For the XR650 riders

[PuddlesMember]

Found this in the latest Dirt Action mag thought all you 650 riders would like it

[dennis da menaceMember]

i bet you have been waiting for weeks to post that up Puddles :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

must be the truth, its in the paper :woohoo: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[glennMember]

Puddles wrote:

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Found this in the latest Dirt Action mag thought all you 650 riders would like it

even the odd DRZ rider liked it :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

compass for prime minister :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: if he could find canberra 😆 😆 😆 😆

[alanMember]

:side: :woohoo: :side: :cheer: on ya puddles thats gold

[WayneMember]

Agree………………

with Rocket!!!

That is gold!!

just quietly…….they’re a beautiful machine. It may be a little heavy, but I gotta say, value for money and enjoyment wise…….I can’t think of another bike that would tick as many boxes as they do for me!

IMO

Crash

[Rob WoodsMember]

Im with you crash. mine is a dream to ride when its not bucking me off!!!!!!
Giddy up

[ianMember]

you cant knock those XR650s, XR600s there a great bike i had the XR650 L but stripped it down and set it up just like a 600, got rid of the battery crap on the end of the bike and put it in the airbox and ran a unifilter pod filter with a staintune header and pipe on it and the best part it had the BUTTON!!! had it 3 1/2 years and it never broke down on me or had to rebuild it , oh those were the days

[Mick DMember]

Crash, Rob and Huskybloke have seen the light and know why we do it. I ride more than your average weekend warrior and nothing comes close to the reliability , economy and versitility of my beloved XR’s.

That article was obviously written by some soft cock, that has and relies on his electric start. :laugh:

[Rob WoodsMember]

I’ve owned mine from day one and I’ve never used the decompression lever.
Mine also sat for 2 years and started third kick

[Nick DoleMember]

What pelican at DA wrote that?
No name on it so journalistic integrity goes out the window.
Short memories of Chad reed on a YZ450 getting his ass whupped by Burner on the XR650R in 2000. Then there was Finke and Baja and Safari.
if Wigan ever printed some trash like that in Transmoto he would receive contributor hate mail from yours truly.
Nick

[GregMember]

Teknik wrote:

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What pelican at DA wrote that?
No name on it so journalistic integrity goes out the window.
Short memories of Chad reed on a YZ450 getting his ass whupped by Burner on the XR650R in 2000. Then there was Finke and Baja and Safari.
if Wigan ever printed some trash like that in Transmoto he would receive contributor hate mail from yours truly.
Nick

:laugh: :laugh: you are so right Nick, the 650 is the easist kick start four stroke I have ever owned and the biggest cc one at that, wonder who wrote it.

Crash has kick started mine bare footed before

Here is a youtube video of someone else doing the same

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP25ESglx8E

As for its race heritage well it goes without saying a great bike and a well kept secret Funny how many people bag them yet havent even ridden one :blush:

TB

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Funny how many people bag them yet havent even ridden one :blush:

TB

You could say the same for a DRZ.

[GregMember]

Jeffro wrote:

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Trailboss wrote:

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Funny how many people bag them yet havent even ridden one :blush:

TB

You could say the same for a DRZ.

Exactly mate (for the record I have done a lot of riding on DR’s and build a few :laugh: ) They go ok 😆

TB

[Nick DoleMember]

Barefoot??!! You can start them with your hand. I used to do it to customers to freak em out after i put the HRC kit in. 11.5:1 piston no problem. Someone bring a big red pig over and we’ll get a video on youtube. Barefoot..pfft.

[Nick DoleMember]

Teknik wrote:

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Barefoot??!! You can start them with your hand. I used to do it to customers to freak em out after i put the HRC kit in. 11.5:1 piston no problem. Someone bring a big red pig over and we’ll get a video on youtube. Barefoot..pfft.

The problem is of course, hot starting. The heat soak gets to the bowl and the fuel starts boiling and running into the inlet port….Still, makes you more determined not to stall them.

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