I bought a XR650R in 2004 with 50 miles on it and put in storage until last month. Never used it for Adventure riding I bought it for. Now I have a friend that wants to so I'm getting it ready to do a section of the trans continental trail. Through Colorado to the Oregon coast. Need to take the road/freeway to start the loop from Los Angeles. I bought an extra rear subframe to beef up with extra tubing to support the camping bear and still hit the whoops at speed. Heavier springs and Baja Design LED headlight, Had them also wind the stator from stock 80 watt to two 125 watt circuits. Rebuild kit for carb, 5 gal. IMS fuel tank, new tires. It was California plated in 2003 by the original owner who bought a bunch of them to do baja mexico tours.Problem for them was Honda just came out with the CRF450 and it had electric start and they had to use them instead to keep in buisness. Also replaced the fork/shock seals.
Thats great you have a time capsule there wish i good go back in time I’d by a few 😀. And what a place you have to ride👍. Hope you can film some of it put it up on UA-cam.
@@OldDirtBikes Well I'm here in Los Angeles so I have a bunch of mountain ranges up to 2,500 meters and the Mojave desert (high desert) and low desert by San Diego ca. I have 2 stroke and 4 stroke KTM dirt bikes for day rides and camping out of Van. I'm getting the XR650R running to do Adventure riding so it is plated for road use but want to stay on dirt roads mostly with all the camping gear that goes with being on the trail for a few weeks at a time. Never done it so it will be an adventure. I've only posted one youtube, here it is from a trail out of Lake Isabella, California. That was a 2 day event with roll charts for guidance. We did that ride every year for many years. We would rent out a camp site and people from all over would sign up. Maybe 50 riders. It was a blast. ua-cam.com/video/bqqVtRW16R4/v-deo.html
Rebuilding a 2001 that’s been sitting for 15 years. New piston. Cylinder re plated. New bars, tires, chain, sprockets, exhaust, ect……excited to get it out!!
Looking and sounding great! I thought the camera work was better than usual and then I heard "is that my watering can?" hahaha that explained everything! Stoked to see the progress.
Thanks dave 👍. Yes the vids improved when wife is in the workshop 😀 that watering can is now for garage use only . The next vid will be on the tank you gave me , its turned out really well 7 polishes and its looking good hope to up load it next week 👍👍👍
@@OldDirtBikes Hey Phillip, So glad to hear the tank cleaned up well, can't wait to see it! Kind of fun that the bike has parts on it from many different bikes and places with the RADs coming from the UK I think you said. Tell your wife thank you from us watching for doing great camera work!
Using a small screwdriver you can carefully straighten the thin 'foil' like fins that get bent/blocked. Doesn't make the cooling any better in my experience but looks better..
Awesome 👌Job She's lookin pretty Mint! I am preparing to begin my rebuild on my 2007 🐖 I have a 2001 parts bike that I plan on switching up some speed parts..Fluodyne Rads..Stage 2 Hotcam !! Thank you for the motivation to get going on mine. Cheers 🍻
Great to hear more piggies being saved , thanks for watching I’ve enjoyed doing the vids 👍👍. Also really good to hear you been watching from the start thank you 😀
Thank you , its great to hear of others restoring theses bikes im sure it will turn out better than you intend 😀. I had one new many yrs ago and did the error of selling it. Now i was determined to have one again and even very near to new condition. Hope you will keep yours and enjoy riding it 👍👍👍
Super glue bicarbonate/soda powder and water will fix them roads... put superglue on the area that's leaking sprinkle the bicarbonate and soda powder over the super glue and repeat then spray with water .. it will set like concrete or you can buy a similar product from a car acesorie shop that uses super glue and a grey or black powder for metal and plastic .. I have the stuff up the garage , if I get up there later I'll tell you what the product is. It's works well as does the superglue and bicarbonate powder does aswel. There's a place in Pontypridd that should be able to repair the rads aswel ...👍
Thanks. Yes over budget and late 😀but im happy how it turned out . Its the wheels that threw the budget. The true test will be end of this month when i take it for a proper ride as I’ve never ridden it further than my garden 🥺. Dont know how the engine will turn out , done compression test and checked valves and rebuild carb . I dont take engines appart unless I really have to . There has been small amount of blue smoke 💨 with it but i did coat the barrel and carb with 2 stroke oil to preserve as i new it was going to be used for long time . Maybe that should have burned off by now few laps of the garden ? We’ll find out soon 👍👍👍
@@OldDirtBikes maybe the valve stem oil seals are leaking a little. As long as you don't have to add oil between oil changes should be alright if the compression is good.
Hi thank you it’s turned out really good its one of my better builds not quite like new but close . If i was going to use it a lot of tight places or low speed trails i would put a fan on but for what i do it wont need it 👍👍
I bought a XR650R in 2004 with 50 miles on it and put in storage until last month. Never used it for Adventure riding I bought it for. Now I have a friend that wants to so I'm getting it ready to do a section of the trans continental trail. Through Colorado to the Oregon coast. Need to take the road/freeway to start the loop from Los Angeles. I bought an extra rear subframe to beef up with extra tubing to support the camping bear and still hit the whoops at speed. Heavier springs and Baja Design LED headlight, Had them also wind the stator from stock 80 watt to two 125 watt circuits. Rebuild kit for carb, 5 gal. IMS fuel tank, new tires. It was California plated in 2003 by the original owner who bought a bunch of them to do baja mexico tours.Problem for them was Honda just came out with the CRF450 and it had electric start and they had to use them instead to keep in buisness. Also replaced the fork/shock seals.
