Xt600

[_Shrek_]

Hey guys looking at a 96 XT 600 has been ride'n a few cracks in plastics, brocken stud on exhaust, has been sitting in shed for 8 months, road legal just on hold

Q what sort of $$ or should I offer 2k?

[DR650gary]

Would be a good buy at that in my mind.

Nice ride to have in the shed. Pain in the arse doing the stud but not undoable. I used an exhaust flange as a guide for a drill bit. I bolted it in place and used a small bush to centre the bit, drilled the pilot hole almost bang in the middle, tried an easyout and snapped it of. Used the flange and bush thing again and drilled it out, retapped and inserted a helicoil. That was the worst case, usually they just pop out with an easy out after copious amounts of heat :shit:

I am green as that would be a great bike to have for the odd dirty trip :Punk:

[Waihou Thumper]

This one may be better Shrek....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/auction-416213082.htm

[hayd3n]

plastic are never a problem shrek

[_Shrek_]

plastic are never a problem shrek

:laugh: I was thinking of you when we were looking at it

[_Shrek_]

This one may be better Shrek....

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/motorbikes/motorbikes/dual-purpose/auction-416213082.htm

aye got it on the watch list, cheers :apint:

[Monstaman]

...its obviously a boy!!! :nya::shifty:

[timg]

Hey guys looking at a 96 XT 600 has been ride'n a few cracks in plastics, brocken stud on exhaust, has been sitting in shed for 8 months, road legal just on hold

Q what sort of $$ or should I offer 2k?
I thought big green fellas were genetically tied to BMW's??

[emaN]

Sounds like you been checking out my garage Shrek!
I've got a 96 XT600 for sale too; sounds like a mate will be keen to buy it.
It needs an exhaust system & a battery.
Reg is on hold, and WoF would've run out last year sometime. I'd lent it to a mate in Akl who used it to commute everyday for a year, 'til he went to Oz.

I'm also wondering how much to ask for it...???

[_Shrek_]

:woohoo: just scored a 96 XT600 for 2k reg on hold not be ride'n for a year or two, the Off-spring & I got it going the other night after pulling the carb apart twice, it ran for a while then coughed backfired now wont run sucking to much air in on one of the intake manifolds, works out we need to spend about $500 to get it to WOF standard + it has another set of wheels with nobblys & road legal :Punk:

any one interested in a XLR250 road legal pm me

[ADVGD]

:woohoo: just scored a 96 XT600 for 2k reg on hold not be ride'n for a year or two, the Off-spring & I got it going the other night after pulling the carb apart twice, it ran for a while then coughed backfired now wont run sucking to much air in on one of the intake manifolds, works out we need to spend about $500 to get it to WOF standard + it has another set of wheels with nobblys & road legal :Punk:

any one interested in a XLR250 road legal pm me

Is this your offspring's new bike, or your new bike to do the challenge section?

[_Shrek_]

Is this your offspring's new bike, or your new bike to do the challenge section?

if I had the coin it would be mine!!! but :( ... no the boy has his bike to sell so will get this one, but he does need a new one as
he is a bit big for the 250 on the long hauls & trying to keep up :innocent:

but if he goes into the army in August he might leave it with me :facepalm:

[dino3310]

cooyneyr's mate 'razor' was looking for a 250 shrek

[cooneyr]

cooyneyr's mate 'razor' was looking for a 250 shrek

Already onto that - she's not keen on a kicker only start.

Cheers R

[_Shrek_]

the XT has started back firing, is this because of to much gas going through?

or because one of the manifold bolts is missing?

dam hard to try & work out when the young'un is always away on it :rolleyes:

[hayd3n]

the XT has started back firing, is this because of to much gas going through?

or because one of the manifold bolts is missing?

dam hard to try & work out when the young'un is always away on it :rolleyes:

i guess its running quite rich???

[thepom]

Allo mate...the backfire could be caused by the carb manifold rubbers leaking,,,the bits between the and engine perish and let in air resulting in the backfire....hard to start ...cheap to buy on e bay.....replaced mine on both my xt.s.....hope this helps...

[_Shrek_]

Allo mate...the backfire could be caused by the carb manifold rubbers leaking,,,the bits between the and engine perish and let in air resulting in the backfire....hard to start ...cheap to buy on e bay.....replaced mine on both my xt.s.....hope this helps...

we put new ones in about 3months ago but the carb does leak when on the stand & gas turned on, am picking the float is to high, also found where exhaust manifold nut is missing the other one has come loose
so looks like will have to get broken stud out & drop float level, for a start

[pete-blen]

Now when yer say back fireing... are you meaning a timeing type back fire..ignition / valve timeing ?

Or a back fire from unburnt fuel in the Exhaust ?
that ones easy... Air leak... unburnt fuel + heat then add Air " oxygen" = bang "pop"

On my XT660 there is a AIS system " Air Injection System" yer could call it a controlled air leak
in the exhust pipe to burn any fuel... it pops & bangs on a closed throttle..

it's a pipe running from the air box though a check valve to one of the exhaust ports...
check to see if the 600 has something similar..

[_Shrek_]

Now when yer say back fireing... are you meaning a timeing type back fire..ignition / valve timeing ?

Or a back fire from unburnt fuel in the Exhaust ?
that ones easy... Air leak... unburnt fuel + heat then add Air " oxygen" = bang "pop"

On my XT660 there is a AIS system " Air Injection System" yer could call it a controlled air leak
in the exhust pipe to burn any fuel... it pops & bangs on a closed throttle..

it's a pipe running from the air box though a check valve to one of the exhaust ports...
check to see if the 600 has something similar..

aye Pete one of the front exhaust pipes had a broken stud & the nut on the other side has come loose, so have found the problem just got to fix it now :rolleyes:

[thepom]

Good man...easy peasy lemon squeezy....:laugh: