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Old 20 Feb 2008
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My New TTR600RE

Hi People

I’m now the proud owner of a 2003 TTR 600 RE with only 3.5k on the clock, she’s in beautiful condition. The only sad bit is I’ve had to trade my fzs600 yam for it that was a cracking bike as well. I finally had a dream come true last year when I took her round the ring, now it gone.

This is the first off road bike I’ve ever had! Was a bit odd as well on the test ride, turn the throttle and…and… well, it moved a bit I’m sure I’ll be very happy with it. Just a shock after all that HP on tap

I am looking forward to converting it to a true overland bike now I’ve got my shopping list of stuff that I need and I’m sure I’ll have lots of questions for you lot…

Until Then
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tt600re

I brought a TTR from the IOW, a few years ago, spent a small fourtune getting it all ready for an overland trip. Took it down to Morroco and back on a two week trip around 5K, realy great fun, great in the mountains and good ground spped on the black stuff..

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Hi just to say Im five months and 21'000km (bike has +45'000km on her) on the road, now in Nairobi on my 04 TT600RE great bike but I know about the lack of HP! Load her up with a good rack and the world is yours!
Enjoy George.
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sounds cool...

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Hi just to say Im five months and 21'000km (bike has +45'000km on her) on the road, now in Nairobi on my 04 TT600RE great bike but I know about the lack of HP! Load her up with a good rack and the world is yours!
Enjoy George.
Hi George

Sounds like your having a real good time on the road, nice to hear the bikes going well it’s going to be a couple years of saving and getting ready before I hit the road.

What racking system have you got George ? i'm thinking about a Touratech one

Enjoy your trip mate.

Stay Safe

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rack

I put the metal mule racks on mt TT, they are by far the best in both strenght and build.
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hi,

i build up a TT600R (no E) for traveling from Alaska to TDF starting june.

i shopped quite a bit, got all stuff like tank, luggage rack and paniers from Startseite

this is what it looks like (althoug a bit more dirties now..)




let me know if you have any questions.
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nice bike

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i shopped quite a bit, got all stuff like tank, luggage rack and paniers from Startseite
Hi Sanderd, thanks for the picture…

That looks really nice nice job mate

I see you went for the same panniers I’m going to buy! They look much better than the thin Zega rubbish from Touratech.

i have some questions about product codes...

One thing I’ve been having a hard time finding is a “good” racking system. I looked at the site you brought from, is this the correct product number for the rack ?? it doesn’t look as deep

Product number: OTR-KT-XT-660
Price: 219.00 Euro

Reason I ask is all the stuff on this site is for the XT-660

Also that page says….. Strong rear rack with an extra order. Do you have the product code for rear rack ?

My last question is, do you have the product code for the fitting kit for the panniers ? I can’t seem to find them

Thanks in advance
Shaun

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I brought a TTR from the IOW, a few years ago, spent a small fourtune getting it all ready for an overland trip. Took it down to Morroco and back on a two week trip around 5K, realy great fun, great in the mountains and good ground spped on the black stuff..

Good luck and enjoy.
Hope you enjoyed your trip! did you get that bike from a dealer. if so, was it Dave Death Motercycles ?
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lloks good! what tyres do you have?

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hi,

i build up a TT600R (no E) for traveling from Alaska to TDF starting june.

i shopped quite a bit, got all stuff like tank, luggage rack and paniers from Startseite

this is what it looks like (althoug a bit more dirties now..)




let me know if you have any questions.
nice job Sanderd

what tyres do you have on your TTR?
they look rather off-road orientated, did you use them on roads too?
how long do they last?

I am thinking of the right tyres for touring europe and morocco, on my TT600RE.
I like the Metzeler Karo, but worried that they wouldn't last long, if riding on tarmack.
also considering the Metzeler tourances, wich are rather road orientated but people say they behave well on off-road trail and small stones.

difficult to find the right compromise i guess...
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let me know if you have any questions.

Agreed, that is a very tidy looking bike: you asked for questions (and you are getting them!), so how do you find the TTR for oil consumption when riding hard and/or in hot weather, and how many miles/km have you got on the clock?

Cheers,
(makes a change from looking at pics of XTs in this forum!! )
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Hi all,
i will try to answer all questions in one post....

As for the OTR pannier system.
I used Touratech panniers on my bmw r1150gs (crashed, total-loss) and r1200gs (sold it last week after 47kkm), and the off-the-road panniers are same or less thick aluminium. I must admit that the the TT panniers feel more solid, especially without cover, not sure if it is the construction or the material. But with the lid on, the OTR rack and pannier mount system is very solid, but not more than TT. The fit and finish are certainly not metal mule (they are expensive!) or TT or Hebco&Becker level, but so is the price...

To be honest, i bought the OTR system from the website, and next time i probably would spend a bit more and buy Hebco&Becker panniers with it. on the other hand, spending a bit over eur. 600,- for a pannier system AND luggage rack of this quality is not a bad deal.

In my experience OTR need some improvement on the aftersales part. But the owner is an experienced TTR owner/driver. currently they develop a very nice XT660R rally version (big $$). But the perfect overlander me think.

As for oil consuption: zero, nada, nothing. Being a bmw 1100/1150/1200 boxer owner, this is really something i have to get used to , bike has 5000km on the clock. So far i did some long highway stretches and some allroad/offroad tracks. No experience in very hot weather yet. Before i go i have a few weekends with long distances and some offroad tracks.

As for the tires: i had an off-road trip and got these worn out tires from a friend, don't know the make/model, but they are scary on tarmac . Few weeks back i changed them for MT21's with heavy duty inner tubes. It was my first tire swap ever (bmw driver...) and it took me about 6 hours for both wheels, and three puctures in the rear innertube . I really thought i needed to do this once before leaving. (lesson learned: there's a trick for everything and brute force not a good thing )

Next time i probably get T63's, more durable, bit less on wet tarmac compared to MT21 (not from personal experience). I got the MT21's because i liked them on both tarmac and gravel (I drove with a group for three weeks in Peru on a XLR650, loved the bike!!)

Also not sure if i keep the heavy duty inner tubes, they are very hard to put in the tire, imagine this on a wet, muddy dangerous road somewhere out back.... need some advice on this, there was a threat a while back about slime stuff you can put in the tube. I need that so i can always keep on going and go to a save place to repair tire (good advise from a friend and experienced overlander).

I bought the bike and tires before i decided to quit job/ lease my appartment and GO. Wanted to use it initially for the occasional all-road/offroad trip. Turns out that the bike isn't a bad choice.
(at some point i probably regret the kickstart only....) but i see no point in start all over again for an XT, f650 or KTM lc4 Adv. and it saves a lot $$ in parts, shipment, insurance, carnet etc.

Too bad honda XLR650 (first choice!) or Suzuki DR650R are not available in Holland.

Cheers,
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i will try to answer all questions in one post....
Hi Sander

Thanks for all that i just sent them an email for a price on that setup !

I pick my bike up on tuesday...

Regards
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hi Shaun,

let me know how it goes. mounting the rack is a bit of a headace, i'll be happy to share my experience.

as for other bits, parts and pieces: KEDO - Performance Products is a good one.

have you any thoughts on an extra windscreen? i'm still looking for one.
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fuel consumption?

hi can you tell me what sort of fuel consumption your getting on and off road thanks steve
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In terms of economy, I get between 20 and 24 kpl. Mine uses a bit of oil now (50,000 km). I would go for the OTR rack as it is 20mm tube, one piece, has pillion peg mounts and bolts directly to the rider footpegs. My set up has done approx 80,000 km no problem (I have TTR + TTRE, wife has TTRE.)
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