Hi all

Pete from the Gold Coast, sold my 2011 BMW G650GS on the weekend and just done a deal on a 2011 XT660Z with 2,000km on it.

It's not the colour I wanted but it's very nice and has Barkbusters, skid plate, engine bars and centre stand which is what I would have had to buy anyway.

I'm 47 and only been riding 6 months, bike is a little tall for me but I love them so I'll deal with it

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Welcome aboard mate.

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Enjoy the new steed and please let us know how your experience pans out. Welcome to the BEST site you can find.

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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....

Very nice too.
You should find her way more reliable and capable than your old BMW 650 and cheaper to run.
Dont forget its only a 20 minute job to fit lowering links if the height still bothers you . A little bit would need to be cut off your sidestand and rewelded if lowering more than 15mm and your centre stand would need a bit more ooommph to engage it afterwards but all work well.

Well, she's finally mine...

May 2011 (Spain) build, 2,183km on the clock, bought from a guy in Brisbane who felt he was too short for the bike, looked after it so well he basically slept with it (never been ridden in the rain!) and it is pristine.

Nice Pete, I like the black. Was that you the other day riding through Murwillumbah?

No Schnidely, not me, only got it yesterday

First impressions:

• I found out it has a Lust Racing 25mm lowering kit so it is not too bad to mount and get a foot down when stopping. Will see how I go and decide whether I leave them on
• Comfy seat, I like the riding position a lot
• Great weather protection, rode through a bit of rain and didn't really get wet
• Feels lighter than it is, until you stop that is - feels like my old KLR
• Cockpit is good, instruments easy to read and right there in front of you
• Fuel gauge is inaccurate? Showed one bar remaining but I only got 14 litres into it??
• With a full tank I didn't really notice the extra weight
• The throttle is twitchy, annoys me a lot
• 1st gear too high? Gearing good otherwise, lopes along nicely
• Weird buffeting on my helmet. I have an AGV and people say the visor vibrates which I hadn't noticed on previous bikes, but holy crap now I do. Don't know what to do about that one - makes 100km/h speeds and greater really uncomfortable

Last but not least, I've had three thumpers now - KLR, BMW G650GS and this one and this one is BY FAR THE WORST for vibration. It's terrible. I am concerned enough about it to ask you guys is this normal? It's bad from around 3k RPM, then again about 5k RPM. I might check with a dealer to see if there is anything I can do. It does have Barkbusters so I'm wondering if the lighter weights don't help.

Anyhow, I like the good things about it and if the vibiness can be improved I could see myself touring on this for hours at a time.

Cheers

Nice one same color as mine


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