RideApart Review: Yamaha Super Tenere

“Super Tenere” one of the most legendary names in the Adventure segment, but also one that’s been defunct for decades. Can this all new, heavyweight Yamaha Super Tenere live up to its namesake?

Alone in Death Valley on a 636lbs motorcycle

“You really shouldn’t be in the wilderness alone with no phone reception,” read the text from my not-a-girlfriend. But I didn’t get that until the next afternoon, back in Lone Pine, gassing up for the ride home. That’s because there … Continued

A rebuttal to Kevin Ash’s Super Tenere review

How long will it take for western motorcycle media to understand that pure enthusiasts are not the volume drivers of this industry? Many will think Kevin Ash’s recent review on HFL for the 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere is fair and balanced, … Continued

2012 Yamaha Super Tenere: first ride

The 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere is being launched to the US press today, but we figured we’d get a jump on them by asking Kevin Ash, England’s most respected motorcycle reviewer, what he thought about the GS-rival. His opinion after … Continued

This should have been the Yamaha Super Tenere

This is the Yamaha World Crosser concept, a sort of tarted up 2012 Yamaha Super Tenere that’s supposed to make you run out and buy $10,000 worth of upgrades for your overweight, underwhelming adventure tourer. Instead, it makes us wish … Continued