Just look at the paint scheme on this thing. It makes you want to cut the sleeves off your T-shirt and travel around the world listening to Ratt.
Abhi has posted a handful of 1990s XTZ750 Super Teneres lately ─ or, excuse me, Ténéré ─ but this is the original beast.
Powered by a 595cc single-cylinder engine capable of 46 horsepower, the XTZ600 Tenere bike earns its name from the Tenere desert section of the original Paris-Dakar Rally.
Introduced in 1984 as a replacement to the short-lived XT550, the Tenere was designed to be much closer to the kind of bikes Yamaha was running in the Rally. It became a legend among the enduro/dual-sport crowd.round-the-world.
This example is a 3AJ type, which was part of the third generation of these bikes. With its dual headlights and massive 23-liter tank, it was designed to align even more closely with Yamaha’s Rally bikes. The engine had also received some updates from the previous model, to eliminate issues with overheating that had hurt the Tenere name in 1986/1987 models.
The seller claims this is a one-owner bike and certainly it looks in great condition. Probably the biggest problem with it is that it’s so pretty you’d feel bad about taking it out into its intended off-road environment.
You can find this XTZ600 Tenere in Miami, Florida with a BIN of $6,800 or best offer here on eBay.