Yamaha's two-wheel Range Rover

Yamaha has been out of the running in the big-capacity adventure-bike market for years. But now, with the Super Tenere XT1200Z, Yamaha is back with a bang, says Trevor Franklin in Motorcycle News.

The Super Tenere's "genuine go-anywhere ability" means it is a serious contender for the market leader's crown, BMW's "tried and trusted" R1200GS Adventure. The Yamaha may be more expensive, but it still a serious alternative: it has a better all-round ability, with "the chassis to make a joke of twisting roads when the need arises", and has a "brilliant" two-cylinder, 1,200cc engine.

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It's as happy on a motorway as in the Sahara, and will chug along effortlessly at 80mph, with plenty of acceleration up to a top speed of 130mph. This is a "fine and distinctive machine that gives the BMW serious opposition as a commuter, tourer or globe-shrinking all-rounder".

Price: £13,500.

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