Honda XR 650 R

The 2^nd XR

This was a new Honda XR650R that I Supermoto’d

The bike was used for commuting for a while hence the large IMS tank.

The tanks was odd in that it had only one fuel petcock on it. So when it “ran out” there was still about a gallon on the other side!

A simple fix was done but at £300 why was it not done in the first place?

Anyway, but the usual bits and pieces on and, like most Honda’s, it was dead reliable.

I had a big, strong engine; not as quick as the Husaberg or Husqvarna, but solid all the way through the revs.

I’m not really sure what Honda was thinking in building the XR650R, as a replacement for the XR600R it wasn’t any lighter, not significantly faster or more reliable and it didn’t handle any better. A bit of a disappointment.