The Australian Yamaha TDM is going off-road
Yamaha takes TDM 900 motorcycle off-road Down Under
By Chris Newbigging -
New bikes
16 December 2007 10:00
Australia’s Yamaha importer has cashed-in on the big trailie boom by converting the age-old TDM900 into an adventure motorcycle.
The standard Yamaha TDM900 only has a slight leaning towards off-road styling, but in order to shift a few more bikes the Australian importer has added dual-purpose tyres, tougher handlebars, crash bars, bash guards and a taller screen.
The front mudguard was raised to give enough clearance between the tyre and mudguard for off-road use.
The resultant bike isn’t quite a direct competitor for the BMW R1200GS Adventure, but given the price differential, you wouldn’t expect it to be.
To see what motorcycles the Yamaha Australian TDM is likely to compete against and what Yamaha have to say on the project, read this week’s MCN (December 12, 2007).
