![]() I have Pirelli Scorpions for the street and Maxxis Desert IT rear, and Metzeler MCE2 front (not shown) for the dirt. The 1990 has stainless headers that extend all the way to the muffler, but the 2000 headers combine sooner. I'm going to do a little experiment where I switch the entire exhaust systems and carbs on the two bikes. It already had the Baja Designs dual sport kit.īelieve it or not, the 1990 is bone stock and has more power especially on the bottom than the 2000 with the Big Gun silencer. I put on an Acerbis 23 litre tank, Renthal bars, 2" Bar Risers, Acerbis hand guards, Stock front fender, flush rear LED signals, XR's Only tail rack, disk guard and chain guard, Wolfman tank bag, fender bag and tail bag, Thumper Racing pegs, and skid plate. Here's a picture of the 2000 now after a few mods. (Another story) Here's a picture of the two biikes in April. ![]() I have a 1990 XR600R that I bought new and a 2000 XR600R that I found in Columbus, Ohio last April and imported to Ontario, Canada. Overall, the bike has been cheap as chips to own, a breeze to work on, and a hoot to ride. My chain and chaingang sprockets have done around 30,000 k's now and are starting to show signs of terminal wear, so replacements will be in order, but if I can get another decade out of the replacements I'll be happy. A little simple maintenance is all they require for long life and reliable service (unlike my KTM, which is almost like sevicing a road bike). Not bad considering the environment these things operate in. I still run the original grips and throttle, and I only replaced the original cables because I found a single strand had let go after 10 years. I also added a light-action clutch lever which cost a whole $14.95, and it makes a considerable difference to the riding enjoyment and fine clutch control. Rear disc is now warped and shot (I'm not surprised) so that one's next. I forgot to mention before I addded a braided brake line (the rubber one turned into expandomatic) and a Braking wave disk on the front. ![]() The suspension was the best money I've spent on it, it not only retores the handling but the ride is rather good too for an older type suspension. Out of the box they just do everything from the word go, but the standard springs sag out very rapidly when a larger tank goes on. IMHO the XR600R is the best dirt bike ever made. It will do anything they will, and for longer, just maybe take a touch longer to get there. I think my "old" XR600R is superior to many of the new flashy disposa-bikes currently getting around. Strangely, I have not fixed the godawful seat. I love this thing, and hope to be buried with it (not too soon though ). I'm about to ad a KTM folding morror to replace the acerbis pedal bike folding mirror I've been using for the last 10 years.Īll up, this bike has been an absolute blast to own and ride, and is a keeper. Recent additions include Pivot pegz (really cool to ride with) and a screen (old farts luxury). I put heavier springs in the front for the 21 litre acerbis tank and a heavier (11kg) spring in the rear, but the rear should really be a 12kg.Īlso, I had the stator rewound and it now supports a hella headlight unit with a 55/100 watt hella globe. Last year it finally swallowed the standard choke plate (I had the replacement part for 5 yrs but never got around to fitting it.) so I handed it over to a good workshop and got a new piston, rings, rebore, 2 new stainless inlet valves, then new guides, seats recut, all that stuff, and while it was there I got them to straighten the subframe (common problem with abusive owners) and plumb in an XR400 oil cooler, then topped it off with a full staintune exhaust with big bore headers. It has seen all sorts of abuse and some really filthy offroad stuff, and never let me down. Bought my '95 model in '96 with 2,000 k's on it.
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