Guard-it Technology Crashplate Yamaha XT660Z Tenere Description
The Yamaha XT660z is earning its place as the Leatherman of adventure touring bikes. A torquey, reliable motor in a well suspended chassis with a whopping tank range and useful fairing.
Recent months have shown that the bike is a very capable off-roader. Ridden very sucessfully in the 'Heroes and Legends' Rally by Jenny Morgan following 8000km of tough old Dakar Rally routes and already showing its worth to overlanders by such venerated riders as Chris Scott, it seems Yamaha have bought the Tenere range back into the limelight with a bang.
As with all adventure bikes the XT660Z suffers from a number of problems, 'out of the crate', not least of which seem to be the manufacturers lack of commitment to protect the bike properly from its intended use! See Chris Scott's holey experiences HERE.
Originally available with Yamaha crashbars and a plastic sumpguard these products were so unfit for their intended pupose that after numerous recalls Yamaha scrapped both.
After a brief examination of the originals we could immediately see the problems and kickstarted the infamous Adventure-Spec design process. Having sold over 1000 sets of BMWF800GS crashbars and bashplates (widely recognsed as some of the the best quality aftermarket parts in the business) to many happy customers (see HERE) we set about generating a similar quality of product for the Tenere.
High tensile steel bars precision bent by CNC machine, tig welded by professionals and then powder coated with the familiar Adventure-Spec three coat system (corrosion resistant primer, high build undercoat, protective top coat) start the process but its not all about the finish. Once completed each set of bars has to pass a complex testing programme to ensure it fits our 'Tenere' jig perfectly so that you know your bars will fit, first time, every time.
The finished bars are designed not only to look good but to properly protect your bike. We know from experience what impact a smashed side casing on the Karakorum Highway or a damaged sump in the middle of the empty quarter of the Sahara feels like, and its not good! Mounted to the frame downtube at the front (not a piece of 1.6mm pressed steel like the originals), and with a spacer and full width 150mm bolt connecting the rear mount points these bars are going nowhere. They may look like original bars, but there the similarity ends!
Having such a solid mounting point means the bashplate can also do its job properly. Made from 4mm aircraft grade aluminium, TIG welded and anodized to complete the superb finish the bashplate is tough enough to take huge impacts and protect your casings and sump from the damage it will surely sustain from flicked up rocks and dodgy dropoffs.
To finish the job off we provide anodised spacers and a complete range of stainless fittings. Our motto? If you're going to to it, do it right!
Recent months have shown that the bike is a very capable off-roader. Ridden very sucessfully in the 'Heroes and Legends' Rally by Jenny Morgan following 8000km of tough old Dakar Rally routes and already showing its worth to overlanders by such venerated riders as Chris Scott, it seems Yamaha have bought the Tenere range back into the limelight with a bang.
As with all adventure bikes the XT660Z suffers from a number of problems, 'out of the crate', not least of which seem to be the manufacturers lack of commitment to protect the bike properly from its intended use! See Chris Scott's holey experiences HERE.
Originally available with Yamaha crashbars and a plastic sumpguard these products were so unfit for their intended pupose that after numerous recalls Yamaha scrapped both.
After a brief examination of the originals we could immediately see the problems and kickstarted the infamous Adventure-Spec design process. Having sold over 1000 sets of BMWF800GS crashbars and bashplates (widely recognsed as some of the the best quality aftermarket parts in the business) to many happy customers (see HERE) we set about generating a similar quality of product for the Tenere.
High tensile steel bars precision bent by CNC machine, tig welded by professionals and then powder coated with the familiar Adventure-Spec three coat system (corrosion resistant primer, high build undercoat, protective top coat) start the process but its not all about the finish. Once completed each set of bars has to pass a complex testing programme to ensure it fits our 'Tenere' jig perfectly so that you know your bars will fit, first time, every time.
The finished bars are designed not only to look good but to properly protect your bike. We know from experience what impact a smashed side casing on the Karakorum Highway or a damaged sump in the middle of the empty quarter of the Sahara feels like, and its not good! Mounted to the frame downtube at the front (not a piece of 1.6mm pressed steel like the originals), and with a spacer and full width 150mm bolt connecting the rear mount points these bars are going nowhere. They may look like original bars, but there the similarity ends!
Having such a solid mounting point means the bashplate can also do its job properly. Made from 4mm aircraft grade aluminium, TIG welded and anodized to complete the superb finish the bashplate is tough enough to take huge impacts and protect your casings and sump from the damage it will surely sustain from flicked up rocks and dodgy dropoffs.
To finish the job off we provide anodised spacers and a complete range of stainless fittings. Our motto? If you're going to to it, do it right!
Manufactured from High Tensile CNC bent steel tubing and aircraft grade aluminium plate
All TIG welded seams
All tubing protected with three coat powder coating system
Usual G-iT comprehensive expedition tested protection
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Customer Reviews
- Quality Review by matt elsmore
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An excellent product far superior to the Yamaha product. A little tricky to install when the bike is on the side stand but overall a fantastic item (Posted on 05/10/2011)Overall rating - Rhino-skin protection for the little Tenere Review by Tourer
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Great product, with this strapped under my bike I feel far more confident at tackling those drop-offs. I have the feeling that the sump will be impervious to all nature can throw at me. Probably deluded in this belief, but I like the solid hunk of aluminium, the weld quality and the attention that has gone into making this bash-plate. Perfect protection of the radiator housing. Would be great if we could get a crash protector for the radiator and side panels too. A little difficult to fit, chose to shorten a bolt rather than remove the exhaust. (Posted on 05/10/2011)Overall rating
