Yamaha’s middleweight and affordable adventure bike just got some updates for 2025, although it might be a season before we see the changes here. Changes to the Tenere 700 were announced today ahead of the EICMA show in Milan, with a new Tenere 700 Rally model also revealed.
The bike doesn’t gain any horsepower for 2025, but thanks to engine updates, there’s more torque available in the power curve. A ride-by-wire throttle lets Yamaha bake new Sport and Explorer riding modes into the CP2 parallel twin (same basic design as the also-updated MT-07), and they also tweaked the gearbox ratios. There’s also shorter intake duct, which is supposed to help give a torquier feel to the engine. The 73.5 peak hp and 50 lb-ft of max torque at 6,500 rpm are unchanged for 2025, though, and even though the MT-07 gets the Y-AMT auto gearbox as an option, the T7 only has the six-speed standard-shift option.
Yamaha also updated the headlight for 2025 and added a new vertically-mounted 6.3-inch TFT screen. This lets you control the new riding modes and other onboard electronics more easily.
The new bike has a fully-adjustable USD fork with 210 mm of travel, which results in 240 mm of ground clearance and an 875 mm seat height. There’s a lowered version available with 190 mm of travel up front, slightly less ground clearance and an 860 mm seat height.
Travel in the rear is still 200 mm, although Yamaha has added a new shock with progressive linkage and a remote-adjustable preload setup.
There are new, wider footpegs. The frame gets reinforced at the luggage and exhaust mounts, and the sidestand switch is relocated. The seat is updated, and the 16 liter gas tank changed to mount lower and further forward. The bodywork gets an update as a result, too. Add it all up, and wet weight grows slightly to 208 kg.
What of the Tenere 700 Rally? This is very close to the Extreme model which Yamaha introduced last year. That means a set of fully-adjustable Kayaba fork and shock, with more travel (230 mm up front, 210 mm in rear). In turn, that jacks the seat up to 910 mm and adds ground clearance. Some of that clearance immediately disappears thanks to a thicker skid plate. There’s also a set of titanium pegs, and a new high-mount mudguard. Wet weight is 210 kg.
We have not been given Canadian availability information for either of these bikes. We expect the standard T7 model will be here sooner or later, while the Rally edition may or may not arrive.
