XR650r owners' thread

[dino3310]

site worth looking at Sheddy
http://www.xr650r.us/collars/

[madmartin]

Only 'cause you're stuck on the couch...

i'm hopping now... ridden the XR up and down the drive too

[Andy67]

i'm hopping now... ridden the XR up and down the drive too

have you guys seen XR650 vs DRZ400 in sand dunes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3yFaA12U9Y

[fridayflash]

must be rear tyre and rider for sure...the guy on the dr had the engine on the boiler xr rider
seemed to be runnung out of puff...higher road gearing perhaps?
or maybe the quiker revving drz is just better in the dunes huh

[Andy67]

must be rear tyre and rider for sure...the guy on the dr had the engine on the boiler xr rider
seemed to be runnung out of puff...higher road gearing perhaps?
or maybe the quiker revving drz is just better in the dunes huh

i dont know mate, new to all of this and just looking for a wind up. forgive me. could be anything but yes i think the xr was carrying less speed towards the end

[fridayflash]

it sounded a bit pathetic power wise....still corked in the pipe and poss other adr bits
still onboard

comments indicate a worn tyre which doesnt help eh

[madmartin]

i find the best excuse is lack of talent...

always worked for me when lying in a heap under my bike on the easiest of fire breaks

[NordieBoy]

i find the best excuse is lack of talent...

always worked for me when lying in a heap under my bike on the easiest of fire breaks

I thought it was lack of power?
I mean, that DR200 is snorting nitrous obviously.

The XR doesn't have a hope of keeping up

[dino3310]

Tyres

nuff sed

[Andy67]

Tyres

nuff sed

I'm interested in this..tyres are something I need to learn about, what's the best all round tyre for this sort of stuff , ie off road

[madmartin]

and when i get ahead, i have a wee lie down so the others can catch up...

[NordieBoy]

and when i get ahead, i have a wee lie down so the others can catch up...

How long has this latest "wee lie down" lasted now?

[madmartin]

mid January... you do the math

if that surgeon had washed his bloody hands i might've been healed up sooner

[centaurus]

I'm interested in this..tyres are something I need to learn about, what's the best all round tyre for this sort of stuff , ie off road

I chose the easy way out. For the sports bike I am very particular about tyres and I've tried enough brands and models to know what I like and what I don't. For the dirtbike however, I don't put enough kms to get a change to test that (only about 10,000 km/year) so I stick with kenda offroad tyres. They chew pretty fast on asphalt (since they're knobblies) but the knobs pattern gives them a decent grip on the road (not so much in the rain ) and a very good grip offroad. Moreover, being one of the cheapest (if not THE cheapest) road legal knobblies, I can affort to replace them when they wear out and not have to keep swapping between tyres depending on where I want to go riding on a given day.

And believe me, I've tried a few road legal knobblies that are twice the price and wasn't very impressed either offroad or on the street.

[Andy67]

I chose the easy way out. For the sports bike I am very particular about tyres and I've tried enough brands and models to know what I like and what I don't. For the dirtbike however, I don't put enough kms to get a change to test that (only about 10,000 km/year) so I stick with kenda offroad tyres. They chew pretty fast on asphalt (since they're knobblies) but the knobs pattern gives them a decent grip on the road (not so much in the rain ) and a very good grip offroad. Moreover, being one of the cheapest (if not THE cheapest) road legal knobblies, I can affort to replace them when they wear out and not have to keep swapping between tyres depending on where I want to go riding on a given day.

And believe me, I've tried a few road legal knobblies that are twice the price and wasn't very impressed either offroad or on the street.

Brilliant stuff mate. Thanks