Here's How This 2021 Yamaha Tenere 700 Runs After Almost 200,000 Miles!
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
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This guy is providing the best advertising for Yamaha and the CP2 engine they could ever wish for. Hope they are generous with their support.
Lol 😆 👍🏻
I feel really good about buying a T7 seeing Long Haul Paul on one, and hearing that his mx intervals are generous. Lol
They gave him this bike and his last 3 bikes. He rides because they allow him to.
I'm only surprised that someone rode that far so soon. I fully expect one of the world's best small engine builders most popular engines to last this long if maintained.
I had a 250, Yamahas are tough! Just change oil and tires... If I ever get a bike again definetly will be a Yamaha
Good god, as a truck driver trying to average 70mph. This guy is doing 1000 mile days. If he is doing the avg 70mph speed limit. He's doing 14+ hr a day. This man is an animal. Glad I get paid. He's not. So much respect for his drive, and his mission.
+ the fact that hes doing this while suffering from ms makes it even more heroic
You can't put a price on riding but for a truck driver with a heavy load behind him, you better get paid! 😂
This dudes haulin ass I’m sure he’s not going 70
He Said he was sponsered and was his job so he is getting payed.
@@lars1480 yeah but still
A lady would stop at the dealer I worked at with a FZ1. She'd bought it new and it was at 298k miles the last time I saw her. It had the stator replaced, clutch, valve adjustments, but never had the head off. Yamaha knows the engines will last if you keep up with maintenance.
dont you need to take the head off to adjust the valves tho?
@@philb8344 nope, just the valve cover.
right, right 😀@@randombuilds8336
Love my fz6. Things will last forever.
I was thinking about getting the FJR1300 but I don't like how none of the modern motorcycles have a proper overdrive gear ratio, so the engine RPM is way, way too high on the highway. I'm shocked that a motor can last for 298,000 miles while turning 4700rpms at 70mph (not sure of the exact gear ratios on the FZ1, but they aren't geared with an overdrive, because none are).
This man has MS and achieves this. What a machine, total respect. A cure for MS is long overdue I hope we see it well before a million miles!
No disrespect to him, but MS his different people differently. My cousin is like him, she's more than 20 years in and still not terribly affected. Our neighbor got MS and was in a wheelchair in less than a year. I worked with a guy in Calgary AB who was diagnosed in college and still seemed ordinary in his 50s. It's a crap shoot.
A friend of mine has it and he says riding the bike helps him cope with it. As you say, big respect.
@@cageordieEventually they’ll find out it’s a syndrome, not a single illness with a single cure.
@@chamade166we know it’s not a single illness…there are many different subtypes, and yes they present differently and some are more aggressive than others
I did 480000KM on my '93 Super Tenere 750. it's still going, on its 4th owner now, at around 800,000KM, normal commuting and trips (Europe, Asia and Africa). the longest haul was Rotterdam to Brasov (I did stop for a nap). I miss that bike.
My dream bike!
Nah bro 800.000km is mental, you must have swapped the block at some point or completely split it?
@@akumai777yeah there's no way in heck the rings would ever last that long.
Happy to hear that T7 stands that well. My T7 has just reached 4% of that distance, so still a lot of miles to ride.
Sold my 98 R1 long ago with 70.000 miles not a single issue, just regular maintance
Sweet bike. Great Yamaha commercial. 170k miles. Wow.
Paul is a legend. The most I’ve done in a day was maybe 300 miles and every joint from head to toe was screaming. Good work sir.
More practicing makes your body harder 😂
I don't understand how he can withstand that level of pain. He is obviously super healthy, because nobody can ride for 2,000 miles in one single ride, in 28 hours.
@@Ritalie drugs, copious amount of drugs.
This man is a legit rider. Not many have the dedication to do this even in a car let alone a motorcycle.
@Yamaha give that man a T7 World Raid!!
I have a ton of respect for Paul and God bless his wife and kids for him being away for long periods of time. Keep your journey going Paul!
Hope Yamaha knows this guy is why I bought a T7!
well the bike itself is great endorsement to itself. t7 is great piece of engineering
I have a 2009 Yamaha Fz1 96 thousand miles on her. It has never not started right up and run like the day I bought it. Never broke down, Yamaha makes unbelievably reliable motorcycles.
