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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At that price you'd be better off with a Brit-built Tiger, and a pile of money left over for a proper trailee!

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I had the green light from SWAMBO but it appears that I cannot buy it without those small/crap boxes. I have a set of them for my 660 and buying them was an error.

On top of that �13.5k is very high but not too high because I will probably get one eventually, perhaps in a year or so when I hit the road properly.

Having said that my GSA is getting sold so the 660Z has got its work cut out.

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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.

Let us know how she goes mate.

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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946