welcome to the madhouse
Following an 'incident' on board a ferry on my way back from the 'North West 200' (row of bikes fell over in the hold) my srx6 tank got bent. (along with many other bits)....the claim was setted in full... allowing me to complete all the repairs myself(pic of the bike is on here somewhere (metallic blue srx6) i sent the tank to some guys in the sheffield area, they had quoted £130-£150 including carriage.
in the event it was done for £110....and a perfect job was made of it.....there is a vid clip on their website, but (for obvious reasons i guess) you can't quite see how they do it.....
it sounds expensive I know..... but was well worth it as far as i'm concerned..... now...here's the rub.... I can't find their details....but will keep looking...must be here somewhere
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As far as parts are concerned, most parts are available from yamaha (at a price) many shared with XT's etc. also Fleabay is worth a look...parts NOT available from yamaha now, include....petrol tank, kick start lever (a weak point, prone to cracking), all the graphics.....
bridgestone battleaxe BT45's suit the bike very well..... and in standard form it performs very well....
personally, I change the oil AND filter regularly (every 2K miles) and remove clean and grease the chain at the same time. It is a bike that responds very well to regular maintenance....and IS easy to maintain yourself.
good luck with your new bike.....plenty of support available in the TC..... (especially if you live anywhere near Wales, own a camping stove (or several), and maybe have a liking for clapped out land rovers ..
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