My XT600E which is similar to the 660 but older and smaller engined and with carbs (and therefore presumably less powerful) copes well with even the enormous amount of crap I load on it. A recent trip I took to Morocco and Iran I took what can only be described as a ridiculous weight (there was an ice axe and crampons in there for some of the time, that'll give you an idea what a rolling gear store I was!). Bouncing around on Moroccan pistes and Turkish roads didn't seem to do the subframe any harm either.
To sum up, assuming the 660 has similar reliability and quality to the 600 then it's going to be great for the type of stuff you mention. The only major 'oops' Yamaha seem to have made is to run the pipes under the sump, but I'm guessing you can get a bash plate for them.
Have no idea about the injector/push starting thing though!
Matt
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