2022 Yamaha Ténéré 700 Raid Prototype Teases an Up-Spec Model

The Yamaha Ténéré 700 has become a popular choice amongst dirt-focused ADV riders, especially those shopping in the middleweight ADV category, but the Tuning Fork brand is surely feeling the pressure as that segment continues to heat-up.

So, it is not surprise then to see Yamaha toying with a more capable, more up-spec, and more expensive variant to the Yamaha Ténéré 700 ADV machine, to help fend off the entries from other brands.

This is where the 2022 Yamaha Ténéré 700 Raid Prototype comes into play, and it just broke cover at the 2021 EICMA show in Milan, Italy.

Fitted with a bevy of GYTR parts from the Yamaha aftermarket catalog, the Japanese brand is basically teasing out its next move, with is an up-spec, fully-kitted, middleweight ADV bike to compliment its more bare-bones Yamaha Ténéré 700 offering.

Team Blue says that it wants to engage with T7 owners before committing to making the Ténéré 700 Raid a production model (which begs the question, how long will it take them to bring this bike to market?…amiright).

As such, it is possible that dirt riders could have to peruse the GYTR catalog for a while if they want their own desert mobber.

In case of that of that possibility, the full monty of Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 Raid prototype build is below.