Yamaha Super Tenere calls out the R1200GS
“And the unstoppable can be stopped,” reads the tag line on the promotional site for the upcoming Yamaha Super Tenere, kicking sand in BMW’s face; “Unstoppable” is the tag line for the BMW GS range of adventure tourers. Last month, we learned that the Super Tenere would feature 3-mode ABS and linked brakes, switchable engine maps, drive-by-wire throttle, traction control, shaft drive, a 1200cc parallel-twin with a 270-degree crank and side-mounted radiators. To our minds, that sounds like more a rival to the forthcoming Ducati Multistrada 1200 and its superbike + bicycle + chair + tank range of abilities, but Yamaha seems eager to recapture moral domince of the adventure touring market from BMW. As the marketing material emphasizes, the Tenere has a long and storied history of Dakar victories. Expect to see a production version of the superest of Teneres this summer, with sales commencing late this year.
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