Yamaha SRX600 1985 Café Racer (The Throbbotron)
85,000 km
1JK engine
I’ve had this delightful motorbike since 2011, (71,000 km). Since then, it has been substantially re-built to be a solid, reliable and tidy machine. It is not a concourse bike – my objective has been to make it mechanically robust without doing the total frame strip-down and paint journey. It is, however, a beautiful machine. Registered as NSW historic vehicle.
Kick-start only (auto decompression system)
Top-end rebuild by previous owner ~ 65,000 km (Serco piston, Tighe cam)
My work:
All new engine bearings except main (which was well within spec)
All new engine seals
All new clutch plates.
Stainless steel Allen screw engine kit
Replaced 5th and 2nd gears (from used XT550)
All new cables (except de-compression)
New chain & sprockets
Fork stanchions hard-chromed and forks rebuilt with Hagon progressive springs
K&N air filter (Inside std airbox)
Carburettors rebuilt (seals, float, float valve and seat, choke plunger)
New Petcock, fuel lines and breather tubes
Single seat re-cover
Re-seated valves and replaced valve seals
HEL braided brake lines, Master cylinder kit
Rear wheel dampers
New Metalgear rear disk & rear caliper seals and pads.
Tyres Metzler Lazertech 2500 km old
Koni Shocks
There is also a box of various parts including original OEM indicators, stock seat, fork springs, used cables, bulbs and other bits.