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What model year?
Hopefully someone with a bit of knowledge can answer this:

I am looking for various bits for my XT600E, and there seems to be a dividing line between the 1994 and 1995 models. Mine was first registered in 1995, but something I read somewhere (bad memory) makes me think it might be a 1994 model year bike. It's a 3TB.

Is there an easy way of telling which is which? Did the tacho come in in 1995 (mine doesn't have one)?

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they changed mid 95 from the 3tb to the 4tp design the tank was changed with different air scoops and the rev counter was added
post a pic of your bike and i can tell for you def what you got
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The frame number starts with 3TB, so that sorts that one out. Mid-95 change would make sense.

Here's a couple of the bike (air scoops removed, so no joy there):

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Grrr, stupid Webshots! How do I post a picture straight into the text like everyone else does?
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yes thats def a 3tb the frame is different above the rear foot peg yours has the removable section that the later 4tp's dont have

do you have any problems with your hand guards i had some like that and the flaped too much so had to upgrade to the bark busters
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yes thats def a 3tb the frame is different above the rear foot peg yours has the removable section that the later 4tp's dont have

do you have any problems with your hand guards i had some like that and the flaped too much so had to upgrade to the bark busters
Thanks for that Wolfzero. So that makes it model year up to mid-1995, yes? In other words, if I am looking in a catalogue and the parts are for 'up to 94' and '95 onwards', I need to get the 94 type, as '95 on' clearly refers to the newer model. Have I got that right?

The hand-guards are scratched and unsightly, but don't flap at all and work extremely well at keeping the wind and rain off. I wouldn't be without them (I'm even wondering how the Pan would look with a pair). I've thought of swapping for bark busters, but the ones I have seen have a much smaller area of protection, even if they are stronger in a spill. With the standard ones, I can ride in the rain and my gloves never get properly wet, and I didn't miss having heated grips even on the coldest of winter mornings.
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yeh daft as it sounds for your 95 bike you need 94 parts

yep the bark busters are not as deep so i added a bit of plastic to give em better wind deflection
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