capable off and may be will find a strength to leave aside this haunting idea of hard enduro. At least till next year :)
Its something to do with bike, and the rider, and the fact that dropping the bike so regularly in slow speed scenarios, tells me one thing. The rider is not mentally preparing to be "ready" for the weight to take over and begin its momentous fall down, even with the slightest imbalance . That is called being top heavy. These Teneres, and I have one, and have ridden dirt and street bikes for 40 years, is top heavy. Not a complaint, just something you need to always be ready for. That is a lot of weight to be coming crashing down, on a down slope.....More controlled stops. I am not sure about video downplaying these tip overs. That muffler getting pushed in like that, is not to be taken so lightly. Why are so many riders crashing these bikes at slow speed, and thinking it is just part of it? Its not hard to find, experienced riders crashing these bikes, and not coming out so fairly. Crash bars, are overused.
@@motorcycleadventures That is just a silly little saying, very typical of motorcyclists. LIttle sayings, that are more often than not absolute statements. LIke, its "all" about the rider, and 'nothing' to do with the bike. Come on, come on, really? Nothing to do with the bike? Nothing at all? Really. You believe that? Where did you hear that saying? Open up you mind a little and realize that it does in fact have something to do with the bike, that is why riders choose bikes, to suit them. Nothing, at all, to do with the bike. There wa time years ago when single suspension started to come out on off road bikes, and riders, commented, that the bikes were hard to crash. I can say I was part of that experience. Another little saying, I have work through with my fellow commenters. Realize that there are many experienced riders out there, that don't absorb your little sayings as truth. We see right through it. The T7 is top heavy, like many ADV bikes. That plays a role in the likely hood of a slow speed drop, stop and drop, Why is that so hard to get? It is obvious in your particular video, that the controlled and stable stops, were not there. So poor riding, and a top heavy bike, in combination....contribute to the drop. Come on, I am not the only one with the knowledge. Its called common knowledge. Absolute comments, are getting a little boring, particularly in the motorcycle world.
As you saw in the video, my friend Plamen, went everywhere, with the same "Top heavy" bike, without any efforts. I don't need to mention Pol Tarres, because he is on another level, but this support my "little saying" that it is not about the bike if you have the proper skills! When the person did not have all the skills that he need, any additional weight, bad tires or whatever is a problem. I am riding bikes since I was 14 years old and I know what I am talking about. End of the conversation.
@@motorcycleadventures Your statement that your partner went everywhere "without any efforts", is in itself, another absolute statement. With no effort in regard to it being a "top heavy" dirtbike? Really. No efforts? In regard to famous, well paid, championship riders taking the T7 successfully into competition, you must realize that those riders are very strong, and athletically trained people. They are beyond without any comparison to the average physicality of a typical T7 owner like myself. I have a little saying for you. If you can't pick up your own bike without the aid of jacks and pully systems, and friends stopping to pick it up for you, then the bike is too heavy.....for you. PIcking up a top heavy, heavy bike is even worse, as you might already know. I never truly appreciate conversations that are abruptly ended, with absolute statements said as fact to back up the "end" result. Its not over, as this is the internet. I write for the benefit of others. Remember, I have a T7, and I am championship off road rider, and experienced certified intstructor, as my credential too. So I am whistling dixie like you are. Calling the dropability of the T7 as tanklike, is just a stretch. Its going to feel like a tank when it falls on your leg, and you are trapped by your crash bars as you drop it next time, or worse, actually crash. All I am saying is that your video makes it look like crashing a 200kg bike is routinely part of it, and not related in anyway to the weight element. Its easier to not crash a light dirtbike, like a DRZ, WR, CRF, etc. Are you going to argue with this?
Correct me if I am wrong...three crashes.....full drops.....in one ride? You are showing me that is crashes really well without leaving marks on the body.....Well it depends on what it hits doesn''t it. I crashed once on a trail and my oil filler cap was blown ride off by that perfectly placed rock, dropping my tranny oil on the trail. I think the best approach is to try everything you can do to "not" crash. You call that skill. If you are crashing with this frequency what kind of skill do you have....between 1 and 10. Anyhow, I am not trying to be difficult, but I comment out of concern. I have a T7, and I wouldn't say its built like a tank. It has lots of vulnerabilities. One drop on the "tank" and its a big dent is what it is. My DRZE, is more tanklike in that regard. T7 with protruding exhaust....not crashable mate. Water pump, water lines, all that exposed functional parts, not tank like......sorry mate....what exactly is your point in this video, that you were dragged out by your more experienced friends, and got into it a little over your skill level?
