Thread: XR650R

Originally Posted by 300Shortmag

take it easy on the four strokes fellas , I've ridden and raced bikes for along time now and continue to do so. The four strokes are reliable if you look after them, the 530 is a 2010 and has done 300 hrs on original piston and still goes like a champ, its raced national enduro rounds , did the one big day adventure ride around here a couple of summers ago 750kms in a day, done two Husqvarna hard enduros and countless others. On the gps with the stock gearing it'll hit 162 in 6th on shingle wide open , if I wasn't such lump it'd go even faster with smaller rear sprocket. The 450 is almost at 100 hours and on original piston and I just sold a 2016.5 450sxfe that had 202 hours on original piston. Hard part fan kits with a manual switch and plenty of oil/filter changes and they're good to go. The fuel injected bikes run so well and the your speed comes from carrying a higher gear rather than revving the tits off your bike.

50 years of motorbikes for me, and still enjoying them