Thats great you have a time capsule there wish i good go back in time I’d by a few 😀. And what a place you have to ride👍. Hope you can film some of it put it up on UA-cam.
@@OldDirtBikes Well I'm here in Los Angeles so I have a bunch of mountain ranges up to 2,500 meters and the Mojave desert (high desert) and low desert by San Diego ca. I have 2 stroke and 4 stroke KTM dirt bikes for day rides and camping out of Van. I'm getting the XR650R running to do Adventure riding so it is plated for road use but want to stay on dirt roads mostly with all the camping gear that goes with being on the trail for a few weeks at a time. Never done it so it will be an adventure.
I've only posted one youtube, here it is from a trail out of Lake Isabella, California. That was a 2 day event with roll charts for guidance. We did that ride every year for many years. We would rent out a camp site and people from all over would sign up. Maybe 50 riders. It was a blast.
ua-cam.com/video/bqqVtRW16R4/v-deo.html
@@Erik-rp1hi just checked it out awesome vid love the trails there 👍👍👍
Rebuilding a 2001 that’s been sitting for 15 years.
New piston. Cylinder re plated. New bars, tires, chain, sprockets, exhaust, ect……excited to get it out!!
Great to hear people all over the world rebuild these great bikes 😀
Looking and sounding great! I thought the camera work was better than usual and then I heard "is that my watering can?" hahaha that explained everything! Stoked to see the progress.
Thanks dave 👍. Yes the vids improved when wife is in the workshop 😀 that watering can is now for garage use only . The next vid will be on the tank you gave me , its turned out really well 7 polishes and its looking good hope to up load it next week 👍👍👍
@@OldDirtBikes Hey Phillip, So glad to hear the tank cleaned up well, can't wait to see it! Kind of fun that the bike has parts on it from many different bikes and places with the RADs coming from the UK I think you said. Tell your wife thank you from us watching for doing great camera work!
Using a small screwdriver you can carefully straighten the thin 'foil' like fins that get bent/blocked. Doesn't make the cooling any better in my experience but looks better..
Thanks may do it in time . This build going on longer than I expected looking forward now to doing work on my XR600R 👍👍👍
ebay may be your best bet when looking for used oem parts, builds loooking goood
You’re right there I’ve spend a fortune on ebay and fowlers honda . Thanks 😀
Awesome 👌Job
She's lookin pretty Mint!
I am preparing to begin my rebuild on my 2007 🐖
I have a 2001 parts bike that I plan on switching up some speed parts..Fluodyne Rads..Stage 2 Hotcam !!
Thank you for the motivation to get going on mine.
Cheers 🍻
I've watched your series from Day 1 on the 🐖
Great to hear more piggies being saved , thanks for watching I’ve enjoyed doing the vids 👍👍. Also really good to hear you been watching from the start thank you 😀
Great looking bike. Looks like a top job!!!!
Thanks 😀. Took a while do to but was worth it 👍
Looking very nice! I've recently purchased a 2000 model and redoing it. Mine won't be to the level of yours. Just a decent looking daily rider for me.
Thank you , its great to hear of others restoring theses bikes im sure it will turn out better than you intend 😀. I had one new many yrs ago and did the error of selling it. Now i was determined to have one again and even very near to new condition. Hope you will keep yours and enjoy riding it 👍👍👍
I know the relief you're feeling haha, congrats, nearly there!
Thanks , yes i thought I’d never get the rads sorted . Close to finish now 😀
Super glue bicarbonate/soda powder and water will fix them roads... put superglue on the area that's leaking sprinkle the bicarbonate and soda powder over the super glue and repeat then spray with water .. it will set like concrete or you can buy a similar product from a car acesorie shop that uses super glue and a grey or black powder for metal and plastic .. I have the stuff up the garage , if I get up there later I'll tell you what the product is. It's works well as does the superglue and bicarbonate powder does aswel. There's a place in Pontypridd that should be able to repair the rads aswel ...👍
Thanks , it would be good to have a usable spare set👍👍
coming along nicely.
Behind schedule and over budget, par for the course mate :-)
Thanks. Yes over budget and late 😀but im happy how it turned out . Its the wheels that threw the budget. The true test will be end of this month when i take it for a proper ride as I’ve never ridden it further than my garden 🥺. Dont know how the engine will turn out , done compression test and checked valves and rebuild carb . I dont take engines appart unless I really have to . There has been small amount of blue smoke 💨 with it but i did coat the barrel and carb with 2 stroke oil to preserve as i new it was going to be used for long time . Maybe that should have burned off by now few laps of the garden ? We’ll find out soon 👍👍👍
@@OldDirtBikes maybe the valve stem oil seals are leaking a little.
As long as you don't have to add oil between oil changes should be alright if the compression is good.
he sounds like winnie the poohbut in adulthood
Damn that come out really nice,congrates.Any thoughts on installing a KTM fan for the beast???
hmm that sounds like a good idea, how would you install it?
Hi thank you it’s turned out really good its one of my better builds not quite like new but close . If i was going to use it a lot of tight places or low speed trails i would put a fan on but for what i do it wont need it 👍👍
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