Difference between XR600R and XR650L ?
Tony sayegh
wise and motor) to perform as fine as an XR600 in the dirt.
Is it better to modify the XR600R to be street legal and use it as dual
purpose, or use the XR650L as dual purpose.
Thanks in advance.
Marlow Mourer
Since this is a two part question, I will attack only a part of it.
1.) Could the XRL be modified.....
Possibly. You could modify it and eventually have a XR650L that is very dirt
worthy, although I don't believe you will ever achieve an identical machine
due to the higher weight of the XRL (even after mod's). To see what you
could spend you might want to check out BajaDesigns and look into the XRL
Diet plan.
2.) Is it better to modify....
It would depend on your use. If you like the convenience of electric start,
off the floor (no kit required) street use and intend to use it for the most
part on asphalt with an occasional squirt off road, then I would choose the
XR650L (unless you are like S.E.R. <g>..... then all bets are off). The
XR650L starts out with soft suspension, a steel tank, ultra-lean jetting,
rather large turn signals & tail light, and finally the massive battery.
I have a 98 XR650L with a silencer/header/jet kit/filter/smog block off and
can't imagine spending too much time carving trails with it. However, it is
an absolute blast on the street (beats the piss out of the ol ZX11 on the
tight stuff & rolling over curbs). After owning a KTM600 and riding XR600's,
I do enjoy the electric start.
If you are going to use the bike for fire roading, trail riding and
primarily off roading with an occasional street ride, get the XR600R and
install a BajaDesigns.
Again, I say it depends on your primary use and... do you want electric
start or not.
I hope this helps somewhat....
Marlow
OldFart
>> Other than the XRL is sreet Legal. Could the XRL be modified (suspension
>> wise and motor) to perform as fine as an XR600 in the dirt.
"Fine" being open to interpretation and harassment of 600 pilots everywhere.
OldFart
99 KTM 380 E
ICQ 15554859
Steven Eric Romer
>Other than the XRL is sreet Legal. Could the XRL be modified (suspension
>wise and motor) to perform as fine as an XR600 in the dirt.
>Is it better to modify the XR600R to be street legal and use it as dual
>purpose, or use the XR650L as dual purpose.
Well Well, here is another fine question. I love 'em!
The XR650L has a larger engine and better suspension. It already WILL
do just fine in the dirt. I have done some simple modifications to
mine and shaved the weight to under 300 lbs. (Pipe, bars, tank, rear
fender, emissions, various switches and unnecessary crap, etc.) With
the Baja Designs kit you will be at about 285 lbs anyway--not much
less than a modified XR650L. I LOVE mine in the dirt. You just have to
be unafraid to use the bikes potential. HIT THE GAS MY GOOD MAN in
other words! This thing hauls like no other if you ride it right.
Check the pic of mine at alt.binaries.pictures.motorcycles
Happy trails
Steve A-#1 rider in the world
94 XR650L dream cycle
DirtCrashr
>> Other than the XRL is sreet Legal. Could the XRL be modified (suspension
>> wise and motor) to perform as fine as an XR600 in the dirt.
> Marlow related in part:
>
>I have a 98 XR650L with a silencer/header/jet kit/filter/smog block off and
>can't imagine spending too much time carving trails with it. However, it is
>an absolute blast on the street
This is too true! ;-) But if you're dumb (inexperienced and ignorant) enough
like I was, and didn't have any other dirt-options, you can take it out into
tight singletrack and do some amazing things, if you lose as much weight as
possible and are foolishly fearlessly ignorant.
It's heavy, and if you don't already know how to feel and recognize rebound and
compression in your suspension, you're NOT going to learn about it riding the
Beastmaster.
If you already understand and can relate to suspension-feelings you will
quickly realize that it's suspension isn't so wonderfully great that it
wouldn't benefit from a re-valve and other work - something to raise it up into
the working part of the suspension stroke instead of letting it wallow at the
bottom in the mud with the pigs.
It goes where it want's to, body-english be damned so using the rear brake to
keep that end from passing you under any and all conditions is vital - so
beware boiling the brake-fluid. The brake will come back, but those few
power-on corners when it doesn't/isn't there - heheheh, new riding shorts.
People have been known to put a Chevy piston in the sucker and get it up to
720cc's - suspension becomes crucial here as well as perhaps dual
front-disks...
DirtCrashr - '97xr400
Rowdy
<snip>
> Check the pic of mine at alt.binaries.pictures.motorcycles
Man, you're waving the *throttle* hand! Great Stunt!
And on the poor TW again, it must've bottomed hard upon landing.
Or do the fat tires help cushion the impact?
The most i can do while airborne, is look at the desired landing spot
like a rabbit looks at a snake!
keep posting, the pics are nice, especially the old, B&W one
greetz
Rowdy
Leon Rawls
bored a stroked to 730cc headwork etc.. had the forks and shock revalved
then raced it in Hare Scrambles in the 4 stroke A class won a lot of races
and got 2nd place for the year and always got the holeshot! Scott Summers
rode the bike and said God what a motor! and said all it needs was stiffer
springs! So yes it is a very good dirt bike!
DirtCrashr wrote in message
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DirtCrashr
>bored a stroked to 730cc headwork etc.. had the forks and shock revalved
>then raced it in Hare Scrambles in the 4 stroke A class won a lot of races
>and got 2nd place for the year and always got the holeshot! Scott Summers
>rode the bike and said God what a motor! and said all it needs was stiffer
>springs! So yes it is a very good dirt bike!
Darth Rawls, you are truly a Jedi Master!!
:-)
PukeSkypucky - '97xr400
(that's what I shouldda done to the IP)