HEY GUYS, MY BUDDY JUST BOUGHT A 01 XR650 BRAND NEW NEVER RIDDEN :aj: IS THERE ANY THING WE NEED TO DO TO THE BIKE BESIDES GREASING SWING ARM, LINKAGE AND STEERING BEARINGS. WHATS THE BEST WAY TO BREAK IN THE MOTOR. ;)
THANKS GUYS
Definately get the Power Up parts and uncork it. Make sure you keep up on checking some of the bolts. To date, I've lost a skidplate bolt, right sidepanel bolt, and a rear fender bolt. The kickstarter bolt has come loose a couple times, but I don't have a problem with it anymore. Other than that, its been pretty trouble free.
Check out here for uncorking the beast. Night and day difference between the stocker and the unrestricted bike. Also...join the Yahoo group as listed above...anything and everything that you want to know about the bike can be found there.
I have a 2002 xr 650 and was wondering about purchasing the power up kit, but I heard that this kit knocks the mileage from 70 miles approx. to about 50. Any opinions or truth on this matter?
Redrider
Yes, your fuel mileage will suffer. But, if you're still riding the bike in its show-room stock form, you don't know what you're missing. I'd almost be willing to bet a good running XR400 would hang with a stock 650. Uncork the thing already!! :D
Rding the bike without uncorking it will make it prone to overheating and really hurts the performance. At the very least get the powerup muffler baffle andcarb mounting boot, then richen up the main jet about 3 sizes the pilot jet one size and raise the needle clip one positon from stock.