God bless Harry for shooting these videos and a HUGE thank you Landon for taking the time to digitize them. I think it's safe to say the performance holds up!
Such a fun bike. I am waiting to have mine back together and will be running very similar mods. Curious what oil and ratio you run? Doesn’t seem to load up on you.
Golden spectro, penzoil, motul - i've switched over the years and usually its just what i have lying around synthetic or semi-synthetic@@jameszichelle7734
Watch those tricky trees, they will jump out in front of you. I know they are sneaky little bastards lol. I really think they hate green bikes more than other colors 😆
Tips? They can be smooth or wild depending on how you tune them. I like the mix I have. Change your gearbox oil, make sure suspension is how you like it. The rear shock is set up for 180lb riders, the forks are for 130lb or so… many people tune the suspension to match. I’d say that is key. The bike is great otherwise! Agree with the purple, that’s a neat combination. Enjoy it!
@@jwinter228 I’m gonna try tuning it for a medium to slow trail speed. (Max of 25 mph) I’ll mostly be riding either on hard dirt, or rocks/roots and ruts. Think (your state initial) XCR.
@@Gma7788 wym? All dirt bikes now a days are “designed” to race. Just depends to what degree they do from the factory. Some are SX, others are Enduro. Each have their strengths and weaknesses. Just so happens that SX bikes are harder to learn on then enduro bikes. Plus your learning the basics at a lot slower speeds doing enduro than on supercross.
Yep! The start button is also the reverse. You hit the start button while it’s running and it will shut off for a split second and then the engine runs backwards. Press again to take out of reverse. It’s quite slick.
Carb or efi? Has it been reliable for you? Any issues major or minor? Any advice you can share as far as model specific things to check for, for someone looking at used Ski Doo 600’s?
This is ETEC (EFI). Very reliable, not smoky, great mileage, great power. I’ve heard to check for the intake boots to make sure they aren’t rotten. Check the frame to make sure gap from a arms to body aren’t messed up on one side or the other. 600s are pretty reliable in general.
@@jwinter228 That's what I was hoping to hear. I'm keeping my eyes open for a 2013 or newer etec. I'll watch out for the things you mentioned. Appreciate the advice.
I'm getting an '01 w/Woods pipe this week. They are going through all maintenance items and checking for replacement piston today. Compression was good. I've sat on it and started it. Everything was great but I smelled a hint-o-coolant so they are pressure testing, etc. One day I'll drop the $300 and get the Rev pipe but I'm not riding wide open spaces so it's not urgent. What is urgent is rigging a way to plate it like my '95 XR250R was. Super cool dealer friend of mine Seattle Used Bikes. He started Ducati Seattle then came a corporate beat down long story. "Bob was in today working on KDX trying to catch up. new pads front and rear installed, flushed hydraulics too. topped off coolant. Got some of the Klotz racing oil Mark ran and will set it up with Mark's recommended ratios. He did basic chassis service too, chain, pivots points etc, checked swingarm and steering. Pulled filter and cleaned, tomorrow he will run bore scope thru carb to inspect reeds and then down spark plug hole to look at pistons, Try to get good pic too if possible. Compression was good, I forget what he mentioned, There will be notes. Pete came by Sat and walked him thru a few more items to check."
Motocross racing bike thrashing. Don't waste your time and money on the wrong bike for trail riding. It should be obvious that this poor motor is struggling to deal with slow trail riding.
