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Seat
Thanks for your comments. The seat has not been changed. Still the original one from new I believe.
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Yup, it's the stock seat cover!

I did make a thread on new seat covers if you'd like to take a look....



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Foru 1 year I hadn't the bike, so in my mind it was more square (aka unconfotable?), so it looked smoother. Today got the bike for a short while -it is overheating- and saw it was the same, but with Yamaha written on the side...

Thanks, Vando, I will definitely look at your thread. I have lots to do with the bike, it is not working well...
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hello guys i want your help.First licence 2001 but the engine is 3tb .Look at the frame pictures.







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Don´t worry. Cilinders and most of the head says 2KF.

You can use an VIN decoder to know many caracteristics of your bike, year and place of fabricatión...

You can use this Yamaha VIN Decoder @ Motoverse.com
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I cant find this 17 digit number
all the numbers i found was till 12 digits
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Pera,
Thanks for posting the link to the VIN page . How ever, it is asking for a 17 VIN number, yet mine is a mere 9 (nine) on my 3AJ and the nine includes the 3AJ.
Apsogos has 12 numbers on his/her bike.
Is this normal? Can you or someone advise as to why this might be? I tried placing extra zeros (to make 17) before and after the numbers the bike has, to no avail!
My documentation says "declared manufacture was 1988, registered/overseas. So now I am a little bit confused. Although I'm sure there is a perfectly reasonable answer to this.

Anyone ?

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tell us an example ...too
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Yes it's normal... you have to add the engine numbers to complete the VIN number!
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Hello again,

the only writings I saw on the frame are :

with small letters at bottom right : 4PT21182-00

at center 3TB184308.
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Rampant lion.. have ye still got yer xt... as i had that bike jist wondering if it was from me ye bought it... I loved that bike,, had to sell it cause i needed money. a live near Motherwell.. wish i still had it.. i have one just now but its a bomber compared to that one... ching.scroll down this page an ye`l see ma pics.... http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...xt-600-a-52070

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Spot on. 4PT on the airbox. Thanks.

Since I've had the bike I've added a screen to keep the wind off the chest. Also put some hand guards from a BMW GS 1150 and changed the tyres to Conti Trail Attacks. These have transformed the bike no end, I would recommend them to anyone who uses the bike on the road only. I intend to change the fork oil to a heavier grade and insert spacers in the forks, paint a few bits that need tyding up (swingarm etc) and maybe add a race can.

Thanks again for all the replies..

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