XJR650L aka XR650L over 35 mods - engine and chassis
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- My low mileage 1997 XR650L. Bought in early 2019 with only 2150 miles. Setting this bikeup for true ADV rides where the heavyweights dare not tread. Has about 35 mods to the engine and chassis. Removed 30 pounds of fat in the process. About 300 pounds dry. Plush suspension. Good power. Will be a great ADV DS bike with license plate. I call it the XJR650L.
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I will soon upload another video on this same bike with a few more mods, including the CRF fork conversion. I will have a better resolution and try to keep the video under 10 minutes. It has been a good project.
Keep it coming. I enjoyed seeing your mods. Especially the ones you machined yourself.
You are one of the GOLDEN few who actually bothered to do a proper kickstart install. Others are reduced to cannibalising dommies (NX650)! Respect. Why don't they do this in the factory and slap a bigger tank on it while they are about it.
Wow, what a thoughtfully made video and upgrades!!
Wow, very impressive work and great mods.
Awesome 650L. Thanks for posting.
Holy crap, you showed her a lot of love.
Great video! I do a lot of my own fabrication mods too! Good clean fixes here
Great message here. Yeah I love your kick start. I wish you would demonstrate how it works. But thanks for sharing your message. Too much for me but I gotten quite a few myself. Thanks Robert jr nj here and xr 650 owner myself currently ee
Awesome !!! Please keep the XR650L videos coming !!!
got one those pupies,must have with all the gear mods
So cool to add the kick starter!
Love the wind jammer
Nice job, made a great bike even greater
Great video, nice bike!!
Man that thang is the tricked out boomb I need ta get back ta doin' more mods on my XRL AND XRR 😆🤘
You must get rid of the # 2 pencil stock foot pegs. Liked all the machining you've done. 👍
XR650R & XR650L owner as well as a machinist myself (also my riding dates back to the 70's as well- heh heh) love the mods & would like to hear more about how to do the trans/kicker mods as well as the CDI mod as these are bagaboos I'd like to fix myself. As far as new projects you might dream up have you ever considered putting a waterproof toolbox where the old battery box was as the stock bag always leaks & it could be theft proof as well? That's something I'd like to do if I do the conversion. Also related did you make a new wiring loom as 1 thing keeping me from doing this so far is the thought of that rat's nest of coiled up wires coiled up in there like I see everyone else doing.
Keep on riding
(and machining)
Batman
Absolutely golden....
a modern headlight will really freshen up the look
They are Honda CR Hi Fat bars with CNC machined risers. They are 2-1/2" higher than the stock bars.
Sweet bike. You sound kind of like Christopher Walken
I would love to see a video on how you did the oil cooler!
What a cracker .. nice vid man and hello from the uk 🇬🇧
I would like to see what Tools you Carry With You 🙏🏻 & i Would Also Love To See How You Moved The Battery & Were You Have it Mounted Sir 🙏🏻 & you Did A Lot of Awesome Upgrades To This XR 👍👍👍 Someone Ran into me on my 79 Honda CBX & i Had To go through 9 Surgerys Just To Walk Again😳 🤜🏼🤯🤛🏼 & i haven't Been On A Motorcycle Sence 2010 & I Said if i Ever Get Another Bike I'm going to be an Enduro so I can jump the curb or Ride over The Car in Front of Me , So No,one Can Ever Hurt Me Ever Again 🤗
Sure wish I could hit the like button more often
nice work
Great Tips, Thanks!!
Thanks for the video! How does the oil cooler hold up off road?
Fantastic
Could you show more on the oil cooler?
Awesome!
You mention you had a XR650R. How does the power compare to your modified xr650l? I use to have a 650L jetted, Dave’s mod with fmf q4 pipe and it wasn’t near as fast as my 650R. Only thing I miss about my L is the electric start. That 650R can be a pain to start if you dump it, especially on a hill.
Wonderful video! Thank you for your time I want to use your bike as a template for building one myself. I'm surprised you didn't go with larger foot pegs & I've heard people take out the snorkel, I believe that is a better air filter system? It's been three years since this video was introduced do you have an update video please?
I have a few more videos on the bike. Search my channel: robinsongguitars. I have a later video with over 50 mods. Now there are about 60 mods, give or take. I did put larger footpegs as shown in a later video. The snorkel and oil separator were removed before I bought the bike. I ran a short extension on the crankcase vent hose under the seat and installed a 5/8" Uni crankcase filter. This also required blocking off the hose nipple on the front side of the airbox to keep dirt out. Works great. Thank for the comment.
