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After parting with my trusty KTM to a very decent chap from down south, I went and bought this beast, I always wanted one, and I picked this one up from Essex yesterday. Not a good journey on a bank holiday Saturday.
I've not used it on the lanes yet, but on a ride over to see FBF in the shire of Danbury, I  had an unchanging fixed grin. The bike has so much low down power and  really good torque, so I think it will be a good bike for me. I don't feel so huge massive on this (good thing too).
It has a Makuni pumper carb (not a Elderidge, like I thought) and a Mud Plugger hot cam, a Magura hydraulic clutch conversion, and I am glad to say, is p*ss easy to start, hot or cold.
It has only done 1600 miles and I believe this to be a true milage.

So, if you see a great big red thing heading toward you on the lanes, that will be me and I will be on the Honda as well ! Some Pics...............smile

The new XR650R 007


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I've not got the CRF forks (last owner needed them)




-- Edited by Longman on Tuesday 8th of June 2010 08:58:47 AM

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Hmmmm nice, but I dunno about anyone else but I think the number plate looks a bit funny!

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Cracking - always fancied a big XR - many years back there was a place in a unit down Nr Hayle on the A30 that sold Imported stuff and he always had a good selection of them - this was back 10-15 years ago......always had a hankering for one...they were a bit different to your big beastie admittedly - but I really see the appeal....



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hhhmmm, Yes I like that - it looks very right.



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that's a beauty me laddiebiggrin

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Nice one Rob, good to see you've fitted the "L" plates already - you're gonna need 'em with that!

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biggrin Nice bit of kit Rob.. My mates is the same with regard to starting, however he hasnt been brave enough to try what some plum from America has (started it bare foot) check it out on youtube somewhere!!!! nuta

And he also says its fine on our lanes....your right about that bottom end grunt.. no need to yank the bars when you want the skywards.......awesomebiggrinbiggrin ENJOY

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Nice bike mr longman, well worth the trip by the looks of things! Good quality xr with a beast of an engine in!

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Feathers wrote:

no need to yank the bars when you want the skywards.......awesomebiggrin


Nah, kicking over and when it kicks back should do that.

Anyway, nice bike very clean and tidy and I had the pleasure of seeing it today up close and personal. We took a short run out to test my rebuilt KTM which stopped at one point (new kill switch is faulty btw Rob BAH).

No muddy stuff (yet) as Rob is a pussy wink, but nice to know.

 



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Thanks all,
I used the old "just going down the shops, so I might as well take the bike" excuse on the wife, so I could have another go on it. Having a go on the lanes one evening soon. 

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Nice looking and BIG bike!

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nice bike rob,

must admit i thought about buying the one that feathers m8 has got before he got his hands on it but i chickened out, wish i bought it now. doh

welcome to the honda gang.

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Good looking beastie you have there, and you have swapped to the right colour as well.  You could probably fit a tow bar to drag the orange things home as well

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Look out for the first picture of me, on the lanes, on my arse, with the Big Red monster on top of my frail body, trying to get up.......nobiggrin

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Not surprisingly Rob makes the Goliath look like a 230CRF when he is sat on it.

Its a big bike but doesn't look super huge parked up against my KTM 250, but it does look heavy, the engine is big!

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Nice bike matey - glad you had the sense to do that trip on Bank Holiday Saturday......hmm

Will no doubt see it soon.......fancy a race along Torquay seafront?

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Ming, this was me in Torquay this morning...............................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E3erVl_IlM


biggrinbiggrinbiggrinnobiggrinbiggrinbiggrinnobiggrinbiggrinbiggrinnobiggrinbiggrinbiggrinhmm 

Some of you may have noticed that I am practicing my "foreign" just before the off !

-- Edited by Longman on Monday 31st of May 2010 09:10:38 AM

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Longman wrote:

Ming, this was me in Torquay this morning...............................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E3erVl_IlM


And here you are again on the trails.wink

 



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Funny thing is Kris,

having ridden out on the lanes last night with Paul (very last minuet) I can see how that bloke fell off. It is very laneable but feels a bit like a super tanker, once it is going, it takes 3 miles to stop and it would be so easy to give it just a little to much wellie and get right out of shape. The bulk helps on occasions. I hit a rut wrong and it just cut a new one, nice ! 

It has so much grunt that I was spinning the back tire in second on a whiff of throttle. Will be tough in the mud. It has an MT21 on the back.

Fast learning needed, and a little self control in the "trail riding" god dept.smile

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hope your well insured fully paid up member of bupa/ house paid for ? and a understanging boss lol ps im ave at very low rates should you req my services , your a very brave man !


set it up soft and go carefulaww

-- Edited by Lost on Thursday 3rd of June 2010 08:30:58 AM

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Just for you Roberto



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That is a cool vid smile.gif

Just watched it in work, people here think I am young now headbang.gif

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