Hi, I am from Guisborough and have a 2010 XTR. Ipreviously rode bigger sports tourers but have had a few singles before. My son is just 17 and on a WR125 Yam so wanted to ride with him and down sized. I also take the younger lad 12 year old on the bike. We also dabble with trials bikes. Twin Shock OSSA MAR 1974 for me. The young one also has a KX 85 Crosser. Love the XTR, it's standard apart from me having fitted a Touratech Sump Guard, heated grips and a pair of after market pipes. (Mainly for the look and sound). It's great fun within legal speeds and a hoot on the minor roads around the NY Moors near where I live. I have had the XTR a few months and have not done much on it. It's a boys toy!! Looking forward to summer and some longer trips. It's got Metzler Tourances on but fancy something with a little more mud capability as I tried a muddy lane and it was a bit hairy!! I had the boy on the back mind and could not stand up as he thinks I will fart in his face. I would mind you. Looking forward to the forums.

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Get some man's tyres!

http://www.avontyres.com/motorcycle/distanzia-supermoto

Those tyres look awesome. I want some!

Welcome on board as they say. I'm a newbie too. I've not had my xt long but I have tweaked the O2 settings and put on a k&n filter and removed the snorkel. It runs real sweet now I'm lookin for some new cans. It's all good fun!

If you are looking for cans, I better tell you we have a sponsorship deal with MTC Exhausts who have provided the members of this forum with a quality product throughout the whole range, XTX / XTR / XTZ, they are very reasonably priced if and there are many models to choose from stainless steel to carbon to titanium.

And the best thing is that you if you buy them from us you will get a 15% discount, you can find out more at this link: http://www.xt660.com/site/node/333

I have Distanzias on my XT600E, and I rate them highly. Very grippy in the wet or dry and a nice predictable ride. Being a soft compound, they don't wear well, but you can't have everything. The XTR came to me with Avon Gripsters, which I have never used before. They seem similar to the Distanzias, but with a slightly knobblier tread pattern. I haven't taken them off road yet, but they look like they would be better in the mud than the Distanzia.

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Cheers, I will be mainly on Tarmac but can easily be tempted onto the slippy stuff so the heavier tread of the Gripsters should do the trick. At least I can fall off through over confidence then.

Thanx, I think the Avon Gripsters might be right for me. Any views?

Hello Mister_Pecky and welcome aboard.

Just be done with it and fit a pair of TKC80s - you'll be surprised - enjoy the black top over the moors and feel secure on muddy lanes. The Avons aren't really going to be any better than the Tourance off piste, but they are better on the road.

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Welcome mate.

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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