XR650r owners' thread

**XRJohnny** · 15th January 2013, 16:58

It might be interesting to XR650R owners and interested forumista, that both our XR's accomplished the ride from Chch to Hanmer, yesterday, on 7.3L of premium, each.

The odo was 150Km, so this equates to 20.5 Km per litre !....enough for 200Km on a standard tank....

We were both trying hard to out-economise each other too, but the outcomes were identical.

**madmartin** · 15th January 2013, 17:03

struth my one used that much doing the 110k down the Rainbow road, perhaps you don't get away with those kinda speeds on the highway tho...

**XRJohnny** · 15th January 2013, 17:07

Originally Posted by madmartin

struth my one used that much doing the 110k down the Rainbow road, perhaps you don't get away with those kinda speeds on the highway tho...

We stuck to the posted limits for testing purposes

**dino3310** · 15th January 2013, 18:10

shite thats better than the 600

**madmartin** · 15th January 2013, 18:37

I got a safari tank for mine, never actually used it but put it on there to see what it felt like. Massive was my first thought. But it'd get me trough the Molesworth... if i ever got off my ass and fix that leaking radiator hose

**mattsdakar** · 17th January 2013, 14:25

Bike all prep'd up and ready to go......

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Shit not sure how to rotate pictures sorry...

will have carnage photo's next week

**cynna** · 17th January 2013, 14:48

is that a tractionater?

**mattsdakar** · 17th January 2013, 14:52

Originally Posted by cynna

is that a tractionater?

Yep, got it yesterday..chickened out on my half used Kendra after all the rain!

**cynna** · 17th January 2013, 14:55

i got a new one put on yesterday as well

thats what me and buddha used last year and brp is using this year. wears quite quick but good value for money

**Transalper** · 17th January 2013, 16:49

I thought that quick wearing was just an XR650 issue, not a tyre issue

Have them on the WR for a go too.

**mattsdakar** · 17th January 2013, 18:45

Originally Posted by Transalper

I thought that quick wearing was just an XR650 issue, not a tyre issue

Have them on the WR for a go too.

Thats what raw horsepower does, rip shit and bust!

**Buddha#81:Me** · 17th January 2013, 19:15

yup only 1/3 tread left after the last dusty but fantastic tyre on day one and cant go past for the money.

**dino3310** · 18th January 2013, 07:58

All the best for the DB fella's, go hard, be safe, pass all the KLR's and takes lots of BRP photos for the thread, a group photo with the bikes would be cool, i know the bikes just dont know the faces

Dino