Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré review. The classic bikes that won Dakar. Part 6 of 6

[@louismts7703]

Please don't let this be the last bike video Harry, loving them!! Maybe one of the CBX?

[@KrikkitWarlord]

+1 on this, more bikes please Harry!

[@MrLongun]

CBX and Z1300 would be great!

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

+3 for more bikes please Harry!

[@strat0871]

Man, look at this ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZmVdmmom8Sqps0

[@danigoncalves3043]

THE GUZZI PLEASE!!!

[@antonoat]

90mph across a field is seriously committed, lol. Great stuff Harry.

[@chrisenright7003]

Should have done a ton.

[@twotubefamily9323]

The exotic cars are great , the trips to Monaco are excellent .. but the Dakar bikes and trips to Pyrenees / Morocco/ Spain on bike trails are just in a class of Thier own . Thank you Harry

[@adrianburn9212]

Thanks for watching? No! Thanks to YOU for making them!

[@markjohnson8352]

Very enjoyable, Harry, thank you. More bikes please!

[@MrNwapp]

You could tell the cows were impressed! Really enjoyed this series, so more bike videos would be great.

[@allistairneil8968]

I thought they were going to revolt like Animal Farm!!!

[@fcb6288]

This was my first "big" bike, coming from a 125cc scooter. Lots of great memories. Same year, same color scheme. It was such a good bike around town, and an even greater bike for touring with bags and a passenger.

[@simonorr594]

Thanks!!! I lived in Bamako, Mali in the early '90's. This was THE bike to have. Great memories - especially trying to max a Yamaha 100 in town, at night. Cheers!

[@danielc39876]

Love it. Drove the Super Tenere for 6 Years, in blue. A dream.

[@toysandgameswithesmeeandis4096]

More bike videos please Harry. Loved this series. Fantastic content as always. Recently bought 50 past issues of EVO magazine and love nothing more than reading them!

[@russcattell955i]

Was a very popular bike here in France, of course this style was big on the continent before UK & USA etc. Stephane Peterhansel is a legend here.

[@harrysgarage]

He's a legend everywhere. So many times competing at Dakar both on bikes and in cars and so many wins with both too!

[@fcb6288]

I sold my bike in Italy before moving to another country, and the buyer drove all the way from france with a trailer to pick it up.

[@atedevries6645]

Loved this series! Nice to see a collector who actually rides the stuff!

[@stepheneldridge6998]

This has been a great series of videos for us bike/Dakar fans...thanks! Steve

[@markchip1]

A great series on the genre with a perfect balance of tech, history and personal viewpoints! Excellent work, Harry!!

[@Mr2OOM]

I really enjoyed these bike vids .. and look forward to any new ones you make ..

[@Mike.Howard]

Thoroughly enjoyed the series Harry! More bike content always welcome :)

[@JacquesWood952]

Thank you for taking the time to do these bike videos! They’re great!

[@martinhankin422]

Keep the bike vids comin Harry, plenty of bikes in your colection to keep us happy .

[@shadowred1980]

I will echo what some of the others have said, if you get chance to do some more bike videos. Please do.

[@twarken5078]

Tremendous series, Harry - thanks so much for sharing. Looking forward to future videos as always.

[@michaelcrouch5708]

Yes, more bike stuff please harry.

[@tejastiger61]

I agree …1 million thank you for doing videos of the incredible bikes of PD race. Any off-road Moto-X or Enduro, PD type works Factory made race bikes always fascinated me. I love the smell of Bel-Ray in the morning…. Thanks Harry and please,please, keep the videos coming… we love em’, well done ole’ friend.

[@Wileylikethehawk]

Fantastic video - watching this made me buy one. A 1989 just like this one! Took it out for the first time today. What a beast!

[@PB0057]

The video I feared. Had one. Always regret selling it. It was absolutely mint. Went to Ireland. Gonna watch it then head to classifieds 😀

[@chrischapple7575]

Great video Harry. As a born again biker I bought one of these and took it France, Spain , and Norway. Great fun!

[@maxmartin-merrells3723]

This series has been the best, Harry. Thank you. Would love to see you on the Suzuki DR650 aka 'bushpig' for all us Aussies!

[@generaldistrust]

..and me 😆

[@MoultrieGeek]

I enjoyed this series far more than I ever thought I would. I'm not really into enduro bikes but Harry makes just about everything interesting and entertaining. Hats off Harry.

