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I am the happy new owner of a 1990 XT600E!!!! But I am admittedly a complete newbie as this is my first motorcycle to own. I am not planning an overland trip (yet), and my question is not really technical. Rather, I just want to learn the essentials that every motorcycle owner should know and then go from there. advice like how often do I change the oil and with what type, chain tension, carb cleaning, etc. Also this bike is completely stock so if there is any "must have" after market product that I should get, that would be helpful as well. Or if there is anything notoriously faulty to watch for. XT600 "101" if you will.

Above all I just wanted to introduce myself to the forum and thank everyone who contributes as I have already learned so much just reading the countless threads. I look forward to learning much more, but you got to start somewhere right?

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Hi there,

Getting a Haynes manual for the bike would be a good start for the servicing info. oil changes etc.

Might be another place for XT 600 info.
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Seconded.

A Haynes or Clymer manual (I prefer Haynes) will tell you all the basics you need to know as well as more major jobs for when your experience/needs require it.

Haynes is plain, easy to follow language with a good glossary of terms, recommeneded tools, and a trouble shooting section.
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Thirded. I'm a big fan of Haynes, despite all the "Book Of Lies" jokes. Sometimes they do get it wrong, but generally they are well-written and easy to understand. Workshop manuals are better, but usually assume a certain level of technical knowledge and may miss out parts of a procedure which would be obvious to a trained mechanic, but useful guidance to the rest of us. Get the manual, and read it religiously, especially the sections on daily and weekly checks, and routine maintenance. That will tell you all you need to know for the time being. When you get more adventurous - well, come back here and ask a few questions!

You've chosen a great bike to start out on. Simple, tough, and full of character.
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I appreciate the advice, but I cant for the life of me find a Haynes manual on any XT besides the 350, and Clymer only has the manual for the 1983 to 1989 XT. Would that work the same? I went to both websites to search, searched amazon, and then did a broad google search, still nothing for the 1990 to 2004 XT600's. Maybe I am just not seeing it. A link would be much appreciated or if there is any other route to send me, feel free to do so. (maybe someone has an old one laying around thats not being used that I could buy?)

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Oops - sorry, you are right. Haynes don't list anything for the XT600E - the 350 is the nearest. Having owned both, I can say that they will be broadly similar in construction and procedures, but the details will no doubt be very dirrerent.

I have both the owner's manual and the workshop manual on CD, and between them they cover everything you need to know. For someone looking for basics of routine maintenance etc, the owner's manual covers the essentials and would be a good place to start. It covers quite a lot of the simpler technical stuff, and is not the 'check engine light, visit dealership' type of approach. I think I got mine off ebay, but I can send you a copy if you like.

I'm amazed that Haynes haven't covered the bigger XTs, considering the length of production and the world-wide popularity of the range.
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