The Yamaha FZ750 Ténéré (0U26): Yamaha’s Radical Dakar Experiment… Before Super Ténéré, before big twins ruled the desert, before Dakar logic fully settled in, there was the sportbike-powered FZ750T. The 1986 Yamaha FZ750 Ténéré (0U26) […]
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Lucky Explorer: Cagiva Elefant Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The Italian Powerhouse That Conquered Dakar… The Cagiva Elefant occupies a unique place in Paris-Dakar history. Where other manufacturers leaned on clinical efficiency or engineering conservatism, Cagiva brought Italian audacity to the table: massive V-twin […]
TDM Power: Yamaha Super Ténéré 850 Sonauto Replica
Scott Verrall’s TDM 850-powered Sonauta Super Ténéré… Introduced in 1989, the Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré sported a new DOHC 5-valve parallel-twin with a 360-degree crankshaft and output of 69 bhp. The styling came from Yamaha’s […]
Dakar Legends: Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré
The Bike That Built a Dakar Dynasty… The Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré is one of the most important motorcycles in rally-raid history. Purpose-built from the ground up for the Paris-Dakar Rally, it was the machine […]
Desert Freight Train: Yamaha XTZ850R Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The big twin that ruled the desert at the height of the Paris-Dakar era… In the early and mid-1990s, Yamaha dominated the Paris-Dakar Rally, the toughest off-road endurance race on the planet. At the heart […]
Battle Runner: BMW F650 Funduro Rally Bike
‘99 BMW F650 Funduro “Battle Runner” by BCK Motorcycles… In the 1990s, some 50,000 BMW F650 Funduros were produced in partnership with Aprilia and Rotax before BMW brought production in-house in 2000. A bike with […]
R9T ADV: BMW R nineT Rally Bike
Long-Travel R NineT Adventure Bike from Loose Screw x R9T ADV… When BMW launched the R nineT in 2014, they wanted to honor 90 years of BMW Motorrad with an 1170cc air/oil-cooled retro roadster that […]
Desert Queen: Honda NXR750 Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
Honda’s NXR750: Queen of the Desert… Few motorcycles in history can claim to have dominated the most brutal race on earth the way Honda’s NXR750 did. Built specifically to conquer the Paris-Dakar Rally, the NXR750 […]
Dakar Spec: KTM 450 Rally Replica
The Privateer’s Long-Range Rally Raider… The Dakar Rally is widely regarded as the toughest off-road race on the planet — a brutal test of endurance, navigation, speed, and resilience. Spanning thousands of miles across deserts, […]
Adventure Bike Rider Festival (ABR) 2025
“Three Days That Feel Like Freedom…” The UK’s Adventure Bike Rider Festival (ABR) is hailed as the “world’s greatest celebration of adventure motorcycling.” Held on the grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate in Warwickshire, it […]
