What model TT500?

[Davey Crocket]

Hey there all you TT500 guru's, what model had a silver tank and black stripes?...I'm going to look at it tommorow, are they worth anything?. Can you tell me the model numbers and years so I can identify it? Anything to look for apart from the owners limp?...cheers in advance.DC.

[Graeme M]

Don't know the numbers, but black and silver were used on the TT500G/H (80/81), and the XT500G. I think the XT-H was different tho can't remember exactly. If I recall right, there were no major differences between the 79, 80 and 81 TTs, as the big changes were in the 79 model year.

[Frank M]

http://xt500.free.fr/technique/numero.html

nice french Site with lots of information about XT/TT/SR500 

http://xt500.free.fr/

[brent j]

Check the number on the steering head and the motor, they should match. This will tell you what model it is.


YEAR    MODEL   US   AUST   COLOUR   
________________________________________
1976   XT 500C   1E6-000101       Clean White   
    TT 500C   583-000101       Clean White   
1977   XT 500D   1E6-100101       Ginger Brown   
    TT 500D   1T1-000101       El Toro Orange   
1978   XT 500E   1E6-000101   2H2   Crystal Silver   
    TT 500E   1T1-100101       Competition Yellow   
    SR 500E   2J2-000101       Star Red & Black Gold   
1979   XT 500F   1E6-220101   2H2   Clean White   
    TT 500F   1T1-200101       New Eltro Orange   
    SR 500F   2J2-020101       Chappy Red & Black Gold   
1980   XT 500G   3H6-000101   3H7   New Yamaha Black   
    TT 500G   1T1-230101       New Yamaha Black   
    SR 500G   3H1-000101       New Ruby Red   
1981   XT 500H   4R9-000101       Crystal Silver   
    TT 500H   2Y0-000101       White   
    SR 500H   4R8-000101       Star Silver   
1978-9   HL       3K4       

[brent j]

Frank M, your avatar looks strangely familliar.

From one of the English XT/TT sites perhaps??

[Frank M]

Frank M, your avatar looks strangely familliar.

  brent, have a look at the german xt-forum xt500.org

[Davey Crocket]

Thanks again fellas, just what I was looking for.

[Davey Crocket]

One more question, what years could you register TT500's?

[Davey Crocket]

The first one is the prettyist, dont know about the XT-TY525 though....your right, that French site is a hoot

[Graeme M]

Not sure about the rego thing, I think 77 was the first year ADR plates were needed. So perhaps the first year of the TT - the 76 C - could be rego'd? That said, we were registering non-ADR bikes up until at least 82 in Qld. I had a rego'd TT500F and an 82 DR250 white tank.

[Davey Crocket]

Thanks G, this bike doesnt have a vin plate and he thinks its a 1980 model.

[brent j]

Just check the frame and engine numbers, they'll give you the year.

I've known owners to be "mistaken"

[Frank M]

dont know about the XT-TY525 though....

The XTY525 is a XT500 converted to a trialer by a frenchman

XTY photos

Nice work, but i think it's too heavy for serious trialriding

[TM BILL]

Davey you dont need another diesal in the shed  PM me what we need to build that 250A up 

[Davey Crocket]

I now own a TT500G, what the fark do I do now.......she's a pretty original elephant.....anyone want to buy it?...maybe someone from the TT500 nutters club in South Aussie.....hey Bill, should we keep it for your fisherman friend if he's allowed out to CD8?