The bike is a 1995 Yamaha XT 600E



The specs are as following:

Displacement: 595.00 ccm (36.31 cubic inches)
Compression ratio: 8,5:1
Engine type: Single cylinder
Stroke: 4
Valves per cylinder: 4
Cooling system: Air
Gearbox: 5-speed
Transmission type final drive: Chain

Power: 45.00 HP (32.8 kW)) @ 6500 RPM
Torque: 48.00 Nm (4.9 kgf-m or 35.4 ft.lbs) @ 5250 RPM

Dry weight: 156.0 kg (343.9 pounds)
Seat height: 855 mm (33.7 inches)
Front brakes: Single disc
Rear brakes: Single disc





Modifications and add-ons
To get this bike where I wanted to go there are a few things you can do to help and make the trip a bit smoother.

The modifications I had in mind included:

* Bigger tank, Acerbis makes a nice 23 liters tank for the XT, so I went with that one and a lockable lid
 

* Luggage cases with rack (hard boxes or soft bags) and a rear rack. I did go for german based Touratech Zega cases. Made of 1,5 mm aluminum, very waterproof and lockable with padlocks (Thanks for the padlocks Örjan)
 

* Centerstand, good when changing tyres
 

* Bashplate and brushguards for bikeprotection. I made a simple bashplate of 2mm aluminum and attached to the stock metal guard under the enginge. For handlebar protection, acerbis rallye guard.
 

* Roadbook, but I ended up with just a map case attached over the tank infront of me
* Airfilter, Pipercross cleanable foam filter
* X-ring chain, D.I.D does some nice ones
* Knobbly tires, Pirelli MT21 (21" 90/90 front and 17" 130/80 back) are nice and worked like a charm