Cheers mate, that's the plan!

Thank you. I hope to keep my BRP forever!

Thanks mate, much appreciated!

@@themokedog I have few XR650r’s my self. And built new XR650r’s too. So I genuinely appreciate all the work that is involved

Cheers mate, thank you! I have plenty of video, just hard work to edit and upload it...

Thanks!

Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you.

Thank you. Was great to bring this one back to life, and even better to ride and enjoy it. Good luck with the CR - you can never spend too much on a classic like that!!

Thanks mate, just wish I had more time to enjoy it!!

Great to hear, excellent bike. Good luck with it!

Cheers mate, thanks for watching. Bike cost me $6000AUD, I reckon I spent $1500 on genuine Honda plastics and other OEM parts (thank you motosport.com), and another $500 on aftermarket parts like hand guards, handlebars, indicators, mirrors, bolts etc. Most expensive part was the rims and hubs - about $2000 with the tires, discs and sprocket. It was expensive, but less than a new KTM690 and for me a better bike. I would say go for it while parts are still available!

Pretty much everything is standard Honda as it came from the factory, the only thing I did was change the indicators and tail light to led. Just as all the US bikes were off road, all the bikes sold in Australia came like mine and were ready to licence. Most parts are probably still available as spare parts, but it would be very expensive to convert a bike that way unless you could find someone wrecking one.

Cheers mate! No, sorry. I wasn't in a hurry - spent around a year on it, pulled it apart and worked out what I needed, then rebuilt things as parts arrived. Plenty of online parts lists for genuine Honda parts, which were all still available at the time. Aftermarket is starting to get harder to find. Good luck with your project!

Thanks! I went with the silicone fluid mostly because it repels moisture rather than attracting it, and also it won't take paint off if it leaks. Plus I realise I am never going to replace the glycol based fluid every year like you are supposed to...

Cheers mate! It was around 4 years ago now but no problem at all finding any part. Most of the common parts came from the US through Motosport.com because it was about half the price buying in OZ, even with postage. A few things weren't available complete, like the front wheel - but every part was available. All the Australia specific parts like number plate holder and switch gear was all available from my local Honda dealer. I wouldn't like to try doing a similar rebuild today - I reckon a lot of those bits would be unavailable now....

Hi, it's the original speedo for this bike, used for the XR650R export market. Part No. 37200-MBN-651 Still available new but very pricey ($400). Should be plenty second hand though, I think they are the same as used on many XR's since the 90's that were sold outside the US as road legal.

Thanks mate! The frame guards were on the bike when I bought it, and those particular ones haven’t been made for many years. But you can still get some that are made here in Australia - just search for B&B Offroad. I have some on my other XR650, with a little bit of bending and filing they work well.

@@themokedog in that new models offered by B&B you only have a frame guards with no coverage of rear brake cylinder :( or am I wrong? Checked your collection - a piece of art and must be a true zen building them up. I own a 2012 XRL, some of original parts are lost, but some day one day...

@@Michael420oi The B&B guards cover the whole rear master and more of the frame. In my other video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l69jm8Kaza3anYE.html the supermoto has B&B guards on it. Good luck with your XRL - not many of them in Australia!

@@themokedog Thank you. Actually, both me and XRL are from Siberia :) Cheers!

I think they all do it unfortunately...

Great looking bike. Mine is a 2001. Has less than 1000 miles on it. Going to start riding it again. Torque monster!!!!

Ever think of selling, please ping me Kurt@speedslip.com

Thanks for the thumbs up!!

Yes, genuine Honda guard. The tail light on the top is just a lens with no bulb underneath. The licence plate holder and stop/tail light at the rear are all genuine, but I have replaced the light with an LED copy of the original. The motor had only done 5000km so has not been touched apart from adjusting the valves and jetting the carb.

@@themokedog awesome rebuild bike looks and goes amazing.one more thing is moto1 in australia or usa. I have a 2001 xr650r and will be digging into it soon so thanks for all that info cheers from NZ

@@victoroneill4381 Do you mean motosport.com? They are in the US, but if you order over $400 worth of parts shipping is only $29. I find this way parts are around half the price of buying in Aus. But of course they won't have any of the on road parts like tail lights. What model do you have in NZ? Same as Aus?

@@themokedog Hey mate i brought the xr recently off a guy that brought it in from California 2001 xr650r has a couple goodies on it ,fmf exhaust,scott gold stabiliser and scott triple clamp apparently 1 usa owner oops jst double checked it has a pro-circuit t4 exhaust id say ok to good cond im going to strip the bike and replace plastics or wat ever i find needs replacing.i have a mint kx500 that ill prob sell soon to fund the build.cheers

Hah! Almost! About 500 meters from the beach in an open carport.

Thanks mate, I'm in Western Australia. It was a bit of a cheque book rebuild, but I'm very happy with the way it turned out. It's still the bike I prefer to take out on the weekend, so all worth it!

@@themokedog it's a dream machine, there's no bikes like that one anymore, I envy in the good way the collection you have. Greetings from south America. 🏍️🏍️

Do you mean the hour meter? Works great, just stuck to the frame with double sided tape and has it's own battery so just one wire to wrap around the spark plug lead. $10 - $15 off eBay.

themokedog nice sounds I can make it and any idea the name or how I can find it in eBay and I guess works with the stuck speedometer cable I have the original one on it

@@JORELFIT It is just an hour meter, and only tells you how many hours the engine has been running so you know when to service it. Search "digital hour meter" on eBay. If you need a speedo then that's a whole lot harder! The only ones I know that work with the stock cable are the stock speedos - $400 new or look for used ones...

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VIN plate says 02/03

Yes, all new genuine plastics and new parts where ever possible. Expensive, but I am fussy and happy to pay the price to have my bikes look nice.

Depends where in the world you live - in Australia they were all sold fully road legal from the factory.