This is 100% constructive. If you want a lighter bike, lose some weight. It's the best strategy. I lost 35 and it made ALL the difference.i have a 1991 XR600R plated from the showroom and love it. Great video.
Good popular mods. Weight reduction, toss the rear footpegs they weigh far more than the 1970's looking tail light. The only reason my taillight is replaced. broke it after looping the beast. Don't use the XR 600r front sprocket. It needs to be reversed and throws the chain out of alignment. Go with the Fritzonic. Best mod for this bike is tossing the CV carb over your neighbors' fence and transplanting in an FCR/MX flat slide from a CRF400R. Don't bother with Daves mods, swap the carb. The accelerator pump is a huge bonus. With the 14 tooth Fritz front sprocket it accelerates like a scalded cat ... 07 XR 650L ...
Sheep Dog I keep my Rear foot pegs on for my girlfriend. She likes hopping on the back to scope out certain trails. I also ride in large groups and have them back there for a safety measure. Small price to pay really. I did not like the 14 tooth fritzco front sprocket even though I still have it. I also thought about the CRF 400r carb. Going to update this video soon since I’ve done more to it since it was posted.
Great suggestions! Thanks for going through detail, including tire size. I’m still riding my stock 1996 XR650L Calif vrsn. I have GOT to remove smog. Love the handle risers, the front sprocket. 20 lbs lighter will make a big diff!
my fmx 650 super moto have same engine and it put smile on my face , like your video , like your energy , and your bike... drive safe , and have lot and lot of miles...
I've done most all that.... just need to re jet it and de smog. Also install auxiliary lights. Leaving battery where it is since I store stuff where the air filter is. Pew pew. Oh and need bigger gas tank. 4.0 or 4.7! With stock tank I have to turn on reserve at 70 sometimes 80miles.
End of this message is screwed. Sorry about that what I meant to say is I did the smog pump removal and sprocket change. I live in Florida and the carburetor seems to be set up for Florida hope you read this message
I used to have a 2 XR600R and now I have 2 XR650R, unkorked and spring matched to may weigth, both bikes are really great, the 600 is a more forgiven bike for power steering or sliding ,is a very strong at low speed and low regime, suitable bike for newbies if you are tall and well experinced riders too, the xr650r is the only XR thats is not like the XR spirit, you have to have the agressive position for this bike to really be feeling it ligth, for me is the best bike to ride it on stand position, and in this position you go faster tahm any, and here the bike is like the 600 forgiven to any power sliding or steering. The XR 650R is a bike for experienced off road rider, you have to ride the bike, otherwise the bike ride you
The tank is right on!!! I bought a 1997 and it has a big white faded piece of crap 5 gallon plastic junk , I don’t need 5 gallons especially one that looks like a worn out milk jug 😖tried to find a stock tank NOPE! They are crazy expensive and beat up.
Wow, I imagine some of the used bikes have spline issues.... lol, we should check that anytime we buy but on this it seems to be a problem from the manufacturer? I'm not a mechanic but stripping that spline would be the end of a lot of bikes unless you've got plenty of cash to fix her? Thanks for the video
Cool Honda! Excellent video! Do the bar risers throw off the geometry of the bike? What about a header, a skid plate, putting heavier front fork oil, red or yellow spoke sleeves, folding mirror & an oil temp gauge (in front of the gas tank)? BYW, your chain looks loose.
Nice vid. Next add oil cooler, fork brace, mikuni pumper carb and rim locks. Im glad you warned people about that damn front stock sprocket eats the splines up. Ive got the MEFO Stonemaster rear tire in 140 size for my Florida sand/mud, Its a beast.
Cool video and bike man. XR’s are great bikes. Rode a ‘95 250 for years, now looking at the 650l as I’m older and want more power and the magic button! Kudos for the Fonda and Rocco movie lines at the end. Ride safe man!
I had to due to my 5.10 rear knobs rubbing the guard. Would've kept it if it didn't interfere so much. Next tire will be skinnier and guard will go back on.
Battery box mod is cool.. but great job with your bike.... My belief is a pumper. Carb.. is probably one of the best mods for power and speed.. l am happy with the stock but it's not easy to get the front wheel up.. too lazy to do the pumper,.. but I believe that is the ticket.
