How To Change the Oil on a Honda XR650L 

😂same thing happened to me.

Heck yeah, can't go wrong with an XR. Thanks for watching!

*Keith Schroeder,* These things are tanks and are classic. Thanks for watching.

You don't have to believe it. Whether you believe it or not, the XR650L is in a showroom near you.

It's true. Remain unchanged. Since it's birth only change the brakes and graphics, also I think the very first one was 600 but that was around early 80's. No one is still making these, carburator, air cooled, no computer, nothing fancy. I just bloody hate the "Smog Pump" on the left. And the front sprocket.

How to change the shift shaft?

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Why do you have to remove the skid plate?

Thanks for watching. With the type of ADV riding we're doing that mod isn't really a need. Having the correct jetting on your bike can definitely help the bike run cooler. These bikes come pretty lean from the factory, which can cause the bike to run more hot.

That's awesome! Congratulations on the new bike!

Or not. .. I like old school carbs...perhaps add an effen kick starter..

The owners manual for the XR650L says to run the engine for 3-5 minutes to reach operating temperature. Then turn the ignition off wait 2-3 minutes then check the level.

Very good point. Another gimmick

No, that is a common mod for this bike. We are running ours in stock form. Thanks

The pegs are IMS Rally Foot Pegs and the risers are Rox Speed FX Pro-Offset Risers. We have a full build video showing everything we added to this bike if you want to check that out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jc5KtgDkHhg.html

*John,* You don't see it in the video, but we have one on it. Thanks

to get at the oil screen, but doesn't need to be done every time.

This headlight is the JNS Engineering LED headlight and the pods in this video are the Trail Tech Equinox LED pods. The Trail Tech pods have since been discontinued but we carry the Thumper Jockey Enduro 3000 headlight kit that is very similar. Links to both will be provided below. www.rockymountainatvmc.com/parts/jns-engineering-led-headlight-kit-p www.rockymountainatvmc.com/parts/thumper-jockey-enduro-3000-headlight-kit-p

@@rmatvmc thank you. 1 other question. Please send me a link to buy new plastics. I can't find white body kits at all?? 2000 xr650l...need all white plastics except tank (prefer shorter front fender white) .?? Thanks

*Dan Hambrick* Do as we say, not as we do! ;)

It's a pretty bulletproof system. They've been doing this since 1983 when the first version of this bike came out (XL600R). Unless you plan on doing things this bike wasn't intended for, I wouldn't worry about it. -Charles

@@rmatvmc >> Yeah, I knew that & I've seen other "systems" within other engines other than bikes but after I dropped this post asking you I leaned a little more about the seizing up of the 650 engines at highway speeds. I'll drop that info to you if you care to see what more I learned but apparently there's a problem w/ the rings getting too tight after the prolonged running at highway speeds. 3 engines(so far?) seized while running down the roads at speeds & the ability to run along w/ traffic at speed is why I'm looking at this bike. 70MPH - 80MPH is needed to ride safe in traffic but here's the video link about smoking engines & seizing in the 650L..... you're the "Pro", not me but the info grabbed my attention. MotoJeffy channel on youtube ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GP_-Wv4hfS4.html Honda 650L XR650 siezed up or smoking oil Ring Gap is too small & gets to tight at highway speeds. Prolonged high speeds thanks for taking the time, I appreciate it all.... peace

No reason too, just replace it every oil change. I do my oil and filter every 1,000 miles, cheap maintenance.

This bike took 2.06 quarts of oil. We go over the fill process starting at 4:15 in this video.

Hello. What torque spec are you referring to ?

The oil used in this video was Pro-Honda GN4 10W-30. Honda recommends either 10W-30 or 10W-40.

Change the oil filter when doing an oil change.

*James Seller,* We torqued ours to 29ft lbs as stated in the service manual without any issues. What torque wrench are you using?

Rocky Mountain ATV MC Craftsman bought it new in January. Used it on multiple bolts with no problems.. Told the Honda dealership about it as well and they asked if it was supposed to be inch lbs. I think it's strange the the 12mm crankcase plug has a spec of 18 ft. lbs. and the 10mm frame plug is 29 ft. lbs. P.S. I'm a certified motorcycle technician.

*James Seller* It makes sense that Honda lists the 12mm Crankcase drain bolt with a lower torque value with it going into aluminum, where the frame drain bolt is going into steel. So maybe the drain bolt was either old, worn or damaged, causing it to break off. Honda's torque spec is correct in the manual. We haven't had any issues with our XR. Thanks.

Rocky Mountain ATV MC, It was the first oil change (500 miles) on my 2017 XR650L.

When your done with your torque wrench set it back to zero. I heard in time it will start giving fals reading.Not sure if its true oer not but i do it just to be safe.

No this bike is electric start only.

2.06 quarts of oil is the correct amount when doing a oil and filter change. It's very common on these bikes to get a low reading and keep adding more oil depending on how you're checking the oil level. Towards the end of this video we mention how you can get a false reading.

Honda gn4 10w40

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