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Hi Ted,
Have sprung for a bash plate fron Dave Lambeth. For info. to others considering one: the price has gone up to £115, however this includes VAT, fixings (oversized to standard) and delivery within the UK.
Spoke to Dave, seems like a good bloke, gave me some good advice about what was and what wasn't worth doing on the XT.
Once I get a sheepskin sorted our bikes are going to look like 'before and after' pix!  )
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Replacement Seat Bolts
Ted!
Where did you get the replacement seat bolds from?
I've had a few ideas of my own, which involved welding butterflys to some 'normal' bolts - but your solution is much more practical.
I just can't find a supplier out here in sunny Spain.
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Ted!
Where did you get the replacement seat bolds from?
I've had a few ideas of my own, which involved welding butterflys to some 'normal' bolts - but your solution is much more practical.
I just can't find a supplier out here in sunny Spain.
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Hey smokin.
I was looking around myself with little luck. I posted the same question on another forum Motorcycle forums, news, articles, biking and events from Visordown.com, and someone posted me some. He said he had them off an old clothes rail..
They are pretty common in many applications. Think about cupboard door knobs, knob handles for clothes racks, weight benches. Anything thats adjustable by hand really.
That picture i use was for demonstative purposes and I found it here.
Standard Plastic Parts
Scroll to the botton of the page. Make sure you get the correct thread size though.
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Finished off with some lovely Metal mules.
Im going to refit my screen and do some dashboard adjustment.
I will post up pics when its finished.
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Mmmm
Nice disposable BBQs
Jess is looking hot! (all that TLC's gotta be good for her)
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Hey up Ted
would it be cheeky of me to copy some of yer modifications ??
I will tell folk who's bike bits I have copied
Any more pictures of the centerstand would be helpful
I can see it fits around the suspension pivot, but what does it bolt to, and what does it stop up against when lowered, not engine casings I guess
I will post my mods very soon, feel free to copy owt yer see
Good look with your travels
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Hey up Ted
would it be cheeky of me to copy some of yer modifications ??
I will tell folk who's bike bits I have copied
Any more pictures of the centerstand would be helpful
I can see it fits around the suspension pivot, but what does it bolt to, and what does it stop up against when lowered, not engine casings I guess
I will post my mods very soon, feel free to copy owt yer see
Good look with your travels
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of course you can matey !!
Ill try and sort more pictures of the centre stand. Its great and VERY useful. There is a stopper built into the design on the stand.
Trust me. Easy to fit and very safe and secure.
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XT600E '03 mods
Hello people! The mods I did on my XT600E '03: bashplate(CRD), centerstand(SW-Motech), handlebar-risers(SW-Motech, 30mm), iron-braided brake-lines(Goodridge, front&back), Hyperpro springs(front&back), K&N air-filter, CRD-exhaust, Hepco&becker luggage-rack and alu-boxes, tyres Metzeler Tourance. Things to do: seat(for more long-distance comfort), handguards(Acerbis), large fueltank(23lt. Acerbis), eventually GPS equipment. XT-greetings, Hans van Langen.
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Just a word of warning about the screen, the mountings will come loose regularly-even with loctite, and it will eventually disintegrate. My wifes did in Patagonia. The bolts are not metric by the way so spares may be a good idea.
Not saying it's crap, just that it may not last as long as you would hope. I have a secdem paris dakar screen on mine and it's still hanging in there after 40 odd kkm.
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Just a word of warning about the screen, the mountings will come loose regularly-even with loctite, and it will eventually disintegrate. My wifes did in Patagonia. The bolts are not metric by the way so spares may be a good idea.
Not saying it's crap, just that it may not last as long as you would hope. I have a secdem paris dakar screen on mine and it's still hanging in there after 40 odd kkm.
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god, tell me about it. What a nightmare it was getting a hex key to fit in. I ended up grinding down a 4.5 to fit the bolts and the pitch is imperial too...
Grrrrrrrrrr. Ill be using Blue loctite on it. Usually reserved for cam gears
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Hi would those bar risers work with standard bars as I want to lift mine up a bit so my XT matches the riding position of my TTR  . Cheers Stu
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Hi would those bar risers work with standard bars as I want to lift mine up a bit so my XT matches the riding position of my TTR  . Cheers Stu
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Sure of course ! The standard bars are 1". Just make sure you get 1" risers.
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How much was the tank & spring
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