Overland Expo’s Ultimate Overland Motorcycle Is Up for Auction on Bring a Trailer
After a successful 2022 Overland Expo event series, our Ultimate Overland Motorcycle 2022, the 2022 Yamaha Ténéré 700, is now up for auction on Bring a Trailer.
Starting with the 2022 Yamaha Ténéré 700 finished in Raven Black — Overland Expo is outfitting the bike with the latest and greatest adventure moto gear. We will take it on overland adventures throughout the year, demonstrating just how good the Ténéré and our ultimate gear is on the trail.
Photos by Andrew Jackson
Today’s adventure motorcyclists are spoiled for choice. Not only are there countless brands offering smart, lightweight, and durable adventure moto accessories, making adventure moto travel safer, easier, and more fun, the bikes themselves are more advanced and capable than ever before.
But knowing where to start, which pieces of kit to choose, and which brands to trust isn’t easy in such a wide and varying market. Keen to get more adventure motorcyclists outfitted, inspired, and out on their own overland journeys, Overland Expo is building its own Ultimate Overland Motorcycle in 2022.
Why we chose the Ténéré 700, build gear chronicles and stories from the road.
After a successful 2022 Overland Expo event series, our Ultimate Overland Motorcycle 2022, the 2022 Yamaha Ténéré 700, is now up for auction on Bring a Trailer.
Eva Rupert takes the Ultimate Overland Motorcycle, a Yamaha Ténéré 700, from Arizona to Oregon and discovers the formula for a perfect adventure ride along the way.
The Backcountry Discovery Route organization has done an amazing job mapping routes across ten different states to get you out beyond the velvet rope, allowing you to become an active participant in the painting that is America.
Riding safely in the dirt and other low-traction environments on a bike like the Ténéré 700 — or any off-road motorcycle — is all about balance, fine braking control and speed control.
The Owyhee Uplands Back Country Byway is a 104-mile graded gravel road. This fantastic overland drive runs between Jordan Valley, Oregon, and Grand View, Idaho.
For the first-ever Tales from the Trail, Bill Dragoo takes the Ultimate Overland Motorcycle 2022 along a portion of the Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route and meets new and old friends along the way.
The first rule of thumb for negotiating rocks on an adventure bike of any height is momentum. Keep it moving forward, but bigger rocks require a slower pace.
Overland Expo reveals its Ultimate Overland Motorcycle 2022 at Overland Expo West.
Read about the gear we’ve chosen for the Ultimate Overland Motorcycle build.
Mosko Moto makes some of the best adventure motorcycle luggage on the market. We selected a robust kit of their luggage for the 2022 Ultimate Overland Motorcycle.
For Overland Expo’s 2022 Ultimate Overland Motorcycle Build, we began with the streamlined middleweight adventure powerhouse, the Yamaha Tenere 700.
Outback Motortek combines the most essential products to prepare and protect the Tenere 700 for long distance adventure travel into the Ultimate Adventure Combo.
To tune the ergonomics of the Tenere 700 and upgrade its dualsport capabilities, we turned to
Only ZOLEO connects with one’s smartphone or tablet to provide messaging that follows them in and out of cell coverage, plus safety features they can count on worldwide. When outside cell coverage, ZOLEO uses the Iridium satellite network to send or receive messages.
Why buy extra lights? Reasons abound, but the two that come up most often are; increasing your riding presence, so other people can see you, and increasing your awareness, so you can see what is coming at you.
RAM® utilizes the finest assembly hardware, durable composites, stainless steel, rubber, and aluminum. Their mounting solutions have been synonymous with quality and performance for more than two decades.
Adventure riding requires a tire that can go the distance and stand up to a variety of terrains, from tarmac to rugged trails and everything in between. Bridgestone’s Battlax Adventurecross AX41 is ideal for the Ultimate Overland Motorcycle Build.
To ensure the Tenere 700 is ready for even the gnarliest off-road adventures, we upgraded the suspension with TracTive X-TREME long travel components. Based on decades of experience, TracTive shocks and fork cartridges are the ultimate choice for maximum off-road performance and durability.
Traveling with all the tools necessary to complete roadside repairs is essential for adventure riding. The SBVTools kit is chock-full of essential tools for the road or trail. Each tool is lightweight, high quality, and compact and the kit contains virtually everything you need to tighten the chain on the Tenere 700 or repair damages on the fly.
The Ultimate Overland Motorcycle gets the ultimate adventure mirrors from Doubletake Mirror. With housing guaranteed against breakage forever, Doubletake mirrors are made from indestructible, reinforced Zytel. The four-inch diameter SAE spec convex lens lends itself to excellent visibility, making it easy to keep an eye on your surroundings.
Winner of the Red Dot 2019, is a patented elite tool for chopping, splitting, digging, hammering, and sawing. It combines age-old tools with cutting-edge technology, allowing outdoor explorers—overlanders, ADVers, hunters, anglers, campers, survivalists—to acclimate seamlessly to their environment.
We’re beginning to look for partners for our next Ultimate Overland Build! Want to get involved? Let us know!
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Photo by Brett Willhelm, Willhelmn Visual Works
Photo by Brett Willhelm