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  • November 4, 2009 at 12:46 am #97467

    Jeffrey Smith
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    I am looking at buying a 1998 Tenere XTZ660, does anyone have any experience and/or feedback on them, performance reliability etc?

    November 4, 2009 at 12:53 am #159449

    Anonymous

    yamahas are usually reliable and well sorted. my advice is buy it. i’ll meet you at your place then head out from there :)

    November 4, 2009 at 1:52 am #159450

    Jeffrey Smith
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    The bike is in Sydney so I will call in and have a look when i fly in next Sunday if he still has it. It has about 38,000k’s on it, not sure if that’s considered alot.

    November 4, 2009 at 2:00 am #159455

    Greg
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    I can look at it any time Jeffro if that helps mate as I got nothing else to do :laugh: and I am doing some running around so its not a problem

    On the reliability note check out http://www.advrider.com/ there are a lot of people there with them I would reckon, they probably are a real good thing but rather then just say go and buy it I would check into any (expensive) problems they may have on higher mileage units and what to look for on a 2nd hand one mate ;)

    TB

    November 4, 2009 at 2:16 am #159456

    Jeffrey Smith
    Member

    Thanks TB, I will look into them a bit more and let you know.

    November 4, 2009 at 2:25 am #159460

    Greg
    Member

    No worries Jeffro, as I said am more then happy to have a look at it, cant test ride it but can do everything else mate

    TB

    November 4, 2009 at 4:05 am #159461

    Dean
    Member

    Have a read here Jeffro (current model)

    http://www.offroadexplorer.com.au/2009_Tenere_Test.html

    A mate had one and he loved it,he threw the stock pipes in the bin straight up and replaced them with some staintune jobs B)

    Ollie B)

    November 7, 2009 at 11:06 pm #159470

    Chris Haywood
    Member

    I had a 96 model for 4 years, used for commuting and the occasional weekend away on ADV pissups and such. Sold it just recently as it was coming up for some money and I decided to move on. They are a great bike and I would have another one any time.

    It’s much more a civilised trailbike than a converted road bike (like my current Transalp). Steer well on rough ground. Good ground clearance, really low 1st gear, simple and tough, low vibes. Blokes say you should get 80k from them before a top end rebuild. Mine had done nearly that and was just starting to use a bit of oil now and then.

    Only exception is the bodywork. Its thin and the tabs on the fairing panels would have cracked off for sure. But at the same time the bodywork makes it an excellent tourer. Surprisingly protective. Suspension is basic but ride it within it’s limits and it will be fine, or spend some money on a shockie rebuild and cartridge emulators.

    Have a look on the ADV website as has been mentioned. Couple of threads there.

    The swansong for mine was a 2 week dirt road tour through NE NSW. Couldn’t have a better bike to do it on.

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    Chris

    November 7, 2009 at 11:28 pm #159927

    Scott Southwell
    Member

    I seen one of the new ones on the road yesterday, they look great. No doubt with time they will develop a strong following and reputation.

    November 8, 2009 at 12:16 am #159928

    alan
    Member

    looked at a new one at the bike shop yesterday just because i was there felt nice to sit on but the styling is a bit out there

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