The point of the video is to show that the bike is build very well, also crashes almost without any damages and could to any terrains without any efforts.
But didn't you do much more difficult stuff on the old bike ? - I think there are some clips with, really, tricky and scarry rides + you were alone there .... 🤔🤔 I was even, once joking, that I've done worse on my MT07..... Yes, I have a GREAT sense of humour ☝☝😆😆
Yes, I have been to many places with my old Tenere riding on dirt roads, but as I said in the video, I never rode on steep hill like this with it. With dirt bikes, yes, but not with heavy, adventure motorcycle.
I've had rough days too, unfortunately I was alone which I will think twice before going on tough terrain alone. The bike is capable but tires and rider experience are critical in rough terrain. Lifting the bike is the hard part, and it does wear you out after a few lifts.
@@motorcycleadventures i think we should have a cross or duelsport bike for this kind of ride... if we use our bike for travel i don't think it's be wise to use them in this kind of situation....
Why are you embarrassing yourself poor, and in fact, with all due respect to you, your driving is ridiculous, and if you are afraid, then why are you embarrassing yourself?
OUCH YOU NEED BETTER TRAINING, YOU NEED TO BE STOOD UP MORE, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS LEARNJ TO BALLENCE YOU DONT NEED THE MOUNTAINE JUST USE A FIGURE OF 8 TIGHT FIGUER, KEEP THE CLUTCH IN POSITION OF LIKE THE HALF END BITE AND THEN FETHER THE FRONT BRAKE TO CONTROL IT AROUND ONCE YOU HAVE SUSED THAT THEN PRACTICE OVER A TREE FOLLOW THEN SHOULD HAVE IT ALL DONE
yeah youll get plenty of people saying this and that, I've been an instructor now around 20 years not just bikes though, no offence I've been following you for years, why didn't you get the tracer 700? its exactly the same engine shorter front forks and wheel size but as you spend more on the road would of been better and can still use it off road??
Pavlin just stays on the road....off-road is not for you... By the way...CRF300L/Rally would smash that single track much better than a heavy cow Tenere... Tenere is a heavy bike for you and you need a fitness centre....don't mix proper technique with your body weakens...
@@motorcycleadventures l respect you because you wrote in your title:test made by an average rider...you never said that you are an expert ever...RESPECT.
Finally T7 went down! All the best Pavlin, this is what it was designed for.
True!
As an beginner electric mountain bike rider I quickly learned not to stand up on steep ascends + how hard it is to start re-start riding if you stop on a steep terrain. Now I see the same is true on the motorcycle. (I ride also Kawasaki Versys 650, but only on road). Nice video 👍👍
More or less is the same.
The T7 is top-heavy for slow technical riding. For gravel roads, it is a blast. This is why I kept my v-strom 650 for longer as I don't want to pull the trigger for ktm, or norden901 and prefer a 450 or 250 for more difficult terrains. Let's see what Suzuki will bring with the new 700cc parallel twin, but I am not expecting something much better than what we already have.
To compare Tenere with V Strom is not serious.
Really enjoyed this clip! Would love to see you ride more of these types of tracks. It of course comes at the expense of having to replace parts every once in a while (as I'm very familiar), but I find it totally worth it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice video. I did test-drive the Tenere last year. 1Hour with Yamaha experience day. It was 50/50 road/off-road. Lots of thick sands. It was very difficult but I had a lot of fun. Was sweating like hell. Anyway, I just bought a CFmoto 650mt. Hope to do some trips with it. The Tenere is to expensive for me, maybe next time. It's a great bike. Enjoy, and keep us entertaint and informed ❤
Thanks for sharing!
I am amazed to see your instructor riding with jeans and snickers, no protection, WOW.
I am a great fan of your channel, would like to use this opportunity to thank you for this.
He is very skilled rider, even that I do not agree with him about riding without gear.
So kind of you to fall and test out the bike, so others wouldn't have to. A sacrifice, I am sure many will appreciate.
Good!
