Hello from Newbie in Kent...
 

Afternoon all.
I've just bought myself a new toy...a 2007 XT660X.
Looks lovely in black with gold rims. :-)
I bought it for some fun and commuting through traffic on. My current ZZR1200 is just too heavy and powerful for the commuting. Great on long open roads though!
I've noticed that the surging my XT suffers with under light throttle appears to be a common problem, despite the previous owner having done a few mods in an attempt to cure it.
Hopefully this is the right place to speak to someone to help make my bike ride as well as it looks.
Anyone located in the South East of England with a sorted 2007 model?
I'm hoping to pick up some ideas on curing the surging, fitting some nice sounding pipes, and any other good mods that people can recommend.
Looking forward to participating in the forum. :-)
Regards, Rob.

Haven't got an X, but I'm in Kent as well. Welcome! If there's an answer to an XT problem, you'll find it here.

Another Kent X owner here, welcome aboard!


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:006: Welcome on board Rob


Plenty of mods you can do to reduce the surging, a lot of which are either free to do, or cheap and easy. Here's some reading homework for you... ;)

Join XT660.com supporters to access the �Ask Kev� 1:1 technical help section - http://www.xt660.com/payments.php

Twist-grip mod - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?p=154983

Cush drive rubber mod - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=12422

Adjust your CO - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=55

Adjust your TPS - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=56

Kev fuelling mod - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=194

O2 controller - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=14746 (current version from post #165)

Click on the link in my signature for the full list of all the mods available � be warned it�s a long one! ;)

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Welcome on board Rob and this is certainly the right place to find all of the info that u need to get your steed running well. I too have the X and I really enjoy it, it also helps to keep one's licence too!! Have fun.

Welcome mate, be warned your bike might not stay standard for long if you start reading the links above.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. :-)
Glad to hear there are some other Kent XT riders. Any of you looking to do the May Day run to Hastings?
My bike has had a few mods to reduce surging...air box drilled, snorkel removed and oxy sensor mod. Looks like there's plenty still to do.
I'd love to give it a little more grunt and some deeper sounding pipes.
It's deffo a licence saver compared to the ZZR1200, but I love being able to give it some beans without it flying to three figure speeds before you know it.
Right...I've got a lot of links to look at.
Happy Easter all!