Yamaha XT660Z Tenere: Review
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- Опубліковано 11 січ 2016
- Review of the Yamaha XT660Z Tenere. I really enjoyed the ride, quite capable for a single cylinder. It is at the more adventure end of the single cylinder dual sport crowd. I can see why many have chosen this bike for world traveling trips or as the do a bit of everything bike. Would even do ok loaded up with luggage and a pillion, though you wouldn't win any races :P
Best of all learner approved for LAMS. Enjoy the review.
Bike Specifications:
- 660cc single cylinder
- 48hp
- 58nm torque
- 5 speed
- 23 ltr tank (good for 500kms)
- 213kg wet
Let me know your thoughts on the Tenere or the review,
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COS - Авто та транспорт
Bought mine new in 2012 never let me down once, excellent bike. When I was looking to buy a mid range adventure/tourer I looked at all the options from all the main sellers, surprisingly there was not much price differents? Anyway what sold if for me was when I looked around the bikes from different angles, the XT660Z won it on looks & capability in my opinion compared to others in the range this had the largest petrol tank at 24 litres I believe. Most other bikes would need to refuel at least once as the XT660Z carries on passed, I went onto emergency petrol & did over 100 miles on that & still had some left when I filled her up again. I shall give the bike a score out of ten, I am 52yrs old passed my test at 16yr been riding ever since & have had some cracking bikes over the years including a ZX750RR P4, GPZ1100 Fuel injection it was like driving an elephant by the ears!! Plus too many to list. So XT660Z performance 9/10
Off road 9/10
Driving comfort 6/10
Seat can be a zombie making machine, over 100 miles getting off when your arse is numb, not good, such a shame.
Touring prospects 8/10 (with seat mod!)
Horse power 42BHP if I remember there are a lot of options out there to take this bike over 55BHP.
Handling 10/10 very agile I can chuck mine into some mad corners & is touch perfect with the steering, also great off road fun ride till you drop top class.
Suspension front 9/10 rear 9/10 twin brembos on two front discs one rear, keep that saying "only a fool breaks the two second rule" this bike will stop on a 10 pence piece. I was amazed at the breaking on this bike, after having a few superbikes in my time as long as you 60/40 front & rear breaks. Because of the top class breaking system on this bike it will let your mother see her grand children in the future, you will live to see another day on this (little ish!) bad boy!!(Please note not everyone's motorbike style of driving is the same, whenever you get a new or used bike & get on it practice those emergency stops that have saved my life more times than I can remember? If some young fool on a sports bike wears a t-shirt in the summer with shorts & flip flops tearing it around town, remember a good textile jacket & bottoms plus a good pair of gloves. Will make the difference becuase the fella in the t-shirt will be picking bits of road dirt that look like spots out of his body for the rest of his life, then again it depends if he has any skin left on his body after coming off at 90 mph racing around the town ffs! Play safe & live, god bless & if you made it to the bottom then you will live, good luck my friends.
I have my Ténéré for 8 years now with 85.000 km on it and never had a problem. Its a great bike.
Good to know and thanks for the input.
This is an excellent and enjoyable review. Thank you.
Just sold my YZF-R25, and looking for Teneré , nice review. I had some questions but this video really helped me.
Cheers mate!
Glad it helped! and good luck with the search :-)
This will probably become my first bike! Nice review! Lots of useful information.
Well welcome to the motorcycle/adventure world and good luck with the purchase!
I have the exact same bike, it took a bit of getting used after a 1000cc twin sports bike, glad I made the change though .
A Kev mod definitely helps and cutting the rear seat hump to make it flatter makes it a lot more comfortable.
Great review, spot on, thanks !
Great review. Amazing bike. Thanks
just loving this bike more and more
One of the best made all rounders on the market and not a bad looker either.
Good review. I so so so wish they would bring this bike to the states. I am so aggravated they have such different line-ups in different countries.
+Kamotion Thanks. Not very fair on you guys. I considered bringing the unavailability up as I know a lot of Americans, like yourself, are furious that it is not available there. I think the thread in advrider on the 660 is 99% pissed off Americans :(
chroniclesofsolid Pls add me as another pissed-off American! So many cool off-road capable vehicles avail in Oz!
Add me to that list, COS. The lack of this bike being available in the US market forces us to choose between the DR650, KLR 650, BMW 650GS (in its various forms) and KTM 640 ADV if you want a bike that can hold its own on the pavement between off-road sections. I chose the latter (KTM) due to its superior suspension and off-road capability. No single cylinder will ever be as smooth as a twin, so start from the fact that there will be vibration on the pavement and focus your attention on where it matters most: off-road. Weight, fuel range, features (like electric and kick start), aftermarket farkles and other considerations and let them be your guide. Dual sports are limited, by definition. Therefore, we MUST have multiple bikes! Right?
sold my ninja 636 and im thinking of buying this for my next bike to do some off roading and longer trips. great review
I had a 636, loved it but too impractical. Sold it for an F700GS and never looked back :) Adventure bikes and dual sports just open up so much more to riding imo.
In the UK the prices on these are all over the place, used examples selling for premium prices, New examples sometimes selling absurdly cheap and then a sudden jump up. When they where first released here they where sold for peanuts, really really cheap then they jumped like £2000... I current own a GS but would like to have a crack on one of these but honestly I think I have been spoiled with the distance capabilities of the Bimmer, I think if I had access to good fire roads of lived in the Outback of Aus this would certainly make the short list..
After owning mine for more than a year, I still try to find 6th gear from time to time haha. But I love my Tenere. As you said, it’s a great all-rounder. And I’m 6’4” so the height is perfect for me. I also don’t find the seat uncomfortable on long runs, I regularly do 400-500km runs. Only issue I’ve had with mine so far is a wiring issue with the rectifier (plug corrosion). The bike comes with the tools to set the preload on front and rear suspension.
Thanks for the insight :-)
Hvala from Serbia .
Yamaha discounted this bike in Switzerland by 1500 Francs...I ordered one and am picking her up in Feb 2017. I cant wait :))))
Great deal, I bet Feb can't come quick enough?
Enjoy the 660!
COS
chroniclesofsolid Well I could pick her up anytime, but winters here are snow and ice on roads and so I will just wait it out and shop for bargains on helmet and safety gear in the meantime :).
Could you send me any kind of page where I could order it with the discount?
very helpful and informative review. thx
Thanks :-)
Nice video. Thank you for this review ✌️
+MC Cvf And thank you for the comment :-)
good review m8 .Would like to see this bike evolve into the MT07 twin or even the MT09 tripple for a new model ...now that would be exciting , considering hondas new africa twin you have reviewed. looking forward to you reviewing that .....if it ever happens 😁
+Lee Bradley Thanks! I think the MT07's engine would be best of the two. Lighter than the triple and better power characteristics for off road.
i need that in the states, but waiting for that T7
Totally agree about the comparison, nice bike. I’m 165 do you think I’ll be on tippy toes or barely touching the ground
What a great bike and video, thanks for sharing. That color is it, white or silver?. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽.
My favourite bike!!
I have been riding this bike for 36.000 km's and I did not have any issue about cush drive, or may be there is but I did not feel.
First vid of yours I've watched bud and looks good love the review will be watching a fair few more of your vids I'm looking at this bike at the moment from what I can see and tested the bmw 650 serato is probably the closest comparison
+Bryce Pal Thanks mate! Have not had the chance to ride the Sertao, sat on it but need a test ride me thinks.
+chroniclesofsolid not a bad ride not overly awesome either tho
have bought xt660z this month for 5600 usd, brand new, 2016 model.
Best revıew about thıs bıke pal! Keep up the good work. Subscrıbed!
+Nuri Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
And another great bike we didn't get in the States.
Great to see a sandgroper doing moto vlogs! Just out of curiosity what area were you riding through doing your review? I picked it was Perth (bright sunshine, sun bleached road oh, and the bus) but couldn't pick the landmarks! Informative review, I've always liked them but being a short arse struggle to throw a leg over!
Thanks mate. You are indeed correct, I think the suburb I was in is called Spearwood.
COS
You do know about the speed cameras on stock road right???
Hi . I have the chance to get one an 06 model here in the uk .
well, i have one of these and i tell you that its very good all over bike!
mine is camo paint!
Quick question : How will this (single cylinder) handle touring with full luggage and 2 persons on the bike ?
“The bunch” how about the Aprilia Pegaso 660 Trail?? It even has the same engine as the Tenere.
this one of tenere 1200 for 80/20 work road/dirt?
hi there how tall are you?? Im 1,78m or 5ft10 32 leg
good review i have been looking at getting one of these or the 1200 ,nice lid is it a custom painted one off
Thanks Tommy. If you have time, Yamaha will be releasing an updated version of the 660 in early 2019. I would love a custom lid! The helmet was just a variant of the Arai vector 2. Thought I could do with some Irish luck so went with that design, have not seen another one yet :-D
I have Yamaha xt660x and I love it it is the super Motard Version
Nice! you don't see many of those around!
Excellent review, thanks!!. What model year is this Tenere?
2015
Thanks God, I will buy one for myself
Yamaha...when are you gonna finally make the Tenere available in the US?
I would say when they release the new XT700Z scheduled for next year.
