Hi, I'm in Vermont USA and most riders have already retired their rides for the year. I was on craigslist two weeks ago and came across a 1988 Yamaha XT600 for $1,000. 9,000 miles, pretty much stock, only with a bigger gas tank & a Cobra exhaust. I emailed the guy and ended up buying it for $800 a week later. YEY! So now I have my 89 XT and this 88 one. My 89 has been painted black with tons and tons of home-made mods done to it, so it's nice to get this one in pretty much original state. I drove it back to my place last weekend (only 2 hours), but it was cold & rainy...so the 2 hours were plenty. She rode really nice. Good power, that exhaust sounds damn nice! Front brakes are toast, so I'll have to flush and get new pads. Tires are still good. Handlebars are pretty crooked, but Renthal's are on their way already. I look to take the Cobra exhaust off this one & putting it on my black 89. The stock exhaust will go on the 88. I'd like to switch the gas tanks as well, but if I do, I'll need to paint it black, which I don't really want to do. So, before I retire the bikes (mid-December sometime, hopefully later), I'm looking at tweaking: - new handlebars - valves adj. - carb cleaning - oil change - air filter (at least lube it), it looked in good shape - blinker housing is pretty messed up (I still haven't figured out why the blinkers sometimes work, sometimes don't), but it might need a new switch. I'll dig into it this weekend. - seat cover (one little rip), but I'm anal that way - get front brake working - Oh and the tach & speedo clear plastics are so cracked that I can't see what it says underneath it unless I get close & personal w/ it. I'll be on the lookout for new glass or new units all together. The black one will just get normal winter prep work done, the new one requires a bit more. I love these bikes Safe miles all

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89 and 88 XT600.