XT800Z

[Ironhand]

1000 km in a day on a 800 triple with loaded panniers will be a very very long day. 1000km in a day on the xt1200 is a walk in the park!!!!
Big bikes = big miles. I will use the 800 for day trips only

Depends a bit how big you are. I've spent some time on a buddy's 800XC. At 6'-4" and 245lbs it felt like a 9/10ths scale bike to me. Other than that, I thought it was pretty amazing.

 

[sail2xxs]

1000 km in a day on a 800 triple with loaded panniers will be a very very long day. 1000km in a day on the xt1200 is a walk in the park!!!!
Big bikes = big miles. I will use the 800 for day trips only

I did 1000 miles/day on my 800 GS fairly often. What I found made the biggest difference between it and the S10 is the fuel tank size, chain maintenance, and ultimately, reliability. The ergonomics on the GS were great after a few tweaks. I'm 6'3" and 220. XT800Z should hopefully be more nimble offroad, but if it has a chain I'd be a lot less interested.

Chris

 

[Tremor38]

now they are getting smart, but I think it will cut into the sales of the 1200 for sure. I ride one up all the time, and the 900 triple would be my perfect choice. I really hope they make this bike, as I am certainly on the buy list.

No use in getting your hopes up. The U.S. never gets the 'good' bikes. O0

If Yammie makes something more off-road worthy than the present competition (not hard to do), they might just have something. Better reliability should be a foregone conclusion.

Out of all the people who will clamor for the new 800, I wonder how many will truly make use of it off road. Yamaha should tear a page frow BMW's playbook by offering a version with reduced seat height. I wonder if they will put a shaft drive on this one.

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[Ramseybella]

I think if Yamaha will come out with a lighter , more torque and even more off road worthy Super Tenere it would be based on a company's new 1000cc parallel twin engine . Here is the wright up by Cycle Worlds Kevin Cameron :
http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/07/07/new-yamaha-parallel-twin-motorcycle-engine/
Good stuff !!! I would prefer this over the triple ...

What the heck is that thing in the last photo to the left with no tank?

 

[~TABASCO~]

Its one of there big scooters with a cast aluminum frame...


Those new engines are pretty cool... cant wait to see what will be coming out with them installed.. ::008::

 

[Ramseybella]

Its one of there big scooters with a cast aluminum frame...


Those new engines are pretty cool... cant wait to see what will be coming out with them installed.. ::008::

Hope it's not some transformer Robotic looking one eyed Cyclops POS with a Beak.. ???

 

[bloke]

 

[greg the pole]

I like the way you think, Greg! ::012::

-Bruce

In case you didn't hear Bruce...Job done. http://thetenerist.wordpress.com/?s=fz
And lo and behold, we're in California next week for 7 days worth of riding... ::26:: and ::001::

 

[GrahamD]

Forget the unsprung weight, does an adventure bike really need USD forks :question: :question:

Um no. You can ride an old Harley if you like out there..It's the reliability that worries me not the weird suspension.

But the USD forks are better all round, Except for that pesky dirt stuff getting into them. Would be cheaper than a telelever setup to think about protecting them a bit better I would have thought.

 

[Tremor38]

Gaters on USD's. Hm...
As i mentioned somewhere
-long travel suspension
- high ground clearance
- rally raid look
- high fender option
- Tc&ABS switchable on the fly
- No freakin' restrictions
- 21/18 wheels
- WTF
...i'am keeping my snowflake. They'll never going to make it right.


©

Not a snowflake, not a snowflake, not a snowflake, not a snowflake, not a snowflake C ::005:: Am I having any affect yet? ::017::

 

[num]

Sold my tenere for being too big and too low, hopefully this fixes that.

For now i'm on a klr, in the rear with the gear.

 

[cosmic]

Not a snowflake, not a snowflake, not a snowflake, not a snowflake, not a snowflake C ::005:: Am I having any affect yet? ::017::

Umh...no! ;D

 

[hANNAbONE]

I am so very sorry for you, Num.

Sold my tenere for being too big and too low, hopefully this fixes that.

For now i'm on a klr, in the rear with the gear.