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[Spud Rider]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

Having grip heaters sure made this ride bearable after this little episode. Left glove... soaked... temperature... somewhere around 40 degrees.
http://youtu.be/SkWBi8JfNm0?t=7m43s

Don't you know? Real riders don't need heated grips! Besides, when would you find even a spare second to flip a switch?






Spud

[ONandOFF]

Originally Posted by Spud Rider

Of course, Jay is correct. I thought that was obvious. No one can flick a switch while he is hanging on to "stay alive," let alone twist a knob.

Spud

Yes, quite; glad you see it. The point I am failing to communicate is that if I (personally) have make the adjustment, I'll have to stop, so, with what hardware you have shown, I might as well have access to the full range of adjustment, rather than three choices. YMMV.

[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by Ulyses

Thought I would post this up here to represent some of the other XRL owners out there....

I was in Medellin hanging out for a few days when a random guy approaches me at the bar I'm staying at and asks me if I'm Ulyses from advrider. I replied in the affirmative and asked how in the hell he knew that.

Turns out their is a large XR riders club in Medellin with about 60 bikes. One of their members had been reading my ride report, saw that I was in Medellin, knew the owner of the moto store that had let me use their shop, and was able to track me down.

Long story short, they invited me to go riding and hang out with the club...first they took me out to lunch....



Then later that evening we went and met the entire club and took a huge ride outside of Medellin to get some Colombian BBQ.....







All told there were six XR650L's, one XR650R, a few XR600R's, and smattering of XR400's and XR250's. Most of the bikes were older; import fees range from 20-30%. A used XRL from the 90's can cost up to $4,000. A newer XR650L (say 2007) with about 10,000 miles on it costs about $9,000!

They were all very proud of their bikes, and rightfully so. Colombia has a huge motorcycle culture and a bike above 250cc is a rarity. We had a great time comparing mods, talking about the bikes, and riding. They gave me tons of gifts: a t-shirt, hat, several stickers, a shoulder bag, lunch, dinner, and drinks. It was a great time! Just goes to show you that XRL owners are cool the world over.

That is an awesome story. You meet the nicest people on a Honda... regardless of where you are!

[ONandOFF]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

i tried a rim lock this last time. couldn't get the d606 rear balanced. tried dyna beads, made it worse. finally replaced the tubes, no dyna beads, removed the rim lock and static balanced. smooth as budda.

This is what it takes to balance the rimlock smooth as budda:

[ONandOFF]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

That is an awesome story. You meet the nicest people on a Honda... regardless of where you are!

Sweet! Aquellos Colombianos se ven buena gente. Como quisiera estar alla disfrutando con ustedes!

[MentalGuru]

Originally Posted by ONandOFF

Sweet! Aquellos Colombianos se ven buena gente. Como quisiera estar alla disfrutando con ustedes!

What he said... I think.....

[3girlsdad]

Originally Posted by ONandOFF

This is what it takes to balance the rimlock smooth as budda:

i had all kinds of wheel weights on it. started small, worked up to almost 3 or 4 ounces. just couldn't get it to balance. my front rim has a pretty good ding/bend, and it required 3 or 4 of the wheel weights to balance it out.

here's a couple vids from today. watching them may make you sick i mounted my phone to my handlebars. it sucks. i need to invest in a gopro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkUdm...cnbnGgcU9nTaJw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uin-i...cnbnGgcU9nTaJw

[RZRob]

Originally Posted by Sierra Thumper

Spud did your Hi-Flow come with the heat shield?

For my FMF PowerBomb, I added the FMF heat shield - after burning holes in my new riding pants .

RZ Rob

[RZRob]

Originally Posted by mendoteach

There should be an unofficial mileage club on here. Give yourself a shutout every multiple of 10K. So, Beechum has 30K, Walter?, Wattner?, Spud?, XR650L,...anyone else have more than 20k? I wish I could ride big miles. Someday...

So I'm a relative Newbie to the whole XRL scene (~1 year), but have already done Yosemite from OC and a couple Sierra's trips. At 50, the XR suits me well. That said, I've got a lot of bikes and have logged thousands of miles including OC to SF & back in one day on my K bike, Barstow to Primm on my CRF and OC to El Paso on my Aprilia. 400 miles is a good day for me.

RZ Rob

[herb28]

I know I have seen them in here but I suck at searching and couldn't find one through google. Who makes a case guard for the ignition cover that can be jb welded on or something? I fall a lot and my shif lever has worn a small crack in the cover. It took me a while to figure out where the oil was coming from. Thanks, Herb

[ONandOFF]

Originally Posted by 3girlsdad

i had all kinds of wheel weights on it. started small, worked up to almost 3 or 4 ounces. ...here's a couple vids ...

Thanks. I'll have to fire this up on a computer I can watch video on. Sucks that the videos don't play on this one.

I started out with those tape-on weights. That didn't begin to cut it. So I wired on a pile of auto weights and washers until I got the balance. I took that weight to the bike shop and with a makeshift balance bought the equivalent spoke weights. I forget how many ounces but those are lead, you can see they are pretty beefy. It was either pile on the weight or remove the rimlock if I wanted it to be smooth to/from the trail on the street. A rimlock is cheap insurance in the case of a rear flat out in those places you won't be driving a truck into to get your bike...

[Barron]

Originally Posted by herb28

I know I have seen them in here but I suck at searching and couldn't find one through google. Who makes a case guard for the ignition cover that can be jb welded on or something? I fall a lot and my shif lever has worn a small crack in the cover. It took me a while to figure out where the oil was coming from. Thanks, Herb

This is what I have on mine...

http://www.manracks.com/#!product/zo...%20case%20Gard

I put mine on with JB weld but some guys put theirs on with high temp silicone.

-Barron

[xrcris]

Originally Posted by Spud Rider

Don't you know? Real riders don't need heated grips! Besides, when would you find even a spare second to flip a switch?






Spud

When doing one-handed wheelies.....

[ThumpnRed]

Originally Posted by herb28

I know I have seen them in here but I suck at searching and couldn't find one through google. Who makes a case guard for the ignition cover that can be jb welded on or something? I fall a lot and my shif lever has worn a small crack in the cover. It took me a while to figure out where the oil was coming from. Thanks, Herb

Cut one out of a piece of aluminum sheet. It takes about an hour to make one.

After JBWeld and a few coats of paint

[MentalGuru]

Originally Posted by ThumpnRed

Cut one out of a piece of aluminum sheet. It takes about an hour to make one.
After JBWeld and a few coats of paint

Where did you get the paint from???