XR650R owners.

jack82 · 03-12-2009, 02:23 AM

Going to look at a few 650R's next week.

Anything I should be looking out for apart from the usual stuff ??

AUS CRUZER · 03-12-2009, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jack82

Going to look at a few 650R's next week.

Anything I should be looking out for apart from the usual stuff ??

Look out for a starter motor would be handy

jack82 · 03-12-2009, 02:40 AM

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Look out for a starter motor would be handy

fuggoff ya gammy legged bastard.

jfn68 · 03-12-2009, 02:48 AM

From all accounts very good bikes that give no trouble,spoke to a rider in nth qld over xmas about his,40k touring/trail ridden,commuted 650,his has been bulletproof....cant wait to get mine

ADVJake · 03-12-2009, 02:57 AM

Solid bikes... not much to look for.
What year model and how many kms?

Check the usual stuff, if its smoking, its burning oil & would need a freshen up soon.

You'll have a hoot on it, i love mine.
The kick only is no hassle once you get them setup right, and learn how to kick em'

jack82 · 03-12-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ADVJake

Solid bikes... not much to look for.
What year model and how many kms?

Check the usual stuff, if its smoking, its burning oil & would need a freshen up soon.

You'll have a hoot on it, i love mine.
The kick only is no hassle once you get them setup right, and learn how to kick em'

Looking at a few Jake.......2000 with 10,000 kays......an 02 with 10,000 kays......and an 03 with 15,000 kays....(or so they say....

)

Don't mind the kicking thing.........can't be as bad as some of my old shovelheads......

1coolbanana · 12-30-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ADVJake

The kick only is no hassle once you get them setup right, and learn how to kick em'

What do you mean by set up right?

Mates got one, bought it with 10k on it, couldnt start it (the guy he bought it off had no problem), uncorked it, put a carby kit through it and still cant start the damn thing without 20 goes at it

Spend half our day waiting for him to start the bastard.

Any tips I can on setup and kicking give him? (apart from sell it)

Knackers · 03-12-2009, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by jack82

Going to look at a few 650R's next week.

Anything I should be looking out for apart from the usual stuff ??

Check that it has a throttle. Most of your other bikes seem to lack one.

jack82 · 03-12-2009, 03:50 AM

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Check that it has a throttle. Most of your other bikes seem to lack one.

sad old man.

Knackers · 03-12-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jack82

sad old man.

Selling the WR?

jack82 · 03-12-2009, 04:02 AM

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Selling the WR?

Yeah.

Tee Dee Mmm · 03-12-2009, 03:59 AM

Apparently stateside they have problems with the rh footpeg snapping off when you stand or land off jumps etc and if you search there is a mod to overcome this and the subframe is supposedly weak when carring any loads like panniers , saying that a mate rode his with Andystrapz pannier bags on his and no problem.

Cheers Rick

Oz Nutter · 03-12-2009, 04:21 AM

Mate, just bought one myself, $4500, got the guy down from $5900,(15,000km) apparently the guy's Honda dealer told him "dont sell it for less than six"as they are still in high demand. ..pretty good value adventure bike considering the cost of the latest offerings, (i've got a 950adv as well)
Bought the XR to commute on , hard core rides, etc
i'm hoping to glean as much as i can from the web to keep mine shmick, planning on Baja light,acerbis tank etc,
cant wait to see a 700xx motor in a 650 frame...

ADVJake · 03-12-2009, 04:36 AM

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cant wait to see a 700xx motor in a 650 frame...

I was planning to do that if this motor fails, but then you have a reverse gear...
What is real appealing about that motor though, its almost identical except its got a starter motor, EFI, the lot.
Probably the perfect dual sport motor in it and they put it in a bloody quad.

cashelvale · 03-12-2009, 04:44 AM

check out www.xr650r.us
Everything you want to know about the xr650r is here. Eric, the guy who created this site (the pig pen), is the demigod of xr's.
They are famous for having a lack of grease ex factory - particularly the swingarm.
There is a link to an XR650r yahoo group at Eric's website - join up and start asking question's !!

03-12-2009, 02:23 AM	#1
jack82 ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2006 Location: Lakes Entrance......VIC Oddometer: 263	XR650R owners. Going to look at a few 650R's next week. Anything I should be looking out for apart from the usual stuff ??

03-12-2009, 02:57 AM	#5
ADVJake i like stuff Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Oddometer: 4,319	Solid bikes... not much to look for. What year model and how many kms? Check the usual stuff, if its smoking, its burning oil & would need a freshen up soon. You'll have a hoot on it, i love mine. The kick only is no hassle once you get them setup right, and learn how to kick em' __________________ "And some guy said, let there be filtering, and we filtered and we saw that it was good, and hours became minutes..."

03-12-2009, 04:21 AM	#13
Oz Nutter Swagman Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Australia - Great Southern Land Oddometer: 641	XR's - A true Modern Classic Mate, just bought one myself, $4500, got the guy down from $5900,(15,000km) apparently the guy's Honda dealer told him "dont sell it for less than six"as they are still in high demand. ..pretty good value adventure bike considering the cost of the latest offerings, (i've got a 950adv as well) Bought the XR to commute on , hard core rides, etc i'm hoping to glean as much as i can from the web to keep mine shmick, planning on Baja light,acerbis tank etc, cant wait to see a 700xx motor in a 650 frame...

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03-12-2009, 02:48 AM	#4
jfn68 Banned Joined: Aug 2004 Oddometer: 620	From all accounts very good bikes that give no trouble,spoke to a rider in nth qld over xmas about his,40k touring/trail ridden,commuted 650,his has been bulletproof....cant wait to get mine

03-12-2009, 03:59 AM	#12
Tee Dee Mmm Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Karalee Oddometer: 1,597	Apparently stateside they have problems with the rh footpeg snapping off when you stand or land off jumps etc and if you search there is a mod to overcome this and the subframe is supposedly weak when carring any loads like panniers , saying that a mate rode his with Andystrapz pannier bags on his and no problem. Cheers Rick

03-12-2009, 04:44 AM	#15
cashelvale Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: SW Queensland Oddometer: 106	check out www.xr650r.us Everything you want to know about the xr650r is here. Eric, the guy who created this site (the pig pen), is the demigod of xr's. They are famous for having a lack of grease ex factory - particularly the swingarm. There is a link to an XR650r yahoo group at Eric's website - join up and start asking question's !!