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Yamaha YZE 750

1991 Dakar Rally winning Yamaha YZE 750
Manufacturer	Yamaha Motor Company
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)
Bore / stroke	87 mm × 67.5 mm (3.4 in × 2.7 in)
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.

Rally Dakar

Year	Team	Sponsor	Bikers	Rank
1988	Belgarda	Chesterfield	Franco Picco	2nd
			Luigi Medardo	Ret.
			Ivan Alborghetti	Ret.
			Giorgio Grasso	Ret.
		Camper	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

See also

• Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré
• Yamaha XTZ 750
• Yamaha XT1200Z Super Ténéré

References

1. "Yamaha YZE 750 Sonauto 1988" (in Italian). parisdakar.it. May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
2. "Yamaha YZE 750 1991 - La Storia della Parigi Dakar" (in Italian). parisdakar.it. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
3. "1991 YZE750T Super Ténéré (0WC5) - Communication Plaza | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd". global.yamaha-motor.com. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
4. ^ "Italiani alla Dakar" (PDF). parisdakar.it. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
5. "Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré, el mito que dominó el París-Dakar durante la década de los años 90". motorpasionmoto.com. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

External links

• Ténéré - Yamaha Motor Global
• Le Regine della Dakar (in Italian)

• Yamaha motorcycles
• Off-road motorcycles
• Motorcycles introduced in 1988
• Rally raid bikes