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XR650L
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I'll start. No questions or insightful information. Just a shot of my '93 with ~14,000 miles on the clock.
Amazing that this ole dino is still being sold!
XR650L - Dual-Sport Motorcycle - Honda
Legendary toughness and reliability: In the world of big-bore dual-sport motorcycles, nothing compares with the Honda XR650L.
Still have my old 1994 with around 52,000 on the clock. Still runs decent but getting tired.
One of the girls on the surgery table prior to Sycklemotor tearing through her to debug a few issues.
I'll get some more pics up soon...
First "L" in '93...XR's Only first shop bike. They freshened her up, shipped to me, I unloaded from the truck and threw it in the back of my truck. Maiden voyage to Mexico. This was at the shrine (or whatever it's called) inside the tunnel to Reale De Catorce.
First XR (75)...Rio Bravo, Texas. I was 12 years old, just saw Marty Smith at the Astrodome sporting #12. I mowed lawns to earn the $$$, dad paid what was left to buy her. I brought her home on a Tuesday, tore the top end open Wednesday, had a buddies mom take us to Pasadena Honda and grabbed new valve seals, installed them Friday and loaded her up Saturday morning and this was the maiden voyage. Dad snapped a pic...Been hooked ever since. 70 or more bikes later, still riding the Honda Thumpers. Lifelong love affair!!!
First XR (75)...Rio Bravo, Texas. I was 12 years old, just saw Marty Smith at the Astrodome sporting #12. I mowed lawns to earn the $$$, dad paid what was left to buy her. I brought her home on a Tuesday, tore the top end open Wednesday, had a buddies mom take us to Pasadena Honda and grabbed new valve seals, installed them Friday and loaded her up Saturday morning and this was the maiden voyage. Dad snapped a pic...Been hooked ever since. 70 or more bikes later, still riding the Honda Thumpers. Lifelong love affair!!!
The XR force is strong with this one!
Sad news, if the Wattner here is the same as on ADVRider- died of a heart attack.
My 2nd (I've owned 3) 650L taken 4/8/2000 just a few hours before I got hit by a pickup and totaled it!
My 3rd and last 650L.
It is back for 2022
Something has been knawing at me as to what is different on this new XR. OK White Paint it obvious, old style graphics too.
finally figured it out. BLACK RIMS !
finally figured it out. BLACK RIMS !
