dirtWarp
Grey Hound
I am a programmer by trade so please be gentle.
Found an XR600R 1998 model a week ago.
Given the fact that it's a 12year old bike, it actually looked decent :thumleft: The carb was giving some issues and it would not run more than a minute or two at a time, but when it did, it did so with authority.
Given the fact that the motor still pulled strong and there were no signs of smoke, I decided to leave the motor for now as-is.
The before shots:
Lets strip the old girl shall we?
Online service manual and Metallica.. now I'm ready
On my way to the carb..Airbox and plastics removed.
Modified choke plate.
Most likely a mod that Runner did 10 years ago. The stock choke plate has the nasty habit of losing it's parts which subsequently ends up in the motor :-[
The two little screws that held it in place were about to let go!! Just as well that I decided to tear into the bike
Quite a lot of dust visible on the sides of the carb too
The previous owner was running a bone dry air filter. :xxbah:
After a discussion with runner, I realized that this is no standard Xr600 motor.
It sports a NH4 (HRC) Head which is slightly taller than stock, 628cc in combination with a HRC cam and upgraded clutch.
It's at this point that I REALLY felt like handing the previous owner a bitch-slap for poorly maintaining it.
Found an XR600R 1998 model a week ago.
Given the fact that it's a 12year old bike, it actually looked decent :thumleft: The carb was giving some issues and it would not run more than a minute or two at a time, but when it did, it did so with authority.
Given the fact that the motor still pulled strong and there were no signs of smoke, I decided to leave the motor for now as-is.
The before shots:
Lets strip the old girl shall we?
Online service manual and Metallica.. now I'm ready
On my way to the carb..Airbox and plastics removed.
Modified choke plate.
Most likely a mod that Runner did 10 years ago. The stock choke plate has the nasty habit of losing it's parts which subsequently ends up in the motor :-[
The two little screws that held it in place were about to let go!! Just as well that I decided to tear into the bike
Quite a lot of dust visible on the sides of the carb too
The previous owner was running a bone dry air filter. :xxbah:
After a discussion with runner, I realized that this is no standard Xr600 motor.
It sports a NH4 (HRC) Head which is slightly taller than stock, 628cc in combination with a HRC cam and upgraded clutch.
It's at this point that I REALLY felt like handing the previous owner a bitch-slap for poorly maintaining it.