Introduction

[IanMember]

Introducing myself as I plan to tag along on the un-official ride in Feb from Mittagong.

I have lots of bikes, too many to cover here, but will be riding my XR650r that has been a work in progress for many years. Currently building a rallye fairing as my last (well not really) planned mod for long haul rides.

Just need to grab a GPS from work and if I have my fairing in place in time might even have somewhere to mount it.

[craig evansMember]

welcome aboard there a cpl mad 650 fans ere you’ll fit rite in

[Dwayne OMember]

Welcome to the Nuthouse then Ian :laugh:
Where are you based ?

Will see you in Mittagong on the 15th

[IanMember]

Cheers

Based in Sydney and am a bit mad on the XR’s. I owned one when I worked for Honda. Had a range of different bikes but kept going back to the BRP as an all rounder for some reason.

I travel to the States a lot and I think the abundance of ideas and parts for them sort of kept me in them. It currently holds 38 litres and it stands 2 inches taller than standard.

I do like 2 strokes though. Not on a long haul, although Yamaha did release an RD250/350 based adventurer in the UK. That would interest me.

I am currently building a HPN style R80G/S so might be on a bavarian before too long.

[Mick DMember]

Gday Ian, a few BRP riders are sticking there heads in as of late. A few of us know a good bike when we see one!

Enough of the skiting about it, I wanna see some pics of big red.

Thanks for the intro and welcome to OBT.

Cheers
Mick

[IanMember]

I would but I am struggling to insert an image……..

[Mick DMember]

ianb wrote:

Let’s see if this works???

Hey Ian,

Use the img code

[IanMember]

[IanMember]

and this is single track mode

[Mick DMember]

Nice one! Serious fuel capacity you have happening there! What forks are you running? CRF450?

2000 model?

[IanMember]

2006 Honda CR 450 R . Valves are RaceTech gold valves, springs are eboch. Rear shock is a CR500/XR650 hybrid with standard spring.
47 Showa Inverted forks-set up for 225 lbs with gear. Re-valved for aggressive adventure riding and Baja- perfect condition
Emig Racing upper and lower clamps
Emig racing steering stabilizer
RAD Eagle hub with Excel wheel and SS heavy duty spokes
Moto-Master Brake caliper with oversized rotor- 320mm
1 1/2 inch bar clamps
Renthal Fatboy High bars

[murph the surfMember]

Click it back to ST mode and see how she perfoms on hills. :woohoo: :woohoo:
Hope to see you, at least one of these days out on our tracks. 👿
Welcome to the nut house. :blush:
Catchya maybe, one day
Cheers
Murph the surf
Oh yeh,
My name is not really???????
Ongoing, shout, yours everytine???
I have lost my way
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[alanMember]

would be worth the trip to see that bike on one of your rides murph

[geordieMember]

ianb wrote:

and this is single track mode

nice pig you got there mate 👿 , i’m another pig rider, mine has same suspension as yours but set up for someone a little heavier :blush:

[IanMember]

Cheers

It should be set up for a heavier rider but I work on the premise that a competition Baja rider at 100kg that can race at pace will put much more stress on the suspension than the average Joe.

So it was set up for competition and a lighter rider fully geared hitting it hard. It appears to cope with the weight of the fuel and luggage etc and in ST form well beyond me.

I almost purchased an electric leg for it last year but relented. I do like the Rekluse EXP and I think that is likely to be the final mod.

I have gone back to the original (but modded) exhaust with no noticeable loss in performance. It has the HRC cam but not the piston. I also have a rear hub to match the front with a 17 inch rim. I find the 17 better for transport stages and there is a greater selection of dual sport tyres.

There is always something I want to do. Mostly ride the thing. I have never done a group adventure with strangers so look forward to it.

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