Technical Specifications |
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| manufactured by | Honda Motor Company | |
| model | XL 600 V Transalp | |
| construction year | 1987 - | |
| model code | ´87 -´96: PD06 ´97 -> : PD10 | |
| weight | '87-'88: dry: 175 kg, ready to ride: ca. 194 kg | |
| '89-'96: dry: 183 kg, ready to ride: ca. 202 kg | ||
| '97+: dry: 189 kg, ready to ride: ca. 208 kg | ||
| chassis | ||
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| frame | double tube steel frame | |
| front | tele fork | |
| - tube diameter | 41 mm | |
| - fork oil | Recommended by Honda: SAE 5 | |
| - amount of oil | 549 ccm each leg | |
| - fork oil level | 125 cm | |
| - my alignment | fork oil howto | |
| rear | swingarm, ProLink | |
| wheels | ||
| front | ||
| - tire | 90/90-21 54S | |
| - rim | MT 1.85x21 | |
| rear | ||
| - tire 1987 - 1995 | 130/80-17 65S | |
| - tire 1996 - | 120/80-17 | |
| - rim 1987 - 1995 | MT 2.50x17 | |
| - rim 1996 - | ? | |
| brakes | ||
| front | double piston single rotor floating caliper disk brake, double rotor since 1997 | |
| - rotor | diameter: ´87 -´96: 276 mm ´97 - : 256 mm thickness: ´87 -´88: 4.5 mm ´89 -´96: 5.0 mm ´97 - : ? min. thickness: ´87 -´88: 3.5 mm ´89 -´96: 4.0 mm ´97 - : ? |
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| rear | -1989: drum brake 1990-: disk brake (one piston): 240 mm | |
| engine | ||
| bore * stroke | 75 * 66 mm | |
| cubic capacity | 583.2 cc | |
| performance | 37 kw at 8.000/min (German 20 kw and 25 kw versions available) | |
| torque | 56 Nm at 6.000/min | |
| piston speed | 19.4 m/sec at 8.800/min | |
| layout | 2 cyl., 52 degree-V-shaped, 4 stroke, ohc, 3 valves per cylinder, liquid cooled | |
| valve gap clearance | ´87 - ´88: inlet + exhaust: 0.1 mm ´89 - : inlet: 0.15 mm, exhaust: 0.2 mm | |
| sparkplugs | 4 * NGK DPR8EA-9 or Champion RA2HC (2 plugs per cylinder) thread diameter: 12 mm, thread length: 19 mm, distance between electrodes: 0.9 mm | |
| amount of cooling liquid | 1.75 ltr | |
| engine oil | as you like, depends on where you´re living | |
| - amount of engine oil | oil change: 2.2 l oil and filter change: 2.4 l after engine dismantling: 2.8 l | |
| carburetors | '87-'95: 2 Keihin 32 mm | |
| '96+: 2 Keihin 34 mm | ||
| - carb jettings vs. model year | ||
| gearbox | ||
| gears | 5 | |
| clutch | seven disks wet clutch | |
| chain size | ´87 - ´92: 525, 118 links | |
| gear sprocket | 15 teeth (Attention, gear shaft modified in ´89! (not US models!) sprocket size may vary from country to country. In Norway f.e. it seems to have 14 teeth ... | |
| wheel sprocket | 47 teeth alternatively: 49 teeth | |
| primary gear ratio | 1.889 | |
| secondary gear ratio | 3.133 | |
| overall gear ratios | 2.571/1.778/1.381/1.125/0.962 | |
| electric | ||
| voltage | 12 V | |
| generator | 0.310 kW at 5,000/min | |
| fuses | ||
| - main fuse | 30 A (to be found in the near of the battery) | |
| - other fuses | to be found next to the ignition lock | |
| bulbs | ||
| - headlight | 55/60 W H4 | |
| - parking light | 4 W | |
| - tail light/brake light | 5/21 W (dual wire bulb) | |
| - turn indicator | 21 W (4) | |
| - cockpit lights | 1.7 W (3) | |
| - neutral indicator | 3.4 W | |
| - highbeam indicator | 1.7 W | |
| - turning indicator control | 2.4 W (2) | |
| - oil level control | 3.4 W | |
| topspeed | 165 km/h (even if I clocked mine with 177 km/h, that's because the older models have in fact a little bit more than 37 kW...) | |
| modifications during the years |
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