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I like what this guy did to his XT600.
Link to his project: 1988 Yamaha XT600 Project' OK, so not everyone will like it, but I really do. Not sure how it runs, but looks-wise, I think it's bad-ass. I'm really liking what he did with the round headlight & the 2 air filters. I'm thinking of maybe doing something like that to the 1988 I just got (a nice chilled winter project). Is that a good/bad idea to eliminate the air box and sticking a couple of those cone-shaped air filers? What can I expect for performance increase/decrease? I imagine finding a round headlight that has the mounting brackets shouldn't be that hard. It'd be nice to get some updated looking speedo & tach as well. For starters, good or bad to do the air box mod? Thanks and ride safe.
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Hmmmmmmm, that number plate is hideous defeats the object of having a nice slim single

As for the cone filters, if you don't know what they'll do to the performance, you're best leaving the std airbox alone. Cone filters usually increase air flow, so you'll need to re-jet the carbs, or risk running lean & holing the piston

He's tried to do a flattracker, but only half done it.......

Here's my trumpet Street-Tracker I completed earlier this year.... so I'm a bit biased



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Oh dear!!!

That's not to my taste at all - I have the same seat on my CG125 racer project!!!

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This thread is a classic illustration of "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!" Everybody to their own.
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I like it....bit of a dog.....
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it looks terrible to me

it's not exactly what i'd call much of a project either he's just taken off the oe plastics and fitted a srx600 exhaust and bodged that up by cutting away the front engine bracket

would have taken him about a dozen hours to trash a good bike
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With air filters like that driving in rain will be death to your bike.
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Mmmm, nice idea, but he's not quite there yet, is he?

That number plate
The oil tank dangling down on the LHS rather spoils the 'naked tail' look. Should've fabricated something up to sit under the seat instead - it would also protect the air filters from rain/crap flung up by the back wheel.

Like the round headlight and clocks tho'

Plus, if you're gonna strip things down to basics and put them on show, for Pete's sake get rid of the battery. A nice capacitor hidden away will clean things up wonderfully.

Still, easy to sit here on my big fat arse and criticise ...
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I think those older red n white XT 600's look pretty sporty (sportier than they actually are) anyway without any mods, I wish Yamaha made my TTR600RE a bit more cosmetically sporty like the WR.

Here's a link to a bloke again converting one of those tasty red n white ones using some even tastier YZ parts, the article has run a lot of pages and i'm expecting some awesome looking beast at the end of it but frankly I thought the resulting bike looked like what it is an ugly hotchpotch thats had 100's of hours spent on it and doesnt look as good as when Yamaha designed it.

Its a very interesting article all the same and I was following it with great interest ... err till I saw how ugly it turned out.

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Not sure if I got the original link off here or another 4 stroke off road site
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yep panzer that is another ugly hotch potch pig of a bike made out of a good bike

makes my little project look tons better tho lol

i'll get the camera out this weekend an do an updated pic of the whole bike but for those who have not seen the thread heres a pic

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yep panzer that is another ugly hotch potch pig of a bike made out of a good bike

makes my little project look tons better tho lol

i'll get the camera out this weekend an do an updated pic of the whole bike but for those who have not seen the thread heres a pic

Err thats welly tasty, congrats
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Now its my turn, with a bike "optimized" for what it's all about.....Offroad =)

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Both those bikes are the "ticket" !!!!!

Jens, what tyres are they??? Any good on road?????
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Mefo mfc12 "stonemaster" 14/80x17

Best knobby I've tried on road.

Front is heidenau k69, real agressive, and long knobs, felt wobbely at first, but are much better as it get worn down.

I drive a lot, actually 20.000km since last summer on the xt600, and around 5000km on my little dt175.

So lots of pavement, and I'll be getting me the same tires next time, perhaps only a 130 for the rear tho'
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Now its my turn, with a bike "optimized" for what it's all about.....Offroad =)
Yep thats a very nice one too.
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