XR650r owners' thread

**madmartin** · 19th May 2012, 17:35

Hmm really the price of an XR is falling tho

**dino3310** · 19th May 2012, 17:53

good nick too, if i could i would.
there slowly gonna get rearer and rearer, kinda wonder what i'l be riding in 10-15 years, hard to think what would/could replace it.

prolly still be on the 600

**madmartin** · 19th May 2012, 18:03

true, most of it looks to be in good cond, however i wonder about the wear on the engine covers... all this is speculation until you actually talk to the bloke that owns it, plus i'm a skeptical prick at the best of times...

what do we do about replacing them? well for me the 650 was a compromise, i found my 400 a better and more agile bike in the tricky stuff but i was going to kill it on the road, so i chose the bigger machine. I've rued the decision many a time stalled half way up a firebreak and covered in sweat, but when it comes to open dirt road blasting, the power always makes me smile

**dino3310** · 19th May 2012, 18:17

i hear that

**mattsdakar** · 20th May 2012, 11:13

Originally Posted by madmartin

true, most of it looks to be in good cond, however i wonder about the wear on the engine covers... all this is speculation until you actually talk to the bloke that owns it, plus i'm a skeptical prick at the best of times...

what do we do about replacing them? well for me the 650 was a compromise, i found my 400 a better and more agile bike in the tricky stuff but i was going to kill it on the road, so i chose the bigger machine. I've rued the decision many a time stalled half way up a firebreak and covered in sweat, but when it comes to open dirt road blasting, the power always makes me smile

In relation to replacing engine covers, I put my foot brake lever through my right engine cover earlier this year (thats another story).
Replacement was only about $80 bucks (ex AKL not Japan) and after one trail ride it looks totally scuffed up by my boots
so don't look to much into the condition of the engine covers on a XR

**madmartin** · 20th May 2012, 11:33

my interpretation of replacement was what bike to replace it with...

**dino3310** · 20th May 2012, 16:24

Replacing a BRP Mmmmmm

hopefully honda might replace the XRL with a lecky start XRR

a part from the expensive KTM i cant see anying coming close to performance allthough the husky 630 would be the closest in comparison IMHO.
may be i'l just ride the pig till im to old to kickstart the bugga then buy a scooter

**mattsdakar** · 24th May 2012, 21:08

Oi Dino, bugger off

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=478011255

Love Travelling

**madmartin** · 24th May 2012, 22:31

oh thanks, might put a bid on them too

**young1** · 24th May 2012, 22:54

I am new to this thread, so forgive me for not going back through the pages. Two questions; what was the last year new 650R's were sold in NZ and what was the last they were made (and sold overseas)?

Mike

**dino3310** · 24th May 2012, 23:13

Originally Posted by mattsdakar

Oi Dino, bugger off

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=478011255

Love Travelling

Originally Posted by madmartin

oh thanks, might put a bid on them too

OI bugga off will ya, those shit tyres are only good for tight arses like me

plus the profiles too small for the 650

, it just wouldnt look right.

Hey Mike, i had a discussion on these subjects not long ago and i got my years up the woop woop so i'll let one of these other blokes anwser those questions