totally different bike - dude!
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Originally Posted by klrandersen
Hi John
Check out on the honda web site the xr650L it is the road legal version of the xr650, with only slight differences.
Hope that keeps out of some of those offices.
Cheers Chris
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Erm - with the greatest of respect Chris, the XR650L is nothing like the 650R, save for the fact it has two wheels (even the knobbily tyres are different!).
Without going into too much detail, the 650L has an air cooled ex-Dominator engine (with electric start) and around 35bhp, the 650R is water cooled and makes 50+ hp easily.
The R also has an alloy frame, not steel, far better suspension and is essentially a race/enduro bike whereas the 650L is a middle weight trailie dual-sport...
There's nothing wrong with the 650L, and as you say, is road legal straight out of the showroom... but it a world away from the performance and (off-road) ability of the 650R.
xxx
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