Just order from the Kev man! quick postage and quality assurance guaranteed ;)

Well let me give you some feedback on what I think of these fork spacers. I had always thought that a standard bike is good, so apart from setting up the suspension on my track R1, I had never intervened with any of my road bikes. I have owned an 07 XT660X as well as an 08 and I had always accepted the quirks as part of the "character" of these bikes. Then I discovered your forum and I started to try some of the suggested mods, and my ideas started to change......
The fork mod was the latest one I tried and I was not totally convinced if I needed it or not as I never ride the XT very hard, I use it mainly as a commuter bike in the city. Well how wrong could I have been????
I had the bits fitted by a suspension expert (RS Suspension here in Roma) and he also changed the fork oil to a slightly higher or lower grade so add some stiffness.
Well the handling of the bike is totally transformed. The bike is more fun, more stable in general and MUCH more stable under braking. It has become a genuine fun bike and I now ride it MUCH harder and I get more smiles per ride!!! I can now brake hard without the front end dive, and in a corner I can now feel what the bike is doing.
100% recommended, thanks guys!!!!! Simon

Thanks for your feedback Simon. :laughing6:

Ok, ok, alright already stop going on about how good they are. I've ordered some now. And Kev thanks for the prompt email back . p.s. Lorraine is the wife not me...just thought I'd clear that up.:eusa_think:

SPACERS ARE WORTH IT - I'd have to agree as well
 

I got a set of fork spacers a while ago but only just got around to fitting them. Oh what a difference they make. For years I have bagged the XT660R as not a worthy model to replace the venerable Japanese made, air cooled, XT600EP (which I still feel does have a higher quality finish, ie no rusty spokes, low quality alloy used throughout etc).

Ever since I got XT660 I have felt that the front end was missing a little stiffness. It's now fixed. The only thing I can honestly say is that my bike does not quite ride as good as my girl friends XT660R. (Hello sweet heart, I know your eventually going to read this....)

For some reason hers:
- makes more power (it does have staintunes on it, it makes it noisy too)
- is stiffer still to ride and somewhat more agile on dirt
- pulls up metres shorter (the front & rear pads on it are different to mine but no brand name on them)

But too be honest mine has more additional bars and stands so it is probably tipping the scales somewhat heavier.

The Question is, does anyone know who previously owned a Black 08 XT660R (victorian rego traded in in Warnabool this year), did they also put KEV'S Spacers in, did they also do something to the FORK OIL or is it running different fork springs? What is the secret. I am certain it isn't tyres because the two bikes are running almost identical rubber.

The stand out features of the bike are; black 08, yamaha bash plate, custom made water pump protector and rack that looks to be made out of two separate racks (one spot of welding is a bit average), cruze crontrol, staintune pipes.

cheers

Fork spacer mod
 

Hi,

I'm new to XT660.com and have a 2009 XT660R and live in Melbourne, Victoria, Oz. I have just ordered a heap of stuff from Off-The-Road in Germany including Hyperpro progressive springs front and rear and +35mm linkages for the rear end. Will the fork spacer mod still be effective? Riding is more dirt-oriented (other bike is 2012 KTM350 EXC).

Have also ordered 2 into 1 exhaust, bashplate to suit, SWM centre stand and pivot pegs. Was looking at replacing the XT with a KTM690R, BMWF800GS or Triumph tiger 800XC, but decided that I'd stick with the XT and spend a bit of cash on it instead. For the price it's a hard thing to beat!

Also, a long shot - has anyone investigated if a WR or YZ front end will bolt on to the XT?

Appreciate your help.

Cheers,
Andrew.

I have not measured the sag on a R with Hyperpro springs, I would fit the springs & let me know how much sag you have with the new springs.

I know on my XTX with progressive springs I had to correct the sag with my spacers.

Click on the blue link below there has been a few guys who have swapped out the whole front end.

Thanks Kev, appreciate the advice. Those KTM forks look pretty trick - think I'll see how the springs go along with the spacers (can't see why they wouldn't help if I'm raising the rear end so I've ordered them) before I 'invest' any more. If lotto comes through the OTR WP frontend would be the business but they've already cleaned me out for the time being!

I have had a run of fork spacer sold this week & sold the last set last night, to all the guys that have paid over the last 2 days I have allocated them to you, I will have stock within the next 7 days.
:bienvenido:

i got em and put em on today..left hand one was a ****** to get on to push the spring down..but eventually did..the right one, pushed down and tightened, no probs..went for a blip and they do certainly make a difference in the handling..thank you