Adventure-Spec Bashplate - Tenere 700

Simplicity is the key to the design success of the new Yamaha T700 and the steel twin beam frame is one part of that story, as is the cast aluminium engine sump that nestles between them.

Quite a difference between the OEM Yamaha and Adventure Spec Bashplate

The underside/sump area of any bike has always been a weak point when adventure riding as the prospect of dropping 270kg+ (bike including rider) onto a pointed rock is sadly all to real. 

Whilst in engineering terms there is no way to make the force of such a drop magically disappear we can try to spread the load over as wide an area as possible in a bid to dissipate the impact. 

All this said we also realise that part of the joy of riding a bike in tricky situations is keeping it light. No one ever said ‘I wish my bike was heavier’ at any point of a technical ride. So, the question is...how do we protect the T700 from the bangs and scrapes it will inevitably experience without adding too much weight? 

All the important bits tucked away

Using a lightweight high quality grade of 4mm 5000 series aluminium coupled with 6mm PEHD skid rails we have created a stiff and light section of bash plate that will protect your engine sump, frame rails and exhaust from impact and slide damage whilst weighing in at only 2.2kg. 

Of course, to make sure the plate looks the part as well as remaining as strong as possible we only weld using TiG systems, we use stainless steel fittings and we powder coat the plate to a choice of coloured finishes - Black, Silver, White, Blue, and Red