Hi all,

Dash here. I decided to register here after reading quite a bit of information about the XT660X on this here site.

Bit of background: I come from the naked bike scene. Ive owned a Honda Hawk for 3 years (really fun bike) and after that I got a TRX 850. I turned the TRX into a naked because I love the way naked bikes ride. After 7 years or so I got bored with the TRX and decided to give supermotos a try after hearing a MuZ Skorpion ride past 1 day. That sound stuck with me. Plus where I live, supersports and superbikes are utterly useless and honestly, they bore me to death.

So I tried and bought a KTM Duke II. It died after just 8 months when the engine suffered a fatal breakdown. I bought another KTM after that: a 950 SM. V twin so less likely to explode. Or so I thought... It gave me nothing but trouble so I got rid of it and never looked back. KTM can suck my... lemonade. Im never touching those again. But I do love me some fat single engined SM. I just hated the maintenace and reliability issues.

Then one day I realised Yamaha had made the XT 660 X: the supermoto for people who hate supermotos. I tried one at a local dealership and wasn`t impressed. I tried my current one at some shady dude ("it fell off the back of a truck, honestly!") and boy, I was sold. The handling, the sound, the (compared to KTM) lack of annoying vibrations. So I bought it and been loving every mile so far.

Currently its in hybernation for the winter. start next season Imma fit a DNA stage 2 airbox lid (allready have it lying around) and I wanna see if I can get a bit more oomph out of it without having to sell my kidneys. But thats all in the future. For now, here I am, hopefully for a while yet.



Here's the blue rascal:




It's got Leovince X3 exhaust system, PC & K&N sportsfilter.
At the start of the next riding season I wanna try and squize more torque out of it.

Nice bike, welcome to the forum! Steve

Welcome aboard.
I started on an xtx and changed to an xtz.
Both great bikes.

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2011 xt660z.
Yoshimura cans ,kev mod,Dna 2, Stahlkoffer panniers,Hepco Becker box,Givi crash bars,Mita e07 tyres.

Really cool bike
I joined yesterday and am enjoying the forum.
I hope you are too.

Everyone here seems really nice from what Ive read so far, so I think we'll feel right at home

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

and to

enjoy the forum

Welcome on board.

I like the way you have taken the time to find an XT to colour-match the MR2!

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