New XT660?

[bart]

Fuck here we go again - better bump the KLRvs DR thread up again......

Hahaha, bite like a shark.

Must admit the XT660 look cool.

[Woodman]

But I really like the new Tenere - and its ugly?...

One mans Mona Lisa is another mans grinning fat tart.

[Frodo]

Gday,,, im very new to kiwi biker but am looking for comment from anyone with any experiance with a new yamaha xt 660 for adventure rides. seems like a well set up bike for more serious off road/trail situations but I also need it to be cabable of decent open road kms? any advice out there?

Bike mag preferred the XT660R to the BMW 650 (single), Transalp, and Wee-strom. The Wee-strom was a better road bike, but the XT was more fun overall. PM me for a copy of the test.

As Clint notes, these are all relatively heavy bikes (the XT was the lightest of the four in the Bike test). It is lighter than the KLR and puts out more horses. But its heavier than the DR650 and puts out lots more horses, but less than the KTMs. Its priced in the middle of the bunch.

If you want to spend lots of time off-road, you'd be better off with the DR. But if you plan to do reasonable road miles, the XT would be much better. I have a Pegaso with a similar motor and am not at all fazed by 5-600km days - sufficient power one-up and the motor is very smooth.

Some do have fuelling issues. www.xt660.com offers a simple fix, but I'd invest in a Powercommander.

Cheers

[Box'a'bits]

Got to say I really like the look of it ....ppl riding them in the UK seem to rate them too - for adventure riding . Its all in the eye of the beholder.

[Padmei]

Talked to a dealer today. He has already sold 2 & thinks they'll be in Aug/Sept. No price set yet tho but looking around 15-16K.

[pete376403]

Talked to a dealer today. He has already sold 2 & thinks they'll be in Aug/Sept. No price set yet tho but looking around 15-16K.

What would you buy for the KLR if you had a spare $5-6K to spend one it?
Ohlins for the back, emulators for the front, a 685 kit for the motor, couple of sets of TCK80s, a bit of bling and you'd still have enough change for a tour of NZ.

[Woodman]

What would you buy for the KLR if you had a spare $5-6K to spend one it?
Ohlins for the back, emulators for the front, a 685 kit for the motor, couple of sets of TCK80s, a bit of bling and you'd still have enough change for a tour of NZ.

A doohickey ????

[The Stranger:Me]

A friend had one, nice enough but he was pretty pissed that it couldn't keep up with a couple of old bits of Eurotrash (a Funduro and a Pegaso). Next time I saw him he had a SV1000

I gather he was into cruising and enjoyed the more sedate pace of the SV then?

[NordieBoy]

A doohickey ????

Or even two.

[pete376403]

A doohickey ????

Yeah, I mentioned a bit of bling...

Might pull the doo out at some stage to see how it's getting on. Being an '08 it's supposed to be "new and improved" over the earlier ones. Warranty expires in a couple of months. Should do it before then.

[Woodman]

Or even two.

My doohickey paranoia went up a few notches today. got mine booked into my shed for June for doohickey replacement.

[pete376403]

I gather he was into cruising and enjoyed the more sedate pace of the SV then?

He still got left behind because the Funduro was replaced by a KTM 950 and the Pegaso was replaced by a GS1200. So the SV1000 has made way for a new GSXR750.

[Ruralman]

Always like these things - need to know how to kick start a bike though.
Great suspension on this model.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-209895513.htm

[pete376403]

My doohickey paranoia went up a few notches today. got mine booked into my shed for June for doohickey replacement.

Eagle Mike part? How much, if I may ask?

[Woodman]

Eagle Mike part? How much, if I may ask?

I got eagle mike one, can't actually remember price now, was not expensive.