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change from xtx to xtz
hi all, am considering changing from 2006 xtx to 2010 xt660z. reasons being that xtz should be great for my everyday use instead of xtx since here only short distances and roads are terrible. besides, for the occasional overland trip the xtz should offer more wind protection and top speed is higher. what do you think?
thanks simon |
Your island's a lovely place and I can remember all too well that the roads are terrible (on a hired Honda Cub), so probably an XTZ will make life a bit easier than on the XTX. Can't imagine the 250 mile tank range of the Tenere is going to be of much an advantage over the X, seeing as Gozo is only 8 miles long! ;)
What overland trips are you thinking of? |
hi pleiades, nice to hear you've been here. the xtx siuts me fine here, but we do an annual trip to sicily or south italy. all the others are on 4 cylinder bikes so top speed is an issue for me there. i was thinking the xtz would be better for gozo, the fueling problem would be solved, and when overland wind buffering would be reduced and top speed is higher compared to my xtx. wht do you think? thanks
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Tenere will be more flexible all round, but at heart they're much the same. Better tank range too..
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after having an r for 4 yrs and now havin had the z for about 1k miles I can say this.
z has a bigger tank range fuelling is better but I never had much issues with the r mpg is roughly the same if not a bit worse so far for me anyway on the z. average around 55mpg on the tenere but got bout 60mpg on the r. but I would cruise faster on the z so it's probably much of a muchness vibrations on the z are pretty much gone but from top reaches of the revs wind protection is miles better on the z. never had the issue of buffeting yet. at 6ft4 on the r with high hammy screen the wind hit me on the chin bar. on the z with stnandard screen the wind goes just over my lid. handling is probably about the same if not a bit better for the z. if you want to know more drop me a pm |
xtz vs xtx
thanks guys for your opinion. thing is everybody uses a small bike here and keep a sport or roadbike for overland trips. i want one bike as an allrounder and to be honest the xt is so much fun here. trips are short, roads are bad, weather is great and i can enjoy myself everyday with the xtx. i tried the transalp - boring and too bulky for here - and roadbikes are too stiff for our roads. on the specs the xtz has 120mph compared to 98mph for the x, dont know if this is possible. i even considered the bmw f800 but still at a loss.
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i agree, after all its the same engine and the only thing that you can improve is the fuelling. i did increase sprocket size up since i have dna stage 1 and 2 and the engine seemed more comfortable. however my top speed never exceeded 168 km/h on gps
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I got my XTX to read 177kph on the speedo but flat on the tank with topbox removed and long straight road with no traffic and 3 km build up!!!!!!
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