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