And the little dog laughed to see such fun! It takes a big man to admit his mistakes - well done Pavlin!
The mistakes are obvious, there is no point to blame bike, tires, rocks or anyone for my ride. I know that I can make it better and I will next time.
Thanks for showing this. Many people watch Pol Tarres and they start to believie that T7 is a bike that can go anywhere, easily. In fact, in more difficult terrain it shows how tall and heavy it is and requires certain skills to be managed. It is always better to start with a lighter bike and learn step by step.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Pavlin
Thanks for sharing this.
My touring ride is a 2016
A/Twin, DCT1000, with 80/20 tyres.During 1st year of covid I had to cancel my foreign trips.
Instead, I did an expensive 2 day off road course on Their, DCT 1100, with knobblies, with rain and mud.
We all fell off several times, but learned So much and new skills.
It was worth every penny.
Cheers Barry.UK.🏍
Thanks for sharing!
Marks of character. The memories. Beautiful place, worth the effort to see. Yes, a great bike, only our levels of skills and practice are in question.
Absolutely!
Thanks MA. Great job. Good info. God bless. Happy trails.
Thanks, man!
Great video Pavlin! Thanks for sharing the experience unfiltered!
My pleasure!
Great Video! Show's the reality for us
"Average Drivers"
Absolutely!
Very good effort sir! Stiffening up makes things worse, I know how it feels to drop a bike off road.
Well...it is not my first and won't be my last drop...
Excellent just excellent - In my humble opinion your offroad Skills fit quite well to the building quality of the T7 - perfect match 💯
Thank you very much!
Pavlin, thanks for sharing. I think now you would agree that riding alone on technical trails or places far from help maybe a bad idea. Getting injured or becoming immobilized would cost you dearly. Does not matter if you're a pro or an average rider because accidents typically happen when you least expect it. Anyway, I do ride alone these days and I totally understand when you say it's better than with a group but I try to be aware of things I can and cannot control. Also, you can get a satellite phone or emergency beacon should go solo on these type of rides.
Alone in technical tracks is not good idea, I even said it in the video.
That kind of riding is really nice, as long as it's not too HOT !!😀😀😀😀🏍🏍🏍🏍🏍🍺🍺🍺 cheers from Pennsylvania
You got that right!
Looks like folks should be riding on bikes they can manage!
True
A valuable "Learning moment " for me on many levels
Thanks
My pleasure!
Браво добре сте си изкарали и аз се измъчих с моя вчера но тези мотори определено не са за такива терени много са тежки.Но ако си на зор с добри гуми става.Това Пирели е компромис иска се доста по сериозна гума за такива места,но губиш от скороста на шосето.Справяш се перфектно.
Каквото такова! Мерси за отделеното време!
Very honest and nice vid! I know what my next bike eventually will be...
Good to hear!
Good job riding it out. I know from my own experience, both mountain biking and on motorcycles, that it’s not always easy to get back in the groove and just ride after a few falls. Being able to just ride and not think about riding is an effort.
It was okay, I was not injured or scared. I knew that I can make it better and I will next time. Thanks for watching, Bob!
This is a good practice session for you to visit Zanskar Valley and Uminglatop. Zanskar is full of such hairpin bends with snow on gravel at 17000 feet ASL! Also some times it happens with everyone in fact with many top players too, treat it like " It was not your day".
Definitely was not my day, but...
nice video and area to ride T7.
As for your riding style, proper standing position + better tires would save you some of that falls I guess. I was just recently riding mine in the polish mountains and it's been lots of sweat and fun :)
I know what I need, but... it was just no my day.
Best enduro topics 🏍️♥️🥇
Glad you think so!
Great video.. the worst thing about dropping the T7 is wenn it hits on the exhaust..that just a tragedy waiting to happen
It is not that bad when you know it in advance.
It's safe to say every beginner should start off-road with an enduro before they start riding on pavement
I agree!
Great video. I start to love this type of riding more and more. I'm on your or maybe lover lever than you are so I get my share of falls as well :D. I found out that it takes a lot of energy and that takes a lot of concentration. So if I start breath heavily like you are in second fall I just pick up the bike and sit down for 5 minutes to get over it. Makes me think more clearly later on and hopefully save another fall. Just keep on riding and enjoying it :-)
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent driving. Thanks to TH-cam.
Glad you liked it!
I'd be happy to do any of that on a 250cc Trail bike, but not my T7, too high, too top heavy.
The weight you feel only when you need to lift it.
Hi Pavel Love your Vlogs, Do your riding friends have the same tires as yours? Stock Pirelli STRs
at 16.03 your friend with license plate ending in 442 has different tires more knobby if you had those your bike wouldn't skid as much at the back, I ve watched alot of your vlogs almost all you are a good rider but sometimes you need knobby tires.
The knobby tires would help a bit, especially when you lack some skills.
@@motorcycleadventures With your kind of riding the stock tires are great but if you venture off road and in grassy roads i think knobbys would be better otherwise you are just fighting the bike to keep it stable
True!
Ridden as designed.
Designed to be ridden, not polished.
Yamaha built this bike well.
Good one Happy travels 👍
I thought only my breath gets accelerated after a drop :))
Best regards from Romania!
Thanks!
Great video! I'm going to say that much of your problem was those stock tires. Those STR are crap on single track.
Agreed
Lol what. The exhaust bent with a single drop? What a great design imo
Pros and cons in every model.
What a great ride Pavlin. That was steep! How did it compare to Mount Coree?
Mount Coree, or the last part was steep but solid rock and it was short. Here was loose gravel, rocks, and long. I can also say that it was not my day. I can do it better and I will next time.
Pavlin, great video, but at the end, you have not mentioned the condition of the exhaust bracket, the weak point of the Tenere 700. Was it bent permanently or just temporarily? How badly? Could you fix it just by bending out by hand (as it was shown in the video) or you had to straightened out more at home?
It was slightly bend and I moved it back.
Great video. The T7 and other reasonably light ADV bikes can make it through some pretty challenging terrain...particu;ary with a good rider as noted. That probably won't make it your first choice for the World Enduro Championship however!
Fair enough!
Hello great channel.. what crash bars do you use? Thks and ride safe.. ✌💪
rtw-adventures.com/heavy-duties-1.html
Hi, not for the first time in an off-road environment, nevertheless the skills can still be improved. Maybe you'll do it a few more times and your buddy will show you what's important. It's clear in theory, but often different in practice. Maybe a little film series of your own about your progress? 😉 Seriously, there are various companies here in Germany that offer enduro training, where you can improve your skills, do you have something like that? Maybe that would be an idea? I'm still riding a CRF1100AL myself and I'm quite good off-road, but I still need to practise and practise again and again. Great video, even if your T7 got a few scratches, but every crater tells a story... All the best and stay healthy! Many greetings from germany >Rob
Yes, more practice will definitely help. As I said I never rode so heavy bike on such a terrains. It was just not my day.
Bike off-roading is somehow comparable to skying or snowboarding: someone who starts it when 30 old will have to work hard to try to reach the level of someone who started at 15, mainly because a teenager doesn't think much about the hazards.
True!
or you're just oblivious of the risks and drive blindly confident that you're owning the riding until you crash and then it's super hard to overcome the fear of falling again and everything is risky all of a sudden
I was even more confident after the crash.
You good. I couldn't see what tires you are using. Are you happy with the tires after this exercise? Good luck.
TKC 80 front Pirelli Rally STR stock rear. The tires were fine.
They are very,very good warriors..
True
As a general rule would you say that, in terraine such as you were riding, the heavier the bike, the more skill required from the rider? Excellent presentation. Fine scenery.
Yes, I agree and better tires.
I saw you guys pulling the exhaust back out after one of your crashes, but you didn't mention it at the end of the video when you were reviewing the damage. Was the exhaust bent inwards during the crash and was the connection bracket or the subframe damaged? I'm picking up a new 2022 T7 tomorrow here in Washington State, USA.
It was just the bracket.
Great video! What crash guards do you have? I think I saw a video when mounting them, but cannot seem to find it now 😅
Also, did the skid plate take any hits during this ride?
Stay safe 🙏
The stock skid plate. Crash guards: rtw-adventures.com/heavy-duties-1.html
@@motorcycleadventures Perfect, thank you!
Glad to help!
That's some tough riding, way to perserve. The Tenere can take a licking see
Thanks for watching!
Jes it's a big different wen u have offroad skills or not.
My skills are from the BMX time and this helps me a lot at first time offroad with my Afrika twin.
