XR650r owners' thread

[dino3310]

learning to ride is something i must do some day

im still learning


seen this site, some good info and shit on here http://xr650r.us/ and here http://www.honda-xr650r.com/intro/

[NordieBoy]

learning to ride is something i must do some day

Good thing you're not learning on a 650r then isn't it.

You need to borrow the mighty DR200...

[madmartin]

I hear it's been sold... there's no hope for me now

[NordieBoy]

I hear it's been sold... there's no hope for me now

Yep, let's face it. You're fcuked.

[madmartin]

i can spell however...

two more days Nordie and i get my leg back without all the extra metal

[NordieBoy]

i can spell however...

Capitalisation however...

two more days Nordie and i get my leg back without all the extra metal

Unless the courier is late

[madmartin]

mwahahaha

[dino3310]

Does anyone know of any road bike wheels that will fit the XR6 without mods

[mattsdakar]

Does anyone know of any road bike wheels that will fit the XR6 without mods

Will dig out a photo's my supermoto wheels but mine are RGV250 wheels I picked up separately on TM which I then had painted but I believe CBR250 wheels are the same.
I have a oversize brake disc on my XR so the RGV front disk was to small. I went to a bike wreckers in Chch and rifled thru a bin for a suitable disk which happened to be off a zxr250, got spacers machined up and voila! Only thing I haven't properly sorted is the speedo, at the moment I use a pushbike speedo but r considering splashing out on a vapor speedo.

[mattsdakar]

Sorry stuffed up posting photos but you get the idea, since photos taken I have bought a matching UFO supermoto front fender as stock one shakes around to much

[brp]

Pretty sure mine CBR - has honda stamped on rims - mate whose a walking encyclopedia on bikes mutted CBR 400

If I was setting up a motard set I'd go for a set second time round where you can do a quick straight swap out from dirt bike rims
to motard - I'd prob just go for another set of XR rims with road tyres - I found bugger all difference ripping round the hills between having the XR rims shod with EO7's and the motards with battleax tyres.

Motard set up has a 525 chain - xr wheel spacer removed on the chain side and thin metal shim used between hub and swing arm, 38 tooth sprocket (15 on front) turns the revving thumper into the sound of a honda water pump ticking away at 100 Km/h - had round 55 - 60 miles to the gallon on runs even with having blasts along the way ....

[madmartin]

Interesting, i've tried road tyres on my standard rims and found them seriously lacking, admittedly the rear was a piece of jelly and would overheat in no time... quite entertaining down the local goat track between Havelock and Picton and a lot less work than the R1 on a bumpy twisty as road. Surely the motard conversion would give you more grip tho, you get a bigger contact patch.

[cynna]

i gave up on mine before i got hold of a caliper spacer etc. sold them to someone in chch - havent seem them around tho. brought them from dunedin all set up with the correct spacers

[brp]

Interesting, i've tried road tyres on my standard rims and found them seriously lacking, admittedly the rear was a piece of jelly and would overheat in no time... quite entertaining down the local goat track between Havelock and Picton and a lot less work than the R1 on a bumpy twisty as road. Surely the motard conversion would give you more grip tho, you get a bigger contact patch.

Never tried road tyres on the XR rims but found the mitas E07's had amazing grip on tar - was told they that good some of the supermoto guys had used them - herringbone
tread pattern - got 6000 k's out of the rear. Herringbone pattern was a shocker on grass and mud - went through few throttle tubes , grips, new handlebars, and clutch lever that year Good on shingle.

Probably balances out with the pig being designed to carry 21 inch front wheel and to be shod with the correct width tyre, had 140 e07 - maybe even better with 120 (the 140 did equate to 130) - was told you can goto wide and weight of your vehicle is not centered where it should be (something like that ) aquaplane easier in the wet.

I was expecting an even bigger step up in handling with the motard rims but was not the case, probably because I already had fantastic grip.

Wouldn't think it be the rims causing ya hot rear.

i gave up on mine before i got hold of a caliper spacer etc. sold them to someone in chch - havent seem them around tho. brought them from dunedin all set up with the correct spacers

Nice set up

[dino3310]

thanks for the replies, they are looking smokin hot in the photos.
prolly end up with just another set of stock rims, just want some thing that will quick change as i use the pig for work and then friday nights changing tyres and then again sunday night before work monday, kinda over changing tyres. As always when a set comes up for sale i got no pingers hopefully get a set by xmas, its a lotta fun passing harleys on the twisties then looking in the rear view to see them wave a fist or finger