Yamaha XTZ 660 Ténéré

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The XTZ 660 Ténéré is a motorcycle model from the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha , which was manufactured between 1991 and 1999 as a travel enduro . The sales name Ténéré refers to the desert of the same name in Niger , through which a demanding stage of the Dakar Rally led several times .

Model history

In early 1991, the XTZ 660 appeared as the successor to the Yamaha XT 600 Z Ténéré. The water-cooled 5-valve single cylinder with 659 cm³ displacement and 48  HP was technically up to date and was considered reliable. The frame has been redesigned and the oil tank has been integrated into the frame as in the Ténéré predecessor, the Yamaha XT 500 . The engine became a supporting element in the frame construction. The tank volume was 20 l, the spring travel 220 mm at the front and 200 mm at the rear. With a weight of 195 kg, the new Ténéré was finally too heavy for tough off-road use and became a touring machine. This version found 2976 buyers in Germany.

In 1994, the XTZ 660 received a double headlight, trim and instrumentation parts were taken over from the Yamaha XTZ 750 Super Ténéré . New emission limits resulted in a slight drop in performance to 46 hp. Around 1400 copies of this variant were sold. After the XTZ 750 Super Ténéré was withdrawn from the product range in 1996, the XTZ 660 Ténéré was the largest displacement enduro from Yamaha, and with the discontinuation of the DR BIG models from Suzuki, it was even the largest displacement Japanese enduro on the market.

The engine was also used in the Yamaha SZR 660 and various MZ models, such as the MZ Baghira and the MZ Scorpion .

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