over on the XT660 web site their posting who's got the biggest !! sorry who's done the Highest mileage.

Here are some of the posts, seem that the engine in tried and tested .

240 km (86,520 miles)
Nick (XTZ, ??)-------------100,000 km (62, 137 miles)
Inkajoe XTR,04) ------------80,240 km (50,000 miles)
Major Fatty (XTR, 06)-------77,249 km (48,000 miles)
Robbi (XTR, 06)-------------70,167 km (43,600 miles)
dallas (XTZ, 08)-------------65,000 km (40,389 miles)
badga (XTX, 05)-------------57,666 km (35,832 miles)
dangerous74 (XTZ, 09)------56,327 km (35,000 miles)
this_is_was (XTX 07)--------46,300 km (28,770 miles)
uberthumper (XTZ, 09)------41,995 km (26,100 miles)
jahmann (XTR, 05)----------36,500 km (22,680 miles)
snakebasket (XTR, 10)------28,968 km (18,000 miles)
Pleiades (XTZ 08)-----------25,421 km (15,796 miles)
orangejohn (XTZ 09)--------21,457 km (13,333 miles)
chester0_1972 (XTX, 09)----20,921 km (13,000 miles)
Easy E (XTX 07)------------20,060 km (12,465 miles)
afk40 (XTR, 09)-------------19,312 km (12,000 miles)
jimmysimpson (XTZ)---------16,898 km (10,500 miles)
WhiteYamBen (XT?, 10)-----14,386 km (8,941 miles)
Keithblade (XTZ, 10)--------12,068 km (7,500 miles)
richardsracingmad (XTR, 08)--9,815 km (6,100 miles)

I had a 96 XTZ 660 Tenere and didn't have a problem with it for the 20,000km I put on it before selling. Of that 20k, 9k was in the one trip, half of it off road.

Do the normal things like change the oil and filter regularly and have a look over it for problems from time to time.

I was getting roughly 200kms to a tank off-road and more on-road.

My only complaint would be that I found them a little top heavy.

Yeah, that fuel consumption is more in line with what my brother was getting and what I got on a Yam 660 engined bike. As for the timing, just reporting what I was told and it makes perfect sense if you're leasing a fleet of them.

maybe I'm riding slower as I get older , but I get over 300 miles to my 23lt tank but that is on the xt660z

I understand from the comtributions XT 660 is not a good all around daily bike, may be better for long distance.

I have XT 600 E and not impressed : Consumption is high, tank small, vibrates, leaks everywhere...

Want to switch it with a smaller one. Thought about DRZ 400 S, after reading Ted, I see it is not a good choice too (((
may be KTM military ? !

Not in rush, will wait and see...
Infact I want to go to a smaller one like 250-400 for daily commuter

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They're all good bikes in their comfort zone. I would take an XT600E over a DRZ400 any day for anything bar proper off-roading.

Leaks everywhere ?? Vibrates ?? Most NEVER leak and mine wasn't vibey at all (for a single that is lol).

If you want a small daily commuter then the XT660X is quite good. Actually so is the DRZ400SM, just to confuse you more LOL.

Supermotos are the best city bikes in my biast opinion.

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Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.

i have the tenere too. riding with the bike right now to australia from germany. the bike has now 23.000km and still working good. its a great bike for travelling. if you do not wanna race etc and need mor power, the bike is really really goood for such long trips. and still offroad its really good. for this price you do not get a better bike.

i am happy and can highly recommend this bike.

regards
ingo

Is that on or off road Dazzerrtw ? On road even fully loaded with panniers, top bag and swag I was getting about 320k sitting on 100kph most of the time.

Offroad and up the cape (york) there was always heaps of wheel spin, start stop and then long blasts.

The bike never missed a beat other than the odd item vibrating off..Locktite is your friend

My consumption (XT660Z) is about the same as dazzer's. I reckon on 500+km range. On or off road doesn't seem to make much difference. Sometimes I find myself riding faster offroad than onroad! The bike normally lives in southern Spain at MotoAdvenTours bike park, but I rode it back to the UK a few months ago and was happy cruising all day long at a (GPS accurate) speed of 75-80mph.

But... I reckon my 800cc F650GS twin is even more economical.

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I bought a new XT660R in 2014 in Perth Australia. On the stock 15 litre tank, I rode to "Wave Rock" on one tank, that is 350km, and 23 km/litre. As this was a run in, I kept the speed low. I would later ride harder, but never got less than 300km/tank.

I also have a GS1200BMW, so weight is never an issue on the XT, it feels like a bycycle in comparrison. Due to distances in Australia, and also the arbitrary availability of fuel, I installed a 26 litre tank from "Off-The-Road" as well as a 2-1 Pipe and acropovic plus a Power commander.

The standard bike has a bit of a surge, but it was really the clearance and the weight that made me buy the 2-1. Saved 12 kg's and added some KW's. From stock 35 on engine, to 48 on a dyno. The bike moves like a rocket!

Best of all, I never fill up before 500km per tank, and has filled up after 600 km more than once. Riding in Australia at 100km/h, I often got 24 km/l.

Now in South Africa, I travel way faster, at 140 km/h, and still gets 20+km/l.

Im so happy with my XT, I sold my GS1200 last weekend. I may buy a GS again, but it seem a little pointless. I would rather take my XT RTW than the colossus. If only Yamaha had the same customer service tan BMW.

I have spoken to XT riders and reads whatever I can. Indeed, there are encyclopedia's written on mods you can do on these bikes, but a stock bike can take you RTW also.

that's really nothing yet, look here 100k miles!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isa5aBsoa9U


I do as well over 500km on the tank no problem.