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Yamaha XT660Z Tenere first ride review
By Visordown on 28/04/2010 16:34:47
Sick of your job? Boss giving you grief? Wife just won’t shut up? Why not sod it all and explore the world on a Tenere. Or just use it to commute
Click to read: Yamaha XT660Z Tenere owners reviews, Yamaha XT660Z Tenere specs and to see the Yamaha XT660Z Tenere image gallery.If ever there’s been a bike that reflects the way motorcyclists have changed over the last couple of decades, it
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Byways - Get'on'em
By Andy Stevens on 30/01/2012 13:24:54
One massive piece of fun you can have on a bike this winter
in what is otherwise known as “dead time” to most bikers. In December I took delivery of a Yamaha XT660R - a bike that falls into the ‘dual sport’ category. I needed something that will cope with a daily 90 mile commute but also give me some kicks
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I've got my XT, so where's the snow?
By Andy Stevens on 14/12/2011 15:17:00
I've swapped the Speed Triple for something more suited to winter
can have fun regardless of the cold and the Yamaha XT660R is my choice of bike to exploit the fun and frolics December, January and February have to offer.The 660cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine thumps its way up to 70mph and the small headlight
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Yamaha XT660 in the city
By Andy Stevens on 06/01/2012 16:07:23
Good choice of door colour!
This is about as much 'off road' as the XT gets to see during the week. Perfectly suited to London’s city roads the XT nips through traffic, barks its way up to pedestrian crossings and now the newly fitted GPR twin cans ensure that everyone knows it’s coming.Aside from great vis...
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Tested: Yamaha XT660R
By Andy Stevens on 11/04/2012 14:52:30
Can you really have the best of both worlds?
at the office.You really can’t beat that feeling when on the road when you see a Byway coming up, drop it two gears and turn straight onto the dirt and head into beautiful countryside that feels like a mile away from civilisation.My next bike is the Yamaha R1
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Tested: EXO2 Heated Jacket
By Andy Stevens on 22/12/2011 10:48:46
One way to stay warm this winter!
It still amazes me how few people know about heated clothing. The cold is a major factor in why people put their bikes away for the winter but if you wear the right kit, you can comfortably ride all year 'round.The EXO2 Stormrider jacket can be plugged into your bike's battery or...
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Supermoto Review: Suzuki DR-Z400SM vs. KTM LC4 and more
By Jon Urry on 29/04/2008 23:21:59
It's supermoto-a-go-go as Team Two heads to France on a madcap mission to raise the Pyrenees to the ground. Allez!
. But it's a converted enduro bike that was fairly road-biased to start with. So it's a road bike that has come from a fairly easy-going enduro bike that was really just a road bike anyway. Clear? Let's move on. Next comes Yamaha's XT660X, which is a
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Short Way Round - adventure bikes test
By Simon Bowen on 18/03/2009 13:02:10
If you want a bike to have fun on, to commute on, to explore and maybe even have an adventure on, then you really need one of these.
version of their legendary off-roader but with an all-new engine and – horrors! – a drive-chain instead of a shaft.The new XT660Z Tenere has an enviable history of desert racing, fantastic styling and a mouth-watering price tag, while the XL700V Transalp
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Land Rovers: '09 Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré, '03 KTM Adventure, '02 BMW R1150GS
By Ben Miller on 26/07/2010 16:14:49
The explosion in popularity of adventure bikes means the used market is now flooded with round-the-world bargains. Escape the rat race for half the price of a GS Adventure...
2009 Yamaha XT660Z TénéréJapan’s only true world-ready adventure bike. Too focussed?Click to read: 2009 Yamaha XT660Z Tenere owners reviewsFor truly getting away from it all the Tenere, the latest in a long line of capable Yamaha adventure bikes
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First Ride: 2007 KTM 690 Supermoto
By Jon Urry on 20/09/2010 13:01:53
A user-friendly KTM supermoto with a 150-mile tank range? Jon Urry wonders what the world is coming to.
mainstream. And that can be a problem. As soon as a fashion becomes recognised by the masses it inevitably gets diluted. The supermotos around today such as the Suzuki DR-Z400SM, Yamaha XT660X and Honda FMX650 are a distant shadow of the converted CR500s
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