The Moto Ref

Yamaha MT-07 vs Yamaha Tenere 700 on track

One standing-start lap of the Ref Ring, our 3.4 km circuit with no home-crowd corners. Every braking point, apex speed and straight is computed from the published specs, so the stopwatch has no favourites.

One lap of the Ref Ring

3.4 km, nine corners. Simulated from published specs, played back 3.5x faster than real time.

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Yamaha MT-07

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Gap

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Yamaha Tenere 700

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Speed through the lap

0 to 200 km/h, shaded zones are corners

Race notes

The Yamaha MT-07 laps the Ref Ring in 1:47.33 on paper, 5.71 seconds quicker than the Yamaha Tenere 700 at 1:53.05. That gap is worth about 255 metres at the flag, and the biggest single chunk of it, 0.89 s, comes at Spec Sheet Straight.

Through the corners it is 9 apexes to 0 between the MT-07 and the Tenere 700. Top speed goes 189 km/h to 181 km/h. A faster lap is not the same thing as the better buy, which is why the full comparison scores value, practicality and ownership too.

Simulated lap times from published specs with stated assumptions, not measured track data. The circuit is fictional and the physics are listed under the race. Read about both bikes: Yamaha MT-07 and Yamaha Tenere 700.

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