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I bought my Yamaha XT600E in March 2007. I'd been pondering for several months on what bike to get. I passed my 33bhp (restricted for 2 years) Test in August 2004, and, just because I could, I wanted to get a bigger bike. At the time of passing my Bike Test I was riding a Yamaha DT125R ('89), and was looking for a bike that was under 33bhp, and came across a Yamaha TTR 250 ('94) in my local Adtrader. It was a grey-import 4-stroke Trail Bike, and only weighed as much as my DT125R. It was a nice bike and had an electric start, but was a bit dodgy to ride at night coz it only had a 35 watt headlight and you couldn't see very far up the road. I used this for a year until it started smoking a little and the valve stem oil seals needed doing. I done them but in the process I managed to strip the thread on a Cam cap retaining bolt. And it required heli-coiling to repair it, but the thing was I had to take the engine out of the frame to do it, (lack of space in the frame). I didn't want to be without a bike to ride so I bought another DT125R ('02), in August 2005, and when I fixed the TTR250 I sold it .

The date came (12th August 2006), when the 33bhp restriction on my licence was lapsed, but I wasn't ready to buy a bigger bike yet. That didn't stop me from looking though.  There's loads of bikes that I wouldn't mind owning, but a person's only got so much space, (and money!). Here's a few of the bikes that I was considering:

• Honda XR400

• Honda NT650 Bros

• Honda XR600

• Suzuki SV650 22/03/08 UPDATE:  (I've just bought one of these as my second toy! The "S" model with the Half-fairing. There's a Couple of Pics in the Gallery Section.)

• Suzuki DR-Z400

• Yamaha TTR250 (again, but not an imported one).

• Hyosung GT250 Comet (I know it aint that powerful but it looks good).

• And of course, Yamaha XT600E.

 I'd been using the DT125R ('02) until March 2007, when I was browsing Ebay for the above listed bikes (and a few others). I was looking for bikes within 60 miles, (I didn't fancy going half was across the country to get one). And amongst the listings I found the Yamaha XT600E that I've got now. It was in Bedfordshire and had a "But It Now" price on it. I pondered for a few days before I done "But It Now". I thought, "why-not", after-all it's got nearly twice as much power as my de-restricted DT125R, and does 55mpg, (my DT125R done 45mpg!).

The first time I rode it, it felt really strange compared to my DTR. It only needs to be revved to about 4500rpm to change up a gear, and it cruises at 60mph at 4000rpm. The clutch is surprisingly light too.

 

If you've got any XT600E (or Variants) Original Sales brochures (scanned), magazine reviews (scanned), video clips, technical tips, styling tips, or any other relevant information that you think i could put on my website then please e-mail them to me at: E-mail: andrew@xt600e.co.uk and i will put them on my website. View My Stats This website is hosted by: