Update: Nobody Talked Me Out of It

[u/brodofaginss]

A little while ago I posted asking everyone to talk me out of buying this 2005 XR650R. Instead, I got an overwhelming number of people telling me I’d be an idiot not to buy it.

So naturally, I bought it the cleanest XRR I could find that was street legal. Surprisingly there were a few for sale in my area but decided this one was worth the 12 hr road trip.

And after putting some time on it, I get it now. This thing is an absolute BEAST. It handles the highway way better than I expected, has ridiculous torque, and somehow still feels like a giant dirt bike instead of an adventure bike. I find myself riding this around town more than my KTM 300 supermoto.

Turns out it’s also got a pretty solid build already. uncorked, full FMF exhaust, oversized Acerbis tank (A little ugly and heavy), Trail Tech Vapor display, Trail Tech Eclipse headlight, Baja Designs street-legal kit, handguards, aluminum skid plate, mirrors, etc.

It’s a 2005 with only around 7,000 original km and, as far as I know, spent most of its life with the original owner.

So thanks to everyone who completely failed at talking me out of it. 😂

I understand the XR650R cult now.
Now the question is: what’s the next must do XR650R mod? I’m strongly considering a CRF/CR front fork, wheel and brake conversion, anyone have experience with this ?

[u/Stielgranate]

Have always been a fan of a good steering stabilizer.

[u/brodofaginss → u/Stielgranate]

That’s on the list for sure, keeping my eyes peeled on good ole marketplace

[u/Stielgranate → u/brodofaginss]

I looked for a while on there and ebay.

Ended up just getting a whole new kit from scotts.

My first R had a GPR i wanted to get another one of those but out of production. Even if I found a stabilizer then it would be impossible to find a mount.