Hello everyone

I've just joined as I'm seriously looking at XT660R/X's at the mo and I'm undecided and need some advice....

I own a Guzzi Breva 1100 and love it (think Beemer GS without the stilts, with added character and soundtrack). Shift work means my days off are often when the wife/kids are at school/work and I've been making my escapes camping with the bike on 2-3 day tours.

Of late, the roads I've been discovering have been getting smaller/rougher and I fancy something a bit more manageable to carry the camp gear and me - but still have fun on.

Initially I'd set myself up to get an R as I fancied a bit of wild camping/BOATing....but I do like to attack the bends a bit too so the X might be better. I did a Supermoto experience day and loved it

Q.

1. How suitable is the X for <70mph all day riding compared to the R - are they equal in comfort.

2. Are the R's brakes as weak as they're made out to be?

3. Lacking in off-road experience other than a day on a TTR250 - will I be mad trying to green lane an X?

Thanks in advance,

Neil

My current (only) steed:

Welcome on board.

Guessing here, but I reckon an R would be more suited to what you need?

I'm sure someone will be along soon who owns an R or X, who'll be in a better position than me to answer your questions from first-hand experience about the two bikes.

Nice Guzzi BTW!

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Hi - i'm in Goole so not too far away

I found the brakes on my R just fine, despite the rumours you hear of them not been very good. I do however only commute locally and dont bother with the fast stuff as i've got a sports bike for that.




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The X its a tarmac eater, and well ridden will leave behind all the pocket rockets on twisty roads because it eats corners like pacman.

The R is the X's evil twin same performance as the X on tarmac but with the added ability to do on rough what the X has limits, (i.e. road tyres)

The Z on the other end is the R and a lot more but you need to be quite a tall fella to climb on it.

The Z is also the best seller of the 3 since it was launched in 2008

Welcome to the forum I own a xtx and confirm as mentioned above it is a tarmac eater I use this bike for daily commute and fun rides at weekends but I'd never think of taking into onto the green stuff as even the smallest of mud will prob end badly .

On the flip side of that I currently own a DT125RE I use when I wanna hit the green stuff having rode this bike and other r style bikes I can tell u with dirt tyres on road your one gonna burn through tyres pretty quickly and also never really have as much confidence to threw it into corners as u would a x .

So I guess it all depends on what makes u smile most eating up the corners on the twisty roads or becoming a mud monster hope this helps

Hi
I'm in Cheshire. I've had the R for about four years, and if you keep <70, then it's all day comfortable, and the brakes are just fine.
I tried an X but found the seat less comfortable and the bars a bit vibey. Good, but I sold it and kept the R.
Been touring round Ireland on it, but motorways are awful so not been to Scotland on it yet.
I *highly* recommend the R. If I could think of a better second bike then I'd have it by now (other bike's a Guzzi too)
Rob

Hiya Dah Dit from Goole. Just joined today and looking to see who's local? Hoping to play up around Beverley area so may see you around? Cheers, Tony

I'll be putting my GF's fence back up at her house in Walkington next weekend, but that means i'll be in the car with tools, so unfortunately won't be playing. Small world though.
Rob

Looking forward to meeting up at some point - with 1 cylinder less.

Hi theres about 4 or 5 of hs in this area now including 2 people from goole sounds like we are all having a ride out once the weather improves a tad

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