Tonight I found the motivation to bear the cold and dark(I hate working with false light and shadows) and work on the XR600. When I bought the bike I had never heard it running. I noticed it was low on oil. So I filled the oil and it almost started but it still never ran. The next day I noticed a large puddle of oil under the bike and the culprit was the seal for the kick starter. Tonight I changed the oil and installed a new seal. I put the tank on and sprayed some starter fluid on the air filter. After several kicks it fired up. It didn't run for long. I still need to clean the carb because the floats are stuck. I did manage to crack the throttle about 1/3 open and the motor sounds like its in great condition. Previous owner said it has a recently installed top end with low hours since that. And from what I heard tonight I can believe that.
Probably the best picture I have of the bike
draining oil
oil drain hole
oil drain hole in frame
oil filter removed
wiped clean
spring installed
hold in kill switch
AND kick over a few times to get all old oil out
new filter
I love Tusk products from Rocky Mountain ATV/MC
Honda oil
kick starter removed
removing seal
old seal
no seal
new seal with grease
new seal installed
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