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Yamaha Motor Europe has published more information and a new teaser photo of the future Super Tenere, confirming that the launch is rapidly approaching.

If the new BMW S 1000 RR has unleashed a real war against Japanese supersport segment, here as in the Yamaha adventure in itself cause one of the most successful BMW models ever produced, R 1200 GS.

"In the quicksand of the Tenere desert, nothing is what it seems. Traces of today become the horizons of tomorrow. The landscapes are memories overnight. And the unstoppable can be stopped. "

In this way begins the presentation of the Yamaha website, in which the Japanese put the new emphasis on the historical legacy that bears a brand partners. "The unstoppable" (Unstoppable) is actually a reference at BMW R 1200 GS, the Bavarian manufacturer promoting them for some time by this attribute (photo 2).

Yamaha seems very determined to regain their reputation for adventure touring segment, dominated for years by German manufacturer BMW GS models, and suggests that future Super Tenere motorcycle is a highly potent, able to stop the dominance of R 1200 GS.

The Japanese officially confirmed and the main technical features of the new Super Tenere. Thus, it will be powered by an engine with two cylinders in line 1200cmc will be final by cardan transmission, drive-by-wire throttle YCC-T (Yamaha Chip-Controlled Throttle), traction control, side-mounted radiator, ABS