Luckilly it was quiet, but as i was coming off the roundabout in 3rd gear the engine totally cut out on me. Im quite sure it wasnt a stall though because i wasnt on the throttle. There was no juddering or anything, i just went to accelerate and there was nothing! Strange, but nothing too serious!

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Try adjusting (increasing) the tickover, or idle speed, on the left hand side there is a screw on the throttle body turn that screw half a turn, hopefully next time when you decelerate on a hot engine the bike will still have a mimimal tickover and shouldn't cut out.

Great advice, thanks! Just passed my test last week so riding the xt is a steep learning curve! Absolutely loving it though!!

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When my son rode his XTR he often had the motor cut out, part riding technique, but an Iridum plug seam to do the trick.

Idle speed must be set to 1500rpm when hot.

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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

Yes,me too...I posted that I was glad it wasnt on a roundabout!
But there's no warning is there?!...changing up from 3rd and on an overtake on route to test centre,first 'proper' ride but a quick press on the starter ...and carries on where it left off...instructor going 'come on,get going' blah blah over the radio but of course, I cant tell him what's just happened ..hhh.
Weird tho and thanks for the advice!