Yamaha

big dirty fun: touratech rally west

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The Touratech Rally began in 2012 as a small customer-appreciation weekend that involved riding, camping and sharing good times around the campfire. With this simple formula, and a whole lot of fun, it’s grown into the largest gathering of Adventure Motorcycle enthusiasts in the country. It happens the last full weekend in June every year. [...]

the 2023 rally west schedule is out!

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The 2023 Touratech Rally West schedule has dropped and it’s a fantastic mix of awesome riding, new programming, big names and rally favorites! The rally opens on June 22nd and you’ll be able to begin riding demo’s from KTM, Yamaha, Triumph, Harley-Davidson, Ducati factory trucks and local BMW dealerships BMW of Seattle and SoSo Cycles. [...]

Yamaha Tenere 700 Suspension Installation Overview

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In this video, rider and BDR team member Michael Bielecki gives a great overview of installing the Touratech Suspension Extreme Shock for the Yamaha Tenere 700 from Colorado Moto Service. It's a great video to watch just to see the overall process involved in installing your shocks. Our friends at ADV Moto magazine channel has [...]

Video: Companero rambler riding suit

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Touratech’s Companero Riding Suits have been the “go to” all-weather riding suits for adventure riders for years. With their combination of durability and versatility they make it possible to be protected and comfortable under any conditions. Now Touratech has partnered with industry apparel leaders REV’IT to introduce the Companero Rambler. A suit with superior ventilation [...]

New Product: Touratech Defensa Handguards

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Motorcycle handguards are taken for granted by the majority of riders…Until you find yourself in a situation where a simple upgrade would have saved your hands or levers. Whether it’s a drop, a fall, an errant piece of freeway or low hanging branches, handguards play an important role. Using the same engineering techniques that are [...]

Touratech Essential Accessories: Yamaha Tenere 700

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As the CEO of Touratech USA and a founder of Backcountry Discovery Routes, Paul Guillien has ridden just about every adventure motorcycle out there. He's put a lot of miles on a lot of trails and roads so we sent him out to test the Tenere 700 on the WABDR and talk about some of [...]

Testing the Tenere 700 on the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route

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Touratech-USA’s CEO, Paul Guillien, shares his thoughts about the Yamaha Tenere 700 after living off of the bike for a week riding the Washington BDR. As a co-founder of the BDR organization, he thinks the best way to test out a new model of adventure motorcycle is to spend a week riding it out in [...]

POV INSTALLATION – Quick-Release Headlight Guard FOR YAMAHA TENERE 700

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Get that new Headlight Guard on your T7! The large, rally styled headlight on the Yamaha Tenere 700 is impressively bright, but easily picks up dings and damage from thrown rocks while riding off-road. Protect the expensive and vulnerable headlight lens on your Yamaha 700 with this quick-release headlight guard from Touratech. The headlight guard [...]

POV INSTALLATION – Expedition Skid Plate for YAMAHA TENERE 700

Protect your Tenere 700 engine with Touratech's Expedition Skid Plate. With a 21” front wheel and good ground clearance, the Yamaha Tenere 700 likes to wander off the beaten path. You are likely to find something on the ground that will make dangerous contact with the underside of your Tenere. You best protect it with [...]

POV Installation – Pannier Racks for Yamaha Tenere 700

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Tubular stainless-steel pannier racks for the Yamaha Tenere 700. This pannier rack attaches at existing frame points on the bike and does not require any drilling or cutting to install. Touratech's tough, cross-braced rack system acts like an additional subframe, strengthening the rear of the bike, and in some cases acts like a rear crash [...]