I have a 2012 ktm duke 690, i break down all the time… sometimes valve going through cylinder and now electrical issues
@@Fordahord1 Holly shit Dude. You must really love that thing
@@jamesmclaughlin3460 don't worry it was just a wire from the ecu rubbing on the frame. now my bike rides again. but yea diff engine was put on it 2 weeks ago as it dropped a valve due to a seized rocker arm bearing which ktm updated a few years later... they shouldve made a recall
@@Fordahord1 Sell this Austrian crap and buy something from Japan.
@@pawelwis7215 already have. Got a 2017 tracer 700 and 2012 ktm duke 690. still need to sell the ktm duke 690
Toyota is the second largest shareholder of Yamaha….that speaks volumes!
Awesome engines Yamaha make,the cp2 are 👌🏻
Honestly, it's one of the best videos I have seen in a long time. What an inspiration, I hope he never gives up.
😳🤯
Man, mine barely has 3k. Makes me feel good knowing I picked a dependable "big bike". Mad props to Long Haul Paul. You're a legend.
Japanese engineering baby.
The 700 is a very middle sized bike not big, but yes decent bikes.
@@davog1946 by japan laws or whatever it called. anything over 400cc is considered bigbike tho
That's awesome! My dad passed from MS complications last year, he lived with it (diagnosed) for 23 years. He was a rider his entire life as well. Spent a lot of time on the back of his V65 Magna as a 3 -9 year old until the ZX11 arrived!
The Aerostitch jacket made me smile and then the details on the bike confirmed the purpose.
As he mentioned around 11:30 in the video, before this bike Long Haul Paul put similar mileage on 2 Yamaha Super Teneres. I have a '14 Super T with only 25K miles on it, the bike is just getting broken in 😂
Yamaha builds good stuff.
I remerber watching him ride his Yamaha Star Venture in huge snow storms. This man is an absolute legend!
Been following Paul for a long time, he’s doing amazing things…great to see him on TFL!
This man's perseverance and consistency are legendary.
Somebody give this man a medal or something to make him more popular if not for his sake then for his cause.
Paul is the best. I've got 52K on mine, with about half of that off road. But I'll never get close to how many miles he puts in.
I've been looking at the Tenere 700. I'll probably be pulling the trigger on one next year.
Moving and buying a house this year.
Hope this guy makes his goal.
He's hardcore.
Good to know for us T7 owners! Thanks TFL team.
Paul's just as nice as you see here. Always great to talk too and share tales of the road, see ya next year Paul!
That CP2 engine is a gem 💎
I haven’t driven that far in the last 10 years. Love LongHaulPaul!!!! Chasing a cure for MS!!!
Got his calendar!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad to see he’s doing well. He doesn’t post too often.
The most important thing to put a lot of miles on any bike,car,truck or whatever is to put a lot of miles on whenever you start the engine. Short trips and many heat cycles put much more wear on the engine.
What a great bike. Insanely reliable engine which is also super fun. First bike was an fz-07. Great job covering this chase!
Tenere is probably the Toyota Corolla on two wheels I guess, in terms of rock solid reliability.
Great story. Been following Paul for a while. One of the reasons I bought my Super Tenere.
Same here.. 145000kms on mine in five years. Just perfect.
Safari tanks have a huge tank coming out for the tenere, I think Paul should be first in line for that.
Hard to beat a Yamaha. Really, really hard to beat a Yamaha.
Ended up here I don’t know why but it turned out to be a great video. Keep up the good work Paul💪🏻 cheers from Italy
Both you fellas got a new follower love what you guys are doing
Wow, what a guy. That's the best endorsement of Yamaha reliability you're ever going to see.
This is beautiful! What an awesome journey. God bless this guy.
Came for info on the bike, got an inspiring story of a rider and his cause on top. Great video and awesome job on Paul's part. Hope he achieves the miles and a cure will he found!
Humble nice man. Thanks from Sweden.
This is the best advertising any manufacturer could hope for. Once you ride a Yamaha, you can't change the brand easily.
Get r done Paul. Awesome story. Hope he stays safe. Also props to the t7 that's amazing how well that bike is made.
Much respect to this man safe journey 👌💯👍
A truly devoted person. He gives everything for the cure of MS. The real deal.
Respect for the man and his machine.
