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Yeah, it'll be interesting to see if anything will get lost along the way and if there will be any nuts and bolts left over when it's all done... :-)

Time for another update. I removed the stock exhaust (except for the header pipes) to get access to the top mount for the shock. Now the new �hlins shock has been mounted.

http://www.xt660.com/picture.php?alb...&pictureid=116

Next I changed the gear lever and the footpegs. I also mounted the side stand expansion plate.

Here's before...
http://www.xt660.com/picture.php?alb...&pictureid=117

And here's after:
http://www.xt660.com/picture.php?alb...&pictureid=118

I also mounted the main stand but I need to get a tool for putting on the spring before it's all done so a picture of that will have to wait until it has been taken care of. It'll probably be done next weekend.

I also started mounting the crash plate/engine guard. However, I encountered a bit of a problem when it turned out that a spacer was roughly 2mm too long to fit. Don't quite know how to solve that yet since I don't have anywhere to mount it securely enough to cut it or file it down myself at the moment.

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Originally Posted by MrOCM (Post 209568)

I also started mounting the crash plate/engine guard. However, I encountered a bit of a problem when it turned out that a spacer was roughly 2mm too long to fit. Don't quite know how to solve that yet since I don't have anywhere to mount it securely enough to cut it or file it down myself at the moment.

Don't be too hasty in modifying the spacer, double check the mountings and make sure that a lug is just not a little bit out of alignment. May have distorted slightly after tacking and during final weld.

Just a thought but easier to double check than have to make a new spacer.

Good tip. Of course, I need to check it out properly before making any adjustments. :) I have also contacted adventurespec.com to get their take on it.

Feels good to have started putting new stuff on the bike and not just taking old stuff off it though. That shiny, goldy shock sure felt good to see mounted on the bike. :D

I'm sure I could be making a lot faster progress if I put more time into it but I actually like taking it slow and steady and actually enjoy each step of the evolution. I'm really looking forward to that first test ride....

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Originally Posted by MrOCM (Post 208370)

I bought my XT660Z very late last season. I haven't ridden it more than a couple of km on a short test ride when I bought it and since then it's been parked in my garage. I've spent quite a lot of money on stuff to mod the bike during the winter (more or less as much as I spent on buying the bike itself). There still snow and temperatures around 0 degrees (C) outside and the garage is not heated. Therefore I'm still waiting for more spring-like conditions before I start mounting all the goodies. I'm considering making it a more public project by posting info and pictures of my progress but I'm very unsure if there are any people out there that would be interested in it.

The bike itself is a 2009 and the colour is blue. It's strictly stock with just under 6000 km on the clock and even the air intake "snorkel" is still in place. I'm not even sure the tyres have ever been changed.

The stuff I've bought this far is:
* �hlins shock with spring selected for my weight
* �hlins fork springs selected for my weight
* Power Commander V
* Stage 2 Airbox cover
* DNA High Flow Air filter
* Nology High Power Ignition Cable
* Akrapovic exhaust
* H&K centre stand
* OTR Side stand extension
* OTR Foldable gear lever
* OTR Brake lever extender
* OTR Swingarm axle covers
* OTR Headlight protection
* Garmin 590LM GPS
* Touratech GPS bracket for mounting GPS
* Touratech lockable GPS mount
* Touratech on-board power socket
* Touratech rear rack (large)
* Touratech long-distance foot pegs
* Adventurespec bash plate/engine guard
* Adventurespec aux light bracket
* Magura handlebar (fatbar)
* Rox handlebar risers
* Headed grips
* Barkbusters Storm handguards
* Longer throttle cables
* Short clutch & brake levers
* Steel braided brake lines, f & b
* LED aux lights
* Snake skin tank grip pads

Also on order:
* SW Motech Trax Adv panniers
* Inside lid bag for pannier
* Inside lid net for pannier
* On-top-of-lid bag for pannier
* SW Motech Quick Lock Micro tank bag
* SW Motech Tailbag/drybag

Perhaps I have forgotten something but this is at least most of the stuff that will be put on the bike. It's quite a list and it will probably take some time before it's all done but I'm looking forward to doing the work and of course also to start using the bike.

Wow, You spent some cash here...is it all worth more than the bike itself ??

Good luck.

Well, the total amount spent is about the same as I spent on buying the bike which effectively has doubled the cost of the bike. Even though I may be adding some value to the bike by doing this it won't be anywhere near what I've spent. I will certainly never get my money back. However, my intention is to keep the bike for a while so I'm making the investment to make sure I enjoy the bike when I ride it. I was very close to buying a brand new XT1200Z before I found this bike. Even when all the stuff for my XT660Z is taken into account it's still about half the price of a brand new and fully tricked out XT1200Z. If I think of it that way my bike is a bargain... :D

Always good to do these things steadily and think about what order to do things and what steps need to be done before parts go on so you don't have to take them off again to complete another job. Been there, done that, stripped it down again!!!! Doh!!!!

When you did the shock, did you do the top mount mod? It involves drilling a hole in the airbox on the right hand side so you can remove and install the shock without having to remove the exhaust. Search for it on here if you have not done it already.

Yeah, that's also one of the reasons why I'm taking it slow. I don't want to miss something along the way and then realize I need to redo half the stuff I've already done.

I didn't know about the airbox mod you mention so I removed the exhaust to be able to get to the upper shock mount. However, since I had to remove the stock silencer anyway (to replace it with Akrapovic) it wasn't too much of a hazzle to remove the exhaust mid pipe as well. To be honest, even if I would have known about the airbox mod I would problably have gone with removing the exhaust anyway. I don't want to make modifications like holes in the airbox unless they are necessary. However, if I wasn't going to remove the silencer I may have considerered the airbox mod instead of taking off the exhaust.

I had some trouble getting the bolt in place for the front/upper mount for the crash plate. I was just about to resign to the fact that I may have to remove one of the header pipes as well when I managed to get it in. I then had to take it off again because of the spacer problem but now at least I know I don't need to remove the header pipe.

I bought an AGR blanket kit fr�n OTR but I don't think I will use it. At least not initially. It seems really tricky to get to the area in which to mount it so I will most likely save that for another time when perhaps I will need to remove enough stuff to make it easier to access.

I also bought a cover for the swing axle but I think I will skip that as well. It seems too tight and if I force it in place I'm afraid I may not be able to get it off again if I need to remove the swing axle for some reason.