Piano sales might be OK for Yamaha, but ............
 

So is Yamaha.
Most of the motorcycle division profits come from selling 125cc bikes into the Asian market; in Europe they priced themselves out of the market and have now admitted that - too late maybe?

rectifier,:cool4: so that's what this thing is called in english.
Only a problem for a certain part of the 2008,the first year, series.
It came slowly but I didn't know the symtoms by then.
for more info try this:
. : XT660.com The #1 xt660 resource : . | The #1 xt660X, xt660R and xt660Z Tenere resource
or if you understand German:
XT-660.de • Thema anzeigen - LimaRegler defekt XT 660 Z - Serienproblem !?

The rectifier, disc and chain came all within less than 10000km, but that was just bad luck. Back then I doubted how far I will get but today I'm happy with this bike.

As I said before I don't know the Sertago. I never considered this bike, but the F800GS which in the end had to much electronic for me so I went for the Tenere.
The fact that I already had a XTZ660 from the early 90's helped also.

There is one big problem though if your shorter than 1.80cm.
The seating position is quite high.
Just go and try one out and see for yourself.

In Switzerland Yamaha tried to sell the Tenere in 2008 for almost $13000.
In 2010 the official price was reduced to around $10000. (already adjusted the fall of the $ in this periode of time)
I bought mine in February 2011 as a new bike and , what a surprice , it was a 2008 model with the known problem of the rectifier, which I wanted to avoid by not buying a used bike doh



sushi

I rode one the new f650s or whatever one wants to call it in 2011,it went ok,but you look at it and think bloody hell its built to a price,ancient forks,tin swingarm..it didnt seem that robust..
Then I found myself a geriatric old tenere and its taken me further than any of the new bikes I've had have..yamaha got something very right all that time ago..