Man I was all chest bangin about my 81,000 and you made me feel like a part timer!!!
He will be a great rider too to still be alive all those miles later without injury or incident. What a legend. My next bike will be the world raid t7 after I recently sold my faultless mt10
You are an amazing human being. Take care from Australia
Respect ! what he’s done is just amazing keep going stay safe 🤘👊
Amazing well done , also glad I’ve got one of these brilliant bikes
I like Michelin for road feel, Bridgestone for road distance and Mitas EO7’s for Australia. It is an unbelievable endorsement to Yamaha to have 170 trouble free miles on a bike. I had a 660 z and I sold it a while back and I wonder how it is now. Probably still going strong.
Thank you to this rider! My wife has PPMS and it has changed her life and our families lives forever.
Good luck to you Paul. I salute you and wish you all the best on your journey. Yamaha should be sponsoring you. Quite literally the best advertisement for the Tenere. I’ve had 3 Yamahas and I’ve trusted them all completely, never once questioned reliability.
Most people do an iron butt as a challenge. Paul does it as an average. Kudos, good sir.
This is awesome. Great work sir and be safe out there! This sures up the importance of simple regular basic maintenance.
..I'm definitely going to put off my valve adj for the time being as I don't think he has done this in his travels lol
That’s why I’m Yamaha for life!💪💪💪
Paul is amazing rider! Surprised he has no back rest. Keep on ridin' Paul.
Strueth what a star, doing all that for a charity. And the bike, that yamaha is an amazing testimony to the build and reliability. Keep going for the MILLION!
Very impressed with your mission! I'll certainly be checking out your UA-cam channel. I have one, painful, question; what are you using for a seat? I have a 2018 MT07 (with a mere 42,000 KM on the odo). I replaced the original medieval torture version for a Bagster. Definite improvement but my butt still aches after a couple of hours. Apart from the seat and a few minor annoyances, I absolutely love the bike. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations on the work you’ve done and continue to do. For those that don’t know about Barbers motorsports, I rode up there in May 2017 and wow, when you think of a world-class museum, or display, you think of Paris or New York. Barbers will surprise and amaze you, it certainly did me. I ran out of time and I only saw about 25% of it and never made it to the race track. I live in Baldwin County Alabama and Barbers also has a marina on the waterfront here, that is also absolute first class. Barbers Motorsports is worth a ride, a group ride, a destination ride. Leave yourself at least five hours to see this amazing place. I’m going back there in the next few weeks. I’ve got to see long-haul Pauls motorcycle, and all the other amazing bikes
I can vouch for Barber. Was there in 2007 and it's just fabulous!
1000 miles a day without cruise control on the T7? How many hours a day? You are an Ironman! Most cross country truck drivers don’t drive as many miles as you.. 2000 miles in 28 hours = 71mph average including fuel stops! You ARE an Animal !!
More than confident now when I start to tour on my MT10
back in the 90's I was a full time motorcycle instructor here in UK I had a Kawasaki GT550 and put 240,000 miles on it, one cam chain and one clutch, amazing bike
Ride on!! My brother has MS, 20 years now. He is doing very well, all things considered. Thanks Paul !!
My best to you sir, may everyone SEE you on the road.
my R1 had over 100 000miles on it when i sold it. it still ran perfectly. yamaha makes such great bikes! i have ktm now since yamaha dont build enduro bikes. but man the quality on ktm is not close to what yamaha does :)
Regular 1000 mile days are gnarly. I occasionally used to do 700-800 mile days, and I was usually feeling pretty tattered afterward.
this guy is a machine, and i’m so happy to see that my tenere can last this long. :)
You mentioned to keep an eye out for him. Funny enough I was driving on the Dragon today and he passed me headed north to Tennessee
Yes you did!
remember seeing him when he first got the bike. i think he did an iron butt and rode over 1200 miles straight.
the most ive ever done was 800 miles in one day last stretch it was snowing and had to draft behind a semis tire track to stay off the snow, but good god 1000 miles a day is wild.
I miss long haul Paul on UA-cam! Glad he is doing well, his humor is great, he looks like he’s still laying the miles down, approaching 700k now?
Hi From Ireland.
Love What You Are Doing, For M.S. Good Man. Many Happy And Safe Miles. Good Luck.
