xt600 project progress

[Tom Calleja]

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:
http://i48.tinypic.com/3307j3n.jpg

This is just after the paint job:
http://i49.tinypic.com/2py1avc.jpg

And this is what she's up to now:
http://i48.tinypic.com/315y49t.jpg

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

[BANDITROD]

looking good frenchy2

[ride29er]

what wheels you going to get

[Tom Calleja]

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]

What did you do to confuse the dog ??

[Tom Calleja]

I had a tub of peanut butter in my hand ;)

[ALBI]

what wheels you going to get
round ones!!!!

[Tom Calleja]

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:
http://i45.tinypic.com/1sfeq1.jpg


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


http://i46.tinypic.com/zwcbxi.jpg


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]

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

[Tom Calleja]

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]

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

[Tom Calleja]

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]

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]

That'll be when my turkey slap engages on him

[K6Thou]

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

[ride29er]

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]

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 :)