Pleiades thanks for the advice on the tkc80 you saved me some money. Unfortunately i cant afford two sets of tires at the moment. I was hoping i could draw from your knowledge as to a recommended tire

Heidenau K60 rear works well with a TKC front and gives nearly twice the mileage.

May I suggest you start a thread in the Tyres section...

Thanks again for the advice,pleiades after reading about the k60 you were spot on. Exactly what i am looking for. BUT they dont seem to sell them here.

By the way, have you attached a higher fender, the stock one looks so lame.

Yep - check out this thread... http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=19894

Nice job. Why couldn't yamaha do that. You don't by any chance know where i can pick up that part on the web. Long shot. I know.

What a sin. Got her all dirty
 

Took her out in the mountains for the first time yesterday. Been loving riding her on the roads, strangely feels much better than my road bike. She came with new battlewings 501 and 502. Great road tyres again better than road bike. To be honest i am just in awe at the moment what an awesome bike it is.

Any way on the mountain tracks the tires were scary, Good on the uphills but i was sliding all over the place on the downhills for 20 k i was ****ting myself. Probably the bikes weight was the biggest problem and the state of track which was mainly rocks and boulders. But certainly tyres were not helping.
The bikes forks were great off road but scary on road. And the rear shock i felt was the opposite as it bottomed out once or twice on the boulders.
Again the gearing is way off target off road, but good enough for tarmac.

Cleaning today and still thinking my bike f***ing awesome.

Should i be greasing my bike external body work and bolts etc to stop it rusting. The guy i bought it off has kept it as new. Dont know how he did it though.

Get some ACF50
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ACF-50-ANTI-C...MZw~~60_35.JPG

ACF-50 started as a corrosion treatment for aircraft and is used by the US Airforce and aircraft manufacturers around the world. As long as you keep it away from brakes and tyres the stuff gives miraculous results. You have to make sure the can is warm enough to spray correctly but after that just spray it everywhere to create a barrier against the road grime and salt.
After applying it, each subsequent bike wash is easier and less time-consuming

Thanks for the advice on the anti rust spray. A tad on the pricey side. I guess you get what you pay for. What about lithium greese or silicon greese?

Stick with the more expensive stuff, ACF50 will save you money in the long run

Thanks then im persuaded.