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so true, the thing with the ticket printers... it's just to easy to go fast in urban areas, and with the "overview" on the traffic, it's a bit safer than normally too. my everyday challenge is to hold back on the throttle until the motor's a bit warm - so when i get to the "faster" part of my commute, i can have still more fun. riding to work is easily the most enjoyable part of my mornings. i drive a yamaha xt660x, while not a pure supermoto-bike in the "really-sporty" department, it's a f-ing blast to drive in the mountains and the twisty roads. the very upright position is something to get used to on long trips, because wind-pressure is an issue. it's got around 50hp, but is quite a bit heavier than the ktms and huskies. on the other hand, it's service-intervalls are set at 10.000 kilometres, compared to 6.000 with a ktm. i just bought a new helmet with less weight, less features and better aerodynamics in order to cut down on wind-noise and neckstrain - but still, riding the thing to the lakes 50kms from vienna is just cool. pics of my bike have to be done asap, meanwhile here are the yamaha-photos... i got rid of all the stickers, so now it's pure white (with many interspersed black insect-casualties).
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another try to add the pic...
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Repost from "We do it with two": My commuter and fun ride. It's a 2008 Yamaha XT 660 X, the supermoto version of the "R". My only modification was the removal of all red stickers, and i really dig the all white look.    Heard that it's not being sold in the US... you guys are missing out on a massivly vibrating one-cylinder direct injection engine with 660ccm, enormous torque in the low revs and really nice brakes. It's no horsepower/weight monster like all the ktms out there, but a very flexible bike. driving in and around town is great fun, and no car and most bikes can not follow you in traffic. the high mirrors and handlebars allow me to pass between lanes in front of traffic lights where lower bikes can not go. My sole issue is the lack of availability of a windshield for longer trips. 120km/h and more get *very* windy...
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Oct 2, 2009 10:37
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it is on the heavy side, but very easy to manouver - of course it's not a sporty bike like the lightweight 350s or the ktm-racehorses. on the other side: great stability, it's quite possible to go 150kmh on the autobahn without any wobbling. it's a fun everyday bike, and i would not dare to take it to a kart-parcours or to racing!
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it's not... something messed up your forks, did you by chance use a high pressure cleaner on them? that messed up my first 50cc bikes forks ;-) go to a specialist if you're not sure about what you should do - forking over a few bucks is not going to hurt as much as hosed up steering.
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