Yamaha Tenere 700 2025 vs. KTM 690 Enduro R 2024

Yamaha Tenere 700 2025

KTM 690 Enduro R 2024
Overview - Yamaha Tenere 700 2025 vs KTM 690 Enduro R 2024

Yamaha Tenere 700 2025

KTM 690 Enduro R 2024
Technical Specifications Yamaha Tenere 700 2025 compared to KTM 690 Enduro R 2024
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
Yamaha Tenere 700 2025

In 2025, the Tenere 700 features ride-by-wire, traction control and riding modes for the first time. Strictly speaking, it may have lost some of its unique selling point in the travel enduro market, its purist approach, but this does little to change its character. It is still the versatile, robust adventure bike that feels at home on loose surfaces and also cuts a fine figure on the tarmac. If the new electronic features are not a reason for increased interest in the new T7, then perhaps the many improvements in detail based on customer feedback are. A fixed tank cap, offset clutch cable mount, reinforced rear end and adapted fairings may not sound like much, but in practice they make the overall Tenere package more pleasant and practical than ever before. The next time I unintentionally activate the ABS on my old Tenere using the killswitch, I will miss the new T7.
KTM 690 Enduro R 2024

The KTM 690 Enduro R is the perfect bike for riders who find a touring enduro too heavy, but a hard enduro too uncomfortable and maintenance-intensive. The new electronic features make the bike very accessible even to inexperienced riders. The smooth-running, cultivated engine, together with the perfectly tuned gearbox and overall gratifyingly low vibration level, also makes long tours possible without any problems.