List 5 things why it's the best?

​@@dIsAstErTR for starters, ive always wished Honda would make a "new version" of the old 750 Africa Twin from the 90s, because to me that is easily one of the best bikes ever made. I was hoping the new Transalp would be that bike, but unfortunately it is far from it. Enters the WR. In summary, one could say the WR is a "new age" Africa Twin 750: both have about 230mm fully adjustable suspensions, both weight around 220kg, both have 23L in the tank, both make about 70ish HP, both twin cylinders, both around 700ish cc, very similar geometry, known for their reliability, etc, etc, etc. Its almost like Yamaha set themselves to re-build the old 750AT with the WR. The only thing the T7 adds to the mix, are the modern things one wishes to have: USD fork, steering damper, ABS and fuel injection. And thats it. Nothing more. It still rocks a cable throttle and cable clutch and everything is purely mechanical on this bike. No riding modes, no ride-by-wire, no auto blipper, no TC, no stability programm, no lean-angle-IMUs, no fancy adjustable cornering-headlights, no bs. Add the fact that the CP2 engine is one of the smoothest, most linear and usable engines ever made, the suspension geometrie and setup works on and offroad at the same level as the very best bikes out there, it is a lot more comfortable than it looks, the wind/weather protection from the screen but also to the lower body is excellent due to the wide tanks, even though it is heavier on paper than the regular T7, it "feels" lighter since the tanks are mounted about 20cm (!) lower into the chassis, the gearbox ratios are absolutely perfect, i easily manage to squeeze 600+ km out of one fill up, this bike is very economical, it is easy to service, easy to maintain, uses no special tools anywhere, spare parts and aftermarket parts are widely available, no electronics to go wrong, sounds great and looks killer. Only real negative is the price and taking a passenger also isnt the best. It is not a cheap bike nor is it very comfortable for 2-up operation. But, i could go on about this bike for hours...i absolutely adore it. If i could i would buy a second one

@@Driftuner do you recommend africa twin 1100l base , Im planing step up from cb500X to Africa or tenere

@@lequan8766 ive never owned the AT, but ridden it a lot. And yeah sure i recommend it. The AT1100 is pretty much a "bigger T7". Not as capable offroad due to its weight, ergonomics and suspension, but way more capable for onroad/long travels and specially if you have a passenger. The T7 isnt the most passenger friendly bike in the world

@@Driftuner so a Africa for touring and trail riding and a MX for hardcore offroad issues better rights 😂

Yeah, here in North America we are only given one model option. I was hoping we might get more when I saw Austraila get the WR model, but no... no such luck.

Now that I've bought the standard model, they will probably start selling the wr in the states....lol

You didn't get it, did you ?

@@leeinwis i got it! Love it.

Easy peasy, just pop down to your local Aprilia dealer.

@@mermerac9610 On my way!

No, it makes way too much sense for yamaha 😂

Bruh You think you got it bad? I'm trying to get it 2024 Africa twin. I think I would have better luck walking into a dealership and asking for a fucking unicorn at this point.

Well Yamaha hasn't brought the Tenere to india at all. Yamaha and KTM have been weird about bringing their advs to india. Ktm sells their pseudo adv 390 though. Bmw, Ducati, triumph, Honda, Suzuki, kawasaki, Harley Davidson all offer almost their entire range of accessories here but Yamaha and ktm won't. And Yamaha india is content with rehashing 150cc motorcycles. Just utterly strange.

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Picking up mine today! 😍

You will quickly realize, nothing can replace training. If you get the lighter bike you may get away with wrong body position, but you will never be really happy if you don't learn how to do it the right way. And a GS is really not too bad for most off roading. despite the weight and the 19" wheel

Yes, ride the thing..... Then mod to what you want

Yeah t7 completely doesn't make sense in current market with this pricing. Boomers who curse at electronics are still getting them though , so looks like Yamaha did found it's niche 😂 It's ridiculous how much tuareg is better yet at same price as base t7. Here in poland tuareg is even cheaper . I'm waiting for kove fuck obsolete brands

@@Angry-Lynx seems like this kove is gonna make the t660 obsolete as well, no? As well as the transalp, base 790/890 adv, cf450, himalayan… most ‘middleweight’ and many ‘lightweight’ adv bikes seem to have just been disrupted big time.

Also in the states the t660 is over $2k more than the base t7… t660 is rather pricey here, and its $3k more than the kove800 is expected to be.

@@Weltbummler23 I don't think it'll make Tuareg obsolete, I can still think at least few things to take it over Kove - with obviously cruise control being the main thing. BUT! It'll for sure be it's direct and probably main competition and steal some sales from Aprilia which isn't doing too hot with Tuareg already. One thing I'm absolutely sure is that Kove new unicorn proposal is extremely good news for adv market and competition. Let's just hope they can last those next few years which will be challenging for them but if they manage I'm sure we'll see amazing things on adv market, including much more polished 800x with CC :)

@@Angry-Lynx a couple months back they announced the 800x will have cruise control. Also some european expats in china have posted that its also got very low vibrations, about as low as the t660… kove’s 450 does not have cruise, perhaps you are thinking of that one? On paper the kove 800x seems to have improved on the t660 in pretty much every spec 🤷‍♂️

It's not designed to be used on long straight roads where Cruise control would be useful, most of the rides I do I'd never get the chance to use cruise control because the roads are winding , gravel etc even on main roads you get stuck behind traffic where CC is no use unless it's adaptive .

Or tubeless wheels

@@silverdale3207I think you missed the "touring" part of "adventure touring"... CC would absolutely be a useful and welcome addition to this bike.

@@ybaha1995 not really, I just think that if you are doing a lot of straight long roads then there are better options than the T7. In New Zealand we are constantly on and off the throttle even on main roads sure to traffic and corners so I'd never get to use CC anyway. Remember they were designed as a simple reliable bike built to a budget, that's why they sell like hotcakes

@@silverdale3207 cc is useful everywhere unless you live directly on a trail. I use it on my commute every day and i find use any highways. The only reason the t7 doesn't have cc because it doesn't have drive by wire throttle. If the cp2 was dbw, it would have cc and add $0 to the price or complexity. Also, in the US, if your singletrack is an hour away, that is considered very close. It's a big place...

Because we don't buy enough bikes!!!

There are only so many bikes I can buy!

@@mikeboyer1114 I'll try to do my best, but...money and the ring are not supportive in my mission to make the statistical turnaround from HD to Adventure Bikes...

Got mine since November 2023. loving every minute with it.

What about kove 800x

Amen. Tuareg if u performance oriented (or wait for Kove) and AT if u want reliability. T7 have nothing interesting to offer especially for this pricing