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Originally Posted by Tomkat
My current option, chose mainly for reasons of (relative) simplicity and reliability, is the XT660Z.
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I loved my XT660Z, but there is one common failing which is the connector to the rectifier. Remove the connector looking for melting or blackened areas. If everything is OK, pull the 5 pins out and smear with dielectic grease.
I wasn't aware of this, and my rectifier connector finally gave up the ghost just as I got to the ferry back to Spain. I pushed the bike to the Yamaha dealer in Algeciras and left it with them. They replaced the entire wiring loom and the breakdown insurance paid for my flight home, then then flight back to collect the bike.
As for other bikes, the early 800cc parallel twins from BMW (F800GS etc) were just awful. Literally hundreds of UK R1200GS bikes had fuel pump connector failings. My several KTM 690 bikes have been fine, but my experience with my KTM 790 makes me question whether I would ever buy from them again.
From all accounts Honda comes pretty high in the reliability stakes.
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