XR650r owners' thread

**mattsdakar** · 6th December 2010, 19:56

Originally Posted by cooneyr

That rings a bell cause guys grab the crankcase breather oil separator (plastic conical thingame) from the XR650R and stick it on the KTM 950's. They suffer from a minor version of this issue. Have a look in your airbox and make sure it is not got engine oil in it.

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Definitely no oil in airbox but spark plug gets pretty oily so can only really be the rings yet it doesn't blow any smoke even under hard accleration??
Would use 200-300mls of oil on a 4-5hour ride
Nothing to get to worried about at this stage and will probably wait to after the Dusty Butt before I open her up.
Bike has done close to 40,000km on original piston and rings so is due for some work

**dino3310** · 6th December 2010, 21:43

you'l be sweet mate those KLRs carry extra oil

**Buddha#81:Me** · 6th December 2010, 21:55

Originally Posted by mattsdakar

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Definitely no oil in airbox but spark plug gets pretty oily so can only really be the rings yet it doesn't blow any smoke even under hard accleration??
Would use 200-300mls of oil on a 4-5hour ride
Nothing to get to worried about at this stage and will probably wait to after the Dusty Butt before I open her up.
Bike has done close to 40,000km on original piston and rings so is due for some work

Ummmm Matt, it was a bit smokey at the HAGD, just before it digested its air filter! mainly on over run. Mines the same but 1/2 your oil consumtion and no oily plug. Talking to Brendan at Honda Country (know these things inside out) told me that they will use oil and will only become an issue when they start showing metal in the filter. I'm living life to that rule and on his advice have gone to a cheap mineral oil and are doing it every 2nd race meet or 1000km.....oil consumption dropped on mineral.

**mattsdakar** · 7th December 2010, 01:23

Originally Posted by Buddha#81

Ummmm Matt, it was a bit smokey at the HAGD, just before it digested its air filter! mainly on over run. Mines the same but 1/2 your oil consumtion and no oily plug. Talking to Brendan at Honda Country (know these things inside out) told me that they will use oil and will only become an issue when they start showing metal in the filter. I'm living life to that rule and on his advice have gone to a cheap mineral oil and are doing it every 2nd race meet or 1000km.....oil consumption dropped on mineral.

Cheers Brent, thankfully no metal in filter thus far, a few people have told me XR's use a bit of oil so I'm not that concerned, have ordered a top end gasket set and going to go with the Wossner piston and will hold on to them til I get a chance to "do the deed"!
Are you still going to do the DUsty Butt, haven't seen your name on the registration?

**Buddha#81:Me** · 7th December 2010, 07:01

Originally Posted by mattsdakar

Are you still going to do the DUsty Butt, haven't seen your name on the registration?

I have just been waiting for the planets to align.......95% yes at this stage.

**helenoftroy** · 7th December 2010, 18:21

Originally Posted by Buddha#81

I have just been waiting for the planets to align.......95% yes at this stage.

Well give them a nudge and get on with it!!

you know you want too....

**Buddha#81:Me** · 7th December 2010, 19:49

Originally Posted by helenoftroy

Well give them a nudge and get on with it!!

you know you want too....

shuddup you.....just confirmed on the official thread!

**helenoftroy** · 7th December 2010, 19:59

Originally Posted by Buddha#81

shuddup you.....just confirmed on the official thread!

thats 4 BRPs I think!

**mattsdakar** · 9th December 2010, 19:01

Quite a nice XR650R for sale in Golden Bay if anyone is interested (not mine)!
$6000 lots of work done

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-339273027.htm