Yamaha lifted the corporate kimono a wee bit at the Tokyo Motor Show with a display aimed to tease our imagination on the new Super Ténéré.

Yamaha has sold a large displacement, single-cylinder Ténéré off-road bikes going back to the XT500 launched in 1976. And now Yamaha has designs in taking on KTM and BMW in large displacement twin-cylinder off-road bikes with the Super Ténéré.

Though still in development, Yamaha's design brief for the Super Ténéré includes shaft drive, traction control, and unified anti-lock brakes.

Questions about when the Super Ténéré goes on sale were met with polite smiles by Yamaha representatives.