Euro-Adventure Bikes Beware, Yamaha is Coming!!!

... on a 180bph R1!!! 

Yep, you read that correctly:  Adventure bike.  Yamaha.  YZF-R1.

Oh, and mustn't forget those 180-ponies.  All the better to scale the dunes of Merzouga, Morocco:

In yet another episode of "What will the French think of next?"  (EMD: Motorcycles on Ice), Yamaha's office in France apparently hit the wine a bit early one morning and thought the R1 would make a better version of Yamaha's official moto d'aventure than the Super Ténéré.

Six-time Dakar Rally champion, Stephane Peterhansel, who may already have too much sand in his head, agreed, and he hit the dunes with the R1 and a set of hand-carved Michelins.

Formidible!

For the original article at AsphaltandRubber.com, click: HERE.