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Why does the left rear side panel look bent or cutout where it meets the subframe? Did you have to do that to make it fit? Or was it just damaged while riding?
Impressive
Here is my personal opinion on an oil cooler. I live in Louisiana and it gets hell hot and I decided to buy a oil temp gauge before I waisted money and time on an oil cooler. Even in town on a warmer day, my oil temp has yet to get over 250degrees F*. Just don’t ride when its stupid hot outside anyways. The way I look at it don’t make your bike do something you wouldn’t want to do your self.
What size are those bars and excatly were did you get them? I’d like to have that set up on my bike?
What does it sound like with that head pipe and exhaust combination
I can tell you are very intelligent
I’d like the gear changes in mine also but I hope to never have to split my case lol
Yeah you’re right. Splitting cases is not on my bucket list. But I love the kickstarter
Nice
Hi; was wondering with the sprocket, did you tap the shaft or use an expansion bolt? If you tapped it do you mind sharing what thread? 1/2x20 seems like it might work, but with the hardened steel will probably be tough. I think its a great idea for eliminating the sprocket play that leads to wear!
The countershaft can't be tapped as it is case hardened. I ended up machining a piece of SAE4130 steel with a knurl on the OD to slip inside the bore on the countershaft with about .030" clearance. Thread size is 3/8-16. This leaves enough wall thickness on the bushing. I cleaned everything well with acetone to remove all oils, etc, scored up the bore on the inside of the shaft with a Dremel to help hold the bushing in with JB Weld. NOTE: The bushing does not hold the sprocket on; it just is an anchor to hold the large cover with about .010" preload. The cover helps hold the moly grease on the splines and helps keep the sprocket face to run true.
Thankyou for the reply! I figured you found a way to tap it, and thought that was a great idea, ill look into what you did. eliminate play and help eliminate wear!
Ok then, and what do you do in your spare time? It would be nice to have lol.
Could you use a Moto cross enverted fork?
Yeah peice of garbage.... actually I’m the owner of one of these bikes and I really like the 650l .. heavy bike.. but yeah you’re nuts. You definitely have done everything.. great message here and you’re bik is awesome. Thanks again for sharing this message Robert jr NJ-88 here Christ Jesus supportive flat earth truther and Sasquatch researcher and xr650l owner..
“They’re incandescent so they’re really bright” what?!?
im interested to know how your able to pull that 5th gear mod without having a high compression piston like 10.5.1 which is what i did with the nx 2nd and 5th mod,i was told i wouldnt be able to pull the fith with out it,and im glad i did ,just curios .
I am using a Pro-X piston which has a flat top instead of the OEM piston that is slightly dished. The Pro-X piston raises the compression by around 1 point. I also am using a full FMF exhaust. That is their Hi-Flo header (not Power Bomb) and Powercore 4 muffler. This increases the mid-range and top slightly, not to mention saving a few pounds. I am even running a Fritzco 16t countershaft sprocket on the street. It pulls 5th gear easily on the open road at about 60-65 with the 5th gear mod. When I dual sport the bike I run a 15t. I even did some pretty technical off road rides running 14/48 sprockets. Even with all the mods the bike is still a little heavy for serious technical off road riding. I exclusively use Fritzco sprockets as the splines are wider and save wear on the countershaft splines. I have also designed a cool sprocket mount that eliminates all axial play on the countershaft sprocket. I use a good moly grease on the splines to help eliminate wear. This is the same stuff you would use on CV joints. Check out my other entries on the same bike: over 50 mods, oil cooler, Acerbis 5.8 gallon tank. Thanks for posting.
Have you looked into the kk bike sprocket from Italy?
These sprockets seem to be good, although pricey. The only downside I can see is they are not reversible on the splines.
I have the same graphic on mine
Strong coffee that day...
When you go to do the FCR have no fear. When set up correctly they are 100% trouble free. I recommend going with a 41mm fcr-mx. If you are near sea level talk to this guy and run his set up. You won't be disappointed as he spent a lot of time setting up a fcr with a wide band. m.th-cam.com/video/pFlTpvQDWew/w-d-xo.html
Just get an Xr650r instead
Had an XRR. the E button is nice
How much do you fools
spend making my favorite
bikes in to KTM's . This bike is an over done mess,
buy the bike ride the bike.
THANK'S from NOR-CAL!!!
Bet you don't even know what a clicker is...