hi there
I think the site with the rack for TTR 600 is here
http://www.off-the-road.de./enduro/l..._bruecken.html

If any one knows any different sites with racks please post
http://raybemotow.com/ Has some good TTR information
Hope this helps

Yes, that helps thanks. Funnily enough even though I couldn't find the racks on a google search I guessed the off the road URL as http://www.offtheroad.de and that works as does your hyphenated version.

I called the guy in Germany and he was great. I suggested he put some English keywords in his site to help the search engines. He said they are releasing an English version of the site soon. I manged with a translator anyhow.

The nice thing for me up here in Scotland is that it is easier for me to visit him in Koln and pick up the rack and boxes as I'm only 30 minutes from the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry and he is only 200 miles from Zeebrugge. Getting even with all you southerners and those nifty French trips http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/wink.gif

There are some quite good deals for us on the overnight from here in winter for bike and no cabin passenger .

John

John

Take a look at www.kedo.de. They have about anything a TTR owner can wish for.
Download their catalogue and you'll find the H&B rack on page 247.
Product no.60267
Price 259 euro.

I did consider the rack from Off-The-Road, but really I think it makes the bike look ugly. Perhaps not the best reason, but nevertheless...

Finally, for those considering the Acerbis tank for the TTR, the one that is announced everywhere to room 20 liters, it is worth mentioning that it's just 17 liters (which was extremely annoying finding out considering the area where I ran out of gas).

To get the last few litres out of the acerbis tank you need to have both petcocks fitted. I get about 21 litres in mine.It is now available in blue (finally!) If you only fit the left (gear lever side) petcock you will have to tip the bike over to slosh the fuel in to the other side when nearly empty.
Erik, you are right, the Hepco and Becker rack looks nicer, but mine has pillion peg mounts and is made from 20mm tube so may be a bit stronger.
The oil thermometer from off the road is handy to make sure you dont thrash the bike on a cold day until it is warm.The centre stand and chain and sprocket kits are good value too.

Leigh

One hell of a TTR trip you've had - with luggage AND girlfriend. I guess Jim have no more reasons to question the strength of the rear frame.
I'm aware of the left side/right side tank reservoir, though I still cannot figure out how you get 21 liters into that tank. When mine was empty (yes, on both sides) I filled 17 point something liters and thats all that would go into it.
The H&B rack is often critizised in forums for being made of just 15mm tubes, though that is only the loop where you mount the boxes. The rest of the rack, where the major restrains are, is made of much more solid tubes. In any case I do not make too much fuzz about the outer diameter of rack tubes just as long as the metal and the metal thickness is good enough. The OTR rack is good I'm sure, they have lots of great stuff, and I'm glad it has worked fine for you.
Hey, thanks again for the electric diagrams you sendt me while I was touring the Baltics earlier this year. It's not forgotten.

Erik/Leigh,

Many thanks for your support. The becker rack looks high off the tailpiece and the offroad one too but less so, also I think it's a bit cheaper. I think I'll go for theirs with side pannier mounts and aly boxes and a blue matching 20l (ish) tank. Also as I may tie up a magazine article with prepping the bike - then offroad are much closer to me in Scotland using the Rosyth to Zeebrugge ferry. i.e Koln is only 200 miles away.

I download the 48 meg catalogue (good job we have broadband at last) and I'm uncertain who the temperature gauge you refer to is from?

John

John

Lucky you having broadband - I did not and the download lasted for more than two hours http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/ubb/wink.gif Anyway, you'll find a nice little oil temperature gauge on page 60 in the Kedo Katalogue. I have it and it works perfectly.

Hi, guys!

Following this same topic, and given the fact that I'd like to buy a multipurpose bike, that's low maintenance and has low consumptions, I'd like to know if you guys would advise me to buy a TT 600 RE (the one I really like) or a XT 600 E, taking into account the following:

- It would be my first bike;
- My experience with bikes has been with a YBR 125 (I think that's the model) [10hp] and with a '72 CB 450 k5 [45hp];
- I measure 1.74m (5 feet, 8 inches);
- I am very careful while driving/riding, do not want the bike for speed and fast accelerations.

What are your thoughts; the TT is too powerful for begginers?

Thank you very much!!

TT600re is the better bike of the two, eventhough on an everyday basis on tarmac, they shouldn't be to far from each other. I've got an xt600 myself, but would have loved a E-start TTR for the suspention.

I dont know if the E start TTR have a cushhub like the xt600? That would smooth it out a bit on the road.

Buy the bike you like, motorcycles should be fun!

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I am replying to a thread because I can not find how to ask a question, which is what I really want to do? I just joined to try find some information, and can see how to make quotes and give answers, great, but how do you ask a bloody question so others can help you???

You maybe have to post 5-6 times before you can start threads and send PM, i dont remember if this site is like that?