Hi guys,

Newbie here, I owned a 1996 660 tenere years ago and sold it in 2006. After all these years I decided it's time to get back on a bike again so treated myself to a new (2012) 660 tenere for my birthday last month. Loving it but for some reason I remember my old 96 model was a lot gruntier? Maybe it's just because it's still new and I haven't ridden in 8 years. On that point, what are you more experienced fellas out there's thoughts on the akrapovic (think that's spelled right) exhaust system?

Cheers

Pete

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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 on board Pete.

I know what you mean. The reason for the apparent lack of grunt can be blamed on the greenies. The fuel injection and emissions control systems make for very lean running on most modern bikes, and the XTZ is no exception. The good thing is, the fuelling can be sorted (for surprisingly little outlay)!

Fitting one of Kev's O2 controllers will instantly buy you an extra thousand rpm at the bottom end - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=14746 (current version from post #165)

With the addition of Kev's fuelling mod (and maybe a more free-breathing airfilter) things will get even better - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=194

I had one (note the had). It's a nice looking exhaust and sounds sweet, but it's heavy, expensive and more importantly, still contains cats, which nullifies a lot of the benefits of fitting an aftermarket system. IMHO you'd be far better initially ploughing your funds into sorting the fuelling out.

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G'day, g'day. As others have stated you can make them a lot sharper. Twin Scorpions look and sound well.

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