Collected my XT this morning!

Dealer replaced entire wiring harness and clocks.

Technician took the time to show me the original harness, the wires using the connector blocks by the left hand side of the fuel tank were appalling. The wire had effectively corroded inside the sheath. The technician continuity tested one of the wires then bent it 90 degrees and straigtened it. It failed the continuity test. When he pulled the wire it came out of the sheath because it had snapped where it had been bent.

Dealer has replaced 11 harnesses and 4 clocks on 08 XT's since the start of this year! All bikes were used daily throughout the winter.

I thought it was just the rider who didn't like the rain!!!

I still like the bike just disappointed with the wiring...

I love happy endings

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Yep ive been hit by this aswell but at least i now know where the problem is and tried to solve yamahas cost cutting my taping the connectors up, siliconing them and also placing a large rubber flat in the hole on the left side of the tank that allows most of the water into that area.

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This is a bit of a worry seeing as my bike is my main form of transport and will get used come hell or high water (or british weather!). Are the electrics that bad on the XT series if used year round or is it just a bad batch here and there?

Very good bike, BUT the electrics could be better positioned!!!

The cluster of connectors at the left of the fuel tank all have their "bums" showing to the front which is where the water drives in. Might be the Bristol area as well, they put so much salt on the road that in winter I turn white after a 20 mile ride to work!

Looking at the Z it has a plastic skirt which covers this area partly due to the headlight being mounted from the headstock and static rather than the forks and dynamic. ukiboy, I take it you have a Z from your avatar..?

I've been toying with the idea of fitting the OTR front end which is very similar to the Z. Plus it has a H4 and H7 lamp which gives me a backup light. If I don't change the front end I will fashion a deflector from thin plastic to protect the connectors.

My XT is an 06 model.Its the most reliable bike I have owned.In 3 years its been through some of the worst terraine South Africa has to offer.It has 50 000 km on it and 5/6 off road.
Its never let me down , not even once !
And I have no intension of replacing it , not even the Z will mach my bike.

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Now on 72 450 km and going strong

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Hunday very good!
My workshop is in now, on the road, broke gear third gear and ended up ruining many parts of the engine.
She is now with 99,079 km.
Best regards,

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Fortaleza dos Bruxos Moto Grupo
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Jabor�, SC - Brasil
Fone: +55 (49) 9104-5536
MSN: rgparisoto@hotmail.com
GPS: 27� 10.445' S 51� 44.107' W

Big Kms.

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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

Very nice mileage Robson! I guess that makes you a good indicator of how reliable XT660 is. Apart from the unfortunate gear problem could you please let us know what other problems you XT had in the 99.000 kms of countless motorcycle trips?