Hi there,

just a quick message to say hi.
Just got my 2009 XT660z second hand full equipment and ready to undertake a big trip next year to Australia (hopefully).
I will be doing upgrades here and there during the following months.
Great community behind the Tenere! Congrats for the forum! Very useful!

Very happy so far with the bike although first thing I will try to tackle is reducing as much as possible the vibs on the handle bar. I am really not used to it. my previous bike was a CBR600f4i

See you around!

Here a pic with all equipment:

Welcome mate

Smart bike, well kitted out and the correct colour to boot!

When you say Australia, is your plan to ride down there, or are you intending shipping your bike out there and then touring the country?

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Nice bike in the best colour. Welcome too.

welcome mate, nice bike.

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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

Welcome and nice pic and tell us more about the planned trip!!

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(Now sold on, sob) 2011 Blue XT660X with gold wheels, was 26,500 km.
Engine mods: K&N Stage 1 filter, DNA Stage 2 filter, snorkel removed, Kev fuel mod fitted.
Plus: smoked Puig screen, Yam aluminium sump guard, Yamaha / Acerbis handguards, Givi Trekker aluminium side cases, Leo Vince X3 cans plus Kev front fork mod and Fender Xtender. Just fitted Michelin Road Pilot 3 tyres.

SOLD the XTX for a Super Ten 1200. And just bought a Raptor 700 so staying on here for some tips....

Hi!

I think black is the right color. Although I have to say that the khaki colour suits very well the TEN!



May plan is to do an overland trip down to Australia, hopefully till Melbourne.
The trip is on early stages in terms on route planning but I am pretty sure I want to ride on the KKH going through the stans or Iran and then India, Nepal and SE Asia through Thailand, Vietnam, ect etc. But yet only a plan.
So far the planning has pretty much consisted of choosing the right bike for the job. And I think the TEN is a good bet: realiable, good fuel autonomy, not pricey, not too heavy, not too complex, although lets see how this opinion evolves throughout the next months. Will be riding on my own, so the power should be enough, plus it will not be a race

About the kit on the bike, IMH I think it is top-class. The previous owner knew what he was doing and only fitted the right equipment and treated the bike very well. I hope to keep doing the same.

Hi Hebbo,

If you do make it to Melbourne, give me a shout. It would be nice to meet up with a fellow Pom on a Tenere

Definetely will give you a shout. I am actually Spanish. Hope is not an inconvenient!

No worries mate, as long as you don't mind Germans and Cypriots, those are the nationalities that make up my family