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The 2010, model-launch version of the Super Tenere comes fully equipped with an expansive, hard luggage set, which the 2011 bike misses out on.

Adventure traveling 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.

The Super Ténéré is built from the ground up to be the most exciting next-generation adventure tourer, combining Yamaha's Dakar-bred toughness and reliability with light, easy handling and advanced rider assist technology.

In 2011, the Super Ténéré is also available in a distinctive Midnight Black colour variant.

Yamaha began with a clean sheet and a clear vision for the Super Ténéré - the intelligent adventure travel bike. We started with a big, powerful engine – with an inline 2-cylinder layout to keep the bike compact and narrow - and a 270-degree crank for superb throttle feel.

They kept the mass low and central for light, agile handling from walking pace on a rocky trail to attack velocity in the twisties. They built it tough, with spoked rims and inbuilt engine protection for flat dirt trails. We made it comfortable and practical for long-haul touring. And we loaded it with the latest rider assist technology to help riders tackle any terrain.

Shaft drive inline 2-cylinder engine - 270-degree crank
Tear up tarmac and move mountains of sand with 1199cc of effortless, 270-degree inline 2-cylinder grunt. Big, flexible torque meets 110PS of quick-revving power in a big-bore engine that's mounted low in the frame for sharper handling.

Mass kept low and central for agile handling
A low and central centre of mass was one of Yamaha's key design goals. You'll notice the effects straight away - the superb balance and agility you feel at slow speeds and on loose surfaces, and the light, quick steering as you flick the bike effortlessly through switchback corners on mountain roads.

Intelligent Unified Brake System + ABS
The smart ABS system predicts when the wheels are about to slide, and smoothly intervenes. And the Unified Brake System lets you choose between braking both wheels with just the front lever, or controlling each wheel by touching the rear brake pedal first. Together they deliver exceptional control in a wide range of riding conditions.

YCC-T with 3-stage traction control
Choose how you want to ride, and get on the gas with confidence. The Super Ténéré features advanced Yamaha Chip-Controlled Throttle (YCC-T) technology with 3-stage traction control that can be turned off when it's time for a little rear-wheel steering in the dirt. The bike also has switchable Yamaha D-MODE engine mapping.

Tough spoked, tubeless aluminium rims
For reliable performance over the toughest off-road obstacles, the Super Ténéré runs spoked, tubeless aluminium rims. The narrow front rim features two Double T-type rails at the rim end of the spokes, letting the spokes cross over further to help generate the rigidity you need for agile on-road handling.

Adjustable front and rear suspension
Set the bike up for any situation - the Super Ténéré's upside-down forks are fully adjustable for preload, compression and rebound damping. You can adjust the rear monoshock for preload and rebound damping without getting any tools out, making it easy to prepare the bike for passengers or heavy luggage.

Adjustable seat height
Adjust the seat height between 845-870 mm to suit your height and riding position preferences.

Broadcaster Adrian Chiles recently
tried one for size...

"I'm not a bike buff as such, so can't embellish anything I say about the Super Ten with any technical stuff, but I knew as soon as I clambered aboard that I was in the presence of something twice as magnificent as anything I'd clambered on before. As I pulled on to the dual carriageway for the first time I experienced the strongest urge to proceed in the direction of, say, Athens, possibly off-road.

Regrettably, the only odyssey I could manage on it was the very short haul up the A3 from Weybridge to West London. The following morning though I could barely wait for my 3.45am alarm call so I could be King of the Road all the way from Chiswick, where I live, to ITV Studios on the South Bank where we broadcast Daybreak from.

I arrived at the 4.30am meeting with a happy flush glowing on my cheeks. "Blimey, you look happy," said one of my colleagues, "have you been having sex or something?"

"No, better than that," I said, "come down to the car park later and I'll show you..."

Adrian’s experience is quite typical of the feeling that customers have about the 1200cc parallel twin Yamaha, and for those that think that they would like to share in that emotion, get yourself to Colin Appleyard's to try out our demo Super Ten.

It's officially better than sex ;)