Touratech parts for XT660Z Tenere
 

Someone has just posted this picture over on ADV Rider forum - seems Touratch have got their sh!t together for Intermot... hopefully these parts will be available asap.

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I like the rear rack plate, and the tool box/bash plate looks nicely done too?

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About time, they were supposed to have kit available mid year,

I'll have to check that GPS mount! I hope they've not been lifting my design..:love-smiley-085:

So, anyone want to buy some Yamaha Panniers ?

I visited the Intermot today and I was pleasantly surprised about the quantity of parts developed by Touratech for our Tenere: ten pages of goodies! I took some pics, so y'all can see for yourself. Some are already available, some only as of january 2009. They look solid and well-made, prices differ from normal to expensive(we know that!). Another brand, SW-Motech, also had a prepared Tenere on their stand, as did Hepco&Becker. It's going well! Greetz, Hans.

Great job!You 're a fine reporter...Do you have any photos from the Hepco?:rockwoot:

that sump guard look the mutts nuts

For the H&B look in the H&B thread, there are pics of my bike equiped with the Lock-it rack and the alu panniers. Hans.

Some price info from Hans (from the SW Motech thread):

Darn! There goes this year's Christmas bonus... ;-)

I'm just looking over this stuff, again, and I'm wondering why Yamaha didn't do some of the things that Touratech have covered, the wide side stand, better footpegs, wider brake levers etc. It would only have added a few extra ��'s to the price, even at �100 it would still have been a good buy and well below all the other bikes in the class.

I do wonder sometimes, especially as they put some extra protection around the rear brake master cylinder and the crankcase (by the brake).

Oh well, I think my bike may grow some extra bits over the winter........

Glad they have done the bashplate with the tool box now we just need someone to bring out all the mods and make them more affordable.

I ordered the Touratech handguards today: white handguards with red spoilers(like on the display bike on the Intermot): also ordered the small luggage carrier. They couldn't tell how long it'll take before the parts will be delivered, because all the stuff has just been released, but hell I'm a patient man! You might think, you already have the original handguards and deflectors, but I prefer the better (weather)protection the Touratech guards will give. So I'll sell the original stuff eventually. Greetz, Hans.

Good work, Dallas. Just keep your expectations in check, my german Touratech shop's owner told me that he expects the Tenere parts come in early December :icon_santa:

On a separate topic, I am wondering how your Leo Vince's pipes treating you? How do you find them in terms of power difference, smoothness (less vibration??) of the engine, fuel consumption difference, and of course the additional attention (hopefully good ones) you get?

Does any one know how much the wee screen extender is?? Wonder if it would fit on the XTR's large screen.

You meant cost? The one without a lock is EUR 74, with a lock is EUR 90. If you meant height, there is no info on that. I took a quick look at their website, and it seems they are not offering the windscreen extender at all in the R or X.

@Josephau: the Leovince's are doing fine. Installed the db-killers, sound is slighty fuller then original, no difference in fuel consumption or power(maybe some, but not much), runs great. Only due to the recently installed panniers there's a slightly higher fuel consumption(heavier, more wind catcher). I'll probably go for a Powercommander in the near future, for a perfect setting, and then have a run on a Dynojet-bench to see what it does in power.
@Maxwell: I think the screen extender is universal, so you also can attach it to your XT660R screen, I guess. Greetz, Hans.

Thanks Hans. I will probably get a power commander too, after I know which pipes I am going to get. I am still confused with the claimed performance of various pipes by manufacturers. Plus I need to be concerned if the yamaha stock pannier and rack would fit. I guess I will have to wait for more pipes come to the market and more reviews before I can decide. Thanks again.

The dealer where i bought mine XTZ (same as you Van Meel) have had several XTZ's on a dyno and the overall conclusion was that the XTZ should benefit most from a open air filter in combination with power commander.

gr Patrick

@Patrick: do you also have a white one? How did you come to purchase your Tenere at Van Meel's and not somewhere nearby Papendrecht? I know Van Meel is a very good Yamaha dealer, good people and good service(no I don't work there!). Anyway, hope to meet you sometime at the shop! Greetz, Hans.

Hi Patrick, are you saying that an after-market exhaust, single can or duo, would not benefit the Z as much as the combination of power commander and open air filter? Sorry, I didn't do well in Physics when in school, and despite my having read various comments, I am still a bit confused.

Man that is expensive for that wee piece of plastic, might have to see about making my own for my europe trip.

If the XTZ is anything like the setup of the XTX/R a performance air filter will do alot more for torque and power than a set of cans will. Have a look through the ask kev section and you will see alot of people ask about the power differences with performance cans compaired to a Stage 1 or 2 filter.

But a set of cans makes the noise for my XTR so thats the main reason why i bought mine, and also looks.

OK, having gathered various comments including Kev's, am I correct in below?

1) the cans ALONE, without a performance airfilter or power commander, are really just for the sound and may be weight saving. A single can would give higher hp and torque at the low to mid range but underperforms at the top rpm range, while a duo can would provide higher hp at the top rpm range but does nothing to the low to mid range. Regardless of the types of cans, they, at best, may help the engine breathes out easier but do not give more power/torque for the bike.

2) a racing/performance airfilter ALONE allows more air for the combustion in the engine, therefore it burns more fuel, but it also gives more power/torque.

3) a performance ignition cable, e.g. Nology, plus an iridium spark plug would produce bigger spark for the bang to the piston, i.e. improve the combustion from the ignition point of view (the airfilter provides the air point of view in a combustion). It gives slightly more power/torque and smoothness of the engine.

