Wilsons Sandbox

On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 12:23:16PM -0600, eb miller wrote:

> i am more awake now. Yamaha as introduced a new model called XT660R. Don't have any idea how it works but its existence proves theres a market.

Where did you see that, for the US market? Yamaha hasn't sold a 'big' XT here in ages, though the Tenere has been around the EU for years, lots of them on the Dakar. -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 12:09:27PM -0500, Chris wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 12:23:16PM -0600, eb miller wrote: > > i am more awake now. Yamaha as introduced a new model called XT660R. > > Don't have any idea how it works but its existence proves theres a > > market. > > Where did you see that, for the US market? Yamaha hasn't sold a 'big' > XT here in ages, though the Tenere has been around the EU for years, > lots of them on the Dakar.

Maybe he's thinking of the 660cc Yamaha as packaged by MZ? Incidentally, it seems like that 660cc engine shows up all over the place -- in quads, in the MZ, in Yamaha's own bikes that aren't sold here, etc. I wonder if there are any other Kawasaki products that use the KLR motor? The 650cc quads seem to be Different. Thor

On Wed, 2004-01-28 at 17:41, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> here, etc. I wonder if there are any other Kawasaki products that use > the KLR motor? The 650cc quads seem to be Different. > > Thor

Not a snowballs chance in hell. The ATV and play bike markets are far too competitive for BigK to even consider dropping in our ancient underpowered mill into a spanking new ATV. It'd be blood in the water for Honda and Yamaha. Besides with ATV's and dirtbikes outselling dualsports by 10-15x (or whatever, but it's definitely a multiple of a multiple) it's not even cost-effective to consider using an old plant when marketing the new improved model every 1-2 years is what is selling. Nobody cares about the DS market in the US and it shows. We are the lowest of low. Z DC A5X A12X

On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 05:41:51PM -0500, Thor Lancelot Simon wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 28, 2004 at 12:09:27PM -0500, Chris wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 12:23:16PM -0600, eb miller wrote: > > > i am more awake now. Yamaha as introduced a new model called XT660R. > > > Don't have any idea how it works but its existence proves theres a > > > market. > > > > Where did you see that, for the US market? Yamaha hasn't sold a 'big' > > XT here in ages, though the Tenere has been around the EU for years, > > lots of them on the Dakar. > > Maybe he's thinking of the 660cc Yamaha as packaged by MZ?

Well there's this http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/news/2003-09-09/xt660r-e.html Just not coming to the US unless I missed something, which is why I asked. -- ___ ______ _____ __ ________ ___ / _ |< < / == / ___/__ / /_ /_ __/ / __ ____ _ ___ /__ \ / __ |/ // / ****/ (_ / _ \/ __/ / / / _ \/ // / ' \/ _ \ /__/ /_/ |_/_//_/ == \___/\___/\__/ /_/ /_//_/\_,_/_/_/_/ .__/ (_) 8600 miles*Russel Lines*Supertrapp Race* /_/ http://www.panix.com/~cesser/mybike/

It should fit. I know for sure that the stock head pipe will fit the stock muffler and the Laser Pro Duro. The Laser Pro Duro also fits the Big Gun head pipe, therefore the Big Gun head pipe should fit the stock muffler. Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/cmc.html

----- Original Message ----- From: "xt535" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 4:48 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Big Gun headpipe vs stock > Has anyone compare the bend and length of the BG header to the > stocker? Would the BG bolt up to a stock muffler, or a Supertrapp > IDS2 without additional bending or hardware? Thanks! > > Eric Stevens > Mechanicsburg, Pa > Y2K A7