YAMAHA XT350 REVIEW
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Nick Lawson |
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XT350 was introduced around 1984, at that time there were not many other
mid size 4 stroke |
| trail
bikes around, the main alternative being the XL250RC. A few years after
the introduction |
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the XT350, Suzuki introduced the very popular DR350. |
| The
XT350 was comparable to the XL when it was introduced but now is a bit
dated, although it was |
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until the mid 90's. |
| The
bike is quite a capable trail bike with a very flexible engine happy to
plod round at low revs or |
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you want to go quick it is just as happy to rev quite hard. |
| It is
a good bike for beginners as it's seat is a lot lower than almost all
modern bikes. |
| It is
kick start only with is no problem as it starts easily providing you
have not dropped it. |
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suspension is not very good by modern standards and is too soft if the
bike is ridden on a track. |
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bike is also quite heavy as you would expect, which makes it hard work
on a track. The weight |
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not such an issue on the trail and when fitted with decent tyres it does
not get stuck much |
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its great torque helps you get out of most bogs. |
| I did
find the front brake to be spongy until I bought a braided brake hose
which made a big difference. |
| The
bike holds 12 litres of fuel, which gives the bike a good range, as it
is economical. |
| The
bike is a good alternative to the DR350 and they are tough as over the
15 years I have had the bike |
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only job other than usual maintenance I have had to do is replace a
barrel base gasket due to an oil |
| leak. |
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