Hi all

Bought myself an 08 xt660r, What a nice comfy bike. Have checked out some of the local dry weather roads and even with the worn and hard origional fit tyres she seems to handle the rocks,sand and clay quite well. Came with the yamaha rack, high screen, bash plate and I've got a set of intiminators coming. Will have to invest in a front tyre soon as the sidewalls are pretty perished. Probably leave it mostly stock as she's going to be seeing a fair few dusty roads with maybe a foam airfilter. Any suggestions for a 50/50 tyre that works well in mainly dry conditions gravel and sandy tracks? Anyway a picky from one of our local roads, good xt country.

Nice pic', nice bike, congratulations and welcome.

I've trail ridden on the Tourances on my Ten, but in anything other than dry dirt they are 'entertaining' at best.

Plenty of advice on here mate, but be warned that once you start improving it's a slippery slope.

Be sure to get a good air filter in there and remove the snorkel on the airbox, block the AIS and some free flowing pipes will transform the bike..

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Very nice bike and picture!

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Wlkm. Nice pic.
I guess that Michelin T63 is what you are looking for.


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nice bike,,
I take my XTR eveywhere with Shenko 705s
apart from wet grass... they just don't work..

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Hi mate,

Think I've seen that pic over on ADVrider.
By the look of that road that you are on, you have chosen well.

You will find the XTR ideal for those formed farm & bush tracks, the Tourances are a bit of a weak link, there are better options available depending on what you want to ride. Here's what I've done so far...



You never know what you might come across in the bush around Griffith!

Cheers, Boneman

Welcome mate, it looks to clean to ride off road.

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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

Thanks for the tyre options, I'll check them out.

Pete hows Blenheim going? was my home for 10 years before the wife dragged me to Griffith. Miss the fishing, decent roads, mountains and good wine. Of course Griffith has its attractions too as pointed out on the tv series Underbelly.

The xt does suit the local roads my other bikes a Thruxton and while its a really nice bike its limited to the sealed roads. There's far more interesting and challenging dirt roads.

That's a very good photo indeed Plodalong, lovely sharp contrasting colours.

Welcome to the forum and enjoy getting your XT dirty!

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