Wanted: Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere / Honda NX 650 Dominator
Ronny Hanssen
Hi,
I am interested in buying a Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere or a Honda NX 650
Dominator, and I am very intersted in learning more about them.
Which should I choose from the above? Is there any
advantages/disadvantages that I should know about before deciding?
I will have a passenger on several occasions, and that's why I have
considered these models in particular, as I have heard that the seats
are exceptionally good. Is this true?
Are there other options that I should consider in your opinion?
Finally: If you have an XTZ 660 Tenere or a Honda NX 650 Dominator
and consider selling it please e-mail me on ronny....@poboxes.com
and I can guarantee that I'll be in the mood for business.
I'd prefer model 1992 or newer.
Any feedback is appreciated.
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Ronny Hanssen,
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Radbert Grimmig
In <32F747...@funcom.com>, Ronny Hanssen <ro...@funcom.com> writes:
>Hi,
>
>I am interested in buying a Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere or a Honda NX 650
>Dominator, and I am very intersted in learning more about them.
>I will have a passenger on several occasions [snip]
If you are ready to shell out the money for a Dominator *and* will ride two-up
often, there's no reason not to get an XL600V Transalp instead, which doesn't
come much dearer and is far better suited ... except you *want* a single ...
regards, Radbert
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Rene Tschirley
Ronny Hanssen <ro...@funcom.com> writes:
>I will have a passenger on several occasions, and that's why I have
>considered these models in particular, as I have heard that the seats
>are exceptionally good. Is this true?
Er -- I've got a Dominator and I'm really happy with it (well, I would
be even more happy if it wouldn't be so damaged...) -- but: the seat
is nice as long as you don't drive on long distances. After three
hours without stopping, my back hurts a little ;-)
I do not know if the Yamaha's seat is much better, but I won't expect
it to be...
Be sure that your passenger always will have a better seat than you!
*grin* When I'm driving alone, I often use to slide back to the
passenger's seat on long distances and higher speed...
Bye,
Rene
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Ronny Hanssen
Mathias Klotz wrote:
>
> In article <5d9pmn$8...@fu-berlin.de>, gre...@ukbf.fu-berlin.de says...
> >>I will have a passenger on several occasions, and that's why I have
> >>considered these models in particular, as I have heard that the seats
> >>are exceptionally good. Is this true?
> >it to be...
> not in my back, it was in the a**....
Really? I have read on some tests in a mag (SuperBike - Norwegian
edition) that the Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere should be perfectly suited
for riding with a passenger. From what you guys have said it seems
like that is not the case, but then again, the mag-journalist might
be corrupted :-)
Isn't it a little bit heavy? I mean, the Transalp is 211kg, the
Tenere is 171kg, and the Dominator is 180kg. How will that be
reflected when driving and should it affect my choice?
I am pretty much covered when it comes to technical data on the
Dominator and the Transalp, but I don't know too much about the
Tenere. Can anyone help me out here?
This especially regards the seat height and wheel-dimension.
Thanks,
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Mathias Klotz
In article <5d9pmn$8...@fu-berlin.de>, gre...@ukbf.fu-berlin.de says...
>>I will have a passenger on several occasions, and that's why I have
>>considered these models in particular, as I have heard that the seats
>>are exceptionally good. Is this true?
>I do not know if the Yamaha's seat is much better, but I won't expect
>it to be...
Even worse. I couldn't drive for more than two hours. But the pain was
not in my back, it was in the a**....
Bye
Mathias
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Norbert Podien
Mathias Klotz <lz...@wzl-tf1.wzl.rwth-aachen.de> schrieb im Beitrag
<5d9v4c$i79$1...@news.rwth-aachen.de>...
> >I do not know if the Yamaha's seat is much better, but I won't expect
> >it to be...
> Even worse. I couldn't drive for more than two hours. But the pain was
> not in my back, it was in the a**....
>
> Bye
> Mathias
>
This is f... true. The pain is in the a**. You feel it after about 15 min.
And after other 15 min., there is no more feeling "in front" (=vorn!). This
IS a problem! But I've heard, the Sitzbank from the BMW F 650 is much more
comfortably and fits to the bike. I think I will try it.
Bye np
PS: Un' ich sach noch, Mathes, fah nich nach Kiel... SCHLORK!!
Rene Tschirley
lz...@wzl-tf1.wzl.rwth-aachen.de (Mathias Klotz) writes:
>Even worse. I couldn't drive for more than two hours. But the pain was
>not in my back, it was in the a**....
Okayokay, I did mean the lower part of the back -- well, the lowest :)
Bye,
Rene
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Rene Tschirley
"Norbert Podien" <norbe...@metronet.de> writes:
>This is f... true. The pain is in the a**. You feel it after about 15 min.
>And after other 15 min., there is no more feeling "in front" (=vorn!).
Hehe. Don't buy a Yamaha, then. *grin evilly*
For short distances in the city or medium range distances on the
driveway, the NX ist just best! Only for highway I'd recommend a Pan
European or something like that.
>IS a problem! But I've heard, the Sitzbank from the BMW F 650 is much more
>comfortably and fits to the bike.
Who wants an ugly F650 anyway, since he can get the lovely Dominator?
Bernd Dreier
Ronny Hanssen wrote:
>
> Mathias Klotz wrote:
> >
> > In article <5d9pmn$8...@fu-berlin.de>, gre...@ukbf.fu-berlin.de says...
> > >>I will have a passenger on several occasions, and that's why I have
> > >>considered these models in particular, as I have heard that the seats
> > >>are exceptionally good. Is this true?
> > >it to be...
> > not in my back, it was in the a**....
>
> edition) that the Yamaha XTZ 660 Tenere should be perfectly suited
> for riding with a passenger. From what you guys have said it seems
> like that is not the case, but then again, the mag-journalist might
> be corrupted :-)
>
> Isn't it a little bit heavy? I mean, the Transalp is 211kg, the
> Tenere is 171kg, and the Dominator is 180kg. How will that be
I don't know exactly, but I had one a year ago and it's certainly above
195kg.
> reflected when driving and should it affect my choice?
>
> I am pretty much covered when it comes to technical data on the
> Dominator and the Transalp, but I don't know too much about the
> Tenere. Can anyone help me out here?
> This especially regards the seat height and wheel-dimension.
shouldn't differ too much between Dominator and Tenere. If you want to
use your bike off-road, I would highly recommend the Dominator, because
the Tenere is too heavy and handling is also not comparable to a Domi.
Also, I see advantages of the Dominator engine.
All in all, if you hardly want to use your bike off-road, take the
Transalp, its weight is OK compared to the other bikes and you get two
cylinders --- in the other case, get a Dominator.
++Benne
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Georg Dieter Loidl
Ronny Hanssen wrote:
>
>[........]
>
> Isn't it a little bit heavy? I mean, the Transalp is 211kg, the
> Tenere is 171kg, and the Dominator is 180kg. How will that be
The XTZ660Tenere isn't 171 Kg !!!! IMHO about 200Kg.
Possible the old XT600Tenere is 171Kg.
Schorsch