The year is 1992... Honda just put forth its newest and biggest dual-sport: the Honda XR650L. This motorcycle is so beloved and well received by the public that Honda has just kept it going and going and going!!! Flash forward to January 2024, I realized that 2023 was the 30th anniversary of the XR650L (Yes, I evidently live in a bubble!!!) and of course I wanted one... a few days later I got one!! I was super excited!! But when I started the motor, to my shock and horror, it sounded like some little 250.. the factory exhaust was quite.. mmmm... sad sounding.... This just will NOT do!!
After a bit of a rejet (DynoJet Stage 1, 160main, 3rd needle notch, 2.25 turns on mixture screw) and installing the Yoshi RS-2 has changed that. Now, it sounds like it should! A grumbly old school air-cooled big bore thumper!!! Not shown was the de-snorkel and Twin-Air foam air filter install, Fitzco front sprocket, and the XR400 tail light installs as well as the LED Turn signals, LED flasher, and LED Diode installs......
Now she comes closer to resembling the XR500R I had and loved for so long!! Granted, this one weighs another 60-80lbs, but that just means more traction, right? right? .... Let me have my fantasy on that one :D :D
19 фев 2024