Manufacturer | Yamaha Motor Company |
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Also called | Super Téneré |
Parent company | Yamaha Corporation |
Production | 1988–1991 |
Assembly | Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan |
Predecessor | Yamaha XT 680 |
Successor | Yamaha YZE 850 |
Engine | 802.5 cc (48.97 cu in) parallel twin 5-valve DOHC (0WC5, 1991) |
Power | >75HP @ 7000rpm |
Transmission | 5-speed |
Weight | 194kg (
dry) |
Fuel capacity | 38L+26L |
Related | Yamaha XT 500 |
Yamaha YZE 750 was a rally raid bike, produced from 1988 to 1991 with the specific task of winning the Dakar Rally, that won 1991 Dakar Rally with French biker Stéphane Peterhansel. [1] [2] [3]
Year | Team | Sponsor | Bikers | Rank |
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1988 | Belgarda | Chesterfield | Franco Picco | 2nd |
Luigi Medardo | Ret. [4] | |||
Ivan Alborghetti | Ret. [4] | |||
Giorgio Grasso | Ret. [4] | |||
Camper [5] | Carlos Mas | 4th | ||
Sonauto | Mobil | Jean-Claude Olivier | 7th | |
Thierry Charbonnier | 16th | |||
Stéphane Peterhansel | 18th | |||
Andre Malherbe | Ret. | |||
1989 | Belgarda | Chesterfield | Franco Picco | 2nd |
1990 | Sonauto | Carlos Mas | 2nd | |
Gilles Piccard | 6th | |||
1991 | Sonauto | Mobil | Stéphane Peterhansel | 1st |
Gilles Lalay | 2nd | |||
Thierry Magnaldi | 3rd |