The bike actually still seems seriously out of tune.. believe it or not the choke cable probably isn’t working correctly..replace it with a new one prior to messing with the carburetor jetting if you are not dealing with high elevations.. I don’t even have to give my bike any throttle to get it started and that is how I think it should be.. regardless thanks for sharing this message here. Robert jr New Jersey here pine barrens xr650l owner
Ims tank looks more like a xr600 tank just get the white one and those are the 97 xr graphics on your tank and factory effect makes a thicker replica that will stick if you put them on before you put gas in the new tank
Trying to decide between this and a DR650. Sat (didn't ride) on the XR today and 3/4 of my foot reached the ground; could probably get the whole foot down with a lower seat concepts seat (6' 220lbs). 70/30 street/ off-road and will commute 40 miles round trip to work. Will probably rarely go past 70mph. Appreciate any help! Love the look of the Honda, but people complain about the 1st-2nd gear spacing. Suzuki may also be faster?
Hey guys just bought an 07 650l that is stock. The guy took off the air box lid, and removed the baffle . Guy did some other mod that required holes in the side plastic cover as well. He went back to stock jets he said, but its running like crap. I need to get this thing jetted properly to this open air box and open baffle! please help. Thanks in advance
Good review! Its winter here now and im doing a refresh on a old 93 of these i bought not long ago. It has some of these mods done to it, but it also has a Mikuni TM40 flatslide which im working on to try and get the jetting right. My bike has the stock headers which im a bit worried that are to narrow for the full effect of the flatslide. You have any idea if the are enough to just get the Mikuni atleast working ok low to mid range?
@@Dustytrails1221 i do...i cant renember the brand right now. Has a big blue K label on the side. im at around sealevel. EDIT: I've found the naming of the aftermarket exhaust now. It's a Stainless Krieger K7 1371. Good spec video of it here : th-cam.com/video/X1lY3WnYBkw/w-d-xo.html
Hi i’m planning to put those blinkers on my XL 500 r, I can find them on Amazon or eBay if I’m not mistaking. But as far as I know they are 5 W and the original ones are 21 W, so did you have to do any further work on the wiring?
Nice video. I am a proud xr owner .these are my recipes. Pro circuit T4 exaust. Fmf header. Left side oil cooler. Crf 250 2007 carburator whit the throttle cable.skull cap ultra capacitors .xr 600 valve cover whit decompresor sistem. Xr 600 right engine side cover whit kick starting sistem. Acerbis high capacity gas tank.double headlights from xr250 baja. 8000 lumens led bulbs front.
Ive got a 93 ive done a good deal of work on check my channel. The battery mod is sweet one day... bout to put stiffer springs in her and rebuildnthe rear shock
Right, 20 pounds of stuff removed but probably 15 pounds right back on like the bars and muffler….they don’t weigh a lot less and doesn’t do anything for power gains really they just ‘sound more badass’ but with the XR650 muffler you can just remove some of the spark arrestor and get a pretty good sound and better flow.
So really go by a xr650r and street legal it ? your cutting down on weight but you have added 15lbs of stickers... just funning ya all.. very cool video thanks
I’m also a heavier rider, do you have any suggestions for the suspension? Without having to rebuild the tubes and shocks? Lol dude I used to ride a yz426 race bike and I was actually in good shape. Then I grew up and now I’m a fat ass. I try to run and eat healthy but it’s hard with my lifestyle bro. I’m getting back into riding and am looking for a semi used 2012-2015 XR650L
Those 426's are ok and are a bitch to kick. I started on a kx250 2 stroke, and was in good shape then too. I guess that's the life of a working man trying to balance all things. As far as suspension, if you wanted to spend the money on a pair of crf450 front forks that would be awesome but I would do my research. Honestly I don't feel like I need anything for the suspension. I ride this bitch everywhere from Carolina adventure world to Hatfield and McCoy's. For a big guy who wants power and electric start, plus street legal riding these mods will keep you smiling. Especially for the reliability and low cost overall. If you want a beefier suspension I would look into a motocross bike. What makes you think this suspension wont work as well for you?