[@AussieKawiman]

Thanks for the series Harry,Love the big Off road bikes,Had a DR750 Malboro replica years ago, Loved it.. Would love one of each, Cheers..

[@explorationmoss1015]

Well done Metcalf. More bike vids please.

[@jamest5149]

Hope there’s more bike videos (and purchases) to come Harry. 👍

[@dirtyhabitz2888]

Really enjoyed this series Harry. Thanks for sharing your collection with us 👍

[@twoeyedbob]

Absolutely loved this series Harry More pleeeeeeeese 😁

[@seankruger955]

Love your videos- maybe consider featuring your other bikes as well, buying guide and why they interested you. Keep it going please.

[@goodfest007]

Harry - I’ve never ridden or owned a bike - but enjoyed watching the series - keep up the good work👍

[@nickegan3988]

Really enjoyed it too. Some of the supercars Harry reviews, most of us couldn’t afford in a million years. These bikes, on the other hand, start at just a few grand. Maybe Harry’s vids will inspire more of us to get into biking.

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Here we go!! The first one of these I've actually ridden!! Token sumpguard can be grounded on track, if you're committed enough! 5 valves was a Yamaha thing since the first FZ750s in 85..... The flatspot can be cleaned up relatively easily with a dynojet kit. Brings it alive. More bikes videos please Harry!

[@shawnmungur4875]

I have been enjoying the motorcycle videos and would love to see more! I remember one of your first vids on the Kawasaki H2, look forward to the other bikes.

[@Toastybear1]

I love the bike videos too, I've never been interested in bikes however somehow I am with harry! im learning a lot and enjoying it!!

[@discooz4452]

Thankyou for sharing these great bikes. It’s amazing to see how much the bikes transformed in a relatively short time from the XT500 to the S10. This series has been awesome Harry, well all of your videos are. Thankyou again!

[@iancharlton5530]

Enjoyed the series looking forward to the road series.

[@MrSimonfoz]

Such a good looking bike, I would love to see some road based bike videos please.

[@michaeltomlinson7245]

'Here we go'. Epic. We need more bike videos please Harry. This Dakar series has been awesome

[@morbsgti20vt83]

Great series Mr Metcalfe. Really enjoyed every one of these bike videos. Thank you

[@FourIntoOne]

Lovely little series that Harry, and a nice collection Look forward to some more bike content!

[@nickegan3988]

Really enjoyed this series Harry. Another plea here for further bike videos please!

[@alanp.ireland8676]

90 mph across a stoney field 👊👌.... respect to you sir ! Great video, great bike 👍

[@spoolyz0296]

Yamaha has a special place in my heart.. Any product that they can create they can do damn well.

[@ufx808]

Many thanks for letting us share your Dakar bike passion. Immensely enjoyable videos. Would love to see some more, please.

[@paulcrombach7262]

Love the series. Please do more bike videos! On and off road is both fine.

[@classicraceruk1337]

Always enjoy the bikes Harry, keep them coming please.

[@piershammond]

Another brilliant vid Harry - hopefully it won't be the end of the bike content.

[@PhilipBeresford]

This has been a great series. I never knew much about this era of Dakar. Please keep the bike videos coming along, I spied cool Guzzi in your collection that looks right at home next to these

[@5ebra1]

Great series Harry. Would love to see you test some other old classic bikes. 90mph on that bike was brave.

[@nboy516]

Love the content, pls more bike reviews, I’m riding a Yamaha xt600

[@ozankiraz68]

This is the video I needed after long day at work

[@tylermegehe]

I am impressed by your bike collection. I would love to come over and ride out there. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@dhx7663]

Love it dude. I am a car snob with a few cars but love the motorcycle videos. Got my first bike on the wall at my staff canteen

[@AllWheelsGood]

It's great to see a gentleman of Harry's vintage still enjoying these old bikes 👍🏻

[@judih.8754]

Thanks for this mini series Harry. Yes let's see more bikes, on or off road! Cheers.

[@danielguise]

I had a black and purple trim XTZ that was sadly stolen. Totally agree that they make better road bikes than offroaders. This has been a great series, thank you.

