Greetings,

I just picked up a new 2011 (1km) XTZ660 at the Haifa, Israel Yamaha dealer Friday morning. I rode it home to the Golan Heights, about a 120 km trip, being careful not to exceed the 4k rpm break-in limit. Not an easy trick on the twisty Golan mountain roads.

I'm newly transplanted here; I'm from California, originally and had a KTM Super Enduro for fast riding in the vast expanses of the western US.

My first order of business will be to add some ROX risers that I bought in the US to raise the bars a bit. Hopefully, the seat will become more comfortable after I get used to it...

Thanks to all who have contributed to this forum. The wealth of information here is incredible and helped me with this purchase decision. I had no prior knowledge of this bike, since it is not imported to No. America.




Ride safe, Max