XT600e DJ02 Alu Wheels?

[s l i g h t l y]

Anyone know what (if any) models of XT600e came with aluminium wheels?

My DJ02 has a pair but I do not think they are OEM.

[Grant Johnson]

I'd bet they're not OEM. Have a close look, somewhere there might be evidence of a manufacturer.
Post a photo - someone might recognize the pattern, and you can also do a reverse image search on google.
Good luck!

[Ezra Hardy]

The later xt600e usually came with steel rims, but the wheels off the 1990s xtz660 tenere are ally and a direct swap, exact same hubs, so you may have a bike with 660 tenere rims which is what I did to mine years ago when the steel rims were knackered.

There may have been a special version in some country with ally rims, but cant remember.

[s l i g h t l y]

The wheels have the following markings:

D.I.D Japan 96 23 19

D.I.D Japan 96 08 09

J 21x1.85 4 91 dot

J 17x2.75 3 91 DOT

The seller also said he thought the forks and brake were from a Tenere - are there markings on the forks to identify? They are 41mm stanchions and seem longer than standard as they are dropped in the top yoke by about 1".

[turboguzzi]

could be also TT600 stuff

[Ezra Hardy]

Dont quote me on this, but I think the forks on the 90s 660 tenere were more or less the same at the later xt600e, maybe a different spring rate, they certainly had the same brakes. I think possibly the only external difference is that the tenere forks will have some mounting points for the disk guard and the xt600e did not. xt600 forks are 41mm.