[@reinmansmith]

A great series of videos Harry… will look forward to more 👍

[@michaelarchangel1163]

I'd like to see Harry test his H2 triple Kawasaki. I was put off buying an identical brand new purple H2C eons ago, by a chap whose pal had a speed wobble and a terrible accident on an H2B. I ended up buying the neutered KH500, the modded handling and porting of which made it into a pretty decent bike but I still regret not getting that 750. The prices now are crazy though, compared to £850 ish way back when.

[@harrysgarage]

I hope to do a review in the future but the speed wobbles tended to be with the earlier H2 model and not the later H2B 750, like my bike. They lengthened the swinging arm and added a steering damper, as well as changing the porting to help smooth out the power delivery. It all seems to work as my bike is a surprisingly good bike to hussle, which I'll explain if I ever do the video!

[@michaelarchangel1163]

@@harrysgarage Yes Harry, the early 500's were pretty terrible handlers as well, although I did prefer the H1A's dramatic power step. My own KH was ported to a point where it needed 3.000 RPM just to move from a standstill and it ate clutch plates so quickly, I had to double up on the washers atop 750 springs and also make diagonal cuts into the friction plate material, which would both be a handy trick for your H2's clutch if it ever lets go and you're unable to get a Barnett upgrade nowadays. All the best to you, have a good evening.

[@paullevers1095]

Hi Harry, I've been watching your videos on an off for sometime now and recently subscribed as I am very impressed with your straight talking and very sensible points of view on the cars and bikes you drive and ride. I've done a bit of off roading in Scotland and 90 off road takes some guts...I don't blame you for not doing a second run. Kind regards Paul

[@floriankroeber4673]

Thanks for sharing your Dakar bikes with us. I enjoyed that very much.

[@robinwhite716]

As an owner of a modern Africa Twin and a fan of the Dakar it was great to see the series of the “original” Dakar bikes, great collection of “toys”. Love the videos you are doing and it seems strange to be so interested in the extraction of the Countach engine, keep up the good work. Robin White

[@RupeWilson]

love the content Harry, both the 2 and 4 wheels ...

[@Andy_ATB]

Really enjoyable series of videos; some great bikes from the heyday of the Dakar.

[@georgemayhew3961]

Harry, more bike reviews please. I’ve been a biker all my life and your reviews are amongst the very best.

[@CodgerBiker]

Cheers Harry. Farm riding is the best. Love this series 👍

[@cbrboy76]

Loving watching harry use the bikes as intended. In yams defence on the weight, when they built them, plastic tanks were illegal in the UK so they had to have whacking big metal ones.

[@oyleyhands1332]

Great series and.. that is the one bike I could not bring myself to buy, for some of the reasons you mentioned, too much weight, little engine braking and, as a bike from a dealer was more a styling excercise, 900ie or original Africa Twin 650 any day.

[@dullbrass]

Great series, Harry! Keep them bike videos coming!

[@milesgreen9705]

Greatseries, partly because of this series I bought a CRf250L for green laning and loving it. Cheers Harry!!

[@TheCabrooster11]

Each one of these videos has been brilliant and I’d like to see some more on the rest of your bike collection please

[@andypeebles2242]

I had a Super Ten in the early '90's and loved it. Used to take it between Shrewsbury and Bury St Edmunds every weekend and it had huge road presence in the M6 traffic on a Friday evening! It was super heavy though.

[@deeplato5647]

*Sir Harry* Cracking fun segment. The new Ténéré T7 2021 is the business for off road riding!

[@JohnMartin22222]

Great series this!!! I could feel how bad this bike was even on video! Fantastic, thank you for doing this.

[@splodge57]

Enjoyed the bike series, my favourite was the GS 800, from a period when bikes were more simple and basic.

[@maxflight777]

No such bike ! Perhaps use its proper name ?

[@splodge57]

R80 G/S. An 800cc GS or a GS 800. The BMW.

[@stuarthorn8398]

Excellent series Harry, great bikes, great presentation. Thank you very much

[@aircooled2068]

I enjoyed that! I'm new to off road bikes,your dakar bike videos inspired me to get one of my own! I picked up a mint one owner 1991 Suzuki DR 650 dakar, fun bike to ride, so light and smooth,kick start only, love it! More bike videos please😀

[@davidperry2492]

Great series this, it was interesting to compare the capabilities of each bike, with some suited more to off road stuff than others. More bike content would be good to see, a road trip on the CBX would make good viewing.

[@JamesMcCreadie71]

I enjoyed the series very much, thanks for sharing.

