Hi all. I'm new here. Originate from South Africa now living in London for past 2,5yrs. Owned many bikes most off-road. Always wanted an XT500 but have now bought a 2011 XT660r. Find this type of bike suits my riding style.Bought her yesterday and was advised to take the long route home to avoid central London but as I am took the challenge. Arrived home after passing through major standstill traffic with a smile plastered to my stupid face that was still there when I went to bed. Going to put new tyres on her today and looking for an aftermarket exhaust to complete the sound.

Welcome...new tyres transformed my R..I can recommend Avon Trailriders..I stand by the old saying..loud pipes save lives.

Welcome. I have the same opinion as nikroc, so I fitted a set of blackwidow pipes, well made, much lighter, fitted easily and sound good.

Al.

Welcome aboard MrRiggs.
Pipes and fuel mod are a great start.

Colin J

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

Welcome to the forum! ...the Xt's are great in London !. Just buy yourself the best lock and chain you can afford. ...keep the thieving rats of London at bay! Steve

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Thanks guys. I have the BlackWidows already on the way and I will check out the Avon tyres tomorrow. Bought a strong chain and monster lock today and bike is covered in an all weather strong cover. I have a GPS tracker on I need to activate. Will definitely look into the mods. I was given a set of Talon moto rims as spare so thinking they would look good on there sometime.
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Greetings

I'm in sunny Yorkshire.
My good lady has offered to buy me a bike for my 60th. Not owned one since I got rid of my zx6r Ninja several years ago. I'm older and wiser now so I don't want something similar this time round. Looking to do a bit of touring. Quite a lot of motorway, almost unavoidable these days but want to get off road as well. Gravel tracks and a bit of rougher stuff.
Torn between an 800 (Tiger XCX or Beemer F800GS) and a thumper. The thumper I have in mind is an XT660Z Tenere. On here to try and get an idea of what she is like both on the road loaded up a bit with crap and also in the dirt.

regards

to though you should have started your own thread instead of introducing yourself on someone else's intro message. It's called leeching

You won't regret it mate they are are a great bike although it's hard to define exactly why but they just are .. might pay to drop that oil & filter straight away because you never know what the last bloke put in it .. and keep the changes regular if you can afford to, (only 3 litres with filter) ..