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    2008 XT660Z Tenere. I like it.

    I reckon this looks good. Maybe a worthy replacement for the venerable XT600E?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpsXNc8PJ2Q

    http://www.onyerbike.net/yamaha/xt660z.htm

    Make mine a black one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anthrax View Post
    I reckon this looks good. Maybe a worthy replacement for the venerable XT600E?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpsXNc8PJ2Q

    http://www.onyerbike.net/yamaha/xt660z.htm

    Make mine a black one.
    I like it to but it aint coming to New Zealand, sucky eh !
    Ive run out of fucks to give

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    Only going to be sold in that well known adventure riding hotspot Europe.
    It would be good in the wide open spaces of USA - but they aint gonna get it.It would be good in Oz - but they ain't gonna get it either. And of course it would be excellent in backroad New Zealand - so of course we aint gonna get it.
    Yamaha marketing, eh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anthrax View Post
    I reckon this looks good. Maybe a worthy replacement for the venerable XT600E?

    Make mine a black one.
    Does that mean i'll have to get a blue one this time??

    Quote Originally Posted by Quasievil View Post
    I like it to but it aint coming to New Zealand, sucky eh !
    Bummer, the japs finally make something that can compete with a KTM640 & they don't bring it in
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    Same goes for the MT03. Prolly the same motor but more road orientated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cary View Post
    Does that mean i'll have to get a blue one this time??

    Probably as they don't seem to do pink!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cary View Post
    ..........Bummer, the japs finally make something that can compete with a KTM640......
    Steady - wouldn't go that far. KTM adv would cain its arse off the seal and probably give it a bloody good run for its money on the seal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cooneyr View Post
    Steady - wouldn't go that far. KTM adv would cain its arse off the seal and probably give it a bloody good run for its money on the seal.

    Cheers R
    Can't disagree with that, probably the only thing really letting it down would be the performance of the motor on the face of it at least, all the the big four need to pick their game up a bit in the motor department in the adventure/motard segment. KTM seem to have the wood on the Japanese bikes there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZsarge View Post
    probably the only thing really letting it down would be the performance of the motor on the face of it at least, all the the big four need to pick their game up a bit in the motor department in the adventure/motard segment.
    And the weight.

    KTM: 145kg, 40kW
    Yamaha: 183kg, 35.6kW

    You do the math...

    But yes it is another welcome addition to the class.
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    Quote Originally Posted by warewolf View Post
    And the weight.

    KTM: 145kg, 40kW
    Yamaha: 183kg, 35.6kW
    Hmm, true dat...


    But yes it is another welcome addition to the class.
    Indeed, be reliable as the day is long I reckon.

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    Shame it's not coming here...

    Only going to be sold in that well known adventure riding hotspot Europe.
    It would be good in the wide open spaces of USA - but they aint gonna get it.It would be good in Oz - but they ain't gonna get it either. And of course it would be excellent in backroad New Zealand - so of course we aint gonna get it.
    Yamaha marketing, eh?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZsarge View Post
    Indeed, be reliable as the day is long I reckon.
    24 hour engine life?

    My DR is up to 455 hours now

    Go Suzuki!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    24 hour engine life?

    My DR is up to 455 hours now

    Go Suzuki!
    Pfft! Reckon we got that out of our DT200L's when we were using them as farm bikes

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    Quote Originally Posted by NZsarge View Post
    Pfft! Reckon we got that out of our DT200L's when we were using them as farm bikes
    Give me a chance
    That's in the last 12 months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by peachvw View Post
    Shame it's not coming here...
    Ummm PeachVW I see you have listed in your bikes a DRZ400 is that new?? I do remember talking to you once about Motards - does that mean yo gonna have a go??? Well are ya? Huh! Are ya? Go on, ya know you really want to!

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