Hello! Newbie here.

I'm from California. This April I am traveling to Australia and renting a Tenere 660 in Melbourne. I am landing in Melbourne on April 9 at 9pm. I am picking up the motorcycle from Garners Motorcycle the morning of April 10. My plane back to the US leaves May 9 at 9am.

So, a breakdown of my itinerary (so far, still a work in progress):

Arrive........Depart
9-Apr........12-Apr Melbourne
12-Apr......17-Apr Sydney
17-Apr......21-Apr Gold Coast / Brisbane
21-Apr......25-Apr Mackay
25-Apr......2-May Cairns
2-May.......5-May Cairns to Melbourne
5-May.......8-May Melbourne

In total, its 28 days on a bike in Australia.

I'm looking to meet people who can show me around, show me what this bike can do, and in general just have fun!

Mike

Any Australians?

Check out this link: http://www.xt660.com/forumdisplay.php?f=59
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hi and welcome to the forum

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Plough on

Welcome mate, when you get up to Brisbane give me a shout & I will show a few places, anything for a ride out.

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Mods that I have done to my XTX's

My 04 XTX
Stage 1 & 2 DNA filters / Kev fuel mod / snorkel mod / Drilled air box mod / Engine breather mod / Fork Spacer mod / 15w fork oil /
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My 07 XTX
Raptor 700 cylinder 102mm / Modified Crank Case to take a 105mm Raptor Cylinder / 11:1 102mm JE Raptor piston / Stage 1 Raptor Hot Cam / Ported head / Colder Spark Plug / +2mm Throttle body / DNA stage 1 & 2 filters / Modified Air Box / Snorkel removed / Worry Brothers stage 2 filter cover / 6mm & 8mm Bolts Replaced with Titanium Bolts / Recovered seat in Black / O2 Eliminator /

My 09 XTX
59HP at the rear wheel / Stage 2 Raptor Hot Cam / DNA stage 3 Air Box / Carbon Can Exhausts / Modified Exhaust Link Pipes / PCIII With Custom Fuel Map / Wideband Commander O2 Data logger / LCD100 Dyno Jet display & fuel adjuster / 2500 OHM HT lead instead of a 10K OHM XT lead / Extra Coolant Cooler / Protaper Fat Bars / Tail Tidy With LED Tail Light / OKE Protection Knobs / LED indicators / AIS blocked / Modified rear sprocket rubbers / Rear Foot Pegs removed / 09 ECU With 02 Sensor Changed To A 06 ECU / Complete wiring harnes Changed from 09 to 04 / Home made LED resistor flasher / Hole drilled in the fuel tank filler neck to allow quicker filling / Modified Bar End Weights / Progressive front fork springs, 15W fork oil, forks lowered 25mm, used XTR rear links lowering the rear 20mm, rear spring one click stiffer / Changed front & rear guards from blue to black / 47T rear sprocket / Speedo Healer V4.0 / Kev throttle cam mod / Throttle grip mod / The new 2010 O2 sensor mod is out, works a treat, The new 2012 O2 Controller is out, PM me for details

Now ride a 2018 MT09SP ABS + TCS

My KTM 990 SMR Mod book. http://www.ktmsmt.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4946

Mate/buddy,

Lots of Aussies have XTs. I'm in South East Queensland if you are ever in the area. Inland from the Gold Coast.

Also check out the ADVrider.com site & go to the Australia forum. Lots of guys on there would be more than happy to show you around.

Cheers, boneman

Welcome aboard Mike.

Have a safe and enjoyable trip down under.

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