Undersided

**kevfromcoro** · 21st March 2007, 21:42

have been riding a BMW 800 for a while..has gone now..looking at adventure bike...does anyone know about the XR650R. just been reading a few rightups..seems like a bit of a handfull.....dont whant a sport bike..just something with a bit of power 4 adventure riding..any comments

**cooneyr** · 21st March 2007, 22:09

There have been a few threads lately with guys asking very similar questions (although not specifically about a XR650R). Check these out -

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=46103

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=45980

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=44691

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=45379

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=44046

Cheers R

**Virago** · 21st March 2007, 22:37

I'm confused - what part of the underside of the bikes are you undecided about?

**warewolf** · 22nd March 2007, 08:42

Thumpers - ADVrider

Use google for better searching: xr650r site:advrider.com.

**Hitcher** · 22nd March 2007, 08:43

Undersided. Rightups. ROFLcopter.

**Jimmy B** · 22nd March 2007, 08:52

I had an XR600 an what an awesome bike that was, until it got stolen. I am 6ft 1" and I found it a very tall bike, the sort you cant really paddle along when the going gets tough, quite heavy (not compared to a Vstrom but) oooarsome low down grunt and decent top speed. Would I have another, yes if I was riding gravel, easy tracks or deserts, no if I was doing sand dunes or hare scrambles ( JB grabs a KTM450 from his dream shed). Really easy to dig a hole with the back wheel in soft ground. Bit of a shit to get started sometimes as well. Hope that helps

**Transalper** · 22nd March 2007, 09:15

Originally Posted by kevfromcoro

have been riding a BMW 800 for a while...

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a BMW 800??? What year and model type?
It seems a bit ambiguous, like me saying i'm riding a Honda 600. Can you tell if its a CBR or XLV or XR. All totally different types of bikes, i think you get the picture.

**bistard** · 22nd March 2007, 09:27

My Past experience is that XR650s,have very small fuel tanks,7 maybe 8 litres,which limits range,they are also kick start only,dont know if thats an issue

**Jimmy B** · 22nd March 2007, 09:35

Originally Posted by bistard

My Past experience is that XR650s,have very small fuel tanks,7 maybe 8 litres,which limits range,they are also kick start only,dont know if thats an issue

Mine had around 12 litres including reserve and I think you can buy aftermarket tanks that hold in excess of 20 litres, not sure what this would be like to ride though

**Ixion** · 22nd March 2007, 10:22

Originally Posted by Transalper

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a BMW 800??? What year and model type?
It seems a bit ambiguous, like me saying i'm riding a Honda 600. Can you tell if its a CBR or XLV or XR. All totally different types of bikes, i think you get the picture.

Well, not entirely. OP says "for a few years". So it's not the new model just out. F series has never come in an 800. And there was never an 800cc K bike. So it has to be the R80. Which admittedly could be anything from the R80RT to the R80GS, which does span a fair range of difference.