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  1. 13th August 2006, 17:53 #1
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    Yamaha SZR660 Big single sports bike... interesting

    Interesting big single sports bike...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sniper View Post
    Italian?????
    Wondered why they didnt bring them in here?
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    Info here........http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yam...r_660_1997.php
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    Quote Originally Posted by SPman View Post
    Wondered why they didnt bring them in here?
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    Small dick syndrome perhaps? Ours is a nation of 5 litre V8's and 1 litre motorsickles. The blue SZR's are hideous in the flesh BTW.
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    They handle great and have good brakes--but theyre a gutless wionder and expensive to fix
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    I remember wondering about one of these a while ago. Theres a bit about them on the web, apparently vibes a bit much (mind you it is a big single) overall tho from memory wasn't given particulary glowing reports. One guy had done his up quite well tho.Sorry cant remember the sites but there not hard to find.
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    Yeah i have also seen this... Is it really italian??? I personally reckon it is ugly as shite... Even uglier maybe.
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    Its made by Yamaha Italy. They have a history of making "different" bikes based on stock Yamaha components. Made some nice 125s for the Euro market.

    Personally I like its look, but chacon a son gout.

    That would be the old Super Tenare motor I think, not the new 660. So not a ball of fire performance wise, but a nice tourer, in the tradition of the GB500 and SRX600, or the earliuer Briddish sports tourers.

    Dunno what it would handle like but it should be pretty good
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    I had an SRX600 which was a bunch of fun. it was my "re-entry" bike after a few years off riding. Handled well, cheap to run and did 100mph. Nice lookin IMO as well.

    I sold it because............... errrrr . cant remember now. Think I wanted something faster.

    I saw that on tardme and thought $6900 (if I remember correctly that was a post auction offer) was dream world.
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