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Yamaha

2012 Super Tenere Adventure XT900Z Concept

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This is an personal concept study of a 900 Super Tenere Adventure by Nicolas Vontobel. It is based on his 2010 Super Tenere concept studies.

The upper side-covers are redesigned with a bigger air intake and it has now a larger 33 Litre fuel tank. The bike is stronger than the XT660Z and the F800GS but still capable for off-road sessions anywhere.

Translating from German,  he says that the Super Tenere Adventure XT900Z (ADV) closes the gap between the XT660Z and XT1200Z. This is a motorcycle that is designed for long trips. Stronger (powerful) than the 660 and more agile than the 1200s. This version has an additional air inlet in comparison to the normal XT900Z.

Note that this is his personal work and not an official concept by Yamaha.

Super Tenere Adventure XT900z video

This video is a great reminder of how fantastic the Teneres were in the older Dakar era. And, the shot of the Tenere sliding through the dirt as it comes off the bridge towards the end of the video, makes it worth it!

You can get more information on this from nicidesign page. Its all in German, and I knew taking that basic German course had to have some use!

Ducati

Ducati 1199 Panigale wins at Red Dot Design awards

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Ducati may not be lighting up the MotoGP grid on fire with well performing motorcycles, but the company is sure churning out some really beautiful motorcycles. Not sure how I missed this earlier, but the Ducati 1199 Panigale won at the 2013 edition of the Red Dot Design Award competition where 4,662 products went through a rigorous selection process. With the Bologna-based manufacturer clinching the award for the innovative motorcycle, has further underlined the company’s status as a design icon within the motorcycle industry.

Ducati 1199 Panigale Superbike will be exhibited for four weeks at the red dot design museum in Germany initially. Then it will be exhibited in Taiwan and, for one year, at the impressive red dot design museum in Singapore. The red dot design award is the only international award that boasts two dedicated design museums, in Germany and Singapore, thus giving further visibility and added credibility to awarded product designs. I love visiting museums that value design as a discipline. This will definitely be a place for me to visit, if I ever go to Singapore.

And man! Check this motorcycle out. I would gladly buy all my motorcycling gear on closeouts to be able afford something as beautiful!

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