Xt ex-owner

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XT ex-owner

As well as this XT600, John also had an XT500 – both brand new

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Classic Bike Magazine

21 January, 2026

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Yamaha xt500

Bursting into Europe in 1976, the XT500 reinvented single-cylinder off-road thumpers and spawned a new wave of dirt four-strokes. Can the original still claim to be the best?

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Owning his childhood poster bike hasn’t disappointed our road test boss Chris

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Q is this the new standard for light adventuring?

BIG QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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Modern classics aficionado Jim Moore explains why a ’90s legend make sense as a second bike