The second are the tires. I don't like the str, this is for me a poor street tire with offroad look.
Tires will definitely helps.
If the participants of this race do not want to install titanium tuning into their skeletons, I recommend changing their shoes at least for motorcycle ones, and better for special enduro boots.
Well.. everyone is free to choose how to ride. I do not make compromises!
Great!
Thanks for watching!
You already know I think of doing that with an overweight bike in that kind of terrain . Yamaha marketers may tell you that is suitable -- I'll never be convinced . The right bike for the right purpose .
As I said before the bike can do much more then I can.
great video. if it was me I will be already dead or badly injured
Thanks for taking the time!
Coffee time!
Cool!
Happens to everyone. If you don't fall, you will never find your limits
I know very well. I had many meetings with the ground.
I disagree, the Tenere 700 has a major design flaw: that exhaust hanger is welded to the main frame. You bend that little hanger, and you have a bent frame - written off vehicle due to structural damage. Can you still ride it? Maybe, but structural damage is no joke on a motorbike
At the moment you talking for what you have heard or watched on TH-cam. The hanger is soft and it will never bend the frame. Every bike has some cons, no matter how expensive it is.
@@motorcycleadventures I am talking as someone who had his bike (DR650) written off due to a bent subframe, and that was a lightweight bike compared to the T700. I agree, every bike has some cons, but considering that this is a well documented flaw, it's annoying to see Yamaha ignoring the problem. They have just released the Wrold Raid without changing that design
Many Tenere owners bended the hanger, but until this moment no one reported bending the frame because of it. I agree the design is not good, because the exhaust actually damages the swing arm, but when you know about it it is fine.
Pablin Someone mentioned that about 80 percent of riders will not be able out grow the stock T7 what is your opinion?
I agree with this statement.
What crash bars are you running?
Do you ride on your bike. Standing up gripping your tank with your knees riding it like a off road bike
Yes!
Too stressful for me to watch this video. My heart was beating fast. I have to go check my blood pressure now😁. I think I will stay on the paved roads.
Do whatever is good for you, Adam!
What height of your friend Yanko?
About 178
Nice shoes :)
They are!
Those routes look more suited for small allroad / dirt bikes
Why? That looks quite normal enduro trail. Gravel pits/quarries are for smaller bikes
I haven't seen and I don't think that I will see another heavy bikes there, but...
На подъеме поджимай слегка сцепление, когда почувствуешь, что зад срывается. Одновременно с этим перемещай тело в противоположную заносу сторону. Жду еще от тебя таких onboard`ов.
Надеюсь мое сообщение на русском не скомпрометирует тебя в среде англоязычных подписчиков.
Я все ето знау, но бъвает такии дней...
Добра тренировка сте направили.
Абсолютно!
Those sneakers and ankle socks was giving me anxiety.
Me too, but they don't mind.
At least you fell on the correct side and didn’t crush the exhaust into the swing arm, fatal flaw of this bike.
I dropped the bike on the right side as well, but I know about the problem and pulled the exhaust before continue riding.
The Tenere is a very top-heavy bike! This can be extra problematic in off road on hills and difficult underground situation ,not to blame the bike,or the rider,but just stating fact IMHO.
The bike is not a problem, the lack of confidence with it is! It will be better next time.
yeah I agree. Everyone on yt raves about them but I found it very top heavy too.
Is this in Bulgaria? I want to try this trail
Yes, it is in Bulgaria.
@@motorcycleadventures can you share location or maybe a track? I am in Bulgaria and looking for trails to ride
I know where it is, but I do not have location or track.
in 6.36 point i se that tires is not off road this one rison,i thing hi have 80/20 on road
With a proper tire would be a bit better of course.
I'm breathing heavily only by watching your video. I'm sure the path is much harder of what the camera captures.
It really was!
I think 90% of offroading depends on rider I've seen people do extreme offroad with a small cc bikes
I agree!
very unusual to see you with the Tenere in such situations lol
I never try it with heavy bike, but there is always first time, right?
@@motorcycleadventures yes, I never rode such difficult roads with my tenere, but it is surely a good training for such situations
Absolutely!
You, probably know it, but I still feel obliged to remin every time I see someone washes the bike : Be extra attentive not to direct a high pressure jeg of water to places where bearings / axels are located ! I had a pretty nasty experience with that issue ☝☝ 🤢🤢
I am aware of that and I don't wash the bike very often.
