Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 has been a popular choice in the adventure bike segment since its US introduction in 2020 as a 2021 model. It quickly gained popularity for its simplicity, affordability, and off-road capability. But after years of remaining mostly unchanged, Yamaha granted the 2025 Ténéré 700 a more comprehensive electronics package, revised suspension settings, and new rally-inspired styling..embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The 2025 Ténéré 700 receives Yamaha’s advanced Chip Controlled Throttle (YCC-T) ride-by-wire system, providing two selectable throttle maps, Sport and Explorer. Rider aids are limited to switchable traction control and ABS. Choose between three levels of ABS. Mode 1: active at both wheels; Mode 2: active at front wheel; Mode 3: disabled at both wheels. A new, vertically oriented 6.3-inch TFT display with smartphone connectivity gives access to music, turn-by-turn navigation, and enables riders to make and receive phone calls.Adjustable KYB suspension remains from the previous bike, but the settings have been revised. A 43mm inverted fork offers compression, rebound, and preload adjustment. The linkage-type shock is limited to rebound and preload adjustment. Yamaha revised the T7’s ergonomics with a new clutch cover to increase legroom, longer and wider footpegs for improved comfort, and the seat is flatter while remaining 34.4 inches tall. Yamaha’s CP2—a 689cc parallel twin with a 240-degree crank—has always been an office favorite for its low-end chuggability and punchy midrange. For 2025, the T7 receives a shorter air intake duct to improve engine response in the low to midrange, and the six-speed transmission is prewired to be fitted with Yamaha’s accessory quickshifter.

Before hitting our in-house Dynojet 250i dynamometer, the Ténéré weighed 473 pounds on our automotive scales with accessory crashbars. On the Cycle World dyno, the 2025 Yamaha Ténéré 700 produced 61.2 hp at 9190 rpm and 42.6 lb.-ft. of torque at 6450 rpm. For reference, the 2024 T7 produced 62.5 hp and 43.7 lb.-ft. of torque. The story is the same: This engine has always delivered a great combination of low-end tractorability, a punchy torque hit, and satisfying engine pulses from a crossplane crank in every model Yamaha stuffs it in. Whether it’s the Ténéré, R7, MT-07, or XSR700, Yamaha’s CP2 engine is flexible and practical while still being wildly entertaining.