The suspension on this bike is circa 1993. Has not changed since the first bike rolled off the assembly lines. If you are a heavier rider you will need to respring the front end with possibly adding a gold valve kit. No two ways around it. Yes you can scour youtube and find videos of peopl adding PVC shims to the front springs but that is sketchy as hell. Get a proper spring rate for your weight. I am 240 pounds and the front end is pretty squishy. There is rebound adjustment on the front forks but it does little to reduce front end dive. Rear suspension is adjustable for rebound and compression. You can (and probably should) adjust the sag as well. I am considering an Upside-down swap ... using CRF 450R front forks.
I actually really like leaving those back there because I ride with large groups and my girlfriend also rides and they’re great for me giving her rides to the bathroom or in case somebody breaks down.
Its not the bike, its you "i want this, i want that in my opinion this needs" but no...im sorrry bit it has hours and hours of research and engenieer control...it doesnt suits you, just that...
The tank is right on!!! I bought a 1997 and it has a big white faded piece of crap 5 gallon plastic junk , I don’t need 5 gallons especially one that looks like a worn out milk jug 😖tried to find a stock tank NOPE! They are crazy expensive and beat up.
This is 100% constructive. If you want a lighter bike, lose some weight. It's the best strategy. I lost 35 and it made ALL the difference.i have a 1991 XR600R plated from the showroom and love it. Great video.
I did the same thing, lost 40 so far, need to go another 20, feels like a different bike
I lost so much weight I can't make fat jokes anymore😅
Sure do go faster on my xt550 though 😂😂
Thanks for all the words
Good popular mods. Weight reduction, toss the rear footpegs they weigh far more than the 1970's looking tail light. The only reason my taillight is replaced. broke it after looping the beast. Don't use the XR 600r front sprocket. It needs to be reversed and throws the chain out of alignment. Go with the Fritzonic. Best mod for this bike is tossing the CV carb over your neighbors' fence and transplanting in an FCR/MX flat slide from a CRF400R. Don't bother with Daves mods, swap the carb. The accelerator pump is a huge bonus. With the 14 tooth Fritz front sprocket it accelerates like a scalded cat ... 07 XR 650L ...
Sheep Dog I keep my Rear foot pegs on for my girlfriend. She likes hopping on the back to scope out certain trails. I also ride in large groups and have them back there for a safety measure. Small price to pay really. I did not like the 14 tooth fritzco front sprocket even though I still have it. I also thought about the CRF 400r carb. Going to update this video soon since I’ve done more to it since it was posted.
Yep 14 /47. Better gas and drops your rpms
@@williamchauncey8100 Going down on the rear sprocket would raise rpm for a given speed, not drop them...
No I added to the rear took away from the front 15÷45=3.3 that's 3 rotation for the front sprocket to 1 rotation for rear
Now 14 ÷ 48=2.9
I put on the Mikuni pumper and it leaves nothing to be desired for acceleration. Scary….
Great suggestions! Thanks for going through detail, including tire size. I’m still riding my stock 1996 XR650L Calif vrsn. I have GOT to remove smog. Love the handle risers, the front sprocket. 20 lbs lighter will make a big diff!
That chain is looser than your earlobes, kid.
my fmx 650 super moto have same engine and it put smile on my face , like your video , like your energy , and your bike...
drive safe , and have lot and lot of miles...
But regardless great message here. Thanks for sharing this . Robert Jr NJ here and XR 650 owner myself here.. thanks again
Great video man! Your bike looks Awesome! I just bought an XR650L and I cant wait to get working on it!
Should’ve skipped the earlobe mod.
Lol...just messin’ bro...I didn’t have anything constructive to say, so...nice vid.
I've done most all that.... just need to re jet it and de smog. Also install auxiliary lights. Leaving battery where it is since I store stuff where the air filter is. Pew pew. Oh and need bigger gas tank. 4.0 or 4.7! With stock tank I have to turn on reserve at 70 sometimes 80miles.
