XR650r owners' thread

[dino3310]

A bike into bikes could be the go


Could just see you on this Dino

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-629193235.htm

mate if you can help with the finance i could see me on it too

[brp]

mate if you can help with the finance i could see me on it too

If EQC pays me before the bike is sold I'll finance ya mate, in a couple of weeks it will be into the 4th year of waiting
- so don't see yourself on it to much

[gwynfryn]

Cycletreads have got devol radiator guards half price and a bunch of seat covers for $20.

[madmartin]

Cycletreads have got devol radiator guards half price and a bunch of seat covers for $20.

those rad guards would work a treat on the XR400

[gwynfryn]

those rad guards would work a treat on the XR400

Ha Ha.......

[madmartin]

Have a look at what i found:

http://www.honda-xr650r.com/honda-xr...earing-to-use/

cool little spreadsheet

[brp]

203 km/hr top speed with current gearing 15/38 - not bad for a dirt bike

208 with motard set up 15/37 - more room for top speed with the torque monster


Cheers Martin


This one comprehensive bit of kit for XR and many others

http://www.gearingcommander.com/

[dino3310]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-634146862.htm

[madmartin]

It still seems to me that $4500 is the realistic price for a tidy pig these days, i don't look at the 5k ones and think it's a good deal any more

[dino3310]

yeah mate even the XR6 seems to be around the 2-3k mark now, hardly worth selling when ya think of how much they are worth to the owner or is that just me

[madmartin]

i know exactly what you mean, sell NOTHING buy MORE MOTORCYLES!

[Buddha#81:Me]

203 km/hr top speed with current gearing 15/38 - not bad for a dirt bike

208 with motard set up 15/37 - more room for top speed with the torque monster


Cheers Martin


This one comprehensive bit of kit for XR and many others

http://www.gearingcommander.com/

Get yaself a 16tooth front for massive top speed fun..........nothing like reeling in 450 MXers at ruapuna on the main straight on the 650. 180kph was the best I ever saw they just hit a brick wall.

[madmartin]

that was the 16 tooth you gave me, machined down from the NV650 if i remember correctly?

I've finally got the front brake caliper mount, tires fitted, got another chain, still trying to sort out a chain length that will give me both dirt and motard options without changing the chain though, there's too many links in my chain for the motard set up with the 15/48 combo i use on my dirt wheels (that's running a 15 tooth front sprocket and the 43 you gave me with that rim)

It might be a pipe dream, but i'd like to be able to interchange the two and not break my chain every time

[brp]

Get yaself a 16tooth front for massive top speed fun..........nothing like reeling in 450 MXers at ruapuna on the main straight on the 650. 180kph was the best I ever saw they just hit a brick wall.

The dickhead at the Waimak on a kx450f who pelted us with rocks as he passed soon found out the 650 had bigger legs

Will try 16 at some stage


Cheers

[Waihou Thumper]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=63598299

I was thinking of something exotic but common sense tells me that a Honda will be better.
This looks like it has obviously had some work done on it but Dino, what you reckon mate?
$2500 might get it?