I know Walters bike but he dropped around £10000 plus into it so it just isn't relevant in a real world choice between 2 bikes any more. If I had infinite resources I would build something like that too.
The X-country has a 9.5 litre tank, that's true but I already have a 5 litre booster tank and am planning to carry spare fuel as well. The XT660 only carries 16 in total, not 20 (that might be the Tenere you're thinking of). The X-country delivers close to the same range with 9.5 to the Yam with 16 comparing my range to riding with my brother who has an XT.
The BMW has brilliant range, especially while touring due to some very clever electronics. Also the engine management is far superior and I might be facing dealing with poor quality fuel, the Yam will not suffer that gladly, I hear.
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