XT 600 ??????

[twn44s]

I have a chance to purchacse a 1989 Yamaha XT 600 , has about 1800 miles on the whole bike,it is in good shape ,except it has been sittin for a couple of years or so.
The <IMG SRC="smilies/question.gif" border="0"> I have is that it seems like the carb is gummed up and does not want to idle,is that a big deal? never been in those carbs before.
I think it just needs a good cleaning any particulers to know about.
Thanks ahead of time for any info.

[smurfsdad]

not a problem at all if i remember right those have a dual carb setup but still not a problem if ya want some help let me know i would be happy to help

[dog walker]

Yeah motorcycle carbs are prety easy to rebuild. I'd suggest buying a rebuild kit and a gallon of berrymans to soak the parts in for a day or two.

Jeff

[smurfsdad]

carb parts arent really readily available for that cuz it probably has a tekei carb on it but its just the pilot jet plugged so dont sweat it

[Kyron]

Those XT600's make shitty dirt bikes... look at the bottom of the "frame", it uses the skid plate as the FRAME...

But that said two years ago me and a friend were at the little sluice and someone rode one of those bikes by with NO SKID PLATE.... so ignore my other comments??


How much are you going to pay for it??

Before you tear the carb apart, how old is the gas in it?? You can drop the float bowl and do a pretty good cleaning from there... and spray carb cleaner through the fuel hose too!! Make sure the air filter is clean also..

[twn44s]

It has a single carb on it Smurfsdad.
It will start up pretty easy when it is cold, but it is a little hard when it gets warm.It will also flood pretty easy to, I know alot of it will be getting use to the personality of the bike,they all seem to have there quirks.
The skid plate is a detachable one to.
I will put some fresh gas in it tomorrow,and see how that does.
Smurfsdad I appreciate the offer to help, I will be intouch in a few days.
Also the carb has stamped on the side YDLS .

[ 06-16-2001: Message edited by: twn44s ]

[Kyron]

That YDLS is for some type of vacume thingie, it's either a Klien or a Mukiuni carb

BUT how much are you gettin robbed for $$$

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[smurfsdad]

is it street legal if not its a tt600

[Kyron]

The TT600's have a full real frame under the motor, where the XT's use the skidplate as the frame <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">... and I'm not sure, but the oddometer on a TT wouldn't go to 1800miles.

[twn44s]

To answer a few ?'s
- It is a XT600WC on the paper work it says date first sold is in 1991.
-Yes it is steet legal, has current registration.
-He is asking $ 1100.00.

I did laps yesterday around the house(I'm shure the neighbor's really love me now),it runs good when you are gettin on it,Torkey, as all hell.Just has problems with idle ,I willl tear down the carb tonight .

[redrider]

maybe once ya get it runn;nn it just need's to be aired out. <IMG SRC="smilies/laughing.gif" border="0">

[SeaBass44]

I had a brand new 84 TT600, fun play bike, I want a Xt or XL something street leagle to put around on.Someday I'll find another one $1100 sounds fair enough, if ya go to sell it post it on the por bb <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">

[twn44s]

Got one more <IMG SRC="smilies/question.gif" border="0"> I tore the carb down and it was full of dirt,soaked it and cleaned it out bike Idles and runs good putting around, but when you get on it hard it will sputter a bit and take off, I'm thinking it is the accelerater pump ,plus It is very hard to restart after it is warmed up. I put in a brand new plug in it to.

[SeaBass44]

not sure a bike has a accelerater pump? I sat pull it apart again and clean good, did U remove the welch(sp) plugs when U cleaned it?make sure to blow it out w/air, and if U don't have a repair book, get one.

[smurfsdad]

its common for a 4 stroke to do that it just depends on how bad it does it