No worries.

I recieved this mod really fast by mail. (nicely packed in a little box)
Easy to fit, I was ready in 30 minutes.

Driving: the spacers has made a great difference to the feel of the bike.
More stable on cornering, more feetback from the front end. The steering is sharper and fleels more stable/stiff.It is easier to lean the bike now. A better handling under braking (not diving excessively while breaking)

great mod... :D

Thanks for your feedback.

I have a few spacers left & that will be the end of the mod I don't intend to get anymore spacers made.

Dear All, I honestly think that this fellow Kev is a rare genius. He REALLY knows his stuff and this small suspension mod is just one example. I fitted it to my XTX and the handling was totally transformed, no question, with less dive and much improved stability in straight line and in corners. Bike suspension is something of a complex subject as I have discovered both on track and off road bikes, so for him to come up with something so cheap and simple AND to give the dimensions so that you can make you own, well hats off boys Kev is the King!!! Thanks!!!

Kind words Simon but far from a genius, as my wife would say you just can't leave things alone you always have to try & make things better, modifying bikes is addictive & I have the addiction big time.

thumbs up..got them fitted today..easy..great job !

All of you fellow XTers that have -or willing to fit- Kev's fork spacers, there is no other comment than... "excellent work Kev!"
I have had these on my 07 XTX since the first month and I go on riding safe for the last 7 years with no need to actually purchase aftermarket fork springs.
A big thanks to our "restless" Kev that hasn't stop trying for the best of our bikes all these years. :blob3:

One of the first mods I did to my XTX was the fork spacers. I used the measurements that Kev suggests at the first post 30mm in length, width is 38mm & inside diameter is 20mm, and replaced the oil with SAE 10. The first thing that I noticed was that the bike looked to be much taller at the front, and unless you climbed on the fuel tank, there was no way to get the bike level while riding. Then I adjusted the rear preload (one click before MAX), expecting to rise the rear end, and move my weight(and the bike's) forward but that just made the bike taller at both ends. Frustrated I lowered the front end by 1 cm and the bike looks and feels balanced with qood cornering performance but I still feel that the front is higher that what it should be, not to mention that the bike is still very tall (high sag on both ends). My height is 1.85 and I cant touch both my feet down (or even one without tilting the bike). I have no problem with the rear shock and since I mainly ride solo or with a light passenger, I should lessen the rear preload by one or two clicks. I also think that the motorcycle very tall for fast riding.
I have good experience with suspension setup but I am frustrated with the XTX because you cant actually adjust anything.

So how low should someone drop the front, to get the bike close to its original geometry?

Course you can... just just need new bits :)

OR a new bike. Nah, I like that the XTX is better than what the sum of its part would suggest.