Next upgrade you must - exhaust
I don't have any plans to change the exhaust.
Done better than I would have 🤣
I can make it better just was not a day...maybe next time!
I got my brand new T7 in June. Like it a lot - the look of the bike, the engine, the balance. Everything is almost perfect.
Would realy like to test it on a local hard enduro track, but.. I'm live in Russia and now it's almost imposible to get some parts that can be damaged during these type of rides. Like wind shield, headlights, exaust, even the stock levers or pedals.
So, thank you a lot Pavlin. Now I can see what T7 is capable off and may be will find a strength to leave aside this haunting idea of hard enduro. At least till next year :)
It is true that you can damage some of these parts, but for light dirt roads will be just fine.
Its something to do with bike, and the rider, and the fact that dropping the bike so regularly in slow speed scenarios, tells me one thing. The rider is not mentally preparing to be "ready" for the weight to take over and begin its momentous fall down, even with the slightest imbalance . That is called being top heavy. These Teneres, and I have one, and have ridden dirt and street bikes for 40 years, is top heavy. Not a complaint, just something you need to always be ready for. That is a lot of weight to be coming crashing down, on a down slope.....More controlled stops. I am not sure about video downplaying these tip overs. That muffler getting pushed in like that, is not to be taken so lightly. Why are so many riders crashing these bikes at slow speed, and thinking it is just part of it? Its not hard to find, experienced riders crashing these bikes, and not coming out so fairly. Crash bars, are overused.
It is not about the bike, it is about the skills.
@@motorcycleadventures That is just a silly little saying, very typical of motorcyclists. LIttle sayings, that are more often than not absolute statements. LIke, its "all" about the rider, and 'nothing' to do with the bike. Come on, come on, really? Nothing to do with the bike? Nothing at all? Really. You believe that? Where did you hear that saying? Open up you mind a little and realize that it does in fact have something to do with the bike, that is why riders choose bikes, to suit them. Nothing, at all, to do with the bike. There wa time years ago when single suspension started to come out on off road bikes, and riders, commented, that the bikes were hard to crash. I can say I was part of that experience. Another little saying, I have work through with my fellow commenters. Realize that there are many experienced riders out there, that don't absorb your little sayings as truth. We see right through it. The T7 is top heavy, like many ADV bikes. That plays a role in the likely hood of a slow speed drop, stop and drop, Why is that so hard to get? It is obvious in your particular video, that the controlled and stable stops, were not there. So poor riding, and a top heavy bike, in combination....contribute to the drop. Come on, I am not the only one with the knowledge. Its called common knowledge. Absolute comments, are getting a little boring, particularly in the motorcycle world.
@@motorcycleadventures I certainly wouldn't want a crash bar coming down on my leg.....
As you saw in the video, my friend Plamen, went everywhere, with the same "Top heavy" bike, without any efforts. I don't need to mention Pol Tarres, because he is on another level, but this support my "little saying" that it is not about the bike if you have the proper skills! When the person did not have all the skills that he need, any additional weight, bad tires or whatever is a problem. I am riding bikes since I was 14 years old and I know what I am talking about. End of the conversation.
@@motorcycleadventures Your statement that your partner went everywhere "without any efforts", is in itself, another absolute statement. With no effort in regard to it being a "top heavy" dirtbike? Really. No efforts? In regard to famous, well paid, championship riders taking the T7 successfully into competition, you must realize that those riders are very strong, and athletically trained people. They are beyond without any comparison to the average physicality of a typical T7 owner like myself. I have a little saying for you. If you can't pick up your own bike without the aid of jacks and pully systems, and friends stopping to pick it up for you, then the bike is too heavy.....for you. PIcking up a top heavy, heavy bike is even worse, as you might already know. I never truly appreciate conversations that are abruptly ended, with absolute statements said as fact to back up the "end" result. Its not over, as this is the internet. I write for the benefit of others. Remember, I have a T7, and I am championship off road rider, and experienced certified intstructor, as my credential too. So I am whistling dixie like you are. Calling the dropability of the T7 as tanklike, is just a stretch. Its going to feel like a tank when it falls on your leg, and you are trapped by your crash bars as you drop it next time, or worse, actually crash. All I am saying is that your video makes it look like crashing a 200kg bike is routinely part of it, and not related in anyway to the weight element. Its easier to not crash a light dirtbike, like a DRZ, WR, CRF, etc. Are you going to argue with this?
