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Are you good with the 9K mileage in 12 years?
Separately, the more I recall it, the more I think the whole of the speedo system, for the kicker TTR600 anyway, is a pile of junk.
IIRC, the innards of the speedo head also consist of gears made of nylon.
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Not sure I believe it... The bike looks in good nick though.
A lot of people sit on bikes and only ride them twice a year though.
Or just a couple of trail rides a year.
We'll see when it gets here..
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We had the TTR600 bike here (OFF ROAD ONLY model). But one could make it street legal in those years (more difficult now).
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The TTR600 is fully road legal in UK/Europe.
Then along came the RE model to make it a bit more civilised.
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We'll see when it gets here..
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Bought unseen?
I'll keep watching for your feedback.
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The TTR600 is fully road legel in UK/Europe.
Then along came the RE model to make it a bit more civilised.
Bought unseen?
I'll keep watching for your feedback.
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Yup... 250 miles away and cheap enough to take a gamble on.
Waiting for my courier to find a window so should have it end of next week..
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Touring Ted... Do you miss your old 03 XT600E?
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Touring Ted... Do you miss your old 03 XT600E?
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Often.. Mostly through nostalgia and it's refusal to ever let me down.
I don't miss it's terrible suspension and lack of power though.
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Hahah, yeah they ain't perfect that's for sure!
But I can't phantom ever letting mine go.. although I haven't ridden her in almost 3 years..
And she's sitting inside the garage mostly disassembled...plastics off, fuel tank off, chain off in a plastic container filled with oil..
Just the engine sitting on the frame with full suspensions, wheels, downpipes and air filter ports plugged so it won't rust inside...
I need to get it up to tiptop shape but probably only by winter if I do get my work visa papers and go off to work in the US..
If not, I'll fix her up this summer for sure!
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