New XT660X owner
 

Hi all,

Dash here. I decided to register here after reading quite a bit of information about the XT660X on this here site.

Bit of background: I come from the naked bike scene. Ive owned a Honda Hawk for 3 years (really fun bike) and after that I got a TRX 850. I turned the TRX into a naked because I love the way naked bikes ride. After 7 years or so I got bored with the TRX and decided to give supermotos a try after hearing a MuZ Skorpion ride past 1 day. That sound stuck with me. Plus where I live, supersports and superbikes are utterly useless and honestly, they bore me to death.

So I tried and bought a KTM Duke II. It died after just 8 months when the engine suffered a fatal breakdown. I bought another KTM after that: a 950 SM. V twin so less likely to explode. Or so I thought... It gave me nothing but trouble so I got rid of it and never looked back. KTM can suck my... lemonade. Im never touching those again. But I do love me some fat single engined SM. I just hated the maintenace and reliability issues.

Then one day I realised Yamaha had made the XT 660 X: the supermoto for people who hate supermotos. I tried one at a local dealership and wasn`t impressed. I tried my current one at some shady dude ("it fell off the back of a truck, honestly!") and boy, I was sold. The handling, the sound, the (compared to KTM) lack of annoying vibrations. So I bought it and been loving every mile so far.

Currently its in hybernation for the winter. start next season Imma fit a DNA stage 2 airbox lid (allready have it lying around) and I wanna see if I can get a bit more oomph out of it without having to sell my kidneys. But thats all in the future. For now, here I am, hopefully for a while yet.



Here's the blue rascal:

http://www.motorstek.nl/download/103...749e4aed7a4696


It's got Leovince X3 exhaust system, PC & K&N sportsfilter.
At the start of the next riding season I wanna try and squize more torque out of it.

Nice bike, welcome to the forum! Steve

Welcome aboard.
I started on an xtx and changed to an xtz.
Both great bikes.

Really cool bike
I joined yesterday and am enjoying the forum.
I hope you are too.

Everyone here seems really nice from what Ive read so far, so I think we'll feel right at home:039:

Welcome mate.

:hello: and :welcome: to :660:

enjoy the forum

:006: Welcome on board.

I like the way you have taken the time to find an XT to colour-match the MR2! ;)

Happy coincidence. The MR 2 is broken though. The radiator is leaking like crazy:sad4:

Nice looking XT keep enjoying the bike and forum. Looks like you have your work cut out with MR2, you have dropped the engine out.........................

Nah, the engine is in the back. no need to take it out (yet). The boot is in the front. I was just getting excess junk out of there (like the spare wheel etc.)