I know this is a old video however I just purchased a brand new XR650L. Absolutely love it call Mama remove
End of this message is screwed. Sorry about that what I meant to say is I did the smog pump removal and sprocket change. I live in Florida and the carburetor seems to be set up for Florida hope you read this message
I used to have a 2 XR600R and now I have 2 XR650R, unkorked and spring matched to may weigth, both bikes are really great, the 600 is a more forgiven bike for power steering or sliding ,is a very strong at low speed and low regime, suitable bike for newbies if you are tall and well experinced riders too, the xr650r is the only XR thats is not like the XR spirit, you have to have the agressive position for this bike to really be feeling it ligth, for me is the best bike to ride it on stand position, and in this position you go faster tahm any, and here the bike is like the 600 forgiven to any power sliding or steering. The XR 650R is a bike for experienced off road rider, you have to ride the bike, otherwise the bike ride you
The tank is right on!!! I bought a 1997 and it has a big white faded piece of crap 5 gallon plastic junk , I don’t need 5 gallons especially one that looks like a worn out milk jug 😖tried to find a stock tank NOPE! They are crazy expensive and beat up.
Wow, I imagine some of the used bikes have spline issues.... lol, we should check that anytime we buy but on this it seems to
be a problem from the manufacturer? I'm not a mechanic but stripping that spline would be the end of a lot of bikes unless
you've got plenty of cash to fix her? Thanks for the video
Cool Honda! Excellent video! Do the bar risers throw off the geometry of the bike? What about a header, a skid plate, putting heavier front fork oil, red or yellow spoke sleeves, folding mirror & an oil temp gauge (in front of the gas tank)? BYW, your chain looks loose.
That chain is loose lol
No DOUBT I saw that when I looked over the video also. Got a brand new one on there now!
Loose chains wear out sprockets
Kurt Dold well the bike was stolen like a year ago so I’m not too worried about that lol
LOL Sounded dry. Needs a o-ring chain.
I guess you better catch it
Nice vid. Next add oil cooler, fork brace, mikuni pumper carb and rim locks. Im glad you warned people about that damn front stock sprocket eats the splines up. Ive got the MEFO Stonemaster rear tire in 140 size for my Florida sand/mud, Its a beast.
Man, a wash job will shave off a couple more pound's !
Sweet bikes and great build. Agreed with all you said 1000%
Still chasin tale though. Lol. As a happily married man, the first reduction I did was passenger pegs.
Besides all the normal mods like smog removed I put on Flexx bars they’re great on the 650
Cool video and bike man. XR’s are great bikes. Rode a ‘95 250 for years, now looking at the 650l as I’m older and want more power and the magic button! Kudos for the Fonda and Rocco movie lines at the end. Ride safe man!
Don't remove the chain guard..it weighs nothing.. people always do that just because they think it looks cool.. I don't.
Robert Nocera Jr ... agreed. Stock chain guard works nicely !
I had to due to my 5.10 rear knobs rubbing the guard. Would've kept it if it didn't interfere so much. Next tire will be skinnier and guard will go back on.
It does help keep the mud and slop off those expensive chains too.
It does look good but is it street legal with no mirrors? I’ve gotten away with it being no smog. But no mirrors or license plate?
You seem like a really cool dude. Just subscribed
Battery box mod is cool.. but great job with your bike.... My belief is a pumper. Carb.. is probably one of the best mods for power and speed.. l am happy with the stock but it's not easy to get the front wheel up.. too lazy to do the pumper,.. but I believe that is the ticket.
Robert Nocera Jr do clutch ups
Removing the passenger pegs saves weight as well.
Cool vid and breakdown. Ive always wanted this bike.
Great video!What brand foot pegs are those?
Great video! Ask for a power washer for Christmas
Nice video, thanks for sharing all of that. Thinking about getting one
8 to 10 more HP!! im putting 2 on my bike!!!!!!
robert schultz just add all the power stickers, +5 HP a piece lol
More like 2hp
The bike actually still seems seriously out of tune.. believe it or not the choke cable probably isn’t working correctly..replace it with a new one prior to messing with the carburetor jetting if you are not dealing with high elevations.. I don’t even have to give my bike any throttle to get it started and that is how I think it should be.. regardless thanks for sharing this message here. Robert jr New Jersey here pine barrens xr650l owner
Your earrings are so pretty.
Utah Bones sauce lol
I like your mod choices! May copy some if I get one of these bikes
The front sprocket will only wear into the countershaft if you're riding on the street the majority of the time.
Can you tell me why?
Nope. Not true.
