Hi - new member here - just bought a 2001 xt600E - great bike for London commuting - love it - it has 5000 miles and is in great condition - however on a long road i can only get 70mph max out of it ; then it runs out of 'puff' - just stutters and judders a bit - under 70 engine sounds great

i am a fairly big bloke so it may be that this is all i get from it

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thats yer lot I would think

Yup

i disagree

the xt600e should be capable of 80/90mph a bit faster if kept in good care

check the specs

http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/buyersguide/Yamaha-XT550-XT600-XT600E.htm

i would check for a restriction kit fitted as bringing down the hp to 33 would give the effect your experiencing

hope this helps

Nah after about 75 it feels like the SS Enterprise going through a wormhole, you probably could get to 80 or 90, but ya don't bloody want to, it says top speed in my manual is 100 btw.

As for looking after it, you can be the judge of that

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