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| I got my xt660z in june this year, and i sold it yesterday, thank GOD. If you have a 2008 Tenere then please look at your engine bars and ali bash plate, as they will have snapped on the left hand side, just where they bolt on. I emailed yamaha about this, and they tryed to fob me off. The fact is, the materal they made from is not strong enough. The clocks steamed up, Folks making lots of noise, Engine very rattley, Build quality is, in a word, CRAP. Ive had a wr400 in the past and that was a quailty bike. The Tenere is not a good strong off road bike, and it is not built to last. Ya it looks ok, and its not a bad ride, but im glad mine has gone. Never again well i buy a yamaha, unless they sort there acts out. Ive now got a Triumph ST, and my god what a bike, need i say any more. Hope this answers your questions, If you have a bit of a brain you will not get this bike |
OK, Everyone is entitled to thier opinion. But actually taking thier time to write to a paper after they have sold the bike is a bit wierd. Normally any halfway intelligent person would use this to force Yamaha into action regarding the engine bars and bash plate. Presumably he had already been to his dealer..... Mine was replace on warrenty without question ! In fact Yamaha have been very good on that front. I know ZUo is having problems, but his case is compounded by being in a different country to the supplier
It's very clear that this guy has no clue about singles, of course that make a noise ! Doh (P).
Not built to last ? Eh ??? There are plenty of folk (or should that be Forks) on here with many many miles on the clock, Jesus, Jenny took a 25K bike and rode the Heroes, and was in fact the only bike to actually ride the entire route! Scottnet has taken his RTW...... I would agree, these bikes are really not built for the long haul are they....
So they guy is now happy with a ST...... that's not realy a bike in the same league is it?.... He sound like the sort of guy who can't talk to someone and get a problem resolved, I think it's more a personality issue.
and finally,
Who are all these 'folk' making a noise around his bike........
That said, the fact he has taken the time to write to MNC shows how much he really knows about motorcycling. It is after all the favourite crap house mag of the Weekend Road Warriors, Sunny Sunday Brigade and Power Rangers. Real Motorcyclist take a balanced view and accept that someday you will find a bike that just doesn't fit you.
Tenere ->
Best bike I've had so far....