Hi have been looking for a XT660Z to purchase and I have been getting vibes that next year there is possibly a XT900Z has any body else heard of this rumour

Hiya no, I have not heard that one. Yamaha are about to launch a new MT09 which is a new 3 cylinder engine and I think it is 850cc, sure a 900 XT would fill the gap nicely between the 660 and the 1200.....

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(Now sold on, sob) 2011 Blue XT660X with gold wheels, was 26,500 km.
Engine mods: K&N Stage 1 filter, DNA Stage 2 filter, snorkel removed, Kev fuel mod fitted.
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SOLD the XTX for a Super Ten 1200. And just bought a Raptor 700 so staying on here for some tips....

I guess you've seen the video thats doing the rounds again.

The video was done before the 1200 came out and everyone was expecting a 750/850 Tenere, but the 1200 arrived.

Now they have a new engine I would hope there will be an XT900Z, but when ?????????


Nick.

Hmm... 900 triple..... I wonder if there are any others in that class....

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There have been rumours of a 900cc XT not sure whether a Tenere or a Supermoto XTX style, and these rumours always tend to materialize in the end. After all 4 years ago the XT1200Z Super Tenere also started as a rumour and next thing you know in 2011 they've released the very thing.

Yamaha has a lot of competition from KTM in the 900 range, so I reckon that is where we might be heading rather than a Tenere 900 when we already have a 1200 Super Tenere, I see little point in designing a midrange Tenere more power and weight can cause havoc off road, that's why the 660Z Tenere has been such a success.

Isnt the Trimph Tiger 800 xc about that...is it a triple isnt it?
Matt.

Yes it is.

The Tiger is a massive seller, it has it's flaws as a 'go anywhere' bike, too many weak points to mention, but it's still a great road/gravel bike (I have one keeping the Tenere company).

Considering the 660 Z and the Tiger, there is a huge overlap in ability, the tiger is better on the open road, the Tenere is better on rough roads.

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There must be some thing new on the way? lots of dealers are reducing prices to sell bikes through, new bikes under 7K and new old bikes under 6K ................. think i'll hold on

Interestingly in the last week Yamaha has revealed a crossplane twin cylinder engine, which is very likely to be around the 650cc mark and putting out somewhere in the region of 70bhp.

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/...anese-meeting/

Could it be that the XT660Z could evolve into a twin cylinder machine, to compliment the XT1200Z, with a three cylinder MT-09 engined Tenere sitting in the middle...

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