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Yamaha XT 1200Z Super Ténéré
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Adventure travelling takes skill, courage and
endurance – as well as faith in your machine. Faith that it’ll love rocky river
crossings and dirt roads as much as you do. Faith that it’s going to be
comfortable on a long freeway haul. Faith that it’s got what it takes to carve
up twisty mountain roads.
Calling the 2010 Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tènèrè "the
R1 of adventure tourers" isn't just hyperbole, it shares important technology
with the superbike, most evidently in the crossplane crankshaft. In the R1, that
innovation eliminates inertial torque and alters the power delivery to make the
most of available traction. In the Super Tènèrè, that should help get the 110bhp
and 84lb-ft the 1199cc parallel-twin makes to the ground, whether that ground be
asphalt, dirt or sand. Helping that along is a three mode traction control
system that measures relative speeds of the front and rear wheels, then adjusts
power to suit the riders demands. The traction control system is fully
defeatable, but the ABS brakes are not.
Despite the lack of an ABS "off" switch, Yamaha
is serious about the Super Tènèrè's off-road ability, fitting it with a 19-inch
front wheel and a 17-inch rear. Both wheels are spoked, but tubeless. The riding
position has been optimized for both seated and standing positions and brush
guards are standard. Stand up on the pegs and the vibration-reducing rubber
insert will compress, allowing your boots to grip the spiked metal pegs. Side
engine protectors and a sump guard are also standard and the rear subframe is
reinforced to survive impacts even while the panniers are fitted and fully
loaded. At 6.07 gallons, the oversized fuel tank should allow some serious
distance between fill ups. A 12-volt power socket mounted in the is also
standard, the seat adjusts between 33.3 and 34.3 inches in height and the screen
is also adjustable.
Giant adventure tourer showdown With the release of the 2010 Yamaha Super Tènèrè
and the Ducati Multistrada 1200, there's now five serious adventure tourers
competing for your round-the-world budget. We've broken them down by their
performance figures to help you decide which one's best.
Power BMW R1200GS: 110bhp @ 7,750rpm
BMW R1200GS: 88lb-ft @ 6,000rpm
Front Wheel
Power to weight (bhp:kg) As you can see, the new Multistrada comes out on
top in terms of performance, but its 17" front wheel, street-biased tires and
lack of engine or frame protection means its off-road capability is extremely
limited. This comparison is very unflattering for Super Tènèrè; it's the
heaviest bike here by 77lbs and, thanks to the strong Yen, it'll likely be the
most expensive too. That weight, combined with the 19" front wheel and non-defeatable
ABS is also going to limit its ability off-road.
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