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Originally Posted by pottsy
Hi Yam fans. After backpacking around our beautiful Orb for a while i realised that what i really want to do is get back on two wheels and ride a different continent other than my usual European haunts. After um'ing and ah'ing about various Trailies i am having a really good look at TTR600RE's, after XR400/DR650/KLR etc. But they generally seem to get a bit of a slagging off by people in the know about such things. I don't get it - they're a tarted-up XT600 with alloy rims and a stainless pipe, are they not? I would like a DR650 but they're hard to source locally in the UK, but TTR's are plentiful and great value.So, Sachs shock probs apart, are they worthwhile? Not many people seem to have them and they seem to sell them on quite quickly (hence so many available?). Confused...:confused1:
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Oh I didn't know people sell them on quite quickly lol, I have just recently bought one I have had a few minor niggles like the instrument binnacle braking on my first off road jaunt the back light was absolute crap not bright at all had to strain your eyes to see if the brake light was on and stopped working first minor undulation on the road, but I have now replaced the crappy plastic bulb holder for a steel one off a WR and now the Back light is err like a back light and brake light should be.
You have had a very good bike in the XR400 and I also have a very good bike a mint YZ250 in my garage but I have to say I am very happy with the TTR600RE over the last 2 months, It did everything my mates WR450 and CRF450X did off road (It wasn't muddy by the way) and of course mine is far superior on the road with the advantage of the far far longer service intervals.
I wanted a duel purpose big four stroke with Electric start and yes I am very happy with my choice.
Get one if you don't like it flog it and you should get your full money back anyway.
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Yamaha TT600RE 2004
Yamaha YZ250 2 stroke 99
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