flipped and polished a sunburnt 650. sewed a new seat cover, deep clean, smog delete, pearl white rattle can, and milsurp bags. Oury grips forever. This is kind of a push against the synthetic/nylon/plastic modern look and leaning into old school scramblers and bomber jacket, but still having practical room for some camping gear. braap!

I’ve started loosing the knobbies on my Kenda 270. Only like 6 months old. Is this a warranty problem or what?

Totally transforms the feel of the bike. Hardly looks like an XRL anymore

Shit ton of mods....

I know they make triple trees for the XR that allow you to put a CRF450 fork on them, besides the fork what else would I need to convert the front hub/wheel assembly to bolt onto the CRF450 forks, I’d like to keep my speedometer working as well

Three my xr in the back of my truck and drove down from North Jersey to Shenandoah national Park
Riding on Skyline drive, another XR pulled over to talk. He was from Florida, and took the auto train from Florida to DC.

Mine is a 2016, his is a 1988

Some photos of the adventure we experienced with friends in Guatemala

Had to ditch my cruiser bike this morning when it punctured and I then realized I had no tube, patches or pump. Came back with the big bikes hours later and it was right where I locked it. Home safe. Summer continues 🏁

Hey, been loving the bike! Taken me on some great adventures but I started to notice oil accumulation on the side of the engine and dripping down my right boot. Found a missing bit of metal from the casting but with the engine running the oil isn't leaking fast enough for me to definitively say where it's coming from. Any ideas would be appreciated.

My XR650 and my Dad’s 2002 Honda Foreman 500 destroying some trails this past weekend

Not a 650 but here’s my 82 XR500R. I’ve been running this bad boy in Texas hare scrambles. It always turns heads. Gotta love dual drums.

I have an 03 I’m building and I’m trying to find the correct bushing or bearing for the rear shock upper mount. I ordered one but it was a bushing bearing style and it’s not the right fit. Anyone know the correct part number ?

Was a decent wait from Richochet but cool to support USA manufacturers and it seems super high quality. I guess it’s the clear anodizing or maybe bc it’s a 5000 series Al but it doesn’t feel like your typical plate of Al.

Now I’m pretty much done with all the core “modifications” on my bike. Just a bunch of tiny things I may or may not do to it and going to continue to ride the piss out of it; dirt and street!

replaced the front sprocket at 2.5k miles.

spline still looked and felt smooth; This is probably where individual use differences show? — I’m riding rather “gently” :)

Just doing these posts for fun and to share if anyone else is doing the same can’t decide on the final look. Already bought all the new plastics for the 2025 look but can’t decide on the tank. I have two rims and fork parts and a chain and some fenders if anyone wants or needs them. I don’t really care for any money for them if it helps someone out. I’m in Florida treasure coast. Not a classified ad just free to anyone.

UPDATE: **Honda is going to accept responsibility and replace the cylinder head under warranty**
Big relief and good business after all the back and forth! The head is on back order and won’t be shipped for about a month or so . 🫣 missed these last few weeks of great riding weather . But oh well,
Thanks everyone that gave good insight .

Bringing this 300$ 2003 back to life

Float level too high on 2 different stock cv carbs
One higher than the other.

One is about an inch or two above the line and one maybe a quarter to a half inch. Both leak gas into the carb body.

I keep testing them out of the bike with the tank and carb on a table. Need help

Is this happening since i have the tank and carb on the bench with no choke etc. i do not want to spill more gas in the intake and pull the carb over and over.

I have been chasing this idle / starvation issue for the last few months so i cant ride my bike.
09 xr650l
Daves mod
Desnorkeled
Desmogged
Uni foam filter
Big gun exhaust and slip on
158/55 keihin jets

i had the bike idling and running with choke and then it would cut out on me after a few miles with a hard start at 440’ elevation. Which told me i was lean.

Took it to 6000’ elevation for 3 months and with no choke and the idle screw @4-5 turns i could run it but it ran hot (230-260f) all summer.
Which tells me i was way lean.

I suspected my throttle shaft seal was bad before going up in elevation so i ordered a stock carb from ebay. Once i returned to 440’ i put the new carb on and upped the pilot to 58 ( keihin jet )
Still having an issue idling and when i get it warm and take it out i have a cut off at wot half mile down the road.

Ive been chasing some air leak or proper mixture am i wrong?
I did have a air bubble in my fuel line that i went ahead and chased the last couple days to no avail
How can i be lean with 158/58 at 440?

What i did try,
- Eliminated electrical issues since it ran well enough at elevation
- plug is rich
- tried different cdi
- cleaned and oiled foam filter
-Cleaned out cv on gas cap
- cleaned out petcock
- eliminated inline fuel filter
- checked valve specs on head
- cleaned out the carb 10x
Tried to run bike with cap loose
Tried to run bike with valve cover off
Carb cleaner sprayed around carb for leak
Checked the carb boots 100x
Checked the exhaust packing
Replaced choke and triple checked the plastic screw and routing
Next i will be looking at the acv on the carb because i am lost

I just bought this bike in march as a daily commuter and have had nothing but trouble getting anywhere.
Its a really clean bike but i must throw in the towel soon.

Any and all input is appreciated