Hi Loadmaster welcome to the forum ,

Having mainly had large capacity bikes for the 20+ yrs I'd been riding I really fancied a supermoto and got myself a CCM R30 a few years back, which I think is broadly comparable to a DRZ in a power/weight/comfort kind of a way. Although I loved it to bits it didn't have the power or comfort for more than a couple of hours riding on the back lanes. Trying to get around cars that were doing 60mph+ took planning rather than just being able to nip past which was frustrating. So when some toe rag pinched her I mulled on what bike to get for a few months and finally bought an XTX without even seeing one in the flesh.

Fell in love with the XTX immediately, first roundabout I came to inadvertantly caught my boot on the tarmac Mine had no modifications when bought and it took me an hour or two's riding to adjust to the 'feel' of a fuel injected bike as I'd not had one before, it just felt different to a carb'd one. My (2006 model) did have some of the surging people report but I never found it a problem, just adjusted riding style a little at the affected speed e.g. more clutch work. No surging at all these days after a few mods have been implemented.

So now I have the XTX i have just as much fun on the back lanes, but long trips are no longer a problem comfort or power wise, I can even put up with an hour on the motorway if circumanstances require it. The BHP means it's never going to be the fastest thing in the world, but 0-80 it can pretty much stay with the t'other halfs TDM900 and tho it tops out around 100 my licence is much safer than it was when i was riding my EXUP1000.

The one thing the Yamaha Salesman won't tell you is that getting an XT also qualifies you to partake in the best forum on the planet

Hope that helps a little, I know I absolutely love my XTX bits having had her just over a year now
Best of luck,
SelinaXT