All hail the new superstar from Yamaha!
Cross country exploration on two wheels just got easier. Yamaha has released the details of its grounds breaking Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere that has BMW GS1200S firmly in its sight.
The old XT 660 Tenere was a darned tough nut of a motorcycle but when Yamaha calls the new one a ‘Super Tenere’, you have to sit up and take notice. Powered by a 1199cc parallel twin engine using a 270 Degree firing rotation to put the power down in an extremely usable manner. The engine features a 98 mm bore and 79.5 mm stroke and runs on a 11:1 compression ratio.
The engine input is controlled via Yamaha’s chip controlled throttle (YCCT) which offer three stage traction control and can also be switched off completely for off road use. There’s also a D-mode engine map selection switch which gives you the option of sport and touring modes to set up your Tenere for the environment you are riding in.
The XT1200Z Super Tenere also comes with ABS as standard which uses a sophisticated linking system that allows the rider to control whether or not the brakes act independently, fully adjustable front suspension with settings for preload, compression and rebound and a massive 7.5 inch of travel, aluminium rims, shaft drive, adjustable seat height, plastic hand guards and a beefy aluminium skid plate for the engine! Phew!
Jump over for the official page link and image gallery.
The Super Tenere will be available in Europe for 13,500 Euro’s price tag. The bike as of now won’t be coming to America or India but we can always plead…. please Yamaha!
Reach the official Tenere errrrr…. Super Tenere page by clicking here!
Image Gallery: 2010 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere
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