Well after draging my feet on wether to get a new bike or not (wrote my r6 off three years ago and said no more bikes for me) and what bike to get finally decided on the xt. Decided on the xt because it had a more upright riding position so no pressure on damaged wrist and shoulder, can have fun at a more sane speed considering our shocking roads here in NZ, and running costs maintenance insurance etc.
So after hunting trademe and other sites for about six months found a black 05 with stage one and two filters GYTR pipes power comander and only 11500km with two owners for $6800 so thought that was a good deal only problem it was 200km away, so after talking to the owner and making sure it was as good as he said scabbed a ride up to check it out and hand over the money.
It turned out to be in very tidy condition and after taking it for a ride straight into the country I felt quite comfortable on it, it had great handling pretty good power and I didnt notice any surging at that stage so handed over the cash and rode the 200km home only complaint was a bit of a sore bum so not to bad.
So far i've done about 1000km commuting and motorway riding mostly and have noticed the surging now quite bad. The previous owner had adjusted the co up from were it had been (6 to 30) so I reasoned that the power comander would have been tuned in at 6 so I adjusted it down and it still surged untill I got it down to 6 were the surging has just about gone and the bike is great to ride around town though it does seen to be down a bit on power and running a bit hotter from before so I will have to save up a bit and get it on the dyno to check it out for peace of mind but for now I wiil enjoy it over xmas yah.

Welcome mate, sounds like you got a good buy.

Get your bike on the dyno & get a custom fuel made, this will produce the best result for the surging. Just make sure you block off the AIS before the dyno run.

Have a read here for all XT mods.

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=630

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=8546

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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

Nice one mate, welcome to the land of the XT addict

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thanks for the replys guys and yes it is seeming to be becoming an addiction, I find myself drawn down to the garage at strange times just to look at it and make excuses to go out and get things that I dont really need just to have another ride and now that the sun is shining its just getting worse!!!!

Hi from Tauranga. Was that the XT660X in Dargaville that you bought? Saw it on Trademe, looked like a good buy. Steve

hola

hello and welcome stowemad, youve made the right decision with both the forum and the bike. xt660com is full of friendly helpful people and the xt is FAR better than an r6, i can tell you that from experience.

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happy new year stowemad, great choice of bike. I got a new black xtx back start of the year after 30 years of sport bikes and love it. Love your roads in NZ, my son lives in Hawera and i would normally be down to see him and family around now but can't make it this year. Instead suck at home in Scotland, bike tucked up for the winter, looking out the window at 20cm snow and my dear son on skype every other day sitting in the sun with a beer in hand. doh!!!!!

keep it shiney side up, good luck