XR 600 as a dual-sport?

[NordieBoy]

I've scoured the tyre thread and it looks like the Michelin T63 could be a good buy, or maybe a Mitas E08? Can't find any pricing on these though. Any other ones I should look out for around the $100 to $150 mark for the type of riding I'll be doing?

If it's dry the Shinko 705 may be the go (E-08 style).

[Woodman]

What about a unit like the klr and xl600s have . Standard semi sealed headlight that takes an H4 bulb therefore lots of watt/gas options.

[CRM]

I've ordered one of these:

It's still a 35w but comes with a halogen bulb. Also an LED tail-light and LED rear indicators so no one will run over me on the motorway.

Putting it all together on Sat so I'll post some pics. I'm heading down via Gisborne/ Napier to Wellington next week then over on the ferry and to Chch the following week then home. Not liking the idea of snow that much....

[CRM]

I've spent most of the weekend adding the bling to the XR600 getting her ready to go (planning to ride Whangarei to Napier tomorrow, then over to the south isles on Friday, down the west coast, in Chch Mon to Wed then back up Kaikoura Coast and home for labour weekend.

Just got to fabricate something to keep the left pannier from getting caught up in the wheel but here are some pics of progress:

As she was when I got her:


New Ascerbis Dimension HP Halogen light, black seat cover and tank graphics ex Ballards:


On the back LED taillight and indicators:


Sheepskin, Panniers, Rackpack etc - all sweet nearly ready to go at crack of dawn .


Better go set up that pannier bar and pack...

[CRM]

Okay all set. Used an old sway-bar out of a celica to support the left side-cover so it doesn't bend under and touch the wheel. Could be prettier but effective for now...

I got a second-hand DRZ400 ignition switch thinking I could wire it into the kill switch line (first cowboy-electrician thought). Of course that din't work because the kill switch just shorts out the power and kills the engine. Second cowboy-electrician discovery was that I had wired it into the hand-brake light switch . My son pointed that out through tears of laughter.

My other wiring was okay - headlight and taillight worked (except for high and low beam around the wrong way - easily fixed). The LED indicators on the back didn't work but my son pointed out that LED's only run one way so we swapped the wires and she was GOOD . The lights seem really bright - haven't tried the headlight at night yet but the halogen is certainly looking brighter as are the LED's on the back.

Last shots came out a little small so here are some better ones.

[CRM]

The trip to Timaru was great but I've got a couple more coming up (like down to Opotiki later this week which will be road only) so I really need to get something more roadable - I'd like a 650 VStrom but they are a little too pricy. I'll probably get a sport/tourer so sadly looking at selling the XR6.

So please someone buy it and love it for me...http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=251020313

Lots of good bits. I’ve just spent nearly $2000 on it (new tyre, chain, lights, seat cover, graphics, top end etc.) so I’m not giving it away but I realise you don’t really ever get back what you spend on an old bike.

The only things that is a bit rough on it are the frame – it could so with painting or better still powder-coating. Also the pipe might not be to everyone’s taste being loud and hacked on a bit with muffler wrap by the previous owner (who I know just used it for commuting as he had it geared right up).

The gear-box is good, it has a new clutch cable (replaced while I was away), steering and linkage bearings are all freshly lubed.

I wouldn’t be prepared to go under $4000 unless I kept the spare tyres and big tank and sold them separately (these tanks are over $600 new). I guess with the standard tank and tyres that are on it I might drop a bit for a fellow fanatic.

If you haven't ridden an XR6 you are in for a treat. They don't have to be revved like DRZ's etc... they just pull like crazy

[NordieBoy]

How about a nice XR400?

[CRM]

How about a nice XR400?

Don't look like any XR400 I ever seen . Nice though - if I had a garage full of bikes I'd want that one too. For now I'd just like a garage

[Waihou Thumper]

Don't look like any XR400 I ever seen . Nice though - if I had a garage full of bikes I'd want that one too. For now I'd just like a garage

Main priority when sourcing a place to live......Garage, Man cave and Broadband availability....If it ain't got it, don't buy it..

[dino3310]

How about a nice XR400?

too slow, put a XR6 donkey with the O/S3mm and she'll be a street weapon.
looks pretty cool, nice lines

[NordieBoy]

How about an XL600 from CraigsList...

XL600R Plated - $1600 (Ventura County)
Date: 2012-01-01, 8:36PM PST

OK, let me start off by saying this XL is only available for purchase by the manliest of men (or women). My friend, if it was possible for a dirt bike to sprout chest hair and a five o'clock shadow, this Honda would look like Tom Selleck. It is just that manly.

It was never intended to ride down a grass filled ditch in your LBZ baggy gear looking like a spode. It wasn't meant to do 3-foot long pop wheelies in front of your hillbilly friends in your cousin's back yard while everyone drinks Budweiser. No, that's what a 50 is for. If that's the kind of bike you're looking for, then just do us all a favor and stop reading right now. This bike has been to hell and back, twice, and has the scars to prove it. So if you can't handle being seen behind the bars of this biblical, fire breathing, dragon slaying hero because it has a few purple hearts, move on.

This bike was engineered by 3rd degree ninja pirate super-warriors in the highest mountains of Japan to serve the needs of the man that cheats death on a daily basis. They didn't even consider superfluous Nancy boy, contradictory decor in the form of Monster, Red Bull, Spy, Oakley, FMF, and Pro Circuit stickers plastered all over the bike. This bike looks legit because it is.

This brute comes with the things us testosterone-fueled super action junkies need. It has a 600cc to fly down the trail or to outrun the cops and has a 6-speed transmission so you know grandma won't be taking off with it when you're not looking. It's saved my bacon more than once. It's got special blood/gore resistant grippy seat cover. It even has a first-aid kit in the back. You know what the first aid kit has in it? A pint of whiskey, a stitch-your-own-wound kit and a hunk of leather to bite down on when you're operating on yourself. (NOTE: I cut myself fighting a streetbiker who looked at me funny and used the first aid kit, a replacement kit is available for an additional $100 and comes with Gentleman's Jack.)

My price on this bad boy is an incredibly low $1600 but I'll entertain reasonable offers. And by reasonable, I mean don't walk up and tell me you'll give me $500 for it. That's liable to earn you a Burmese-roundhouse-sphincter-kick with a follow up three fingered eye-jab. Would it hurt? Hell yeah. Let's just say you won't be the prettiest guy at the Coldplay concert anymore.

There's only 25,000 miles on this hellcat from Planet Kickass since purchased in 83'. Trust me, it will outlive you and the offspring that will carry your name. It will live on as a monument to your machismo.

Now, go look in the mirror and tell me what you see. If it's a rugged, no holds barred, super brute he-man macho Chuck Norris stunt double, then reply to this ad. I might be out hang-gliding or BASE jumping or just chilling with my lady, but leave a message and I'll get back to you. And when I do, we'll talk about a price over a nice glass of Schmidt while we listen to Johnny Cash.



God bless -- Buy It

[dino3310]

or something like this

[NordieBoy]

or something like this

Cool tank.

[dino3310]

Cool tank.

only use it for the longer rides, better handling off road with the stock tank, easier to pick up too