Difference between revisions of "Yamaha XT660"

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[[Image:Yamaha_XT_660.jpg|right|Yamaha XT 660R]]
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The Yamaha XT 660 is a series of dual purpose on/off road [[Motorcycle|motorcycles]] released by [[Yamaha Motor Corporation|Yamaha Motors]] as a replacement for the old XT 600, a motorcycle very popular with the [[Off road|off-road]] and travelling crowd.  
The Yamaha XT 660 is a series of dual purpose on/off road [[Motorcycle|motorcycles]] released by [[Yamaha]] as a replacement for the old XT 600, a motorcycle very popular with the [[Off road|off-road]] and travelling crowd.  


It's an evolution of the original XT series ('X' stands for [[4 stroke|4-stroke]], 'T' for monocylindric), a line of motorcycles inspired on those used on the [[Paris Dakar|Paris-Dakar]] rally, and designed to withstand extreme conditions of terrain while retaining features specific to urban use.  
It's an evolution of the original XT series ('X' stands for [[4 stroke|4-stroke]], 'T' for monocylindric), a line of motorcycles inspired on those used on the [[Paris Dakar|Paris-Dakar]] rally, and designed to withstand extreme conditions of terrain while retaining features specific to urban use.  

Revision as of 14:07, 16 January 2007

Yamaha XT 660R

The Yamaha XT 660 is a series of dual purpose on/off road motorcycles released by Yamaha as a replacement for the old XT 600, a motorcycle very popular with the off-road and travelling crowd.

It's an evolution of the original XT series ('X' stands for 4-stroke, 'T' for monocylindric), a line of motorcycles inspired on those used on the Paris-Dakar rally, and designed to withstand extreme conditions of terrain while retaining features specific to urban use.

It has a 660cc water cooled engine with 35 kilowatt, disk brakes on both wheels, electronic fuel injection and catalysators.


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