This post is not intended to offend anyone, its just a realization of all the experience that some of you have been going through.

Some of you guys, (no need to give out names), have been with us for quite some time now, you have all owned an XT wether it was the X or the R doesn't matter. What matter is you have all experienced the satisfying factor you get from riding this bike, the low maintenance required, i.e. long service stretches, and you have also learnt that whilst the XT is not a bonafide out and out SuperMotard, or a kick arse off roader capable of impressing Pastrana, there is no other bike out there at the moment there that will replace the all-rounder flexibility of an XT.

A few of you, sold your XT and got SV's , Fazers, Beemers, while some even went for a proper Supermoto, only to realize they got bored quickly or that a 4 in-line speed machine is no thrill in their ordinary riding needs, ie commuting or other.

I only want to name one person as an example that is afk40, he sold his R got a SV and hated it, then he sold that and got a Honda FMX and thought it couldn't perform more than 80mph, finally he listened to my advice and got a new 07 XT and now he is very happy again. This is a man who has owned over 200 bikes so he is no fool.

I think anyone else wishing to part with their existing XT should follow this advice and hold on their impatience to try something better when unfortunately there is not really anything at the moment worthy of replacing or even matching the low maintenance cost and performance that you get from an XT. You would be burning a hole into your pocket buying and selling other bikes to try and get an edge on the XT.

If of course someone is looking for a different bike with the idea of touring long distances then I'll be the first to tell them the XT is not for them and they are better off with a TeDiu M or a Cruella (Deuville).