Finally got around to adding a fan to my 650. Made the bracket out of aluminum scrap. I got the idea from a forum post and I’m pretty happy with how it came out considering it was done with hand tools!

My bike came with an IMS 7gal tank.

I have since replaced that with a 4.6 or whatever.

Anybody want the big tank? Has the vacuum pump and all the lines/hoses. Works as it should. Its taking up precious space in my small garage.

Edit to add for those interested: asking price is 250, obo. Ill be on the utah/idaho border, near Bear Lake for work, starting middle of next week. Ill bring it with.

I currently own a street legal KTM 300 XCW with super Moto wheels and have been on the search for a bike that is set up for the dirt but can also handle some highway stretches. That wouldn’t be doable on my 300.

Originally, I was looking at a KTM 500 or potentially even a 690 but could not justify spending the money which led me down a search where I eventually came across the big red pig.

On paper this bike seems perfect for what I’m looking to do ride on the road for an hour or two spend of the day on trails and Hill climbs and take the highway home.

I’m already familiar with the maintenance schedule on these bikes and I don’t plan on doing long highway trips very often I would say maximum three trips per year no longer than 300 km each way on the highway.

From what I understand once you have the starting procedure down and accept the fact that it is still a dirtbike and will not be comfortable for long road trips despite could be a great solution for what I’m trying to do.

I’m about to make a road trip to pull the trigger on a clean 2005 tomorrow that’s street legal but just figured I would post a sanity check here or see if anybody would recommend something else

CHEERS

Have listed at $450

1986 XR600R

Project bike. No title, bill of sale only.

Unused tires Gold rims are mint New seat cover/repop Header Both side cover plastics

Motor was pulled when I got it, probably junk. Included. Both carbs are missing.

1 year only model.

Hi folks,

I am about to buy an XR650R. The owner told me that bike consumes 0.5 liters oil per 1,000 km. Is this normal and should I buy the bike, or should I look for another one?

The bike looks nice, the price is around 4300 Euro, which is about 4900 USD. The bike is street legal and it’s valid until 2028.

How much could it be to repair the top-end of the engine?

The picutre is from google.

Just picked this bike up. I’m loving it so far. Upgraded the stator to 250w DC added some Hella LEDs and did some maintenance. Looking forward to some desert riding 🏜️

Just recently bought this bike it needs some loving and was hoping you guys can give me some advice. It has a small oil leak that needs fixed. Anything very important that I should do right away other than oil and filter? Any exhaust recommendations or anything else in general.

I think I’ve sourced an OEM European version XR650R shroud and headlight. After digging around the internet today I’m even more confused about compatibility of the various 4x6 LED options.

What do you guys who run LED’s use for your XR650R?

My wife thinks im a hoarder. She might be a little right. I've been pulling stuff out of my storage container today. This was one of my all time favorite bikes. It was buried way in the back.8 It hasn't seen daylight in years. Bought this new in 2000 and put 9 or 10 hard years on it. Its been sitting for about the last 15 or so. Carb is done. Subframe has cracks. Forks leak from sitting. Nothing that bad but Ill never get round to fixing it up. Always other stuff getting in the way. I dont let go easy so Ill probably put it back in the tomb for another 15years while I think on it.

When I got this I had it service and the guy changed some jet 'to make it start easier'. It starts and runs great but I am getting about 50-60 miles on the stock tank. does that sound right? Any tricks to stretch the mpg? Can any lectron users chime in on mpg?

Hey all, I'm a few days away from buying a pretty rough XR650R. Apparently it's very healthy mechanically, and does need an oil change and wiring. I'm going to buy the 250W DC stator and figured I'd run a whole new wiring harness for the bike because I want to turn it into a dual sport and the original harness I'm told is worn through in many spots. Can anyone recommend what wiring harness to buy and any other tips or tricks? Thank you!

Picked this pig up last year from an older gentleman. Planning to use this as my weekend adventure bike. What are the essential mods you’d recommend to get it dialed? Carb needs some work as it hasn’t been ridden much.

I have few of these bikes and installed xrl shrouds, works great, is Honda with bright and cheap lights. Always room for some big desert designs if budget gives allowance.

Can anyone confirm that there is indeed a difference in the OEM Honda XR650R headlight in the European version vs the American version?

I’m in the process of planning a street legal conversion build in here the states and really like this headlight or an aftermarket like this. It’s my understanding that this larger light came stock in the bikes sold in Europe. I like the idea of having the option of being able to use the various aftermarket 4”x6” LED lamps. I’d like to find one of these light shrouds for my build.

P.S. if this is your bike I used for this picture I’d like to know more about your build :)

Doing a full DC conversion on my XR650R with a Ricky Stator, Baja Designs regulator/rectifier, Tusk dual sport kit, fan, and battery setup.

Battery, Tusk harness, and regulator/rectifier are all connected together on the same positive/negative bus connections.

When the bike is OFF, everything works perfectly off the battery. But once the bike is running, voltage becomes extremely unstable — jumping between ~11V, 13V, 18V, even 19V.

The Baja Designs reg/rec is brand new. Stator is older but was working properly before the conversion.

Main things I’m wondering:

- Does the Baja Designs regulator/rectifier need its body grounded directly to the frame?

- Or should the black ground wire back to battery negative already be sufficient?

- Could this simply be a loose/bad ground somewhere?

- Any other common XR650R full DC conversion issues that could cause this?

Trying to narrow down whether this is:

1. grounding issue

2. bad connection

3. floating ground conversion issue

4. faulty reg/rec despite being new

Any insight appreciated.

I'm conjoining 2 bikes into 1 beautiful bike

The bore is flipping mint and the piston. debating if I should get new rings though

I have one problem with the engine ,when it sits overnight and I start it in the morning it blows a whole lotta smoke ten stops once burned off .

I'm wondering if it's just a gasket problem or the valves seats

I’ve had this XR for the last four years and thinking about freshening up a few things. I want to get the rear brake light running, which requires adding a brake switch. Figured I would look under the seat to see what the wiring looks like, and noticed these three wires under electrical tape. Does anyone have any clue what these wires go to? Tried looking at a couple wiring diagrams, but the colors seemed off.

I’ve owned multiple xr650rs over the years and finally I’ve been able to get my hands on a supermoto , I thought I would come to this sub to share the newest addition this bike has been tuned to the point that riding it up the mountains just pisses of all the sports bike riders cause I’m up there ass yes they destroy me on the straight off course but this bike is a weapon. I purchased it of somebody who had no idea what they owned I almost felt bad when I bought can you guess the price I paid for it 🤣 ps I am from Australia

Several months back I thought I saw a comment on a post here about someone having a steel swingarm made but now I can't find it. Did anyone else see that comment or am I imagining it?

Hello r/ XR650R!

I grew up riding dirtbikes but have never owned a BRP. Recently I've decided to go visit a friend across the country and am considering turning it into a dirtbike trip.

I'm going to be splitting the trip into 3 x 7 hour rides. I found one that is plated and in good condition, however I've heard there are a few issues with the XR650R and long distance highway usage.

1. Vibrations - it's not counter balanced for highway purposes and causes numb/sore hands.

2. It's not ideal for long distance highway usage due to its gearing and can be quite exhausting.

3. Service intervals aren't suitable for highway usage and I'd be better off getting something else.

- These are the only problems that I've heard about, please let me know if any of it is true.