Whats this bike like?

[MikeyC]

YAMAHA SZR660 660CC, 1997 P Reg, 6,901 km, Blue. Very good condition, Warranty, HPI checked, Data Tag, Check availability before travelling!. Full service and MOT facilities.
Price: £2195.00 [/img]

[JimboJ]

To be honest It looks like it's a nice bike but I've never heard of it! I was wondering what repair costs etc would be!

James
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[McJamweasel]

Rubbish.

Engine is a 660 single, frame is off the TZR 125.
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[MikeyC]

is it a 'dont touch with a bargepole job'?

[McJamweasel]

Basically. Have a look on the mcn website - I'm pretty sure theres a review of it on there.
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[Korn]

[MikeyC]

it does look nice. Contemplating doing a p/x with my bike, but if its that bad, I won't bother!

[Kickstart]

Hi

Not that quick and vibrate a bit. Frame from the Italian market TZR125 (which apparently came from a Japanese market TZR250). Built by the Italian YAmaha importer.

All the best

Keith
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[MikeyC]

Thanks Keith, so basically, don't touch is your advice?

[Kickstart]

Hi

I think they are ugly (they look better in red), but they are cheap to buy for a fairly new one.

If it wasn't for the styling then the idea would appeal (same kind of power, but I far prefer the Gilera Saturno).

They are probably quite close to 33hp and fairly easy to restrict.

All the best

Keith
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[MikeyC]

restricting is the last thing I wanna do! Got my full licence now, so want a bigger bike, if its not as quick as say an R6, would this be a good option 4 me? What's reliability like?

[Danny]

I was thinking about buying of those those bikes, but the serious lack of power put me of it.

[Smoto Bob]

[MikeyC]

thats the only pic i have! So do I go 4 it or not go 4 it?

[EuropeanNC30R...]

For a fairly novice rider I wouldn't have thought the lack of power would be an issue, unless you go on loads of rideouts with mates on 600's etc.

[Smoto Bob]

By the sounds of it mate it not going to be your thing, if your compairing it to an R6 . its not realy going to be a sports bike!!!
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[MikeyC]

tbh, I just need a bigger bike for my daily commute to work, thats my priority. I need some more info and pics on the bike first I think!

[EuropeanNC30R...]

It might be best to get a test ride on that and a few other bikes in your price range to see what you like.

[JimboJ]

Don't buy it, there are many better bikes you could get for around £2k look around (y).

James
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[Smoto Bob]

Depends, i know of a xt660 engine making 80bhp!!


Anyway that will only be like 40bhp at the rear wheel if ya lucky which ant loads.

But commuter wise i think it would be great. Brakes should be super. Wont weight loads. don't matter what gear your in. Lots of mile per gallon. Will last for ever that engine.
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[mr.z]

Hate to say it but you can get ALLOT better bikes for the money i'm affraid, a friend just got a zxr400 for £1300, maybe not what your looking for but a condsiderably better bike and parts are very easy to get, perhaps not the case with this bike...

How about an older fazer perhaps? suzuki bandit? zzr400/600? cbr600 is a popular one (mainly because it will do everything 99% of their owners want...)

The list is endless, its comes down to quite a few things...

- How much money (not just how much it costs initially but services on a bmw perhaps will be allot more than a cb500 most of which you could do yourself anyway!)
- How far is your commute?
- Will you be touring on it/going long distances?
- What kind of roads will you be rideing most of the time?
- Will you be takeing a passenger?
- Will you take it on trackdays?

Just a few but theres allot of completely different bikes out there, no two are alike and no two owners have the same needs/wants of the bikes abilities.
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[MikeyC]

Good point zero. Basically using mainly as a commute, 40 mins each way, filtering through non-stop traffic 90% of the journey. No trackdays, not gonna be taking passengers. I don't want a bike with more than 20,000 miles on it ideally. Dont want anythnig older than say an 'N' reg. Not really seen anything for £2k. Looked on eBay and BikeTrader, but still nothing. Been considering CBR6 and Hornet, but I just want something reliable and in good condition for the reg.

[Smoto Bob]