| Yamaha YZE 850T / XTZ850R | |
| Aka: | Super Téneré |
| Manufacturer: | Yamaha Motor Company |
| Parent Company: | Yamaha Corporation |
| Production: | 1992–1998 |
| Assembly: | Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Predecessor: | Yamaha YZE 750 |
| Bore Stroke: | 89.5× |
| Fuel Capacity: | 38L+12L |
| Related: | Yamaha XT 500 Yamaha TDM850 |
Yamaha YZE 850T was a twin cylinder rally raid bike, produced from 1992 to 1993 with the specific task of winning the Dakar Rally, winning in both years with Stéphane Peterhansel.[1] [2]
After a rule change for 1994 requiring production-based motorcycles, Yamaha produced the XTR850R based on the YZE using the production engine from the TDM850 and sold it to privateers for 140,000 swiss francs (approximately 3 million yen at the exchange rate of the time). The XTR850R won the Dakar a further four times from 1995 to 1998 (three times with Peterhansel and once with Edi Orioli).[3] [4]