Respect brother
Seems like a nice guy ! I don't know how he drives though that cp2 on the motorway. Its so difficult. Got the same engine and it's not very comfy on 6th gear and above 80mph. Still a living legend !
I wondered the same. Maybe he spends most of his time between 55-70? That would be ideal, especially for fuel economy, which he did state was a concern.
I just rolled 500,000km on my CL175 last year. Not much to complain about except a huge lump on the back of my neck and a bad case of hemorrhoids.
You may need spinal decompression surgery .
Great man! Mine XT660R 2004 got only 68000km on it. Runs like new.
Paul is the real deal
Had a 78 XS1100 I put 178,000 hard miles on it, could not get enough parts for the rebuild but had no complaints many many long days but that's what it was all about.
I’m heading straight over to his channel! This is a great advertisement for Yamaha. I’d love to see what gear he has in detail and hear his reviews. PROPER test scenario! I’m off to look…
I would like to know how many times he's checked his valve clearance. It's the most involved service the CP2 engine requires.
I wondered the same thing. It's a shame that he didn't ask that question...
@@tactical1224you can probably go to his channel and ask him.
You could always go to his channel, subscribe (helps the channel, costs you nothing) watch the videos (helps the channel, costs you nothing but time) and ask him that question in the comments section of one of his videos.
he hasn't checked them! one of his S10 had 177,000miles on with NO valve adjustment
@@SH-cc2os Thanks for that, it's amazing that Yamaha can produce a bike that will run for that many miles without any major service work. The manual calls for valve check around 25,000 miles.
It makes you wonder if getting a valve adjustment is really necessary. On some of these bikes
Well done Paul, maybe Yamaha North America can get you a Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid, the bigger fuel tank would certainty help the fuel range. 👍
Amazing story!! What a guy, what a bike
Wow.. what an amazing inspiration ❤
Congrats !! i wish mine do some trouble free kilometers also !!
cheers from Greece !!
Outstanding !!
My grom has 56k+ miles on untouched engine.
Much respect to Paul! Hope a cure is achieved poste haste!
This parallel-twin engine is unbeatable. Make sure you change oil, plugs and top/swap coolant and you'll have an engine that will outrun everything else on the bike.
this just sold me on the yamaha v twin platform.
It and parralel twin btw :)
Awesome story, props!
Go Paul Go!
Good luck on your quest. I’m on a T7 as well and came from a 2012 Super Tenere. Couldn’t help but notice your T7 seat…. Where did you get it?
I sold my T7 about 4 months ago for a KTM 890 Adventure R. I'm worried that my KTM will make it to 10,000ks without changing the cam and the motor will make it to 50,000ks. If the T7 had a better tank design would still have the bike - ride a lot off road. My KTM will be my last, back to a Japanese brand.
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Raid with the double tanks. I'm holding out.
When you buy a bike whose moto is ready to race you can expect high maintenance and a short life? Some serious racing machines they pull the engine after every race.
Good interview but I really more interested in general maintenance schedules, valve clearances, oil changes, piston rings ,fuel pump, etc ect
Just crossed 43,000 miles on my 2018 Yamaha XSR700. 40,000 of those miles are mine, bought it used in 2022. Valve interval is every 26,000 miles. Fuel pump shows no problems yet. Air filter is every 12k, spark plugs are supposed to be every 12K but I just change them with the valve check. Oil change every 4-5000 whenever it's convenient. I've been putting off a fork oil change for about 10,000 miles now but the suspension is so cheap it really doesn't make much difference. All of the bikes on this platform are pretty reasonable, I will probably switch to a manual cam chain tensioner for my next valve check but that seems to be the only thing ever heard about. I'm sure my compression isn't as good as new but it doesn't burn much/any oil yet and it feels just as quick when I drop a gear or two and hammer on it.
This guy is a legend. I applaud his steadfast devotion to his million mile goal. I noticed he changed out that thin no cushion seat for a thick saddle. The stock seat would have literally would have beaten his butt after half a day in the saddle. 😢😂 13:57
So awesome. I saw this bike at the Barber MC Museum. I have a 2002 Honda CBR1100XX with 213k and going strong. 6 figure MC obos are unusual, but unique and full of stories.
Respect!!! Good luck and prayers for Paul and Family. And That bike is a workhorse.
Great story! Just made a donation.