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Yamaha: Welcome to the Ténéré 40th Anniversary Tour

Celebrating 40 Years of the Ténéré in Style

Yamaha's Ténéré 700 Rally Edition (a 2020 model). Media sourced from ADVPulse.
Yamaha's Ténéré 700 Rally Edition (a 2020 model). Media sourced from ADVPulse.

From 1983 to present-day shenanigans, our beloved Powersports industry has had a blast hooning about on addicting members of Yamaha’s Ténéré family – and with that family now four decades old, the Japanese bike marque is ready to celebrate its ruby anniversary in style (hint – new bike variant alert).

Two of Yamaha's Ténéré travel bikes. Media sourced from the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook.
Two of Yamaha’s Ténéré travel bikes. Media sourced from the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook.

Coverage from Superbike News tells us that Yamaha will be traveling across Europe, showing off historic Ténéré models (1983-2010) in anticipation of dropping an all-new variant, the insane Ténéré 700 World Rally. 

“Displayed in striking factory racing colors inspired by the YZE 850 that took Peterhansel to victory in 1993, the Ténéré 700 World Rally is a fusion of Yamaha’s desert racing heritage with modern, world-class performance,” states the release. 

Yammie's very first Ténéré: The 1983 XT 600 Teneré. Media sourced from Motorcycle Specs.
Yammie’s very first Ténéré: The 1983 XT 600 Teneré. Media sourced from Motorcycle Specs.

The Ténéré 40th Anniversary Tour has apparently already made a stop at Europe’s largest ADV riding festival – the Adventure Bike Rider Festival. There, attendees were able to have a blast on both off-road and on-road test rides, enjoy demo rides, and have a good gander at the newest movie from Yammie’s own ambassador, Nick Sanders – one of the world’s most experienced motorcycle adventurers (via NickSanders.com).

Yammie's iconic 2022 Ténéré 700 Raid prototype. Media sourced from Asphalt & Rubber.
Yammie’s iconic 2022 Ténéré 700 Raid prototype. Media sourced from Asphalt & Rubber.

The Ténéré 40th Anniversary tour will continue on the following schedule:

SPAIN

Ténéré Spirit Aguilar de Campoo

31 June – 1 July, 2023

GERMANY

MaxlRIDE Motofestival

25-27 August, 2023

FRANCE

Alpes Aventure Motofestival

8-10 September, 2023

*Media sourced from MCN, as well as the Adventure Motorcycling Handbook, Motorcycle Specs, Gear Junkie and Asphalt & Rubber*