xt600 project progress

**Tom Calleja** · 04-08-2012, 09:09 PM

Picked it up not too long ago in decent condition and i can say that it's all going along pretty well
Still got a bit to go though!

This how she was when i got her:

This is just after the paint job:

And this is what she's up to now:

Hopefully in my next pay there will be wheels, exhaust/jets and a few other little things ;D

**BANDITROD** · 05-08-2012, 10:10 AM

looking good frenchy2

**ride29er** · 05-08-2012, 05:03 PM

what wheels you going to get

**Tom Calleja** · 05-08-2012, 06:26 PM

Thanks bandit :P I'll get some stickers and put "De France" across the tank

and ride29er, i'm looking for spend a decent amount on getting spoked motard 17's" done up sometime in the near future

**K6Thou** · 05-08-2012, 09:19 PM

What did you do to confuse the dog ??

**Tom Calleja** · 05-08-2012, 10:16 PM

I had a tub of peanut butter in my hand

**ALBI** · 06-08-2012, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by ride29er

what wheels you going to get

round ones!!!!

**Tom Calleja** · 25-08-2012, 12:02 AM

Done a little more work to her, figured out the issue with all the lighting and switches, so i got to work on LED light replacements

This is after i finally removed those two indicators off the front, and wired up the LED's in the mirrors:

And this is after i removed that god awful rear assembly and replaced it all with these bad boys:

I went out for a ride to the spit afterward and a guy wanted to take a picture. I'm hoping it was more so a mutual love thing rather than a "i'm going to track you down and steal your baby" type thing =/

**K6Thou** · 26-08-2012, 09:11 AM

That plate angle is asking for trouble mate, cops love to pick on shit like that........

**Tom Calleja** · 27-08-2012, 09:06 AM

Really? I was a little weary of it too but i rode in front of a couple of cops and they didn't seem to mind
But i guess there are just some cops that will pick on it, i might just cut it down and mount the plate on a couple of brackets

**K6Thou** · 27-08-2012, 10:00 PM

I've been lucky as far as my plate angle goes, but I'm waiting for the day I get pinched.....

**Tom Calleja** · 28-08-2012, 09:37 AM

I had a look at the qld transport last night and apparently it's fine if it's readable from 20 metres back, and up to a 45 degree angle on each side, so it might be okay

**K6Thou** · 28-08-2012, 05:46 PM

Possibly but all it takes is one cop who missed out on his morning donut and he'll pull you on the suspicion your plate is wrong and that gives him a chance to look at the rest of your bike......

**Tom Calleja** · 29-08-2012, 07:03 PM

That'll be when my turkey slap engages on him

**K6Thou** · 29-08-2012, 07:07 PM

Don't think I'm down on your build mate, needs motard wheels though.....

**ride29er** · 30-08-2012, 05:57 PM

torpedo7 have real cheap motard rims http://www.torpedo7.com.au/shop/motocross/wheels, prob ok if ya sticking to the road otherwise if ya want sm pro rims or excel rims, PM me, XT's look good with motard wheels and smaller front fender

**Tom Calleja** · 05-09-2012, 01:15 AM

These photos don't really do it much justice, it looks a lot better up close, and one i get the motard wheels and new exhaust because i hate that massive bitch on that it has on there

but yeah ride29er i'll pretty much just be sticking to the road with it, thanks for the tip, i'll check them out