Good review thanks for sharing
+Graham Calvert Thanks for watching :)
+chroniclesofsolid your welcome only just found your channel it's very good 👍
+Graham Calvert ps have sub your channel
+Graham Calvert Appreciate it, thanks
+chroniclesofsolid check out my UA-cam channel Graham Calvert ( Spike the Bike ) 🇬🇧🍻
Lovely bike, I owned one, had to sell it for financial reasons, but got another one straight away as soon as my wallet stabalised.;))
Done 11000m on the latest one, bought it for £2977 with 20000 miles on the clock.
Nothing major as failures go, just had to change sprockets and chain, and front discs and break pads. The disks because of a parking lot incident with a car not giving way on a snotty surface, so the disc got bent a bit, and eventually lost the braking power in the front completely with some baaaad grinding and squeaking noise. The front disks are dirt cheap from Yamaha!!! About £50 each from Yamaha dealer in Hungary.
If it comes to long distances, you can do about 245miles in one go, but on the stock seats you wish you'd have grabbed a car if you have to go somewhere on time and don't have the luxury to rest for about 20 minutes at least once.
The fuel gauge is as accurate as me at playing basketball... it's shiiiit... DO NOT TRUST IT! It will tell you that you're running dry waaaay before you'd even touch the reserves... to be honest, I have no idea when or how the reserve will kick in...
The other bit about long distance ride is that the thompiness of the bike will numb your fingers to fish fingers... which will make operating anything with your fingers to be a pain.
All these from experience. Oh, the stock screen with an added deflector is not really enough for me with the height of 6'4", as I'd need the touring screen with the extension.
Get an aftermarket pipe!;)))
Enjoy the ride!
Thanks for the insight Ferenc :-)
Nice prices you have there on this bike!! I am from Ukraine,and even used ones cost about 7000$, crazy....
thanks for the review. How do you find clutch so far? on mine it's kinda soft and overheating fast when slipping resulting in increasing freeplay in clutch lever.
+Enduro Riders Only took this one for a test drive, the clutch was fairly nice and light. No problems with slipping (keep in mind I did not go off road). Have a few people I know who own them with no reports of this problem. Hope the problem is not too bad?
+chroniclesofsolid not too bad but I did manage to fry stock clutch offroad already :) Next one will be EBC heavy duty clutch plates.
one question...
how tall are you?
I hear 180cm, am I right?
Yamaha XT660Z or bmw 650gs dakar for touring ?
I have not ridden a 650GS single so I cannot comment. I have owned the 700GS same as the 650GS twin. Gun to my head, I would go with the Yamaha, its got the better suspension and better aftermarket support. Again I am just going from what I have read. Both worthy machines. A twin would suit you better if its just touring and dirt roads imo.
I'm 173 cm tall, do you think I'd be fine with this bike for traffic/city use?
Depends on your comfort one footing it. You might struggle to get two feet down at once. I am quite light so I don’t get much sag out of the suspension, keep that in mind. Can always get the shop to lower it for you too.
COS
I’m 173cm and have no problems
Which Adventure bike is worth for a guy heighted 171cm.
Vstrom 650
04:55 you could just test it and find out if there is ABS :>
step down on the right lever...
This Tenere is a beautiful bike!!. Is it silver or white?, I cannot guess it. Which model year is it?, thanks!!!.
2016 model and silver👍
Than it has definitly ABS 👌🏻
Im 2 meters tall ! I cant find annything better than this !
Do you have any infos if Honda is making a new XR650 in the near Future?
I doubt it, Honda seem to be focusing on the big adventure bikes at the moment. That is where the money is. My guess will be a smaller displacement CRF1000L around the 650-800cc range. Don't get me wrong, I would love nothing more than a new XR650 or even more a XR400. Just have to pray that Honda thinks there is money in making one. But I have heard nothing solid in the forums or articles.
Thanks Man, I have a old XR from ´94 and i Love it. I keep it in good shape, its really a faithful soul. I will not sell it, i have it for 12 years , it runs and runs, great little Bike.
No worries :-) Hold onto it, they are great bikes and still get the job done!
how you find the power to weight ratio , between the africa twin & the xt660z ? does it feel similar or am i comparing a hippo with a giraffe 😄
+Lee Bradley The AT has the XT beat for power to weight with 90 hp and 236kg. The XT is around 48hp and 203kg'ish. The AT feels more road biased than the XT, if I was doing lots of dirt and I had to pick, it would be the XT. If I were doing mainly road with some dirt I would take the AT.
What's your helmet camera?
Sony HDR-AS20. I am not sure they sell them any more. It has been replaced by the HDR-AS50 which has no audio jack. Best option is the Sony HDR-AS300.
Yamaha XT660Z Tenere or BMW F 700 GS ?
