- Hepco and Becker luggage racks(modified) and engine guards
- Modified bash plate
- 23L Acebis fuel tank
- Renthal race handlebars
- Aluminium hand guards
- Stainless steel brake lines
- Stainless steel headers
- Marving Exhaust
- 50 gauge idle jet for exhaust setup
- K&N air filter
- Custom subframe bracing
- Custom rack for motar case
- Enduro Metal numberplate
- Sheepskin seat cover
- 12V socket in dash
- Oil temp gauge
- Extra tap off fuel line to fill petrol stove
- Lubeman chain oiler
- Hagon Progressive fork springs and fresh oil
- Hagon heavy duty rear shock
- All bearings new
- Linkages greased
- Bigger foot welded onto kickstand

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All you need now is a proper sump guard and a windscreen !!

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Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.

Another view. Apon interrogation of the Hubb, there was mention of a army mortar case that some have used for tools. I found one and put it on with its own bracket. Looks the business.

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The original sump guard seems strong enough and it butts up against the engine guards, making it very sturdy indeed. Time will tell if its up to the job. Has anyone had one of these fail, and be bashed right in?
I gave my missus the windscreen, because it interferes with my chest camera view., and besides, we dont go that fast anyway

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Will probably be ok. Its only plastic though. It doesn't protect the cases at all but I guess your crash guards will help a lot there.

You don't need to go that fast before the noise from the wind will make you deaf on a long trip. Even with ear plugs !

I broke my screen and had ringing in my ears after a few weeks of riding. I never ride more than 90kmh.

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Did you say the bash plate is plastic? Never seen one of those. This one is ally, of a Tenere.

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My bad...... I assumed it was the standard off the XT600E and because it wasnt tubular I got confused with my DRZ plastic one piece !

Should be good !!

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Looks nice. Tell more about the custum things you have fittee and/or modified.

Just so we all agree, the xt600e sump guard is metal, and very sturdy, eventho it doesnt protect as good as a real bashplate.

This is the bash guard I had on my xt600e... hence my confusion !

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Are you doing the Trans-Am trail?

Me and the missus have identical XT's and we're fixing to ride across America, by a route we've pull out our a**es, flying into Montreal, entering America on land, going from Conneticut(relatives visit), down in the shape of a V to the deep south and up through the desert through Vegas to LA, then down to San Diego and back across to hit mainlane Mexico (Copper Canyon side) and then following the road to Ushuaia, returning up the east coast to Buenos Aires, and hopefully on a ship to South Africa. Holy Sheep Sh*t boyo, how it rolls off the tongue.

These mods I have shown are pretty much all. I've got a 'analogue satnav', an idea I got from reading Bob Goddard's book 'Beyond Bucharest' (Thanks Bob) which is basically a white board attached to the handlebars. It works very well for navigation and never requires charging. Other than that, we're set to go. It seems like packing up our lives is harder than the trip planning!

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Hey, I know that this isnt the right section for this type of thing, should really be in trip planning or something, but the Yammy tech section is the one I read all the time, and ideas and help have mostly come from here, so I thought it only fitting to show/tell all you Yamaha Tech readers/writers what has come from this little corner of the Hubb!

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Sounds like a brilliant time is in store for you both - best of luck. I'd definitely think about a screen though.

Mind if I ask a couple of questions as I'm prepping an XT as well.

What stainless headers did you go for and where did you get your Hagon bits from? Were they expensive?

Thanks

I went for the Motad headers because they are most like the original. The Marving exhaust is the most like the original can as well. Because my wife has the same bike(lower milage and completely original) I had the opportunity to compare performance. I used to have a DEP silencer and dyna-jet kit + K&N filter setup(ie "race"). This was great with no luggage and giving it the beans around the place. We went on a trip to Norway and we loaded the bikes up as in the pics. My wife could coast in 5th gear at 50mph( this is the speed I would say would be ideal for back roads with good scenery), no problem, but I was dipping below the powerband and would have to periodically change down to forth. This was highly irratating, and on top of that, my bike ate more fuel. My mechanic said that "race" setups only move the powerband higher so when you going faster or are accelerating hard (ie when you racing) the bike will have more puff. This is exactly what you never do when touring with luggage on! Original, or close to is the best for traveling, in my opinion. I've kept the K&N filter in for cleaning purposes on the road, and the bike did benefit from an increase in size of the pilot jet, from standard 48(I think) to a 50.

The Hagon stuff is direct from Hagon. I cant give you exact prices, but the rear shock is just below £300 and the progressive springs are about £100( not too sure on that one). Hagon are good and they are helpfull. Give em a call.

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Pic of the dash with oil temp gauge and 12v socket

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