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[mendoteach]

All the mags say the 500EXC is incredible. Amazing even. I see it more as a dirt bike with blinkers, than a small adventure bike. The problem is how comfy will it be after days or weeks of riding? The L fills a very special spot for me as the largest, comfiest bike that can ride single track easily. Anything bigger is a super pig and anything smaller is too strung-out, hyper, cramped etc. Also, it ain't gonna be an L when it comes to maintenance. You can have a Wattner level L for less money and they are way more rare and cool! Just depends on what you're shooting for. To connect trails or ride to OHV areas without a pick-up, hell yes! It's your machine. For multi day dirt biking adventuring?..not so sure.

[beechum1]

500EXC IS amazing. If you ride tight fast whoopy stuff. I rode one in Colorado Springs. Just on, EFI, brakes like a slutty Christian, suspension like a fat chick.

[taco250]

Originally Posted by mcma111

Sierra,

Let us know in about a months time if the tank stickers have started to bubble.

I have the same ones on mine-it came to me that way. They don't bubble because the stickers are perforated. Only the edge has lifted a little isn't even enough to be trimmed. I've had the bike almost 3 years now and they didn't look new when I bought it.

[3girlsdad]

one of my regular riding buds came home with this yesterday. fuel injected, plated from the factory. had 147 miles on it apparently hadn't seen dirt. used words like orgasmic after he rode it. i haven't ridden it yet, but can't wait.

[mcma111]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

one of my regular riding buds came home with this yesterday. fuel injected, plated from the factory. had 147 miles on it apparently hadn't seen dirt. used words like orgasmic after he rode it. i haven't ridden it yet, but can't wait.

Nice seat.






NOT!!!!

[XR650L]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

one of my regular riding buds came home with this yesterday. fuel injected, plated from the factory. had 147 miles on it apparently hadn't seen dirt. used words like orgasmic after he rode it. i haven't ridden it yet, but can't wait.

Must admit that looks nice, but double the cost of a new XR650L

[smokeeater495]

I see how it is. Trying to poison the well with the Orange Kool Aid.

[mcma111]

MSRP $9899.00 and 250lbs dry.

[fritzcoinc]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

one of my regular riding buds came home with this yesterday. fuel injected, plated from the factory. had 147 miles on it apparently hadn't seen dirt. used words like orgasmic after he rode it. i haven't ridden it yet, but can't wait.

I like the simple rear suspension set up Too. Good dealer support as well.
But, would you want to do a SHOOTERDAVE style fifty state tour on one of these? Or even spend all day on that bike?

[Schultz!]

So as stated before the mechanic (me) and the cam are retarded

So modded my timing gear to get about 7 degree of adjustment or more both ways +/- from zero, man is that steel HARD the carbide burrs in my die grinder worked great but a hand file or average drill bit will only scratch it.

So several cam degreeing runs later I got this

Intake 103.25 Exhaust 104.75

cam card

Intake 104 Exhaust 105.5

Looks legit to me within 1.25 deg on the worst difference so time to tear it down for some more clay on the piston.

There was no way in hell I was going to remove the cam sproket so devised a way of getting the cam and sproket out without removing the bolts (bit of a pita but worth it). re clay the piston and re assemble the top end rotate 360 cam degree and tear down again.


What I found was not unexpected but not what I wanted either, the Exhaust valves now have about .150 clearance BUT the intakes are at bout zero zilch Nada

EDIT

So not trusting myself I checked everything again cam timing and piston valve clearance the cam timing was spot on from the previous runs but the cay check showed .90 Intake and .105 Exhaust so i dd it all AGAIN
sure as shit it came out with the same valve timing and the .105 Exhaust .90 intake... must of spun the motor backwards the first time I did the clay check sence indexing the cam.

Thanks for the help guys!

here is a pic of the cam sprocket

[XR650L]

Ok

Advice needed

me and my kit for a 3 day trip weigh 330lbs

I am thinking of upgrading the rear shock with a custom made 13.5 spring from Cannonracecraft

Then the front springs from procycle - Race Tech Fork Springs - http://www.procycle.us/bikepages/xr650l.html

Which strength must I take , .6 or .7 or .8

Regards

[MentalGuru]

Originally Posted by mcma111

MSRP $9899.00 and 250lbs dry.

250lbs wet less fuel. So how light can a xrl be made...

I wonder how much a 60hp CW engine done to a new XLR with a CRFX fork swap and a revalved shock would cost.

Originally Posted by fritzcoinc

I like the simple rear suspension set up Too. Good dealer support as well.
But, would you want to do a SHOOTERDAVE style fifty state tour on one of these? Or even spend all day on that bike?

All day? Sure.

There are a bunch of different seats available. Was SHOOTERDAVE on a stock seat???

A fifty state tour would be a bit much. That tour on a XRL is too much for me also.

You started this tangent..

Originally Posted by fritzcoinc

I agree, and add, this big fat pig Dual Sport craze is some of you guys fault:

The trend seems to be to use a perfectly good Dual Sport as an Adventure Touring bike by adding racks, giant tanks, big ass luggage, windscreens, phones, heated grips, more lights, GPS, ect. instead of using the bike for what it was intended for.
Just look at all the touring mods being done by your fellow inmates right HERE!

If you want to have fun off road try something like this! 220 pounds dripping wet at 35 TWO STROKE HP.

[MentalGuru]

Originally Posted by Schultz!

So as stated before the mechanic (me) and the cam are retarded

So modded my timing gear to get about 7 degree of adjustment or more both ways +/- from zero, man is that steel HARD the carbide burrs in my die grinder worked great but a hand file or average drill bit will only scratch it.

So several cam degreeing runs later I got this

Intake 103.25 Exhaust 104.75

cam card

Intake 104 Exhaust 105.5

Looks legit to me within 1.25 deg on the worst difference so time to tear it down for some more clay on the piston.


What I found was not unexpected but not what I wanted either, the Exhaust valves now have about .150 clearance BUT the intakes are at bout zero zilch Nada

So out with that bastage piston and off to the machine shop

I thought that might be the end result after setting the cam correctly.

I have had the same issues when changing valve timing with a big cam and a high compression piston combo. It's all part of building a custom engine combo.

I would probably have .110"-.120" removed so cam chain stretch isn't an issue, since it will cause retard the cam slightly.

[sc-razor]

Originally Posted by mendoteach

I get a funny feeling in my stomach every time I think about a CR500 dual sport. Someday...

Me too. One of those new aluminum frame models would rock!

[AZ TOM]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

one of my regular riding buds came home with this yesterday. fuel injected, plated from the factory. had 147 miles on it apparently hadn't seen dirt. used words like orgasmic after he rode it. i haven't ridden it yet, but can't wait.

Looks comfy with that seat Any ride under 20 miles should be fun