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Cycle News 2014 Issue 15 April 15 2014

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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2014 YAMAHA SUPER TENERE FIRST RIDE P74 quire tools. The one I rode back in 2010 required a tool to change the position of the windscreen so this is a big improvement. The screen also gets a new under-panel design to help thwart wind coming from under the screen when it's adjusted in the higher positions. Ditto for a deflector below the headlight that's designed to reduce airflow to the rider by keeping the wind from coming in by the front fork. The triple clamp on the Super Tenere is now a three-piece unit and the handlebars sit 10mm clos- er to the rider, though they aren't any higher than before. The bar itself is now anodized aluminum instead of steel and features a lower bar bend then than the previous version. Overall, the bike gets a more upright riding position. The dash is completely new on the 2014 Super Tenere as it now features a dual-display design that's void of anything analog. The unit displays ev- erything under the sun with the exception of being

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