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MZ Baghira 660 Enduro
NO QUESTION, THE BUG-EYED MASTIFF IS VERY cool, but with its wide, 17-inch wheels and sticky low-profile rubber, it's best suited to terrorizing repli-racers in the canyons. Fun, in other words, but not terribly versatile. If it's all-around ability you want, consider the dual-purpose Baghira. As MZs go, it's inexpensive, undercutting the Mastiff and the fully faired Skorpion Sport Cup by $200. Don't equate inexpensive with cheap, though: Top-shelf compo-nents-46mm Paioli fork, WP shock, Acerbis plastic and Grimeca brakes-are standard fare. Except for more relaxed steering geometry and an inch-longer swingarm, the Baghira's steel frame mirrors the Mastiffs. Ditto the twin-piston front brake caliper, single-piston rear, one-piece seat, plastic tailpiece and goliath muffler. Tweaks include a smaller-diameter front brake rotor, motocross-style handlebar, an additional 3.5 inches of suspension travel both front and rear and narrower, larger-diameter wheels shod with dirt-capable Pirelli MT60s.
There are no surprises in the engine department. The
Baghira (though spelled differently, the name comes from the black panther in
Rudyard Kipling's classic, The Jungle Book) is powered by the same
liquid-cooled, twin-carb, five-valve 660cc Yamaha Single that propels most MZs.
The overall gear ratio is different, though, to compensate for the larger
circumference of the 18-inch rear tire.
In all fairness, though, the view from the saddle is
spectacular. Only drivers of jacked-up 4x4s have a better take on traffic.
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