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Title: xl600, picking your thoughts
Post by: bth2bth2 on January 28, 2017, 04:44:31 PM

ive spotted an 84 yam xl 600 with the big tank. bike and motor has been rebuilt. your thoughts please on the engine. would it be ok for touring?

brian

Title: Re: xl600, picking your thoughts
Post by: johnr on January 28, 2017, 05:21:42 PM

yam is an xt, honda is an xl, both have great engines with dakar rally winning pedigrees.

Title: Re: xl600, picking your thoughts
Post by: bth2bth2 on January 28, 2017, 07:40:26 PM

Quote from: bth2bth2 on January 28, 2017, 04:44:31 PM

ive spotted an 84 yam xl 600 with the big tank. bike and motor has been rebuilt. your thoughts please on the engine. would it be ok for touring?

brian

bugga. did i say xl  :-\

Title: Re: xl600, picking your thoughts
Post by: johnr on January 29, 2017, 02:23:43 PM

you only need to look at their record in competition to see how reliable these engines are, i wouldnt think that they would be phased by touring, folks have actually circumnavigated the globe on these bikes many times.

Title: Re: xl600, picking your thoughts
Post by: Mark on February 02, 2017, 06:46:00 AM

Come on Brian you need something quickly, tick tock tick tock.  :)

Title: Re: xl600, picking your thoughts
Post by: bth2bth2 on February 02, 2017, 08:50:57 AM

my engine is now in the process of being stripped. bottom end defo goosed. will also get to the bottom of the tight belt issue ive had which probably caused the failure.