[@keithwhittaker9124]

The usual Harry up-front honesty and presentation

[@nigeljames1109]

CBX please Harry> I had one of the first in the country in 1978 I think. What a motor. I should have kept it!

[@phils2180]

As you probably already know, they fetch ££££ now! I had a Z1300 after passing my test in '82. Quite a bit heavier and less sporty but one hell of an engine!

[@harrysgarage]

Got one of those too and I completely agree with your summary! That Z1300 motor is quite something, even in comparison with the CBX, but then so is the weight of that bike..

[@Cowley46]

Yes I've loved this series, more bikes definately please.

[@keyboarddancers7751]

I had one of these bikes about ten years ago as my daily transport. After three years of ownership, all I can say about it is that it was very heavy especially that bloody throttle. Top marks to the dudes who man-handled them in off road competitions.

[@Watty101]

Loving the bike videos... keep them up 👍

[@phils2180]

A very enjoyable series of vids Harry👍 The "wish list" exotic car tests are great viewing too but being a long term biker I'm just biased! Looking forward to some 2 wheeled road action!👍

[@ReferenceFidelityComponents]

I owned the XTZ and put up many miles over several years on it in the 90's. It had one major flaw which was those valves. ...they were really prone to burning out the exhaust valves, especially with poor petrol. It drank oil too...more so when the valves stretched. It required regular oil changes...mine was more a total loss system! They were sodium filled valves and had a tendency to stretch meaning to avoid disaster they needed regular checking and the bucket shims doing. Mine burnt out several valves entailing a £900 top end rebuild but you're right about the motor. It felt a lot more powerful than those 69 ponies suggest. Very easy to wheelie and pulled hard. Easy to maintain but cheaply made, heavy and very tall. Chain needed regular adjustment as it was far too weedy for the weight and grunt of the bike and rear brake pads needed regular replacement. Brakes were ok but if not maintained well...calipers seize too readily. The pegs were too short even for my size 9's and gearbox quite clunky. Other than that it was a very capable bike but bettered by the early GS which had true off road potential. I've come full circle after years of sports bikes and now have a 1200 gsa...fab bike in all respects. The Cagiva, Honda and gs were more versatile and really the better bikes. The fact that the yamaha won it says more about the hard as nails riders than the off road capability of the bike. I did run mine quite hard off road and suspension and balance was up to it but it was hard work. The motor was pretty good even by todays standards. I had a custom pipe made for mine after the 1 tonne weight original (!) rotted away...rejetted and mildly tuned the engine to rid it if the low down flat spot and it sounded epic and went ike the clappers...good really for an indicated 125mph. Great fun to ride and good low speed manners around town. Had real presence and drew admiring looks as well as admonishing ones due to that open pipe! :-)

[@maxflight777]

I was present in Luxor when they launched this bike ! What a privilege, the hotel full of Yamaha people and bike journalists.

[@ilovemybmwgs1200]

Loved your Dakar collection videos Harry,do more bikes please. as a biker I enjoy your car vids but LURV the bike vids.cheers from a BMW GS1200 rider

[@andrewhowlett3048]

Absolutely loved this mini series Harry 👍🏻

[@erictko85]

All your videos are great, WE LOVE THE BIKE VIDEOS

[@micheltebraake7915]

Thank you Harry for this Dakar Bike series.

[@hvalour1]

Excellent series. What an awesome collection.

[@robertmaitland09]

360 degree parallel twin, same as old Triumph twins, great sound just need to get the jetting sorted with that can on it. Ace!

[@fredtracy1673]

Ah, so it is a 360°parallel twin! 👍

[@mrcreative6020]

I’ve owned my XT Z for 19 years and love it. Super smooth engine. I have done the Paddy Dakar on it, which is mostly off-road, and it was fantastic. I prefer the engine characteristic on an off-road to the Africa twin, which I have also owned. I will never sell mine and I’m sure it will outlast me.

[@peterdoe2617]

Thanks for sharing! Thas was an awesome series, comparing all these bikes.

[@jellard24]

Love the videos and your collection. I think you need to add a KTM 950 though.

[@o0Bananaphone0o]

Absolutely

[@texx1017]

Thank you for a wonderful series.

[@hamishbartholomaeus]

Such a great bike! Thanks Harry!! So glad Yami, KTM, Ducati, Triumph et al have gone back to the 700/800 class in earnest. Such a great sized donk for a multi cylinder safari rig. 👍🏼💜