Hi everyone,

I�ve recently bought a 09 XTR, I barely know anything about bikes and want to know how to take care of it myself. I don�t want to be one of those guys that just regularly drops it off at the workshop or one of those guys that gets NRMA out for a fallen off chain. Which brings me to my next point, my whole drive system needs replacing, both sprockets and chain. It has been stretched as far as it can go and the chain fell off, leaving me without any mode of personal transport. I�m really keen to learn how to do it myself (by way of someone showing and helping me), I�m basically asking for someone to help me out this weekend. Please help me out guys


Regards,
Nick.

Hi Nick,

Welcome to the Forum.

North Cove ? Not sure which part of the world that is ??

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Sorry mate, that was real slack of me, I'm in Sydney

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all that you need is in our Workshop Encyclopedia which can be purchased at this link: http://www.xt660.com/site/node/325

Hi Nick,
Welcome to the forum and to XT ownership!
After many years riding bikes most of us take for granted changing chain and sprockets.
However, I remember well my first bike whilst living in '80's London bedsit land with no tools, garage or mates with bikes. It took ages for me to build a reasonable set of tools.
Have a good read of the service manual and you will soon find that general maintenance is pretty straightfoward - just make sure you always use the right tool for the job and don't rush it.
Good luck and enjoy!
Rick

Well you are a bit far away from me for help but read these posts and you will be ok!!! Obviously you need a good set of tools and then plenty of patience, you can get all the info you need on here. Cheers, Simon

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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....

Hello and welcome camels.

You wouldn't go far wrong forking out for a Haynes manual, its very easy to follow for a C&S change, even for someone with little experience. The service manual is good for diagrams and steps, but it assumes quite a lot of prior experience and knowledge, it doesn't give "instructions" as such. The Haynes would be far easier to get on with initially.

However, I bet there's someone from NSW who pop along soon who can lend a hand...

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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 to the forum mate. haynes and a decent toolkit is a good starting point.

Hi Camels and welcome

Have a wee peep here for later on in ownweship..(although not a chain change...you'll find various stuff relevant)



http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=18695

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