Well I've had the e-mail from Yamaha telling me how to reserve one. But �13.5k on a bike that I cant even sit on or see in all its glory is not for me. I will hold off and wait until they turn up in the dealers. It certainly looks to be a capable and comfortable long distance bike.

Besides I've just found out what the total cost of my daughters university fees will be for the next three years!!

So Has anyone bitten the bullet and reserved one on line??

Nope. Playing the waiting game too .... unless I succumb to the charms of a KTM990SMT in the meantime!!!

Already have a Tenere that can do everything I want, so no thanks. =)

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i have to say the looks are growing on me but too expensive for me!!

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As loyal as I am to Yamaha, thats more than BMW money!

At only 13.5k I might just order 2, . . . . NOT!!

Il stick with what Ive got for now.

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I'd be interested to hear in detail how you get on with it Keith. I also considered the 990 Adventure (or was it Adventurer? are there two versions?) and had a good poke around at the Dortmund show. I loved that too, other than the seat fealt strange - hard, which it's known for, but also seemed to have a 'mixed compound' if you see what I mean, almost like it had different material filling in 'zones', as it were. Not sure if it's me, a rogue bike or meant to be like that. Please let me know how you find yours.

I'm leaning toward the SMT because I'd keep the Tenere anyway and see the Adventure closer to that and the SMT closer to the V Strom it would be replacing.

Anyway, hope it goes well, you enjoy it and you let us all know what it's like with a few pictures. All the best.

Nice KTM!

�13.5k is bonkers Yamaha..

That's 2 new or 3 used 660's. So wreck one on the Pan American and donate it, then wreck the second on the way to Magadan and donate it, then keen the 3rd for you at home - all nice and shiny!!

Yamaha are having a proper laugh - doubt their sales figures will agree they have the price right.. We'll see..

Did you p/ex your BurgerKing for it Keith, or have you kept that as well? Looks good, by the way...!

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Yep,
When funds allow it will be the KTM SMT990.................

I have always been an avid Yamaha fan/follower but sorry they have now shot themselves in the foot it seems.

Beefier version of the 660.... make it a 900cc twin with 85 bhp., price it at �8500 and bingo........even unstartable BMW had the foresight to do this with their gs800 which is selling like hotcakes.

Happy days................