Yamaha Motors Japan recently announced plans to offer a new Ténéré 700 Low option at the end of March 2025. That's great news for customers in Japan, because it's generally good news when more Low and Tall seat options are available. I'm not a marketing wonk, but to my mind, the math is simple: More fitment options should, at least in theory, equal more people of all leg lengths on bikes.
The thing is, of course, that those riders need to know that these options are available to them. I'd also argue that it isn't enough to merely make Low and Tall seat options available as accessories for bikes; that OEMs should also bring those Low and Tall options to their demo events, so real-life riders can throw a leg over and experience what a difference that extra attention to rider fitment can make. But I digress (and I've expanded on this at length elsewhere).
What if you're in markets outside Japan, though, and you might be interested in a Yamaha Ténéré 700 Low? There's good news for you as well, because Yamaha already offers both a low seat option and an official lowering kit (yay rear suspension dogbone) option straight from the factory.
