Yamaha Ténéré 700 versus KTM 790 Adventure
Yamaha Ténéré 700
KTM 790 Adventure
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Chassis works everywhere
- Engine powerful
- Well thought-out design
- Off-road capability
- Chassis - that's how it has to be
- Processing
- Price (if you hold shares in KTM. Otherwise probably not)
- Tourability (for an original naked bike)
- Reach
- Engine a bit indecisive
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.370 mm Height : 1.455 mm
Seat : 875 mm
Weight : 204 kg
Length : 2.260 mm Height : 1.375 mm
Seat : 840 mm until : 860 mm
Weight : 215 (max: 450 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 689 ccm
Hub: 69 mm
Hole: 80 mm
Cooling: Flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 799 ccm
Hub: 66 mm
Hole: 88 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 73 HP at 9.000 U/Min
Torque: 68 NM bei 6.500 U/Min Tank contents: 16 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 372 km
Performance: 95 HP at 8.000 U/Min
Torque: 87 NM bei 6.600 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 4 l
Reach: 476 km
Chassis
Double loop (steel) Front suspension:
Upside-down fork 43mm (travel 210 mm) Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm (travel 200 mm)
Rear suspension:
Suspension-controlled strut via lever system Tyres at the front: 90/90 R21 M/C 54V M S
Rear tyres: 150/70 R18 M/C 70V M S
Chrome Molybdenum Steel Frame (Steel) Front suspension:
WP APEX Upside-Down Ø 43 mm (travel 200 mm) Rear suspension:
WP APEX Monoshock (travel 200 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 21 inch 90mm wide
Rear tyres: 18 inch 150mm wide
Brakes
Double disc Brembo (∅ 282 mm) Rear brake
Single disc Brembo (∅ 245 mm)
2x radially mounted four-piston brake caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Two-piston brake caliper, floating bearing (∅ 260 mm)
Well thought-out construction
What remains? Well, the Ténéré is a motorcycle that can convince even in hard work. Anything that could break at all is reduced to the bare minimum. For this purpose, the Yamaha Ténéré is designed to be screw-friendly, if you have to get to the engine in the rearmost Siberia: Then you simply unscrew the frame under-covers and repair them. It is such supposed trivialities that prove the experience of Yamaha engineers. This was deliberately omitted without giving up on the really important things.
There are, however, two drops of defensivecourage: if you really prefer to go far, you won't be able to avoid the purchase of a larger tank. There are too many areas around the world that are simply too lonely for the range of the Ténéré of 350 kilometers plus reserve. Finally, the windscreen is sufficient, but not good.
Otherwise: The wait was worth it, compliment!
The test bike was provided to us by Motorrad Ruser.
Conclusion - buy or not?
Sun. Just take a look at the basics. KTM-typical just as well processed as KTM-typical with 12,399 Euro rather not quite so cheap, comes here with the Adventure 790 a bike, which seems to belong to a new subgroup of adventures. These, namely, who have obtained their racer DNA, but do not want to stand out negatively in terms of comfort or transport capacity with the wife of the buyer /purchases*rin (where does this "*" belong again?).The Ducati Hyperstrada or the Yamaha 900 Tracer GT compete for the same audience. If you like this, with the Adventure you get a bike for exactly these moments in life, where you might need a mummy, but you prefer not to drink to do another round. Thumbs up, then.
We thank M.A.S. in Wilster for renting the test bike.
