New XT660 vs New KLR650

[Shark]

anybody got any info or pics on the new xt660 and the new klr650?
i know the klr has basically stade the same but looks crap in that red colours.but the xt looks totaly diffrent.
hows the preformance between the two?

all i've got is a pic of the supamoto xt

[Sparks!]

They will never be a proper supermoto, they are just tourer bikes with not much wind protection.

[Shark]

well when comparing the two's offroad capabilaty's ill say that the klr is the better bike,i read in our locale bike magizine,bike SA, that the klr was a lot better in the veld compared two the BMW's

[FostersMonste...]

I have the xt660x, are just as much fun as a hardcore supermoto bike, and i dunno who told u theres not much wind protection, i'm over 6'0 and sit upright doin little over a ton with no problems, and thats with the standard small screen

go here for piccys
www.xt660.com
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[lilredmachine]

[FostersMonste...]

i never said it was a hardcore supermoto, i said it was just as much fun.
i'm over 6'0 and weigh 18stone and i can chuck this thing about in the twistys with best of them, probably felt the same as u when i 1st got on it, yes its a heavy bike and took me a while to bring myself to trust the thing and find what it can do, now i'm getting footpegs on the ground which i never imagined would happen me first few months riding it
hasn't got as much grunt as other supermoto's but still enough!
mine is 52bhp but only cos i have added stage 1 & 2 filters, after market cans and removed air box snorkel, and that few bhp makes a hell of a difference!
but hey thats just my opinion of it, been riding it for little over a year now clocked up 13000 miles and have loved every second of it!

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[lilredmachine]

[FostersMonste...]

i'd like to get a more harcore SM as a 2nd bike for the rough stuff cos this bike is great but just not suitable enough for the rough stuff, and doin jumps it feels like sumthings breakin when ya hit the ground lol
just gotta find sumthin that ain't gonna winge about a fat git being on it! its either that or i'm gonna go for a bandit or a hornet as a second bike
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[athelstan]

Don't forget the Aprilia Pegaso Trail 650. Has the same Minarelli engine as the Yam.

[syris]

I felt the same way about my XT when I got it - thought it was crap, mainly down to the bad fueling.

But after owning it for a year (9000 miles, 4 crashes, 4 tyres, a few oil changes & a set of rear pads) I can say that it is a great road bike - no offroader or full on supermoto tho. But that's not what the bike is about...

I didn't know there was a new KLR out??

[FostersMonste...]

i've had a couple of crashes & going through rear avon distanzias every 2500-3000 miles hehe they have unbelievable grip! was kinda scared of corners till I met this tyre! lol
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[syris]

I seen them on the net a while back, how much are they for a set?

I have just been using cheap and cheerful Dunlop 208's.

[FostersMonste...]

last time i got a pair they where £138 from busters assesories plus about £5 postage
they a bit like tractor tyres but god damn they grip so good!
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