Yamaha Germany has now published recommended sale price of EUR 6995.- on their web site. This is actually somewhat less than expected.

That equates to £4,871.06 in the UK.. Which if fair, they will sell it for £4995...

But Sadly, the XT660R is £4,599 OTR so they will charge about £1000 more for the Tenere

I guarantee that in "rip off Britain", we will pay at least £5495 OTR for the Tenere



I think ill be buying one in Spain and riding it home

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The equivalent website for the UK has no price.

2008 XT660Z Tenere

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Dave

Thats why I have no doubt they will bump up the price for the UK market..

They always do !

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Not a surprise, but the XT660R is not being pushed in the MCN "bikemart" at present: the normal lull in advertising at this time of year - sales quotas met (or not), everyone at the bike shows , etc

So, who will be the first UK dealer to provide a discounted price on the XT660Z??!!

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The 660R on the german site is 6050 EUR (£4215 GBP) so you can see the mark up that us Brits get hit with.

They have charged 1000 EUR more for the Tenere so I think its safe to assume they will charge us £1000 more for the Tenere over the 660R

I'd love to be wrong though !


Places like DK and other importers will probably do them for £5250.00 on a parrallel.

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Looks like a lip-smacking year coming up for the AM-look with the 800GS, 690 KTM, the Tenere and dare I say it, even the 700cc Trannie which at 200kg for a lovely smooth V-twin engine is not so shabby over the new Tenere's 183kg. [actually I read Tran is now 214kg. that's more like it] TBM just rated the Tran, suspension wise, over the XT660, tho it was only a quick ride and Ride like it too. The BMW 800 twin claims 178kg dry...

The new Ten looks the part which initially makes me suspicious: striking looks, relatively heavy with the cat set up and probably cheap suspension. But 22 litres set low down with EFI ought to be good for 450kms. This and the screen are great features. I dont think that low mudguard will be any more of a knobbly problem than it is on KTM Advs.

I dont believe that these days excess weight adds up to a more durable bike as someone mentioned earlier - just a not very sophisticated or a penny-pinching design. What was the original k/s Tenere - 138kg? It didnt need 2 front discs. And as AMers we know that above all, weight is the thing that cramps our style out in the world when the roads get rough. It's the one thing trip reports come back to again and again with heavier bikes.

The Japs in particular have never built bikes for the likes of us - they build them for people who want to look like overlanders because there are a whole lot more of them, right now probably watching BBC on a Sunday night with their mouths agape in admiration!

Anyway, cant wait to find out how they all shape up.

Ch

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I guess by now a few of us have sat on that bike at the NEC show; yes, the sales guys on the Yam stand reckon that it will be available for £4900 which looks reasonable compared with, say, the XT660R which has been advertised in the recent past for around £4200.
If that is the list price, then it can be just a matter of time before it is discounted by one or more dealers here (far less people looking at this bike than there were around the honeypot on the BMW stand!).

Thing is that, just like the 660R, it still needs the extras - as you say, Stu, the Yam luggage is rubbish - but it does not need as much doing to it as the R model e.g. the exhaust pipes are much higher and it looks like a pretty decent screen as stock.

Overall, it could be a bargain compared with the Beemer offerings.

Anyone know how good the stock suspension is? I forgot to look in rushing about the NEC.

Stu,
A brand new, unregistered, XT600 was advertised the other day on Motortrader for £3000 - it sold PDQ.

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South africa gets the 2008 tenere late 2008 price depends on the exchange rate at the time,pity it was'nt april when i get there.

I had a good look round the Tenere at the NEC bike show. No one on the Yamaha stand could explain the high weight quoted for the bike, the only thing that is apparent is the frame does look beefier in places particularly the sub frame, what you could see of it.

Just one issue I need to resolve or discount with a test ride. The seat felt restrictive because the rider is hemmed in between the tank and pillion, you feel stuck and unable to move back or forward. I watched a couple of people bum bounce and they came to the same conclusion. The reason for the high pillion seat is the under seat exhaust. The standard exhaust looks massive and must weigh a few kilos. I wonder if it could cause the seat to get hot as well.
Overall I like it.
Steve

Yes, I suspect one of the main sources of weight on the bike are those exhausts, and they would be high on my list of 'to replace' if I went for one of these. The other thing that concerns me a little is that looking at the double headlight makes me feel like I have blurred vision - not sure I'd like that feeling too often. Just as well I'd be sitting behind them. I'm looking forward to sitting on one. If what you say about the seat is true it could be an off-putting point. I usually do a fair bit of moving around on any long journey no matter how good the saddle is.

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As far as the exhausts go at least one of the bikes had an aftermarket aprokivic setup which looked a lot neater than stock (no idea of cost but it aint gona be cheap). I didnt get a proper look at the rear shock but would hope the stock item would be ok. I hope this bike can be a real world alternative to a beemer and if the price stays under 5 grand you could kit one of these out and have a great trip for less than the base price BMW. I found the seat very comfortable and the bike felt good and I am not blessed with long legs, only a decent test ride will confirm what its really like but I can imagine the Tenere is going to be a popular Bike when it comes out, cant wait to try one out.