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the infamous Freeflow bike - plated WI XR's unite!

smilar shot, taken a few weeks ago "up north" at the Big Woods 200

and one from the same ride, a few miles later

I love my pig!

• Baja Designs Dual-Sport Kit
• Baja Designs Heavy-Duty Chain Guide
• Baja Designs ICO Billet Guard
• Baja Designs Rear-View Mirror
• Baja Designs Soft Foam Seat
• Baja Designs Stator Rewind
• Clark 4.3 Gallon Fuel Tank
• ICO Dual Sport VRL
• IMS Pro Series Foot Pegs
• K&N Airfilter
• Moose Skid Plate
• One Industries Graphics & Seat Cover
• Pirelli MT-21 Rallycross Tires
• Pro Billet Luggage Rack
• Scotts Billet Disk Fin
• Scotts Triple Clamp Kit w/Steering Damper
• SRC Brush Guard Kit
• SRC Fork Brace Kit
• SRC Front Fender Brace
• SRC Kiwi Case Saver
• Works Connection Radiator Brace
• Works Connection Rear Caliper Guard
• XRs Only Rear Fender Brace

and more...

A pic of my XR650R Rally bike (before it was my bike.!!!).

Here is a pic of a mate Glenn aboard the beast at the Condo 750...

Modifications are:
MD Electronic Roadbook Holder;
Alloy Rally Roadbook and Tripmeter Fork Mount;
ICO Tripmeter, handlebar switching;
Safari 25L Tank;
"BikeTech" tuned Springs & Valving Front & Rear;
Oversize Front Disc & Braided Brake-line;
Dunlop Rally Raid Tyres & Mousses, Front and Rear;
Rear Hella LED Dust Light;
Side-stand with oversize foot;
SDG Gripper Seat;
ProTaper Bars;
MSC Steering Damper;
MSC Rally Top Triple Clamp for damper including bar raisers;
Chain Gang Rear Sprocket (Rally geared);
HD "O" Ring Riveted Chain;
Whipps Bash Plate;
Whipps Alloy Rear disc guard;
Acerbis Bark Busters;
Devol Alloy Radiator Guards.

As if that list wasn't long enough...
The engine is now rebuilt;
Full Staintune Race Exhaust System;
XL600 H4 headlight;
Safari screen;
Re-wiring controls;
blah... blah... Maybe I should just ride it more and tinker less..!

Here is an earlier shot from the Australian Safari with Casey piloting her along...

It's for sale in bikes!

How much are you asking (in USD I suppose), and how much would it be to deliver to Nashville TN?

Thanks, Cam.

Are you coming over to ride the TAT?

I am really keen to come riding next time I am in the US. However, my younger brother now lives in Nashville and I know how bad he is missing his dirt-bikes. Apart from trail-riding, he also used to ride a Bultaco 250 in trials comps...

Here is a shot of JT on the left, riding his KLX400 and LT (now in Nashville) on his XR400... Good times. JT and I will come over and you guys can show us the good trails...

Cam

In addition to my XR 650 R Rallye, this is my daily ride...

Mods:
Well and truly uncorked, of course;
25lt tank;
Custom seat (a little softer);
Alloy rack;
Dririder bag;
Boss alloy bash-plate;
Pirelli MT90 tyres;
Ballards bar risers;
Renthal bars;
Small indicators.

Coming next:
Oversize front disk;
Braided line;
New tyres (I want a little more aggressive tyre then the MT90 for everyday).

Pic:

this is a bit off topic but I noticed that many of you are running those noeprene fork boots. big no-no. sand particles will still get trapped under the boots and scrape against your stanchions acting like sandpaper. not many clean out their fork boots regularly. may be less of an issue with chromed stanchions than hard anodized aluminum. still, I would not run them. regular accordian style or nothing.

Well done... I love the body work, really looks neat. I hope my XR looks like that one day too... Still, now it looks a little heavy, and those engine mods look like you have dropped about 20hp... Well, I guess someone has to ride at the back of the pack...

But what did you do to make it vviibbrraattee??

My Honda XR650R Mega-Dualsport:





Big Red Pigs do FLY (kind of)...



This is a great bike! I wanted a super-powerful and very reliable big-bore thumper to use as my primary motorcycle and dualsport bike. I almost bought a KTM 525 or a Husqvarna TC 510, but I went with the Honda XR becuase of their stellar reputation for reliability.

I'm glad I did. This bike is super fun and fast. It has tons of torque and big power throughout the revs. At about 300 pounds it's not light, but way lighter than a Honda XR650L or similar box-stock dualsport.

The best part about it really is that I can ride it anywhere - down to the local 711 for a 6 pack of beer, or dualsport 150 miles from my home in Bend, Oregon all the way down to Diamond Lake - like we did on our Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route Ride in August of 2006. Heck, I even race it with blinkers on! See my Virginia City Grand Prix race report.

Here is my list of modifications to my Honda XR650R:

EBC oversized front brake rotor - this is the best mod so far - it allows me to haul the beast down from speed with just 1 finger.

Uncorked - removed airbox snorkel, drilled holes in the airbox cover, UNI filter, etc, etc.

Full Yoshimura RS3 Exhaust - actually the header is an FMF High-Flo - it works with the Yosh since Yosh doesn't make a header for the XR650R. This really wakes the bike up and makes it flat out haul booty... but it's LOUD! They make a quiet insert (called a "TEC Kit" but that makes the bike run really bad. Basically it's like sticking a potato in your muffler. LAME! So, I compromised and had a custom stainless steel turn-down tip fabricated at the local auto exhaust shop. This gives me the best of both worlds - I can run it wide open to get all the power - but the turn-down tip quiets it down a lot and points the noise at the ground so it doesn't echo across the valley's and into the local nature-nazi's ears. All good!

Hotcams Stage 1 cam - this mod combined with the Yoshimura muffer and FMF header gives the bike way more power in the mid to high rpms. It takes just a little off the bottom torque, but it more than adds up for it by giving the bike huge power from mid to high rpms. In other words, when you grab the throttle and go through the gears you're up to 80 MPH really fast! (if you want to go that fast). Just make sure you're not pointed at a tree or anything.

Other Mods - Baja Designs dualsport kit, Enduro Engineering bark busters, radiator guards, Baja Designs soft tall seat by Guts Racing, steel sub-frame extension by Dirt Bagz, LED rear brake light and rear blinkers, etc., etc.

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Looks nice, where did you get the windshield? I wonder if it fits the 650.

Here is a photo at dusk, just near home...

Cambam.. is that an Aqualine safari tank ? whats your thoughts on it..

how does it compare to other brands..

It is a Safari tank on my Rallye bike and an Acerbis on my day-to-day 650.

I just ducked outside to take a shot of both...

Safari


Acerbis


My preference is for the Acerbis, it is smaller between the knees. I really do find the Safari tank a bit wide. That said, the Safari keeps the weight down lower and it has easy access to the spark plug... I think I'll buy another Acerbis for the Rallye...

Here is the Acerbis...