What Xt600 do i have?

[wub]

Hi All

i have a japanese XT600 1983, with frame numbner 39f. Can anyone tell me if this is same as the european 34L or 43F type XT?

I think there were a number of changes on the later 43F and trying to work out if mine is a 34L, 43F or a mixture of the two?

Thanks

[scottieh]

Looks like there is a difference but many many shared components

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Here’s an old forum post from 2017 about it

Howdy Tenere fanatics,
Today I had a look at what I thought was a 39E for sale, turns out to be a 39F, what is it, does anyone know about 39F models?
the frame number is 39F-000140,
engine number 39F000110, different to the frame, however I did a registration check on the bike and Vicroads believe the engine has the same number as the frame, I think someone miss read it at original rego time.
there is no vin/compliance plate on the steerer tube or evidence there was ever one there, my guess is this bike was a grey import and there will be some sort of compliance plate on the frame under the seat.
It had been registered as a 1988 model.
All the stickers on it were in Japanese, including the fork sticker, just like the reproductions available on fleabay, unlike the 39E fork stickers that didn't have Japanese on.
The speedo also had Japanese on its face as well as an oil light, which 39E didn't. I don't know if there was an oil switch on the bike.
The pack rack had the extra bracing unlike the very early models.
Where these bikes made after 34L/39E/55W had finished their production run?


Sticker on the fuel tank
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Inside the left side cover

Even the master cylinder cap was in Japanese, however the 39E version reads Dot 3 rather than Dot 3 or 4