The Case for Less: Why 73 hp Is the Right Amount

Some motorcycles impress through everything they can do. The Ténéré 700 impresses through what it leaves out. No 100-plus horsepower that cannot realistically be used off-road. No electronic suspension demanding calibration. No excess mass that turns every tip-over into a recovery exercise.

Instead, there is an engine that pulls cleanly from low rpm, suspension the rider can adjust personally, and a weight figure that still allows the motorcycle to be picked up alone after a fall in the dirt. Fully fueled weight is 204 kg. Ffutzjvrezuhocbhizjbrpxsveyvmksuvipllhkcykdqnfacaxttrxtenbbstakvtqqtkiagksvqtkcelxrzhlifghngcbpizcwtsmhhfjfrfciiyqjncbxrcevohhihwkwldlhezsgignvjekdvpeatjeiwnjomatszc

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