YAMAHA XT1200Z SUPER TÉNÉRÉ LAUNCHED
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I like it! I like it a LOT!!!!!!!!!!! 
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She's a bit chubbier looking than i expected...and with a wet weight of 261kg shes a lardy wench
I honestly can't see any manufacturer spending millions of yen on R&D for a couple of years production.
It depends on how it sells.
Looking at the spec it's equal to or better than the standard GS in most areas. It's Japanese so it will be better built and more reliable than the GS. So it has quite a bit going for it.
We'll have to wait and see how it rides and most importantly ... PRICE.
The Multistrada is around 10.5K basic, the GS is around the same, so if the Tenere comes in around that price it'll give the GS a run for it's money. Problem is that the exchange rate Euro/Yen is crap and that's why the Japs are suffering.
My guess is £12K
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Computer designed: Looks like a Varadero with a Yamaha paint job.... as a 5 year 1200GS owner I was looking for an escape... but no...
Sword sharpeners in the vacinity of Yam R & D standby.....
Sword sharpeners in the vacinity of Yam R & D standby.....
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maybe a Varadero crossbred with a TDM...... not pretty
bobsayshello
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do you own a GS?
i dont .. but have been following this bike for a while and am excited
... mind you, im still drooling over the VFR1200
raulgm
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Looks like a Varadero with a Yamaha paint job... YES
If that IS it I am a bit disappointed. Way too heavy for me to be interested.
todd5774
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Supposed to be around the £13,500....
Which IMO prices it out of the market.
more info here. http://www.xtz750.com/index.php/super-tenere-owners-forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=3401&start=70
Which IMO prices it out of the market.
more info here. http://www.xtz750.com/index.php/super-tenere-owners-forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=3401&start=70
You'll never get anything as light as a GS as everyone else uses water cooling, hence the extra weight of water and radiators etc.
Possu
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Water cooling doesn't necessarily add weight, cylinders with water jackets tend to be lighter than an aircooled cylinder of the same size that's covered in fins.
Radiator can also mean doing away with the oil cooler?
I think Yamaha have missed a trick here? It's obvious that they were aiming for the GS rather than the KTM 990 but they're a long way off target. I can see a 12GS running rings around the Yam on or off-road.
bobsayshello
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how many bikes have you rode?
bobsayshello
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feck .. i sound like tosser now
In the last 45 years? I've probably owned about 18, and ridden 50-60, why?
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I think it does look a nice bike - and if it's a typical Yamaha product, should be well made - but deffo on the lardy side !!
Not sure if that seat, however, is a day-long comfortable jobbie - it looks a bit narrow to me.
Mike
Not sure if that seat, however, is a day-long comfortable jobbie - it looks a bit narrow to me.
Mike
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