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Gummybear 26-02-18 14:19

Newbie Hello !
 
Hi all,

i'm from Strasbourg in France and need a bike for travel this year in Europe
- Spain
- Portugal
- Nord cap
- Iceland
I'm considering an XT660Z because reliability is the most important.
Feel free to answer with hints about reliability on the XTZ660.
Thanks.
Gummybear :newhere:

Chalk Two 26-02-18 18:07

It is a great bike but from personal experience and that of many, many others, stay away from early bikes with an engine number that sits, roughly, in between 6200 and 9500 and generally was made in 2008/9 (mainly 2009). They have a very well recorded (here and in other sources) of fatal engine failure as a result of the 3rd gear disintegrating and massively destroying internals.

The Yamaha 660 engine has been made for many years and is fitted to Aprilia, MZ, and other bikes so the known cases of failure are small compared to the overall number of bikes but definitely are known to fall in the above grouping.

Cozi70 26-02-18 20:01

Hello and welcome aboard.
Generally a very reliable bike, especially the later ones.

greatescape 26-02-18 20:17

Welcome to the forum! , the Tenere is a tough and reliable bike and very uncomplicated by modern standards! Steve

Gummybear 26-02-18 22:09

Thak you Chalk Two for the information about motor failure.
So nothing else to consider for the choice of the year or serial number of the bike ?
ECU and related settings remain the same over the whole production range ?

CaptMoto 27-02-18 21:54

:hello: and :welcome: to :660:

englishbandit 03-03-18 23:09

Buy a tiger 800 much better bike to touring on, infact its in a different class. You get a lot of bike for 5k. And is a real joy to ride


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