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Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:00 am
by weeksy
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:02 am
by derek badger
Oh hell no. That back end!
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:02 am
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Overall yes, but it needs a rear mudguard and sidepanels.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:20 pm
by Skub
Be nice when it's finished.
It looks like an 03/04 Z1000 exhaust cut down.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:54 pm
by GuzziPaul
Not nice especially the back end and exhaust, there is a much nicer one in this months Classic Bike but can't find a picture though. It is by one of the big XT restorers who normally does them back to show room original but has done a flat tracker style on out of bits he had than were no good to make a show room example.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 8:15 pm
by demographic
Whoever did that needs to put his guide dog down.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:09 pm
by Taipan
I like it!

Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:12 pm
by derek badger
Taipan wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:09 pm
I like it!
Did you optician put bathroom glass in your spectacles???
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:53 pm
by Taipan
derek badger wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:12 pm
Taipan wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:09 pm
I like it!
Did you optician put bathroom glass in your spectacles???
Lol! It kinda reminds me of the "bobtailed" jump bikes from a few years back. I shouldn't like it, but for whatever reason, I do.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:53 pm
by Gimlet
Looks like an Airfix kit toy. And why would you power a supermoto with a heavy engine that barely makes 40 bhp?
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:09 am
by derek badger
Gimlet wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:53 pm
Looks like an Airfix kit toy. And why would you power a supermoto with a heavy engine that barely makes 40 bhp?
Because it came in that frame? I'm presuming from the twin carbs and the 630 decal on the tank the engine has been modified.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:11 pm
by Gimlet
I'm sure you're right. But I doubt it's made it into a KTM 690-beater. Personally, I think I rather have an original XT500.
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 9:28 am
by Ssray

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I prefer mine, spec was
Tdr front wheel, fzr1000 disc, gsxr11 caliper, ntv600 front master cylinder and somp plumbing pipe cut down to add pteload to the forks
Engine. Srx600 carbs, dynojet kit(no kit was available for the xt) wisco hi comp piston, pod filters,supertrapp exhaust, converted to kick-start, starter motor and all gubbins Inc the bit on the flywheel removed, revved much faster, approx 45bhp at the rear wheel on the dyno after setup
Rear end rebuilt rear wheel with a 3.5x17 wheel(early cbr600 size, used scrub am23's)
Used to dispatch ride it round london, track day it at mallory Park and circuit carole in Paris
Re: Yamaha XT600 supermoto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 11:55 am
by Le_Fromage_Grande
Gimlet wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:53 pm
Looks like an Airfix kit toy. And why would you power a supermoto with a heavy engine that barely makes 40 bhp?
I doubt if it makes 40bhp, a standard XT600 is about 25bhp, at best 30, trail bike DRZ400s are noticeably faster.