Stock sprocket is extremely thin, I've heard of a handful of bikes chewing up the shaft...including mine
Bro, thanks, great video, i just dont get how is the bat and fuse box placed now.
Ims tank looks more like a xr600 tank just get the white one and those are the 97 xr graphics on your tank and factory effect makes a thicker replica that will stick if you put them on before you put gas in the new tank
Good vid man, what's the song at the end?
Cheers from France.
it suits the dusty ending doesn't it!
Trying to decide between this and a DR650. Sat (didn't ride) on the XR today and 3/4 of my foot reached the ground; could probably get the whole foot down with a lower seat concepts seat (6' 220lbs). 70/30 street/ off-road and will commute 40 miles round trip to work. Will probably rarely go past 70mph. Appreciate any help! Love the look of the Honda, but people complain about the 1st-2nd gear spacing. Suzuki may also be faster?
Suzuki also has an oil cooler from the factory. The DR would be much better for you if you're going to be doing that much street riding imo.
Bad advise loosing the visable stock tail light and turn signals. They look way better and are functional.
Agree! Those aftermarket turn signals are cheap crappy junk
Like my FMF power core 4 exhaust sound....deeper rumble
The big red beast. I want one so bad 😤
Why does Honda keep putting the bad sprocket on the front if they know it's going to cause a problem down the road?
That's the one I want to know also!! It's a well known problem that is so easily addressed on their part.
Because they don’t care. We keep buying these old dinosaurs, so Honda could care less
Hey guys just bought an 07 650l that is stock. The guy took off the air box lid, and removed the baffle . Guy did some other mod that required holes in the side plastic cover as well. He went back to stock jets he said, but its running like crap. I need to get this thing jetted properly to this open air box and open baffle! please help. Thanks in advance
Headlight is heavy can find dot legal aftermarket half the weight
Nice jon on he bike Dustin..What kind of bars are you running my man?
You need a 160 main. With a header a 58 pilot and 165 main.
Good looking bike
They have plated xr600r! If that's what u wanted should of got it? Now you have a bad ass XR650L
8 two 10 🤣 lmao
I just put a down-payment on a 2021. I'm so excited man!
How much are you paying for the bike? There's one near me left over 2019 the stealer wants $6999.
Good review! Its winter here now and im doing a refresh on a old 93 of these i bought not long ago. It has some of these mods done to it, but it also has a Mikuni TM40 flatslide which im working on to try and get the jetting right. My bike has the stock headers which im a bit worried that are to narrow for the full effect of the flatslide. You have any idea if the are enough to just get the Mikuni atleast working ok low to mid range?
Moto Manic Do you have an aftermarket exhaust on it? If so what kind? What’s your elevation?
@@Dustytrails1221 i do...i cant renember the brand right now. Has a big blue K label on the side. im at around sealevel. EDIT: I've found the naming of the aftermarket exhaust now. It's a Stainless Krieger K7 1371. Good spec video of it here : th-cam.com/video/X1lY3WnYBkw/w-d-xo.html
The second video about a guy wanting "90's" look. Why? It's really an 80's look stock.
old video, but you still have passenger foot pegs. thats another pound to remove
I go far. Bigger gas tank is a must. Useless range on the stocker.
Where do you live that 120 miles is not far enough between gas stations?
I’m 115 and ride a 650l it’s big but I love it
I threw my Uni sponge filter in the garbage and replaced it with a stock paper element.
hey can you tell me where you bought the left cover
Much appreciated
I want to get rid of heavy battery box. What's my first step to do that
15:05 Is That you playing Guitar? Got any more Music on line? or Who is the Music Artist?
It’s me. Just some old stuff I was working on back in the day
Hi i’m planning to put those blinkers on my XL 500 r, I can find them on Amazon or eBay if I’m not mistaking. But as far as I know they are 5 W and the original ones are 21 W, so did you have to do any further work on the wiring?
My bike is XR150L
Were are you located?
Nice video. I am a proud xr owner .these are my recipes. Pro circuit T4 exaust. Fmf header. Left side oil cooler. Crf 250 2007 carburator whit the throttle cable.skull cap ultra capacitors .xr 600 valve cover whit decompresor sistem. Xr 600 right engine side cover whit kick starting sistem. Acerbis high capacity gas tank.double headlights from xr250 baja. 8000 lumens led bulbs front.
