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Pure Adventure: Testing the Yamaha Ténéré 700

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

Testing the Yamaha Ténéré 700, one of the most exciting bikes of this year. Does it live up to the expectations? We went to find out.
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Touring Down Memory Lane: BMW R 1200 GS TE & Yamaha MT-10 Tourer

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Sam Hewitt

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4th October 2018

Standing by the iconic John o’Groats sign in the far north of Scotland, 550 miles from home, with the wind blowing over what used to be my hair
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Yamaha reveals new WR450F top of the range enduro machine

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Mikko Nieminen

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27th September 2018

Yamaha has just revealed it’s 2019 WR450F. Apparently it has the most advanced race-bred technology combined with a new powerful engine and agile chassis. If the promo video is anything to go by it’s loads of fun! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv3HOHKjVtg?rel=0] The WR450F will be on display in the UK for the first time at the Dirt Bike Show…
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Yamaha X-Max 400

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Sam Hewitt

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26th September 2018

I’m going to miss the capable Yamaha.
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Nick Sanders: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man – Official Trailer

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1st June 2017

This is the cinematic trailer for Nick’s latest film, the autobiographical essay “The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man.” Filmed material extends across expeditions heralding back to early bicycle trips around the world, ballooning adventures with Victoria Wood on the BBC and later interviews with the likes of Robert Dunlop and Martin Finnegan. Here’s the…
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Nathan Millward’s Tracer 700 ride to the alps

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15th March 2017

In the April issue of MSL, round the world adventurer Nathan Millward carried out an in-depth test of Yamaha’s Tracer 700 in the Alps… here are his maps. Bormio to Solden [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1cOkncYa5VdSfIfybAVSkolIcdNQ&w=640&h=480] [wpdm_package id=’2044′] Solden to Andermatt [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=17_7OKKL6FwBZ06xesivula5J8vc&w=640&h=480] [wpdm_package id=’2046′] Andermatt to Matigny [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1nIbUXDcbXEKjEH0sJJczR6mycmg&w=640&h=480] [wpdm_package id=’2043′] Many of our routes are supplied…
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MSL issue 675 | Touring on a Yamaha MT-10

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1st November 2016

In December’s issue of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine, Bruce Wilson took Yamaha’s MT-10, in full touring spec, to Scotland… download the route here. [wpdm_package id=’1473′] Many of our routes are supplied by our contributors, and relate to adventures they may have had several years ago. As with files given freely by any source, always…
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Test fleet review: Yamaha XSR700 Cada Día | Part 7 | The ride

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21st October 2016

1282 miles across France and Spain prove an enlightening experience as editor John gives his customised Yamaha XSR700 a thorough test… I like wearing tights. The discovery was born of necessity, but it’s just one of the things I learnt on the ride from Lincolnshire to the Wheels & Waves custom bike festival in Biarritz.…
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Test fleet review: Yamaha XSR700 Cada Día | Part 6

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21st October 2016

The project Yamaha’s paint is its most striking modification. It had to be perfect. I always wanted Cada Día to look like a factory bike; I didn’t want it to scream ‘look at me, I’m custom’. I knew that painter Chris Tunbridge (www.ctmotorcycleservices.co.uk) and I had nailed it when photographing the finished bike next to…
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Test fleet review: Yamaha XSR700 Cada Día | The luggage

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21st October 2016

John’s terrible at packing, but this bike had to look as good with its luggage on as it did when bare… The idea for Cada Día began with Kriega (kriega.com). I was going to build a rugged-looking road bike with adventure styling and Kriega’s Overlander luggage. I called the company to see if they thought fabricating…
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