For regular off road I would take the XT, for commuting and touring I would take the F7.
My colleague drove a BMW ***GS , always had problems and high maintainance/repair costs. Is now riding the Tenere for a couple of years, never had trouble. I considered BMW but won't take the risk.
Yeah, this bike should be priced around $9990.
Какой у вас рост?
Is this in Freo?
Yep :-)
was interested in this bike until you said what the weight is :/ think I'm gonna go for a wr450
She is no light weight, that is for sure.
+chroniclesofsolid weight is good for the road but don't think I'd like that off road
+blaneysiktube If you had to have one bike to do everything or a lightish adventure bike, the bike is great. For a lot of offroad best looking at dualsports or an enduro like you nentionex (wr450f)
+chroniclesofsolid Yeah I won't be doing any long journeys, just to college and the odd ride out on a nice day
If you are in the USA might want to check if you can plate the WR450 in your state. DRZ400S is a good alternative that would be better on the road and is fairly good off road.
Was that a chain drive ?
Yer the 660 is chain drive the big 1200 is shaft driven.
I drive a V-Star...made it into a work of art....duhhh.....now I don't wanna beat it to death on long Endurance rides.
[ I'm in Canada...everything is a long endurance ride ]
soooo.....I wanna get a Stelvio M-G......I need! to get Duke Multi-strada
......common-sense says either Tenere-or Super T.
.and I am loyal to yamaha engineering and reliability......our biker
season is only a few months.....and these Euro's would likely
have you waiting too long for parts....sucks up here.
660 is a great bike...we also have logistic problems ie. no gas
stations way out......Siberia.
Good channel, Solid...I'd sell my organs to cruise your South Pacific beaches
365.....
thx : CS
Yer Canada and Australia are quite similar in everything being vast and very far away. If your main focus is burning big miles with some rugged adv capabilities, the Super 10 is the tool for the job, my review here ua-cam.com/video/0mP7apaWMRk/v-deo.html. If you want to do big miles but with a heavy dirt focus, some of it technical, then the 660 is best.
Enjoy the search!,
COS
I wanted to taste and ride this tenere but i couldnt
too tall... ;(
Im 1,76 cms
Yer it is a tall bike, which is difficult if you are not accustomed to tall bikes.
@JORECC You can lower the seat. It's 8cm taller than a XJ6 (a bike from my drivingschool on which I take my riding lessons), so when you lower it it shouldn't be a problem. I'm 1,75 and have a lot of room left on the XJ6.
If I lower the seat and I can stand up this bike by myself I"ll buy it!
thanks bro!
Jeroen vanBroekhoven
If I lower the seat and I can stand up this bike by myself I"ll buy it!
thanks bro!
dude, i know a guy with the same height as you and he has a tenere 660; he has no problem whatsoever
go for it!
yer
sorry but you're 190cm tall?
180cm tall :-)
chroniclesofsolid Thanks! :D
how tall are you ?
+akn nvr 180cm tall
Im 165cm so i will forget about it
+akn nvr Thought about the F700GS? Not quite as good off road but is very popular with shorter riders wanting an adventure bike.
Oh thanks sir you gave me hope
+akn nvr Yer I own one so I am biased. But they are a good option as they come standard with a low seat height. They can also be factory lowered further if you need it. Good luck with he hunt!
COS
Familiar sound..............I have a Peg.
If only they could get it to 90bhp.
ABS went from 12-16 Models. 8-11 Models should have no ABS. My 09 has nothing, ist the purest form of motorcycle 🥰👌🏻
Was looking at the prices of these and for only a few grand more can buy a new Honda Africa twin. The Yamaha is a nice bike but the price is a bit up there if you know what i mean, even at the second hand prices. But then again im a cheap arse because I ride a old 2005 KLR650.
Yer the price of admission on one of these is not for the frugal. I personally would take a DR650 or KLR650 and use the difference to pimp it out :). Still if you want a bike ready to rumble and have plenty of money its a dam good choice.
I guess for a 175cm height person that would be a no go? :(
I would wait for the XT700Z and see how that turns out. If your heart is set on a 660 then the height might be a problem. If you are happy to just use one foot down it shouldn't be an issue. It should be noted that I am very light so really didn't sag the suspension either :P
COS
I'm drooling to see T7 coming to life, but noone really knows how long this might take! Anyway, great review, thanks!
Can always lower the bike if you are too short @goAtraveler. Take it for a test ride and see what you think!
You can buy a lowering kit for the Tenere so not a problem!!
I’m 175 too and own a Yamaha wr450f this is a fair bit lower the the 450 and I am fine on the 450 I just put my toes down and it is fine on and off road too. This will be fine for you go for it