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So today got a few boxes again. First the passenger seat cowl arrived, not perfect but ok, will be painted anyway. Then from a other place ordered a few bits that are from a 88-89 model, a gear shift level as min is missing the rubber, but even length is same design is sure different! A pair of front turn signals that I hope to retrofit to the front fairing Along was also a set of clipons in case I change the fork at some point, forgot to take a picture of them through

Forgot to mention I did get a set road tires along that was on the bike as former owner bought it, but they were just to throw in the trash can, DOT stamp say 0196 as 4401 (front/rear) so hard as a rock!

I sure like the TT350 as well, sure cool bike This XT350 actually has a place in my heart if you can say so, because at age on 16 in 1988, near a friends summer home there was one standing at a other summer homes driveway and as I often visited that friend we did stop and dorl on the motorcycle that was a XT350 in exactly same colors! Yamaha used same colors for 3 years in a row fron 1988-90

Well it's strange sometimes, you make a good plan to reduce number of motorcycle s you have in your garage, then a few days later a Japanese bumblebee arrive to your garage 🙈 😂 1990 Yamaha XT350 As many bikes I have buoght, the price is low and the bike needs some work. This bike has a interesting story, former owner buoght it to enter a multi day enduro competition in the classics class as friends from his youth tempted him to come along. He buoght a low mileage bike that was in running order, did take off all extra (mirror's, turn signals..) mounted studded tires and started practice for the race. Eventually entered the race, a winter race, but had a flat in first special test and had a DNF because had not a spare tube or tools to do it along, had planned to ride race on the one tire as there more for fun than competition. I have mixed thoughts of this man, he seems very organized as he did tape all bolts to the part he did take off so easy to know where they belong, still to get the grips changed he cut the other bar weight bolt as it didn't come loose, and worse, he did ride whit the rear studded tire even it was to big diameter and the ends of studded hitting the swingarm!!!! good a good one came along. Mechanical it needs just a few things (aside swing arm change), the decompression oil seal is leaking in cylinder head, carbs need cleaning, don't run Idle but does run whit chocke and sounds good. Has some cosmic bads, fuel tank especially as paint has gone off, probably rubbing against something on way to practice. He seems to like duck tape also, lots of tape here as there even for no reason... lots of cleaning as torn off. And needs propper size tires that I did pick up on way home, now a NHS front mx tire, rear a 140/80-18 FIM enduro tire, OEM size 110/80-18! But the more I look close on bike the more I'm convinced the milage on odometer is all the bike has covered. I happen to have the brochure of this bike to!

My garage getting more and more organized, and it's time to start to work on the other bike's aside the VFR. The FJ needs fork seal change as new diagrams in the carburetors, I have the parts needed. Then the suspension linkage needs also needs some love as it sounds dry. Would love a standard screen instead of the spoiler one that just makes turbolance. The CBR600 would like a carburetor clean even you could ride it as it is. I do have been thinking of maybe reducing the bike account..... Mainly as I don't need 4 bikes ( 5 if you count my KDX200 dirt bike that isn't road legal), yes I like bikes and could have a few sport bikes just to look at but mainly like to have bikes I can ride also. But first all need to be in good riding stat to get best price. Mainly thinking of selling 2 and keep 2 and for the money of the 2sold buy a bike for gravel roads as well, a adventure like bike......