Great video
very good video, many thanks
Ive got a 93 ive done a good deal of work on check my channel. The battery mod is sweet one day... bout to put stiffer springs in her and rebuildnthe rear shock
Wen u say it lost 20 pounds Is that after u weighed the stuff U put back on to replace all you removed and the difference is 20 pounds?
Right, 20 pounds of stuff removed but probably 15 pounds right back on like the bars and muffler….they don’t weigh a lot less and doesn’t do anything for power gains really they just ‘sound more badass’ but with the XR650 muffler you can just remove some of the spark arrestor and get a pretty good sound and better flow.
So really go by a xr650r and street legal it ? your cutting down on weight but you have added 15lbs of stickers... just funning ya all.. very cool video thanks
I’m also a heavier rider, do you have any suggestions for the suspension? Without having to rebuild the tubes and shocks? Lol dude I used to ride a yz426 race bike and I was actually in good shape. Then I grew up and now I’m a fat ass. I try to run and eat healthy but it’s hard with my lifestyle bro. I’m getting back into riding and am looking for a semi used 2012-2015 XR650L
Those 426's are ok and are a bitch to kick. I started on a kx250 2 stroke, and was in good shape then too. I guess that's the life of a working man trying to balance all things. As far as suspension, if you wanted to spend the money on a pair of crf450 front forks that would be awesome but I would do my research. Honestly I don't feel like I need anything for the suspension. I ride this bitch everywhere from Carolina adventure world to Hatfield and McCoy's. For a big guy who wants power and electric start, plus street legal riding these mods will keep you smiling. Especially for the reliability and low cost overall. If you want a beefier suspension I would look into a motocross bike. What makes you think this suspension wont work as well for you?
The suspension on this bike is circa 1993. Has not changed since the first bike rolled off the assembly lines. If you are a heavier rider you will need to respring the front end with possibly adding a gold valve kit. No two ways around it. Yes you can scour youtube and find videos of peopl adding PVC shims to the front springs but that is sketchy as hell. Get a proper spring rate for your weight. I am 240 pounds and the front end is pretty squishy. There is rebound adjustment on the front forks but it does little to reduce front end dive. Rear suspension is adjustable for rebound and compression. You can (and probably should) adjust the sag as well. I am considering an Upside-down swap ... using CRF 450R front forks.
The battery mod...yeah where will.i hide the Gat?
I wish you would've shown what you did
Take off the rear pegs. 3 lbs, 4 bolts, 5 minutes.
I actually really like leaving those back there because I ride with large groups and my girlfriend also rides and they’re great for me giving her rides to the bathroom or in case somebody breaks down.
Do you know where I could find an aftermarket tank that is about the same size as stock maybe 1/2 gallon more but plastic?
Closest to that would be a XR600R tank, but the mounting is different from what I hear.
Top Banana
My 96 came with a procircuit platinum and wow that stock pipe is massive and ugly lol
Picking up a 2006 with 2200
Miles
8 to 10 ponies from the pipe? Really?
Fuuuuck no
@@fastguysslowbikes buahahaja awesomeness
Man. No way !
Lol!! Actually, You probably loose 3 HP from that gay ass pipe.
Do you find it necessary to carry a spare cdi?
Yes
Can you link the pegs? I hate them lol
Too bad you can't ride an XR600R on the street in "Land of the free" I have a street legal CR500 but not in "Land of the free"
that's funny he said the lever's were more important than your hands were they sale a new set of hands hahaha
Best in show.
Thanks, do you have one?
Its not the bike, its you "i want this, i want that in my opinion this needs" but no...im sorrry bit it has hours and hours of research and engenieer control...it doesnt suits you, just that...
What is the benefit of removing the smog stuff
Less restrictive and allows engine to run cooler as there’s no air being injected into the cylinder. ESP Important on an air cooled bike.
Ah
Get rid of those ugly rear foot pegs
I have a2007
No you dont
mulie chaser yep sure do
The tank is right on!!! I bought a 1997 and it has a big white faded piece of crap 5 gallon plastic junk , I don’t need 5 gallons especially one that looks like a worn out milk jug 😖tried to find a stock tank NOPE! They are crazy expensive and beat up.