hi,
first, i'm not a doctor, but thanks for the flowers! i see myself more as a mediator. not everything what i write is from my own experience (although i have some ;-) ) but i know whom to ask. so far...
i read also the story about this tenerized xt. an interesting concept but i ask myself wether it is not better to modify an old xt since the old xt (up to 89/90) has lots of what is implemented in the above concept. all you have to do (if you want) is to change the engine to a newer one (starting from 1996) and some minor modifications and the result will be the best xt you can get.
you shouldn't forget that the roots of the old xt lie in the rallye paris-dakar and lots of technical solutions are implemented in the serial modell. after 1990 when yamaha stopped to build the air-cooled tenere this poor bike was degraded to something what we call in germany a 'butter and bread' motorcycle. it will be sold as long as the figures are ok and then it will die silently...
regarding your question:
of course the rear subframe of the tt is not as strong as that from the xt.
the tt has a sportive concept where the emphasis lies on good performance, light-weight and easy handling. so, if you think about a travelling bike the xt is more suitable in my opinion.
regards,
klaus@xt600.de
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