Hello from London!
 

Hi everyone,

I don't own an XT, I don't even own a Yamaha - I'm currently riding a Fireblade. But it's time for a change and I'm looking for something that (a) fits my frame - I'm a very inflexible 6' 4" - and (b) is suitable for a bit of exploring, including less than perfect roads. I was a big fan of the Tenere in its first guise, and was pleased to see it relaunched a few years ago.

So, in a nutshell I'm looking at getting one and thought this would be a good place to find out what people are doing with theirs etc.

Hia :)

I've got a GSXR as well as my XT, i got the XT mainly as a commuter, but since buying it cannot get enough of it - you'll love 'em too i recon ;)

Welcome along :D

:hello: and :welcome: to :660:

Welcome mate.

Thanks very much for the welcomes. I spent a lot of yesterday reading through the multitude of threads on upgrades, improvements and general tinkering and while I can't quite picture some of it without a bike in front of me, it sounds like there's plenty to get on with - which is nice.

Can't wait to get stuck into some test rides!

Welcome to this excellent forum! I too have a sports bike as well as a tourer and 2 off road bikes and I use my XTX as a scooter all year round. The XT is an excellent fun bike and I am sure you will enjoy one, I cannot comment regarding your height as I am a more "normal" size but I think that the Tenere would be excellent for your frame. Have fun!!!

:006: Welcome on board mate and :smilies0944: finding your perfect XT.

Welcome aboard! I have an XTR as a second bike and I'm enjoying the experience so much that I'm thinking that an XTZ might be a good idea at some point in the future. Good luck with your plan.

Hi pal and welcome everyone here is very friendly and helpful, i am sure you will find your perfect bike, or you could just buy mine , all the works been done too, in classifieds.

I'm off for look!

Lovely looking bike, but it's more the Tenere I'm looking for.

Hey no worries pal.

yea mate bite the bullet an get one,, ye`l love it... am on ma 15th...a while ago in fact i was reading a post last nite of maself sayin im on ma 14th xt that was in june 13,,, so this must be ma 15th,,, when am skint a sell,, when am flush i buy... ave had around 4 new ones in there.. ave rode new, an ave had one wi 48k miles on it,, an it went the exact same... so dont worry too much about mileage... welcome fae Sunny Scotland .. ye`l love this forum,,, theres plenty o very helpful people here... oh an a nearly forgot..am 6`5" I feel perfect on the bike,, but when a see ma self in a pic,, im way to big fur it,, but it feels ok,,an anyway, who cares.. imagine there was a great big bike out there to suit all us big guys... we`d all be riding big silly things..like goldwings or harleys or the like, that dont really manouver that well on the back roads... the xt is a great bike,, an one can be had for arpund the 2k ����� ching

or ye could buy one o these an put knobblies on it... the other pic is o me when a wis 22

sorry , pic was upside down

Excellent, got to love people making proper bikes out of roadsters :D