Well I threw a leg over an xtz66 today.
The bike feels good, but I only managed tar and some motorway on a 45 minute ride.
It is better set up for dirt than the Wee [as expected] but hits 140+ ok and is stable at that.
The bike is tall, the seat feels good, the screen seems to work [considering it is smaller than the Wee screen].
On the road it handles well but doesn't have the "flickable" feel of the Wee.
Although I couldn't try it on dirt I think it would handle much like [though better than] my KLR, heaps of ground clearance and loads of suspension travel.
So......it would be the ideal bike for me as it would do the highway almost as good as the Wee, it would do dirt better than both the Wee and the KLR.
Sadly I don't think it is going to suit the bank account :thumbdown:
From a dollar value the Wee is better "bang for buck".
Compared to the KLR650 and the BMW GS650/800 [the Wee and the xtz are not quite in the same category with each other] I think the Yamaha xtz660 would be the bike to buy by a country mile- good purchase price/maintenance costs compared to the BMW's and better technology than the KLR.
Until I find a way to afford one I'm going to have to settle for doing "local" bush/fire trails on teh KLR and my long trips on the Wee.
Ah well, I guess that ain't so bad......for now. :fineprint:
Here are a couple of pics of the one I rode today.