As a teenager, I used to blast around on a Honda VT250, and increasingly found myself exploring roads/trails beyond the capability of a 16inch front wheel.

A dealer suggested he knew someone with a bike more suited to what I was doing and being a Paris Dakar follower, I soon had a R80G/S adventure bike. Now with 5 x R80GS and R100GS bikes under the belt, (I am still blasting around on a R100GSPD) I thought I might try something a bit lighter, so hence the XT660Z build project... still.