Towards the end of 2022, Sean Du Toit mooted the idea of a social get-together to celebrate the Yamaha Ténéré 40th anniversary to some riders. They spoke to some fellow owners and found enthusiastic support for the idea.  Thereafter we started checking for suitable dates, matched to the availability at one...

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Earlier in the year, Yamaha confirmed that its two legendary sports bikes – the R1 and the R6 – are to be shelved as far as the road models go, being replaced instead by track-only versions. This move had much to do with dwindling superbike sales among Japanese brands combined with...

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