TT600R problems?

**lordmaciek2** · #1 3 Apr 2005

Hello
I've got a TT600R'2001. Made 2 trips with it to Mongolia and to Georgia. I've done with this bike 25000km.
I'm just about to go for a trans africa trip where I plan to make another 20 000km. I wonder what kind of problems did you have with this bike (secially around 20000km-50000km)?
I'm planning to change the whole clutch before the trip. For the moment it runs greate. I had only following problems:
-speedometer cable replaced(18000km)
-clutch cable replaced(18000km)
-little fire in front light cables (18000km)
-oil leaking from the front fork (25 000km)
-decompression cable replaced (25 000km)

Thx

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mac
http://www.lordmaciek.enter.net.pl
TT600R'2001

**leigh** · #2 3 Apr 2005

I have the same model as you, now at 32,000 km. 5th gear needs replacing now. I have replaced the decompression cable twice ( always carry a cable repair kit!). The rear wheel bearings have been replaced( they collapsed at 100kmh two-up with 40kg of luggage!)I put an new chain and sprockets on every 10,000 km. The bike will be taking me from Newfoundland-Alaska-Argentina next year when fixed.

**FredXTZ** · #3 4 Apr 2005

Take a spare gear for the kickstarter mechanism. One of our guys here uses to kick the gear into pieces [in 2 pieces?].

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Fred, XTZ660, Holland.

**lordmaciek2** · #4 4 Apr 2005

Thanx guys for advises.

leigh, we will take an extra decopression cable each; I will replace wheel bearings and take spare ones; when your 5th gear needs replacing - is it still possible to drive without problems on this 1-4 gears?

FredXTZ, 5min ago I didn't new such thigs exist

but I've just looked at the microfishe and there is a part colled KICK GEAR - will take it for sure.

**leigh** · #5 7 Apr 2005

There are loads of threads regarding the 5th gear problem with XT/TTs. A lot of the problem seems to be down to luck. If you go for too long with a damaged gear the scraps of metal will eat your oil pump and other parts apparently.

**Eriks** · #6 13 Aug 2005

Interesting topic!

My English vocabulary is probably limited - what is this so called "decompression cable"? I'm going on a long trip too and it sounds like a must-have-a-spare-one.

[This message has been edited by Eriks (edited 14 August 2005).]

**leigh** · #7 14 Aug 2005

Erik, the decompression cable is operated by the kick-start and lifts the valve to make it easier to "kick". If you have to kick it many times to start it ( I know you probably have!) it will eventually snap the cable.
It runs from the kick start to the top of the engine behind the Ohlins suspension resevoir.