Stronger and lighter than a ktm and doesn't break every 2k km. Absolutely great bike

I got 2001 xr650r..still running good as new...perfect bike....liv it

I bought one in 2001 new and still own it ..in 20yrs its done 6000km..

I had one. Loved it. Best thumper Honda ever made. Still miss it. It was specifically made to win Baja, and it won every year they ran it. It's a classic for a reason.

I bought my XR650R in 2000, rode it all over Nevada, California and Baja. 99% off-road , 30,000mi. Not too many bikes could blitz whoops, go 180+miles on fuel(Clark tank), go 100mph(stock engine) and smooth enough to ride 300mi. a day on dirt roads for days and last 20years. I did a top end (piston, rings and intake valves) when the C/S splines wore out on the transmission shaft-required I split the cases at 24k mi. One of the best bikes I've owned. Thankyou Honda, Bruce Ogilvie and Johnny Campbell(JCR).

I currently have a Xr650r. If they brought that bike back into production I would buy it in a heartbeat!

Honda XR650R. The official bike of "No low-ballers or stupid offers, I know what I have" and actually knowing what you have.

I don't think the XR650R will come back the way everyone would like it to. 6 speed, electric start and fuel injected and under 320lbs. One of the reason they haven't improved some of these old school one cylinder thumpers is due to emissions and grandfather in, like the DR650 and the XR650L. But a 700 like he said would be ideal for sure. Kind of like the husky 701.

If u like the 650r u don't want a 650L

Man, totally agree with you on how much capable is this thing is offroad. Just coming back from probably the best trail ride in Canary Islands. Got a big smile stuck on my face from ear to ear for 5h and I thought I had to share it! I aslo ride it SM on road and love it but can't keep the bloody front wheel on the tarmac, babylon don't like that... Loads of superlatives on this bike, but she also can flow on narrow twisty corniches. It's all about your clutch control and millimetric gas. cheers mate. Gozalo!

Wowwwwww what a beauty. I own a 1997 xr400.

i just got a 2004 in desert racing format... all the goodies on it... i love it.

These bikes are also really easy and cheap to fix. You can tear one down with a couple of tools. Once you learn how to ride it, you can’t beat it.

My XR650R after I done some car mods on it it's getting up in the mid '50s per gallon I drilled up draft angles into the emulsion tubes micro drilled the Jets out a little bit And she is a spot on perfection baby pulls like a striped ape and a freight train in unison And on most cold days I don't even have to use the choke first kick My XR650L consistently gets 37 mi per gallon same with my DR 650 guess I got some more carburetor work to do

Okay. A new requirement for youtube bike reviews: you are required to ride the darn bike rather than just talking about it for over 11 minutes.

Yep, its the MK4 supra of off road motorcycles.

This bikes souls is in the dirt hauling ass. It longs for the desert...

Where did you buy the tank stickers? Good video

@Vehicle Hunter I'm all in for a new 650R, but I was very disappointed when they just made the AT bigger not smaller :( Have you got any leads or indications that a new 650R might be coming, or just speculating? Nice review by the way!

i've had my xr650r for 9 years now, never selling it :)

I own a Xr650r . I made mine into a dirty adventure bike with a 6 gallon tank . If it’s tuned correctly and you run in the 3000 to 5000 rpm range it will get decent fuel mileage . I have ran over 200 miles on 1 tank in Baja. I did not want a big pig like a klr650 in the dirt . The current crop of mid size adv bike in the 700cc to 800cc range are too heavy compared to the 1000cc bikes . I would go for a 700-800 cc twin if the wet weight was no more than 400-420 lbs.

Pound for pound....one of the best bikes on the planet!

Beautiful bike but why didn't u start it up for us to hear it? 🤷‍♂️

Bring back The BRP Honda!

I want one now...

Agreed, best bike. Had a 2003 for 12 years. Just bought a 2021 XR650L, it is different than the 650R and so far I love it too.

i love my 650l id love to have an r as well

Yes indeed Im not a big fan of Honda cars but I like they're bikes. I had a 98 cr250r that I had gotten rid of all the typical problems they have. It was still a Honda so it was a bit jerky still but never fouled a plug one. It was bored and built wiseco and had it all. Unfortunately it was stolen out of my cousins driveway I still cry about it. But I'm looking at the 650xr's now. Honda makes a great bike. As plain as my shadow was (also stolen) it was still a tank of a bike.

I was looking for an XR-650R but they are hard to find a plated one. Got a DR-650, modded the hell out of it and is the most fun bike I've ever owned.

I love my 2000 BRP. It still kicks ass

The xr650r was my first bike 11 years ago. What a shame that i sold it :(

Picture a new xr690r. Big bore liquid cooled fuel injected. Adventure style bike. With electric and kick. Comes with tubeless wheels that will work with sm tires. And dealer option dirt rims. Key ignition. Powerful stator. Nice cluster with GPS dealer optional. Like the African twin but smaller and more dirtbike.

Love the video. But your wrong if they do bring it back it will be in name only. The new Africa twin. Isn’t in the same League. The XR650r won the baja on many occasions. Competed in the Daker. The Africa twin new version won nothing it a tourer / go to work bike a steel frame road bike engine it’s a pretender just like BMW’s. Don’t get me wrong there okay but not a XR650r anyone saying the 600 is better or 400 is perfect. Your deluded. The XR650r is in a league of is own I’ve rode them in enduro s and on 4 moto GP Circuits round the TT track over 10 years been across Europe and Scotland So I agree it’s probably the best all round motorbike ever built. And one of Honda’s finest moments.

Don't forget the mighty xr600r my all time favorite

3 years ago. I think it was pipe dream back then that they'd come out with an EFI and electric start 650R. It would have been great though!

What forks do you use

Honda, PLEASE bring back this motorcycle! lol

I want one

Picked up a 2005 XR650R a week ago that had never been titled with low miles. I had a XR250R for 15+ years and never had any real issues was a tank.

What fork set up is that?

Nice bike 💪👍👍👍👍

13 or is it 15 Baja 1000 victories! amazes me this machine is not consistently re - reviewed by dirt bike publications! THE finest big bore motorcycle ever made!

Bring it back with EFI and electric start with backup kick starter.

Great bike 💪

Been trying to find one in florida for many months now

The vapor speedometer work good you need to ad something extra on it ????.

I wish I had one of xr650r .😢😢

I enjoy mine. In 2nd gear at low speed (range 5-30mph) you have a brake and power with the throttle, no shifting gears, no hand release, its like an automatic transmission. But you can go 80 mph plus in fifth gear. Its only 300 lbs full of gas. I've modified mine with new electronics, no battery needed!! It rides high, when in a bad situation I gas it and let it go where it wants to go, then deal with it. She's (name withheld) never fail me.

This bike came out in australia street legal

Have 99 XR 400 querky starting process great bike

Member XR 75? ,

What is avg mpg

This issue with thr xr is finding parts these days

Don't think they'll ever make another one they never break therefore Honda makes no money on selling parts

3:28 A lot of people say that. Well they can have their "soul" when they're walking home.

Can't see me ever selling my xr650r or xr600r as they are both in supermoto spec . I use my very rare 2003 yamaha tt600r belgarda for offroad/overlanding but I got a set of sm bling wheels for that aswel which I'm tempted to convert as the tt600r got brembo brakes and ohlins and kyb suspension as standard and it's very similar to the xr600r in performance but better handling and braking and I'm thinking about getting a new T700 tenere to replace the tt600r. I also owned a 2007 honda s2000 and it's one of my favourite cars I've ever owned ....👍

Honda able to bring back to the market a 650R with 125kg and developed by HRC? NO WAY!

This bike ruined all other dirtbikes for me. Soooooo much torque everything else since has felt underpowered.

What kind of front forks are those. I’m going supermoto

Biggest dissapointment was that you never even started the bike

Wich fork it haveee??? There is a Video about it?

R means good

I can’t till HONDA actually make 1

People say Honda has no soul? Hawk gt/vtr1000/vfr400+750/africa twin/cbr900rr etc etc all have soul ánd reliability! Same goes for suzuki and yamaha,..

Put a cam in it

If you do get a 650L.... put a pumper carb on it.... I believe someone makes a conversion kit to use a crf450 pumper carb and it turns the 650L into a MONSTER

Ttr600 The best

what's the value of this bike

Yeah. Bring it back Honda, this time with a left side fuel petcock !

Its good.... but .. still a way away from the cr500r or cr500af... try one youll change your mind

Year?

#Honda will apparently bring a lighter version of their present Africa Twin. I guess will sell like hot cakes.

"True bike for offroading" why would you put street tires on it?

If you buy an L don't ride it like the R. I made that mistake and wore the head out after 10k miles. The L has weak head to cam mating. Still a really enjoyable bike for getting around.

650r cannot be built again because of emissions laws.

except you ruined it with supermoto crap

Wr450f is better