1991 YAMAHA XTZ 750
No Reserve

Registration No: H533 JLE
Frame No: 3LD048659
MOT: None

• A celebration of Yamaha's involvement in the Paris-Dakar
• Derivatives of the XTZ 750 won the rally from 1991-93 and 1994-98
• A highly original example for sympathetic recommissioning

Taking its name from the Ténéré region of the Sahara, the twin-cylinder Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré was introduced in 1989 as a road-going tribute to Yamaha’s Paris-Dakar machines, following the single-cylinder XT 600Z and XTZ 660 Ténéré models. It arrived not on the back of a success, but ahead of a phenomenal run; Yamaha would win the Paris-Dakar every year from 1991 to 1993, and from 1995 to 1998. The XTZ 750 used a liquid-cooled, DOHC twin with five valves per cylinder, a five-speed transmission, and a 5.7gal. fuel tank. Weighing 448lbs. dry and producing a claimed 69bhp, it was said to be capable of 119mph. Yamaha’s Dakar successes ensured it remained a popular model until 1996.

This very original 1991 Super Ténéré was first registered for British roads in 2002, since when it has had a total of ten keepers, the present one acquiring it in 2024. Described by the vendor as being in “good” condition all-round, it displays a patina befitting an off-road bike which future owners may wish to preserve, or treat as a basis for light renovation. We believe the mileage reading of 74,742 is most likely original, but the bike has not been in use since 2016, so some recommissioning would be advised. It is supplied with the V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Mike Davis
mike.davis@handh.co.uk
07718 584217