I am sorry no one said the X is less comfortable. Same saddle, same rear shock different front fork but not a huge difference and the chassis is the same.

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Here's a true story, but I have to tell it to you in reverse so you get my point...

Before I retired from riding in 2008, I used to have a Red XT660X, probably one of the first in UK 2004 model, not a lot of people had seen them in real flesh, because back then, there weren't that many of these about.

Nice sunny Saturday morning in July, I was out on a ride with mates, I pulled in at the designated meeting point, this being Box Hill in Surrey. I parked the bike, lighted a cig and immediately a couple of interested bikers that had never seen one of these, rushed towards me and said, I've heard about these new XT's what are they like? Is it true they are a bit lumpy and underpowered? Do they handle as good as the old 80's XT's? I was still reluctant to answer in details, when 6 road bikes finally turned up about 3 minutes after I got there, I turned to those guys asking questions and said simply: This is what they are like!, while at the same time my mates, on the R6's, GSXR, Ninjas and the like said, f*** me Fran what did you have for breakfast, we just couldn't keep up with you and that thing! Big smile on my face and jaw dropping on the 2 guys asking questions.

But then... I used to be a bit of a nutter back in those days.