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huge list of changes and mods after 50,000 miles, lots of photos
so far i have 50,001 miles on the bike 2009 it's a xt660z, the "1" clicked on as i pulled in the driveway after riding 38,000 from Ushuaia, Argentina!!!
i have a photo trip blog here if you want to see where the bike and me have been so far - http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=18174 ...and this is what it looked like tonight when i decided to tear it apart http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-Mp...Mp8HPNm-X2.jpg what i'll be doing is the following
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Hey Paul can you list all the parts you have replaced over the last 50000 miles, this will give other rides an idea or running cost over that mileage.
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i'll do it for the last 38,000 miles, i got the bike with 12,000 miles on the clock, bought it in the UK got to see it for 5 minutes then the next time i saw it was in Argentina, hence minimal changes and upgrades, thats why the list is so long now
so the things changed/ done the list is surprisingly very short: one upper neck bearing 3 headlight bulbs 1 set of front brake pads (lots of off road minimal use) 3 sets of rear brake pads two rear sprockets one front sprocket 4 chains (2 were standard 520 chains in south america lasting around 1500 miles before i could get to a dealership and get and or ring) i had to fix a left rear turn signal wire that rubbed thru 4 front tires 6 rear tires i used conti trail attack when doing around 30/70 off/ on road, good wear got 12,000 out of the first rear!!! already had 3000 on it when i got it for off road i tried conti TKC80 twice, best i got from a rear was 4800 miles but after about 2000 miles the wear was bad - never again i was in Newfoundland and needed a rear tire and the only thing i could find was a kenda k270 50/50 tire, looks like a full off road knobbly. right now it has about 6000 miles on it and still has more tread than the tkc and it was on $60 i did oil changes not regularly enough in south america due to finding it difficult to find 20/50w oil most changes i put in between 2.6 and 2.9 litres, the standard amount - just did a oil change the other day and put 3.7 litres in. the order i took the oil out was this and i guess somehow it drained better? front frame tube plug with the bike on the center stand left side plug with the bike on the side stand filter with the bike on the center stand put in 2 litres and changed the filter...raced the motor around 6 times as per manual, then added 0.6 litres checked the dip stick and nothing, another 0.2 - nothing, then another 0.2 - nothing, go get another litre and and like i said got 3.7 litres total in there - weird!!! i'll add more as i go thru it...but thats the sum total of parts/ service i have 'had to do' so far |
i added Renthal twin wall bars. RC 922, they are 1 1/8inch so new risers as well, i am OK with this because if you take out your risers you will find they are machined out of one piece of material, if they snap in a fall you are screwed if there isn't a dealership around
at least this way round i can go and get a new bolt and ride off, problem resolved http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-GH...GHkQKfP-X2.jpg the risers are Outlaw heavy duty, all the wiring and cables fit just fine |
when i was changing the bars and obviously had the battery unhooked i had 50,001 miles
http://dmh65.smugmug.com/RidingRTW/u...SAM9063-X2.jpg and then when i hooked everything back up, the mileage dropped to 50,000...anyone ever noticed this happen? http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-pn...pnRwLtH-X2.jpg |
firstly the electrics...
i added another GPS i run with a Garmin Zumo 550 as standard and also added a touratech mount for a Garmin GPS 60CSX. Why? well the zumo is not the easiest for adding coordinates and the 60CSX is, also the Zumo occasionally faulted out and took a day or so start working again, so basically the 60CSX is my back up and obviously a lot cheaper than having to buy it whilst on the road and i can run one on maps and the other on compass...belt and braces i know!!!! http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-Qj...Qjxh4gZ-X2.jpg ...and in this photo you got a good photo of the volt meter, more about that soon |
Wonderful mate thanks for the super pics and stuff!!! I know that when that nutter Nick Sanders was doing his first runs on the 1200 Super Ten they had an Aussie journalist ride with him on an XT660T and he covered some 17,000 miles in a matter of weeks and Alf England Motorcycles in Coventry (
www.alfengland.co.uk) took the 660 back and serviced it. I know that the wear and tear was very little indeed. Write to Brian their Service Manager I think he has the material to write us an interesting article. Ciao.
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so where it says "switch for spot lamps"
here they are http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-VD...VDWnnKp-X2.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-ZD...ZDV4LhP-X2.jpg they are from a company here in the states call ADVmonster, www.advmonster.com this is the link to these specific lights ( http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hst...off/Detail.bok) they are 3600 lumens, if you are not sure what that is, lets just say outragiously bright these photos were taken at 125th of a second as a comparison the first is the normal high beam - the second is just the spot lights http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-BL...BLQrvZP-X2.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-9n...9nFsd2k-X2.jpg to fit these i added a waterproof switch, last photo in the last post. i also wired them in the main harness along with a relay and an inline fuse, its the white box to the left of the battery http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-x2...x2mCgww-X2.jpg |
so from this photo you'll notice that the front turn signals have been relocated into the headlight housing. This is very easy just a few cuts and soldering (use heat shrink to waterproof it all) and the are done, it was maybe a five minute job...buy the bulbs before you do it, they are part number 194NA
http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-L5...L5X2vkm-X2.jpg if you do this remember that you need to have a disconnect on the spot lamps in case you need to do some service work on the head lamp or gas tank, i use Deutsch DT Series Connectors, waterproof and easy to use, and available almost everywhere. They are available in 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 12 pin configurations Because of using high output spot lamps you need to be aware of your volts so i also added a waterproof LED volt meter (also from ADVmonster) *****turn spot lights off if motor is not running***** these lights have a lifespan of 35,000 hours, so your battery will loose the battle http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-Mf...Mf8ZZpZ-X2.jpg http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-Qj...Qjxh4gZ-X2.jpg |
front end protection - i removed the original crash bar i had on the bike seen in this photo
http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-p8...p8gQDj5-X2.jpg one of the tabs had snapped so i got some SW motech crash bars, very easy to fit if anyone wants them let me know, i can TIG weld the tab back on, just cover the shipping cost from me to you. You can have them for free (first come first served) also the reason for the change was with the original crash bars you have to remove them to rotate the motor for a valve adjustments SW Motech you don't http://dmh65.smugmug.com/photos/i-V2...V2RfbVs-X2.jpg also changed hand protectors to Barkbusters, my original ones had cracked from a fall in Argentina, my first choice was Enduro Engineering but they wouldn't work with the 1 1/8 bars as they mount to the 7/8 part and there simply wasn't enough room...so barkbusters it is, again very simple to fit in about ten minutes |
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