Hi all,
As you can probably see, I joined the forum some time ago but its taken a while to get around to my first post.

I spent many years (since its first release) as a wanna-be Tenere owner after being followed by one in 1987 over the Shropshire hills, sporting the same colour scheme as my DT125LC. When the rider obviously became bored (or perhaps fed up with the smell of spent 2-stroke) with a freindly wave, he thumped past me and plodded of out of sight. I was smitten.

After years of sport bike stupidity, in 2002, I bought the XT600E. Itwas a good place to start with thumpers but I had hoped for something that felt more confident on the trail. In 2006 I was introduced to the TTR600 Belgarda, which I immediately bought. I spent 5 years using this on road, green lane and rallies. After a string of top ten trail class finishes and numerous get-offs an injury resulting in surgery forced me to down-grade. 2 disappointing years followed with nothing better than a top 20 finish and I decided to get back to the road.

It was very exciting for me to see the re-launch of the Tenere brand and in November 2012 I acquired one very new shiny XT660Z. I love this bike! We've not shared manymiles yet for a whole hoste of reasons and regardless of what anyone says, this is a fantastic 'feel good' bike. I'm hoping to start clocking up the miles after new year and will undoubtedly tell you all about it.

In the meantime, congratulations on a great forum. I look forward to being involved with the community.

All the best for the New Year.
Mike

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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

Hi Mike,

Hope you get lots of time out on the new machine this next year - should be a good one

Hello Mike and welcome to

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2011 XT660Z

2008 TDM 900

Welcome on board Mike.

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