Comments on: XR650L – how to https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/ Home Fri, 09 Dec 2022 00:52:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.6 By: Anna https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-620167 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 09:19:59 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=20883#comment-620167 Hi
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]]> By: Kool Jerc https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-619276 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:31:33 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=20883#comment-619276 How much did you lower it?

We all know you can’t throw those stubby legs over that tall horse.

]]> By: Cory D https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-619165 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:32:24 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=20883#comment-619165 Cool. I picked up an ’86 XL600R last year. More or less the same bike, very little changed on these over the decades. Stators are a known weak point, I changed mine for a Rickystator which improved starting and should avoid an unplanned failure. The wide countershaft sprocket is a must. Mine was not terrible but showed some wear, the wide sprocket tightened it right up.

I’m not sure swingarm or fork differences from the 80s to 90s, but for the 80s XLs switching to an XR swingarm and rear shock gives more travel. XL wheel needs to be machined narrowed on the brake side to fit the XR swingarm, for street riding you want the cush drive wheel to save your countershaft. There are many options to increase travel in the front, various model and year XR forks. There was a change in axle diameter that can be resolved by changing bearings or the wheel. I’m still sourcing parts for the XR suspension swap.

]]> By: Adam Jordan https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-619154 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 18:34:04 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=20883#comment-619154 Looks dumb.

]]> By: bradley camarote https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-619149 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:04:24 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=20883#comment-619149 so does this mean you are finally going to do the pine barrens 500?

]]> By: Mike Ashleigh https://www.chinonthetank.com/2019/02/xr650l-how-to/comment-page-1/#comment-619146 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 12:55:01 +0000 http://www.chinonthetank.com/?p=20883#comment-619146 All dirtbikes are still fun, even if they make you look like a clueless middle aged dude.

Curious to see what it weighs after you take all the dumb stuff off. I was kinda surprised how much weight my KLX retained when I took off all the dumb stuff and replaced things with upgrades that just happened to be lighter.

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