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Old 07-23-2008, 02:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Well new to me, Street Legal XR650R
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Are you tall enough to reach the pegs????
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:54 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Great choice!!!
The XL/XR series bikes from Honda are amazing!

Now I want one.
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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its shorter then my yz250f and my CRF 250 lol feels like a tractor on the street
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:55 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I want a CRF 450 that's licensed!
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Old 07-23-2008, 02:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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theres a few around that had friends at the dmv
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Old 07-23-2008, 03:35 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I want a CRF 450 that's licensed!
It's still possible. Just make sure you run a full liter of oil in the transmission. http://joeracerproducts.com/
It's not a matter of having friends at the DMV anymore - you have to do the right things to make it work.

Ricky, have you ridden an XR650 offorad before? It's certainly a beast of burden, but in the hands of a skilled rider, they can really fly across the desert (provided the suspension has been done correctly).

Speaking of flying across the desert, come early fall, we have to plan an STR desert trip.
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Old 07-23-2008, 05:00 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 07-23-2008, 05:20 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Great trail legal Desert bike......Think'n Octillo Wells
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Old 07-23-2008, 07:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Ive never ridden a 650R we had a 600R I spent alot of time on so ive ridden a few beasts, I have a CRF 250 to ride as well when I dont want to ride the PIG
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It's still possible. Just make sure you run a full liter of oil in the transmission. http://joeracerproducts.com/
It's not a matter of having friends at the DMV anymore - you have to do the right things to make it work.

Ricky, have you ridden an XR650 offorad before? It's certainly a beast of burden, but in the hands of a skilled rider, they can really fly across the desert (provided the suspension has been done correctly).

Speaking of flying across the desert, come early fall, we have to plan an STR desert trip.
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Old 07-23-2008, 07:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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No wonder your a starving college Lard ass. J/k
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Old 07-23-2008, 07:59 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Nice bike. Both my street bikes were Honda; superior quality compared to the bikes my buddies had. Doesn't it need mirrors to be street legal?

Rubber side down...
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:14 PM   #13 (permalink)
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shhhsssshhhhh , Im going to throw a fold down one on it , maybe,
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Nice bike. Both my street bikes were Honda; superior quality compared to the bikes my buddies had. Doesn't it need mirrors to be street legal?

Rubber side down...
bighit8 No wonder your a starving college Lard ass. J/k
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So my first story with the bike, started it up, turned on the lights, and the tail light wasn't lighting up, So i took off the tail light cover and there was nothing in it, shit, So I proceeded to pull the side panels seat etc to get to the wiring harness and see if there was at least a lead for it. After I got all that down I traced the wires back, and under the fender was a 1/2" led tail light, the one I took apart was a dummy and it had a trick led light already,
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:19 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Nice bike. Both my street bikes were Honda; superior quality compared to the bikes my buddies had. Doesn't it need mirrors to be street legal?

Rubber side down...
Not only the mirrors, but to be fully "legal", it needs to have a battery with enough reserve power to light up the lights for 15 minutes without the engine running...... Then again, what do I know.....
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:23 PM   #15 (permalink)
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the baja desings kit has a Ni-Cad that will light up the tail light and "running light" for 15-20 minutes its a really cool system, too bad the light housing is going to get replaced by the HID or the New LED
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
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To funny Ricky.You gonna be healed to ride bellflower On Monday? As luck would have it im in lees class,so I don't see a 1st place anytime soon.
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:27 PM   #17 (permalink)
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hopefully I cant squat right now so im screwed on the track julia rode my bike today. Kicking over the 650 didnt help my leg very much.. opps
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:38 PM   #18 (permalink)
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where are the pedals?

I would definitely go SPD over CB on that one!
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:39 PM   #19 (permalink)
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chewi you copied my last XC bike....Come on.. you can do it
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Old 07-23-2008, 09:41 PM   #20 (permalink)
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chewi you copied my last XC bike....Come on.. you can do it
Can i get an XR with 29" wheels? and carbon bars?
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