so far i have 50,001 miles on the bike 2009 it's a xt660z, the "1" clicked on as i pulled in the driveway after riding 38,000 from Ushuaia, Argentina!!!

i have a photo trip blog here if you want to see where the bike and me have been so far - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=18174

...and this is what it looked like tonight when i decided to tear it apart



what i'll be doing is the following

• twin wall bars - DONE
  heavy duty risers - DONE
  dual gps set up - DONE
  high out put spot lamps - DONE
  front turn signal relocation - DONE
  crash bars - DONE
  barkbusters - DONE
  exhaust - DONE
  front suspension - DONE
  rear suspension - DONE
  side stand foot enlarger - DONE
  center stand foot enlargers - DONE
  chain guard - DONE
  cush drive - DONE
  kev fuel mod - DONE
  new swingarm - DONE
  swingarm bearings - DONE
  new hard luggage
  chain roller - DONE
  chain and sprockets - DONE
  quick fuel disconnect - DONE
  valve adjustment - DONE
  brake and clutch levers - DONE
  ...and probably a few more things - need to get this list done first!!!

any question feel free to throw them at me as i go along

Hey Paul can you list all the parts you have replaced over the last 50000 miles, this will give other rides an idea or running cost over that mileage.

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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

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

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

i'll do it for the last 38,000 miles, i got the bike with 12,000 miles on the clock, bought it in the UK got to see it for 5 minutes then the next time i saw it was in Argentina, hence minimal changes and upgrades, thats why the list is so long now

so the things changed/ done the list is surprisingly very short:
one upper neck bearing
3 headlight bulbs
1 set of front brake pads (lots of off road minimal use)
3 sets of rear brake pads
two rear sprockets
one front sprocket
4 chains (2 were standard 520 chains in south america lasting around 1500 miles before i could get to a dealership and get and or ring)
i had to fix a left rear turn signal wire that rubbed thru
4 front tires
6 rear tires
i used conti trail attack when doing around 30/70 off/ on road, good wear got 12,000 out of the first rear!!! already had 3000 on it when i got it
for off road i tried conti TKC80 twice, best i got from a rear was 4800 miles but after about 2000 miles the wear was bad - never again
i was in Newfoundland and needed a rear tire and the only thing i could find was a kenda k270 50/50 tire, looks like a full off road knobbly. right now it has about 6000 miles on it and still has more tread than the tkc and it was on $60

i did oil changes not regularly enough in south america due to finding it difficult to find 20/50w oil

most changes i put in between 2.6 and 2.9 litres, the standard amount - just did a oil change the other day and put 3.7 litres in. the order i took the oil out was this and i guess somehow it drained better?

front frame tube plug with the bike on the center stand
left side plug with the bike on the side stand
filter with the bike on the center stand

put in 2 litres and changed the filter...raced the motor around 6 times as per manual, then added 0.6 litres checked the dip stick and nothing, another 0.2 - nothing, then another 0.2 - nothing, go get another litre and and like i said got 3.7 litres total in there - weird!!!

i'll add more as i go thru it...but thats the sum total of parts/ service i have 'had to do' so far

i added Renthal twin wall bars. RC 922, they are 1 1/8inch so new risers as well, i am OK with this because if you take out your risers you will find they are machined out of one piece of material, if they snap in a fall you are screwed if there isn't a dealership around

at least this way round i can go and get a new bolt and ride off, problem resolved



the risers are Outlaw heavy duty, all the wiring and cables fit just fine

when i was changing the bars and obviously had the battery unhooked i had 50,001 miles



and then when i hooked everything back up, the mileage dropped to 50,000...anyone ever noticed this happen?

firstly the electrics...

i added another GPS i run with a Garmin Zumo 550 as standard and also added a touratech mount for a Garmin GPS 60CSX.

Why? well the zumo is not the easiest for adding coordinates and the 60CSX is,

also the Zumo occasionally faulted out and took a day or so start working again, so basically the 60CSX is my back up and obviously a lot cheaper than having to buy it whilst on the road and i can run one on maps and the other on compass...belt and braces i know!!!!



...and in this photo you got a good photo of the volt meter, more about that soon

Shore looks in good nick mate

thanks - follow me to see how it all holds up, with the link in the post above

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Yes got that , will be checking.

right now i'm updating my RTW so far on here in photos did you see that report? its here on XT660

RTW on my xt660z in lots photos & a few words...

this will bring you up to date of where the bike got its 50,000 miles

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