4) a power commander re-adjusts the fuel injection in order to make the best of the given airflow - from the types of airfilters, the exhaust cans, or both - along the rpm curve. In other words, a proper setting with the PC would maximize the power/torque generated from the given type of air filter and the can used.

So what grade do I get? :confused2:

yep, its the white one that's still in the shop waiting for the exhausts to come from Italy. Van Meel was the only one that responded to my email that they had one ready for a test drive.

gr Patrick

I am not a rocket scientist either but an articel in the "motoplus" with a suzuki gsxr1000 showed that aftermarket cans don't improve the performance as much as you think. Some cans even had less horsepower than the original. In the end the gixxer had 178hp (stock) the best improved 3hp and the worst lost 3hp. Conclusion its mostly for the look and sound.

gr Patrick

Thanks Patrick. That saves me time and money until there is a pipe that just knocks my socks off.

Funny,

same story here(regarding testdrive). I've seen that a lot, dealer's not responding to email inquiries. Damn stupid because it can cost them a lot of money (specialy in a little country like NL) .
So van Meel sold at least 2 bikes by simply answering their email (and great followup of course)....

Olaf

Joesphau

From what ive found out yes to 1-4, not too sure about 3 ive never read much about them, i understand the bigger bang will mean a better spark therefore more go.

I think it all depends on the size of your wallet or what you wanting from your tenere.

Personally i would go for a performance air filter and some non standard cans. 1 can or 2 is up to you as im sure the differeneces kev are talking about are not that massive that you will notice unless your racing the tenere across the desert or something like that.

Interesting stuff, I dont have the spare money for extra cans/can yet but a performance air filter is not so expensive and would be a good start while I wait to see what comes on the market. :mixed-smiley-014:

Hey, y'all! I visited my dealer today(my Yamaha-dealer!) and they said that the ordered Touratech parts(white handguards&red spoilers(they'll be put on instead of the original guards&deflectors, which look good but don't provide enough protection that I look for), small luggage carrier and sidestand enlarger) will be delivered beginning of december, as expected. The Touratech spokesman at the Intermot already told me, that the parts wouldn't be available as yet, probably in december. The whole line of parts must available in january. Greetz, Hans.

I see Touratech UK have got the new Tenere parts up on their website (with prices and pictures) along with a disclaimer about lead times - be interesting to see how long they actually take to arrive once you click to buy though!

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Maybee I missed the thread or report, Are you still touring in the States or have you returned? :blob10:

Oh I'm still out here - I won't be back until the end of April next year!

No report as yet, but I have downloaded the pictures and need to sort them out - at the moment I'm still working on my European feature series for TBM (starts next month btw. x)

It's a bit off-topic as far as this thread is concerned, but so far I've done a little over 3000 miles - Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah - the bike has been awesome - desert pistes, snow covered passes (at 12,800ft!) full-on jeep trails and even a jaunt on the slick rock in Moab - it really is a proper off-road bike (if you're brave enough to haul 180Kg around of course!), and then will purr down the highway at 80mph all day if you want...

And it certainly grabs peoples attention, everywhere I go some 'enthusiast' comes up and asks all about it - in fact I went to the Ducati/Bimota dealer in Las Vegas yesterday to kick some tyres, and all the sales and workshop guys came out to look at the �5000 Yamaha!

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JMo,

The Ducati boys wanted to see what a reliable bike looks like.........;-)


Nick.

OK I feel better now thought I had missed something.:toothy5:
As Catpmoto says I am always off topic.:Worship_9TRHEA:

I will sout arround my son gets TBM sometimes, I will encourage him to get next months. He Got the last one and opened it at the Husagerg report for me to read..... he has a gentle touch just like me.:icon_study:

I await with bated breath.:glasses1:

Thought I'd revive this thread...

Has anyone ordered/received/got a lead time for any of the Touratech parts they showed at Intermot?

I see Touratech UK have them all listed on their website, but with an ominous disclaimer about when we might actually see the items 'in stock'...

Personally I'm interested in the large bash-plate, the large rear rack and the sprocket guard...

Any ideas/info?

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Hey, Jmo! Everything okay? I've ordered some Touratech parts, but they didn't arrive yet, probably next week(beginning december). The parts I've ordered: white handguards&red spoilers(instead of the now installed Yamaha original guards and deflectors, too little protection), the small luggage carrier and the sidestand enlargener. Like they said at the Intermot, some parts of the Tenere range will be available beginning december, the complete range as of january. However some Tenere riders on the german XT660 site already got their ordered stuff, probably because Touratech serves their homecountry first? We'll wait and see. Greetz, Hans.

jmo i ordered a touratech large bash plate the end of october then got a phone call from touratech mid november to say the bash plate was still i development and no delivery date could be made ive left it on back order for the time being and will chase it up in january but have delt with touratech befor and thay take forever will probable end up canceling the order

One of the only few authorized Touratech shops - there were 4?? now down to 3 - here in Germany has been shut by the headquarter. I don't really know why, but I can't help to think they are trimming everywhere. Besides, they are practically in bed with BMW, so developing something new for a non-BMW bike is probably not at the top of the priority at these challenging times to say the least.

Here some piccies of the latest Touratech parts fitted to my Tenere:
-handguards and spoilers(instead of the Yamaha originals&deflectors);
-small luggage carrier(with two longer bolts at the rear, due to the already
fitted H&B pannier rack);
-sidestand enlargener.
Everything fitted very well and quality is also very good. What'll be next: Touratech tankbag and 12v plug-in for tyrepump/GPS. Greetz, Hans.