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Originally Posted by
ace2479
....I see there are alot of negatives, also MCN's review isnt great.
I would be using the bike as a everyday bike with a few 500mile journeys a year and cant find the personal user reviews that actually matter to me, good or bad.
I would like to know about this surgie fuel injection that MCN talk about
They say 90mph is all you should expect is this true (is it capable to stick to 90mph costantly for long periods of time)
What is the average MPG for a hooligan rider lol
Also general things like
How reliable is it
servicing - is it easy to do yourself and what is the intervals (is there any big services needed at certain points)
when do the valves need doing and is this easy
how is it for comfort
Any feedback or further info is apperciated and your personal oppinions would be greatful/helpful in helping me decide in buying one.
If it helps my last 2 bikes were an R6 and KTM 640
R6 = good long distance, rubbish round town
KTM = fun round town and to and from work, not sure on long distance reliability.
So would like a bike inbetween and this bike came to mind
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MCN are a bit harsh on there comments on the XTR/XTX, but as i think BIKE/RIDE mag said when they did a test between the X and other supermotos, it is a supermoto but just not as extreme.
Using the bike everyday is not a problem, i used my XTR for near 3 1/2 years for commuting, day trips, weekend trips and longer. Longest ive ever done was 300miles in a day, which was quiet taxing but if youve come from an R6/KTM 640 this should feel like a sofa.
The surging as captmoto has explained is due to the air box being very restrictive and the fuelling not just being 100%. Some peopel dont even notice it, others do. Solutions, change the CO2 on the bike, remove snorkel, change standard air filter to performance, change air box side panel for Stg 2 air filter, Kev fuel mod, performance exhaust cans, PC3/5 and dyno time. You dont have to do all of these but each help reduce the surging felt.
At standard the bike can do an indicated 105mph, which is really 100mph as the speedo reads 5 mph out. I went 1 tooth up on the front, along with stg 1 and 2 filter + a set of cans and could sit at 80mph no bother all day. Others say they can sit at 80-90mph all day but i found the vibes just tooo much.
The best ive got was 78mpg which was sitting at 65mph for a full tank. Twisting the throttle fully ive seen as low as 45mpg and some really shredded tyres.
Over 3 1/2 years i had two electrical faults, one was a corrded kill switch wire under the tank and the other was the side stand switch just gave up the ghost. (Bike did have around 40k miles when both of these happened)
The service book says every 6k miles, with the vavles every 12k miles. As the engine is pretty open with no fairing panels servicing is easy. Never done the valves myself, mechanic did say they are in a fiddly location but nothing impossible like on crotch rockets.
Other infor. I had an XTR for 3 1/2 years and put on nearly 40k miles on the bike (bike had 45k miles when sold) used it for commuting 40 miles a day and a good old thrashing at the weekends. I used mine for a couple of off roading days and a far few week/2 week tours. Best way to find out what the bike is like is take one out for a test ride.