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Newbies Reception Lounge Newbie introduction forum, just say hi and show us your bike, tell us where you're from and how you've found us, and see how many will welcome you aboard!!

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Old 22-02-13, 21:43
dellybelly dellybelly is offline
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Hi, everybody

I'm new to the forum so I thought I'd best say hello. I'm picking up my xtz next week and I'm really looking forward to it.

I've been riding for too many years and I've had many different types of bike. I had to leave the sports bikes when knees/wrists/back started aching. The 1200GS was next, then an Aprillia Caponord.

I'm into back road touring and camping now, in the UK and on the continent and my last few trips have been on a DR350. I love this bike and it does everything I want on the road and the dirt but, my god, after five days in the saddle I can barely walk. So, I decided to look for something that could cope with the road miles getting to and from the ferry as well as do the dirt roads that I love in Spain and France.

I hooked up with Tim Cullis in Morocco last year and was impressed with his xtz on the dirt. He, or his bike, handled the sandy patches better than me on my DR and the bike is way more capable at motorway speeds. I came to the conclusion that the xtz was the future for me.

So there we have it. I'm eagerly awaiting the new bike. It's first big trip will be a fortnight meandering around Spain in May but I might have to have a few days in Wales first.

From what I've seen so far the forum is great and has a wealth of knowledge in the many threads and the contributors appear very enthusiastic.

I'll shut up now and leave you alone, but I am looking forward to many years with the bike and on the forum.

All the best

Del
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Old 22-02-13, 22:26
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Old 22-02-13, 23:01
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Welcome aboard Del.
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Old 22-02-13, 23:19
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Re: Hi, everybody

Hi and welcome

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Old 23-02-13, 09:03
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Hi, everybody

Congratulations on the new ride mate. Sounds like you've got way more experience than me, but I still reckon you're going to love your new Ten. Wales would be great on her too. I just got back from a family European holiday, and loved that place (didn't make it to Spain, but think it'd be ideal there too).


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Old 23-02-13, 09:54
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Welcome mate, you can't go wrong with the Zd.
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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

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Old 23-02-13, 14:27
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hi and welcome to the forum.
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Old 23-02-13, 18:03
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