Hi everyone,

Have been thinking of getting an xt660x to use for commuting after recently moving to Sydney and enduring a 80 min bus journey twice a day. I used to ride quite a bit of off road (kx250) but hardly any on road so I am going through the learner license thing here in Aus. I have a few questions about buying 2nd hand bikes so I was glad to find this great forum. Would appreciate any help here.

I have looked at a few xt's but a bit unsure of the following....

1) What is considered high milage / Km's? looking at one with 40,000+km's.
2) Seen 1 or 2 with power commanders / non standard pipes fitted. Is this considered a modification which is not legal for learner riders?
3) I saw one thread (maybe not this forum ) which mentioned some models are better then others (problems experienced) is this true?

Thanks for any help.

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You need to read a lot in this forum to answer all 3 questions.

An XT with high mileage would be one with over 70'000 miles i.e. 43'505Km

A powercommander can be used on a restricted (by facotry) bike and will make very little difference and no, its not illegal but if the bike has to be restricted then you're better off disconnecting it until you are at the legal age to use it.

some models have a difficult to thame ECU and tend to surge a lot, however we have quite a few fix for those, again read the forum starting from my signature line on mods.

Good luck

hi and welcome to the forum

40'000kms is not really a lot, my z has that in miles, plenty of life left yet!

stoic

Welcome mate.

In Oz we do not have restricted XT660's, the law states if your bike is pre 2008 you can remove the Cats & have a max DB reading of 96DB, from 2008 on wards you are to have Cats fitted in your aftermarket pipes & the DB reading has to be the same reading as plated on the bike.

I have never had any problems with the cops with my after market pipes on my 2009 XTX with no cats & 96 DB pipes.

I would be looking at XT's with low mileage this will help with resale & you can get more usage out of the bike, how much do you want to spend?

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My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

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Welcome.

I'm sure you will make the right choice, Plenty of Aussies to help.

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Thanks for all the info. I'm hoping to pick one up for around $5000. I've seen a few 04/05 models advertised for around $5500 onco. Seen a really nice '08 model for $8000 onco but that is over my budget

Hi and welcome to the forum

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Welcome mate!!

This forum is great and a people are really helpful.

I've bought a 2007 model about two years ago for $7.5k with 5000km. Using it mainly for commuting 60km per day and some weekend trips.

It's a great bike, real good fun. Always enjoy riding it. I've reached 27000km now and no problems so far. fitted Stage 3 airfilter and Leovince pipes and front fork spacers. Really happy with it.