1990 XT600E adding a kickstart
 

Hey guys!!! and girls.. ;D
I have a XT600E from 1990 and I want to put a kickstart on it.
I've been searching but I haven't found anything on what parts to buy for this 1990 model...

I know I need to have a a kickstart with the boss hub, kickstart shaft and a "gear,kick idle" but what parts from what years do actually fit in my bike? I also want to add the decompressor but it ain't my first priority.. If I can leg-benchpress 450pounds easy I think I can manage to kick it without the decomp...


Oh,my father bought a kickstart shaft for it a few years ago on ebay but he doesn't remember for what year and what bike it is. I know it fits in right place because I took the engine's right side cover and took out a metal peace that holds a rubber "seal" that hides the hole for the axle of the kick shaft and it does fit thee. I'm gonna take some pictures after I finish this and take some measures of that shaft so can actually tell me if it fits..
Maybe I have to buy another kickstart shaft but only if I have to...

Apreciate any help! :cool4:

Safe driving

some help
 

got two links for you,one is in German and the other in italian, hope you will sort out the matter with them...

http://www.xt600.de/xt_werkstatt/+bastelanleitungen/kickstarter/index.htm#

Accedi

both have pictures....

but remember:

a 1990 XT has a TCI ignition unit, and cannot start without battery, also if you use the kick. Operate the engine with a faulty (damaged in a way that is no more able to be loaded) battery will also damage other electrical parts, first of all the regulator.

Does anyone if the decompressor parts for the 1989 Yamaha XT600W fit in the 1990 XT600 E (3UY) and which one is the best? the one that goes on the right side of the cylinder head or the one under the kickstart?

My engine's right side cover has the holes for the kickstart and one under it for what I think is for the decompressor thing..... please advise....

Thanks :thumbup1:

from the kickstart lever you have place for some screws, and a small cover will be added. from there start the cable line that goes to the engine head to open the valve for decompressor. This is the setup for standard automatic decompressor.
The other option is to have a cable line going from engine head to a lever (tipically near the clutch lever) in this case you will have manual decompressor, this is a mod that some ppl do to have an easier start.

In any case you need to remove the head on your xt1990 to take out the small cover and install the valve opening mechanism. The choice then is to have it moved by kick lever or by hand (in this last case you will not need the small cover under kickstart lever

How does that automatic start work? I haven't decided which one I'll put on the automatic or the manual. the manual part is cheaper but which one is actually easier to work with because my gf , my mom or my father might wanna ride it to once in a while... but the manual decompressor looks good on a bike :thumbup1: I was thinking I could get a wr450 clutch lever that already has the decompressor lever on it...[ the part that holds the clutch lever ]....

Stop!
 

No need to remove the head to install the deco lever in the head. Just punch a hole in the plug and pull it out with an allen key and pliers. Stick in the seal & deco lever, fix bolt (see exploded view for this, you'll see what I mean).

The automatic deco works fantastically, provided it is well adjusted, see other posts.

Auke

Hi. I do want to remove the head because it is leaking some oil.. does the head need a gasket? or is it like that special high temp silicon joint "glue" ?

I´ve already bought some of the parts i have to put on and ordered a few more that they haven´t got here...The other parts i´m gonna order from the US since they are about a third of the price...and i´ll save only about half of the money because of the taxes and the shipping tho :)

Could you tell me what threads i should look?

Thanks alot! :thumbup1: