The 660 terene

joeymac

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Are there title issues if buying one in Canada(660 Tenere) and riding it to the U.S., How about emission issues. Any body have the scoop on this? According to Yamaha Corp, They have no intensions of making the 660 available in the U.S.
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joeymac said:
Are there title issues if buying one in Canada(660 Tenere) and riding it to the U.S., How about emission issues. Any body have the scoop on this? According to Yamaha Corp, They have no intensions of making the 660 available in the U.S.
Thanks. ::026::
Apart from the issue of them not being avaiable in Canada either?
 

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You will need the MSO when you get the bike to the boarder, in fact, it might you might to have the title at the boarder crossing three days before you attempt to cross. You will need insurance at the boarder. Check with mothership Yamaha about warranty concerns.
 

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i looked into it when Honda had the Varadero there. Yep you need title in hand to do paperwork before the bike. You also need a letter from the manufacturer stating it has been approved for U.S.A. That still doesn't doesn't gaurantee you entry. it sounded really hard now a days to get one here, harder than it used to be pre-0911.
 

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NOT AVAILABLE IN CANADA .
 

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There are two major importation hurdles that make it nearly impossible. I say nearly, because there are a couple of extremely restricted/expensive ways to make it happen.


The two hurdles are US compliance to safety codes and EPA.
For safety, you have to show that the vehicle meets every applicable Federal requirement, including for how the speedometer is marked, turn signal sizes, lumens of light, etc. Doing this is by documentation, not just riding up to your local NHTSA inspector. (Good luck finding one.)


Then you will need to do the same for your State safety inspection to get registered.


But the big hurdle is getting past the EPA, because basically only manufacturers have the resources to do and document the tests required. More than that, even the manufacturers find that a model passing non-US requirements may need to be re-tuned or changed to meet the US requirements. The Super Tenere is a good example of this, as the US ECU and muffler are not what people get in the rest of the world.


There are a few companies that you could find with Google who can do what you are looking for. It's largely done for show cars or for deep pocket collectors like Jay Leno. Essentially, they have to go through the same hoops as a manufacturer and in the end the vehicle gets modified frequently. Expect to pay more than the purchase price of a brand new Super Tenere for their work, so it is cost-prohibitive for a 660.


About the only other way is to be a foreign citizen and bring the vehicle to the US on vacation with the tags of the foreign country. If doing that and the vehicle gets sold in the US, whoever buys it will need to do the full NHTSA and EPA set of hurdles as soon as he tries to put any kind of US plates on. Most of these basically become expensive orphans because they can't be ridden on the street.


The only other way I know to do an end run is to find a model that has a US version with the same frame, then transfer all the non-US bits to the US frame. Some Fords owners have done this to use Euro parts for a unique look or to get turbo and other motor parts. Technically they are not legal on the US roads, but the VIN is what all the registries and such are tied to. Of course, you may be buying most of two bikes this way.
 

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Available world wide....except North America ::014::
You could allways ride the 1200 at half throttle everywhere, for the desired effect of the 660 ::015::
 

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greg the pole said:
Available world wide....except North America ::014::
It's already been pointed out that the 660 is available in Mexico. It is not available in the US or Canada, but it is available in parts of North America (Mexico for example).

http://www.yamaha-motor.com.mx/xt660tenere.html

[Rant]

I know "USAsians" think there's only one country in North America but North America actually includes Canada, USA, Greenland, Mexico and more.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_countries_by_population

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;)
 

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I've seen a couple newer Trans Alps in my wanderings. One had AZ plates. The AZ guy said it could be done with a wink. Read what you will into that wink.
 

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joeymac said:
Are there title issues if buying one in Canada(660 Tenere) and riding it to the U.S., How about emission issues. Any body have the scoop on this? According to Yamaha Corp, They have no intensions of making the 660 available in the U.S.
Thanks. ::026::
There's 3-4 660's at Yamaha's US Corp HQ in SoCal right now that are being ridden an tested on a daily basis. You never know.... :)
 

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iridemotorbikes said:
There's 3-4 660's at Yamaha's US Corp HQ in SoCal right now that are being ridden an tested on a daily basis. You never know.... :)

That's a REALLY good sign!!!
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Having had the opertunity to ride the 660 recently I can say 100% with money in hand I would buy one tomorrow if they do release them stateside... My 1200 isn't going anywhere but I would add the 660 to the stables without question, awesome machine.


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Ive ridden the 660 also.
Same for me. If we could get them here in the USA I would be first in line.
And the Super Tenere would probably go.

There was a petition some time ago to get Yamaha to bring the bike here. And folks were posting on the Yamaha Facebook page in an effort to get the bike here. No response from Yamaha.

I have a source for the bike from Europe and a way to get them here to USA cheap. But just no way to get it registered and legal here without spending way too much money.

Even better for me than the 660 would be a 450!
 

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And don't forget the XT660R, great value and a great ride. Did a TransCanada and Trans USA on one in 2011. Bike recommended to me by Nick Sanders who used them for his Morocco holiday rides. Funnily a couple of guys in Austin tried to buy it from me when I finished but I had to bring it home because of all the regs (import US and UK tax....)
 

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I heard from a little birdie that the 660 tenere will cost $11500 if it were to be sold in canada. they think nobody will buy a bike like that at that price.
 
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