Correct me if I am wrong...three crashes.....full drops.....in one ride? You are showing me that is crashes really well without leaving marks on the body.....Well it depends on what it hits doesn''t it. I crashed once on a trail and my oil filler cap was blown ride off by that perfectly placed rock, dropping my tranny oil on the trail. I think the best approach is to try everything you can do to "not" crash. You call that skill. If you are crashing with this frequency what kind of skill do you have....between 1 and 10. Anyhow, I am not trying to be difficult, but I comment out of concern. I have a T7, and I wouldn't say its built like a tank. It has lots of vulnerabilities. One drop on the "tank" and its a big dent is what it is. My DRZE, is more tanklike in that regard. T7 with protruding exhaust....not crashable mate. Water pump, water lines, all that exposed functional parts, not tank like......sorry mate....what exactly is your point in this video, that you were dragged out by your more experienced friends, and got into it a little over your skill level?
The point of the video is to show that the bike is build very well, also crashes almost without any damages and could to any terrains without any efforts.
😅😅😅😅I grew up in this area
Thanks for sharing!
But didn't you do much more difficult stuff on the old bike ? - I think there are some clips with, really, tricky and scarry rides + you were alone there .... 🤔🤔 I was even, once joking, that I've done worse on my MT07..... Yes, I have a GREAT sense of humour ☝☝😆😆
Yes, I have been to many places with my old Tenere riding on dirt roads, but as I said in the video, I never rode on steep hill like this with it. With dirt bikes, yes, but not with heavy, adventure motorcycle.
running shoes, what the heck!!!
Well...
😲they need some riding gear ! 🚑
They have!
my home village
Cool!
I've had rough days too, unfortunately I was alone which I will think twice before going on tough terrain alone. The bike is capable but tires and rider experience are critical in rough terrain. Lifting the bike is the hard part, and it does wear you out after a few lifts.
It is what it is!
Well done sir and well done yamaha for making strong mirrors..superb engine guards
Absolutely!
And this is why you shouldn't go to such places with these 80/20 (road/offroad) tires:)
The tires are fine.
😅 you don't do off road to much yeah!?
Just sometimes when I have nothing to do...
@@motorcycleadventures i think we should have a cross or duelsport bike for this kind of ride... if we use our bike for travel i don't think it's be wise to use them in this kind of situation....
True!
Ile razy można się wyjebac na motocyklu podczas jednej podróży. Katastrofa gamoń.
Thanks for taking the time anyway!
Why are you embarrassing yourself poor, and in fact, with all due respect to you, your driving is ridiculous, and if you are afraid, then why are you embarrassing yourself?
Ha ha, why not?
DUDE NO OFFENCE BUT I THINK YOU NEED TO GO BACK TO THE OLD ONE HA HA HA
With pleasure!
OUCH YOU NEED BETTER TRAINING, YOU NEED TO BE STOOD UP MORE, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS LEARNJ TO BALLENCE YOU DONT NEED THE MOUNTAINE JUST USE A FIGURE OF 8 TIGHT FIGUER, KEEP THE CLUTCH IN POSITION OF LIKE THE HALF END BITE AND THEN FETHER THE FRONT BRAKE TO CONTROL IT AROUND ONCE YOU HAVE SUSED THAT THEN PRACTICE OVER A TREE FOLLOW THEN SHOULD HAVE IT ALL DONE
Yes, I know that from computer everyone is an expert.
yeah youll get plenty of people saying this and that, I've been an instructor now around 20 years not just bikes though, no offence I've been following you for years, why didn't you get the tracer 700? its exactly the same engine shorter front forks and wheel size but as you spend more on the road would of been better and can still use it off road??
Pavlin just stays on the road....off-road is not for you...
By the way...CRF300L/Rally would smash that single track much better than a heavy cow Tenere...
Tenere is a heavy bike for you and you need a fitness centre....don't mix proper technique with your body weakens...
Fair enough! But why you don't show me what you can do?
@@motorcycleadventures l respect you because you wrote in your title:test made by an average rider...you never said that you are an expert ever...RESPECT.