r/Tenere700

Hi all, I thought I'd share my 2020 Tenere 700 build. It's almost complete; I just want to add an aftermarket, longer-travel rear shock. It's an awesome bike that you can really push and ride like a big dirt bike.

Mods list:

• 48mm KYB SSS fork conversion
• Camel ADV triple clamps and fork lugs
• 320mm single front disc conversion (MotoMaster adapter)
• 11mm front brake master cylinder (WR250R)
• DID Adventure rims with Axiom billet hubs (2.5" rear)
• MIVV high mount exhaust
• Mosko Moto Reckless 80 luggage
• Healtech quick shifter
• LSK ABS dongle
• Acerbis long range tank
• Rtech plastics
• Rtech high front fender
• Adjustable windscreen
• Double take mirrors (Ali Express copies)
• Camel ADV lighter pull clutch
• Camel ADV engine braces
• SRC crash bars
• Aftermarket rear brake pedal
• Tail tidy
• B&B aluminium bash plate
• Barkbusters
• Samsung Active 3 tablet running DMD2
• LED indicators
• Heated grips
• ABS speedo correction rings
• Steg Pegz
• Wider foot pegs
• Yamaha Rally seat
• Lithium battery
• Frame guards
• Engine case protectors

Went for an unbelievable solo ride yesterday. NH has some incredible forest roads and mountain highways. T7 absolutely eats them up!

i am roughly 1.85cm and ride the 2026 t7 rally. i've been thinking for a while about getting a lowering kit so that i can get my damn feet closer to the floor. with the preload cranked up on oem rear shock whenever i have luggage (when i go offroading i have to drive far so always have to take soft luggage with me and tent etc.) i found myself tipping over a few times offroad simply because the floor was so far away from me. i found this 20mm lowering kit: https://shop.lustracing.com/collections/yamaha-tenere-700-lowering-kits/products/2023-2026-yamaha-tenere-rally-lowering-kit-20mm-xtz690b and wanted to hear from other people that have dropped their rear with a 20mm kit. did it make a big difference? how many cm would you say your foot gained to being closer to the ground?

Make sure you fill out the T7 survey so we can finally get high mount exhausts as standard

I was attempting to remove my crash bars. When I tried to remove the large bolt in the centre of the photo next to my gremlin bell, it started to come out and then stopped. I couldn’t tighten or loosen it. All other bolts connecting to it were loosened to try to alleviate any tension on it. I thought the engine might be binding on it, so I put a jack under it and tried to relieve some pressure. That didn’t work. I tried heating it, nothing.

I imagine the steel bolt is much harder than the cast aluminum, so I don’t want to crack the case trying to back it out.

Any suggestions?
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UPDATE: the bolt is out! Went to the shop this morning. The mechanic loosened all other mounting bolts, put a jack under the engine, then used a breaker bar to force it out. It came out with a little bit of aluminum on the thread at the tip of the bolt. It was close to breaking the bolt, but didn’t! He cleaned up the threads on the bolt, chased the inside threads, and it went back in like butter.

For the record, it wasn’t cross threaded, but almost like the original threading wasn’t clean or something, maybe aluminum shavings were still inside it. It was not an issue of the crash bars messing up the bolt or anything. So problem solved without a helicoil. Hooray!