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  1. Byways - Get'on'em

    ... to most bikers. In December I took delivery of a Yamaha XT660R - a bike that falls into the ‘dual sport’ category. I needed ... commute but also give me some kicks at the weekends. The XT660R is the perfect bike for covering medium distances and holding its own ...

    Andy Stevens - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  2. XT660Z Tenere (2008 - present) review

    ... Tenere’s liquid-cooled motor, borrowed from Yamaha’s XT660R trail bike, is more sophisticated than the original aircooled unit, but ... so, thanks to gaitered forks that have less travel than the XT660R’s. Rather than requiring an old-fashioned boot, the Yam starts ...

    Ben Cope - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  3. Yamaha XT660Z Tenere first ride review

    ... Tenere’s liquid-cooled motor, borrowed from Yamaha’s XT660R trail bike, is more sophisticated than the original aircooled unit, but ... so, thanks to gaitered forks that have less travel than the XT660R’s. Rather than requiring an old-fashioned boot, the Yam starts ...

    rgo - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  4. XT660X (2004 - present) review

    ... about. After all, it’s not vastly different to Yamaha’s XT660R – the mid-sized thumper road-based trailie that has sold by the ... about. After all, it’s not vastly different to Yamaha’s XT660R – the mid-sized thumper road-based trailie that has sold by the ...

    Ben Cope - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  5. Land Rovers: '09 Yamaha XT660Z Ténéré, '03 KTM Adventure, '02 BMW R1150GS

    ... and liquid-cooled single as the capable but uninspiring XT660R and XT660X, the Tenere adds rally bodywork, a lighter (and prettier) ... on the XT engine has come in for some stick but the XT660R and XT660X supermoto tend to suffer with this more, particularly early ...

    C594sRule - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  6. Yamaha issues safety recalls

    ... FJR1300/A, TDM900/A, MT-01, XV1700PC XT660R/X In a small number of cases, the idle speed may become ...

    Visordown News - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  7. Top 10 brand-new adventure bikes under 1000cc

    ... that you might realistically ride off road. Its sibling, the XT660R, could also be an even more serious off-road-able option. The ...

    Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  8. Visordown readers' top 10 supermotos

    ... XT family which dates back to the 1970s. The trail version (XT660R) has larger diameter wheels with knobbly tyres but the gearing and ...

    Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  9. Adventure bikes, why they are the new cool

    ... Honda the Transalp and Varadero, Yamaha the Tenere, XT660R, Suzuki the V-Strom 650 and 1000, Kawasaki the Versys, Triumph the ...

    rgo - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

  10. First Ride: KTM 690 Enduro & SMC

    ... bigger, road-going-only Japanese trailies like the Yamaha XT660R or the Suzuki DL650 V-Strom. But instead of just beefing up one of their ...

    James Whitham - 19/09/2018 - 08:01 - 0 comments

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