Sorry, two posts in one day asking for information!

Has anyone any experience of importing their Ten to France from the UK? I've done this now with a few bikes and cars and sometimes its dead simple and sometimes not.

(Easiest of all was a Kawasaki Versys followed by a BMW GS 1200. Fiddly and costly, having to change the headlight and clocks, has been my Triumph Bonneville Scrambler. Impossible was the Cagiva Gran Canyon I purchased years ago)

In theory, with the digital speedo and odometer, the Ten should be as easy as the Versys was, but just wondered if anyone has done it and found that not to be the case?

Many thanks

Speedo/odo will read in Km and the headlight isn't handed, it has a central symmetrical dip beam, so you shouldn't have to change anything on the Ten as far as I can tell?

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Ah, so yamaha charge for the certificate if conformity do they? That's good to know. Have you received yours already? Were you able to specify which Language you wanted it in?

Hi Pepsi - Are Yamaha UK supplying the CofC for you in Portuguese or are you having to go via the local importer for that?

Both BMW & Kawasaki UK have done that for me in the past, but with my Triumph I am having to get one from Triumph France and to do that I have to get the local dealer to attest to the fact the bike has European speedo and headlight and is in standard trim, conforming to EU standards.

I know the XT (like my Kawasaki) already conforms with it's headlight and digital speedo etc, so I think it should be much more straight forward, but interested to know how you get on with yours.

Upon closer inspection of the prices there's actually very little difference between the UK prices and prices in France for the XTZ. This is the first bike I've bought where this is the case. I've usually found bikes to be substantially better value in the UK. So, I've saved myself the import hassle and expense and bought a French one.

French XTs should be no dearer than in the UK, and by rights probably aught to be cheaper. After all they are built there!

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Aught to be cheaper?????? Do me a favour!!! It depends instead upon the Yamaha marketing policy in the different European countries as well as the current exchange rate. NOW the sterling is very strong so buy in Euros!!!!!

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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.
Plus: smoked Puig screen, Yam aluminium sump guard, Yamaha / Acerbis handguards, Givi Trekker aluminium side cases, Leo Vince X3 cans plus Kev front fork mod and Fender Xtender. Just fitted Michelin Road Pilot 3 tyres.

SOLD the XTX for a Super Ten 1200. And just bought a Raptor 700 so staying on here for some tips....

I thought they were built in Italy, but may well be wrong? - Exchange rate does come in to it a bit and generally UK bikes tend to have lower mileages and be in better condition than those in France - but the XT seems to be one of the rare exceptions to this where you can get like for like at the same cost when you factor in bring the bike over from the UK, which even best case scenario usually costs �200. Maybe the XT's were priced more competitively from new in France.

They were made in Italy up to end of 2009, then production moved to the Derbi plant in Spain from 2010 until mid 2012 when everything was transfered to France. All current XT660s are assembled at the MBK factory in Rouvoy just outside Lens.

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