Yamaha XT 1200 ZE Super Ténéré versus BMW R 1250 GS
Yamaha XT 1200 ZE Super Ténéré
Adventure
BMW R 1250 GS
Adventure
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Built von 2014 bis 2021
Built von 2018 bis 2023
RRP 16.349 €
RRP 18.300 €
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Competitors
Pros:
- Robust
- Fitness to travel
- Pillion comfort
- Service
Pros:
- Motor, powerful and willing to rev
- Resale value (as seller)
- Chassis
- Processing
- Performance
Cons:
- Price
Cons:
- Price (especially for extras)
- Resale value (as buyer)
- Seat
Dimensions & Weight
Wheelbase: 1.540 mm
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.410 mm
Seat : 845 mm
Weight : 267 kg
Length : 2.255 mm Height : 1.410 mm
Seat : 845 mm
Weight : 267 kg
Wheelbase: 1.525 mm
Length : 2.207 mm Height : 1.430 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 249 (max: 465 ) kg
Length : 2.207 mm Height : 1.430 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 249 (max: 465 ) kg
Engine
Motor type unknown 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.199 ccm
Hub: 80 mm
Hole: 98 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.199 ccm
Hub: 80 mm
Hole: 98 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Motor design: Boxer 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.254 ccm
Hub: 76 mm
Hole: 102 mm
Cooling: wassergekühlt
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.254 ccm
Hub: 76 mm
Hole: 102 mm
Cooling: wassergekühlt
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Performance
Maximum speed: 210 km/h
Performance: 112 HP at 7.250 U/Min
Torque: 117 NM bei 6.000 U/Min Tank contents: 23 Litre
Performance: 112 HP at 7.250 U/Min
Torque: 117 NM bei 6.000 U/Min Tank contents: 23 Litre
Maximum speed: 220 km/h
Performance: 136 HP at 7.750 U/Min
Torque: 143 NM bei 6.250 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 400 km
Performance: 136 HP at 7.750 U/Min
Torque: 143 NM bei 6.250 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 400 km
Chassis
Frame type:
Central pipe Rear suspension:
Mono-featherleg
Central pipe Rear suspension:
Mono-featherleg
Frame type:
Two-part framework Front suspension:
Telelever 37cm (travel 190 mm) Rear suspension:
WAD mono strut with paralever (travel 200 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum cast single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 R19
Rear tyres: 170/60 R17
Two-part framework Front suspension:
Telelever 37cm (travel 190 mm) Rear suspension:
WAD mono strut with paralever (travel 200 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum cast single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 R19
Rear tyres: 170/60 R17
Brakes
Front brake
Double disc Rear brake
Disk
Double disc Rear brake
Disk
Front brake
Double disc, 4-piston radial brake calipers (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, double piston floating caliper (∅ 276 mm)
Double disc, 4-piston radial brake calipers (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, double piston floating caliper (∅ 276 mm)
Unspectacular and simply good
The 1200 offers a high level of long-distance comfort, which results from a moderate knee angle, the sofa-like seat cushion for riders like Sozius and perfectly placed footrests like handlebars. This comfort is supported by the low-vibration running of the twins.
So the spectacular thing about the Ténéré is that it is so unspectacular. But it is not quite cheap: at just under 16,000 euros, it is almost as expensive as a – admittedly naked – BMW GS.
The test bike was provided to us by Tecius and Reimers in Hamburg.
One motorcycle, two opinions
And now, with so much light and so little shadow? Buy or not? Dietmar says it's too expensive for him (@Dietmar: Now among us, you won't have two years, at the latest then you've used it). ;) Otherwise, he is enthusiastic about what you can be, for all his objectivity. In any case, the recent revision would be reason enough to pay for the old model.Of course, I see it differently. The price is an argument at first glance, and BMW is struggling, especially with the extras. But the competition from Ducati or KTM is not much cheaper, so again this does not attract. First of all, it is too big for me, with my slightly short legs I don't even come up reasonably. Apart from that, the GS is just too perfect for me. I like it when my moped has to work, when I actively lead it and always come back a bit strenuous.
If someone told me that I had overlooked the fact that the BMW would have been driving autonomously all the time during the test - I would believe that.
Our thanks to Bergmann and Söhne for the loan of the BMW.
