Following on from my last post the JT 16T front sprocket arrived today. Big shout out to my friends at Rugged Roads who shipped this within a couple of hours of me purchasing it and as a result it was in my mailbox already this morning, less than 24 hours after I ordered it. I like using these guys when I can as they’re in Lymington which is just across the Solent from me so local […]
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I like most of what the T700 does but at the moment I have no chance to take the bike off-road so the stock gearing isn’t making complete sense to me. 1st gear on the road is virtually redundant and I find myself taking off from standing in 2nd more often than not and as I reach 70mph I can’t help but wish I had another gear to go up. As such I’m going to […]
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Pol always comes up with some stunning looking versions of the T700 and this one is no exception. I’ll just leave this here.. IMAGE CREDITS & ORIGINAL POST SUBSCRIBE TO THE OVERLAND RIDER BLOG Please enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Email Address Subscribe Join 83 other subscribers.
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I put 75 miles on the Avon Trail Riders yesterday and after being presented with another glorious day (and after properly celebrating my wife as a brilliant Mum) I headed out for 90 minutes to complete the ride in process. They now have 125 miles on them and should be good to push properly. I opened up the T700 round the last few corners and she felt a lot like other bikes I’ve ridden with […]
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The Avon Trail Riders hit the bike today and I briefly hit the road with them. No observations yet as I have to take it steady for while whilst they wear in but I’m fairly sure the overall height of the tyre is slightly lower than the Pirelli Scorpion Rally STRs, which given the difference in tread would probably make some sense. I believe these are a harder compound than the stock Pirellis and you […]
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A short while ago I posted about changing my stock tyres for either Avon Trail Riders or Avon Trek Riders. I umm’d and ahh’d about which one to go for but eventually settled on the Trail Riders, which will be on the bike this coming week. Why? Well, I’m now 55 years old and my enduro/motocross days are now behind me. I bought the T700 for some light off-road and probably 90% road miles, so […]
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I do like a challenge and manufacturing brackets and parts myself is one of my favourite pastimes. However.. there are also days when it’s nice to install a really simple bolt on mod. Minimum hassle, maximum pleasure. The Yamaha T700 OEM Chain Guide is one of those mods! It’s a nice quality product, looks good and does what it should. It would be difficult to find a mod that’s easier to install than this and […]
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I’m 5′ 10″ with a 31″ inch inside leg and as such the T700 is a tad tall for me. Without lowering it I can ride it just fine but trying to manoeuvre the bike whilst sat on it (especially with rally pegs installed) is all but impossible. With the engine going I can move it forward just fine, of course, but the slightest imbalance and the top heavy T700 is heading towards the ground […]
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The weather forecast wasn’t great for today. Indeed, it’s been fairly miserable for a few weeks now with the odd glimpse of the sun here on the Isle of Wight. Today was forecast as rain 24 hours ago, then revised to cloudy. The Met Office lied! It was definitely windy, though and I think that wind removed the rain clouds that looked set to plague us again. Either way, this wasn’t a day for working […]
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I haven’t virtually any forward facing space left on the front of my Adventure Spec crash bars as pretty much all the real estate is taken up by the Rigid Industries Pods and Light Bar. Handlebars are never the best place for a GoPro and I didn’t want it suckered to my screen so I needed a small solution that would allow movement in all axis. That I found in the shape of the RAM […]
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