Had an 01 xr650r, it is a joke for anyone to believe they are hard to start....had a compression release to get past tdc.... and it started 1st kick 98% of the time.... 2 kicks the other 2% of the time....
My buddies uncle had a xr600r but he put a dome top chevy smallblock piston in it and a bigger flatslide carb and I was 16 they said I bet you can't start that bike and It was cold but it fired first kick just gotta do everything in order
I rebuilt the top end on my 91 600r literally first kick after I figured out the no spark it started right up. They’re awesome bikes u just gotta keep up on them
Yup. I pull in the decompression lever and kick it a few times. Then find top dead center and kick it like I mean it and it usually started in the first 1-3 kicks after sitting for a good while. If it’s hot it fires up no issues. Just always get it to top dead center. You feel it lock up so it’s no question when you’re there
So, you use the kickstand when you kickstart it. It seems to me. That place is a lot of stress on the kick stand, on an aluminum frame bike? When the kickstand on my XR 650 L broke I just welded it back on. I don’t know about my aluminum welding skills though. Actually, I do know about my aluminum welding skills; it looks like chicken hemorrhoids.
That argument has been going of since before Honda made motorcycle lol heaps of people start their bikes on side stands British bikes came out with main stands to help vertically challenged people start bikes. I see comments about this all the time.
This is indeed how to bend/break a kickstand bracket. They should not be started standing on the kickstand and if it requires it then the carb or valves need attention
That pan to the e start was personal 💀
Great bike right there .. lots of low end torque an rides wheelies for days
First kick cold. Respect!
Currently owned Honda cub variant by the name of Wave. It has electric starter and kickstarter. Loving it for its simplicity.
Loved my xr650r bike started so easily and made lots of power
Don't let the kicker fling back up if you can help. I cracked a case on xt500 once because I was gun shy after eating a kickback.
I owned a '78 XT-500 Enduro back in the mid. '80's, and I remember the kickbacks.
I owned one with a sr500's CDI, never kicked back a single time
Had an 01 xr650r, it is a joke for anyone to believe they are hard to start....had a compression release to get past tdc.... and it started 1st kick 98% of the time.... 2 kicks the other 2% of the time....
My buddies uncle had a xr600r but he put a dome top chevy smallblock piston in it and a bigger flatslide carb and I was 16 they said I bet you can't start that bike and It was cold but it fired first kick just gotta do everything in order
I'd take the one with the kickstarter!
a sbc dome piston absolutely would never work in a radial for valve combustion chamber.
If only Honda would have added electric start to the XRR and made it the new XRL that would have been so cool.
I rebuilt the top end on my 91 600r literally first kick after I figured out the no spark it started right up. They’re awesome bikes u just gotta keep up on them
I hate when I see guys kick start a bike and they dont build the compression this guy is definitely someone I would ride with
"Build compression?"
@@outlaw7x77 lol
He’s just finding top dead center. I guess that’s what you mean. These bikes need all the momentum on that piston lol
But why do you care?
@@outlaw7x77 you build compression from multiple strokes before kicking
had a 2005 ktm 585 supermoto it was hell to kick start compression was crazyyy😭
Knobbies in the city for full poseur cred
the bike of my dreams
Houston we have lift off 🚀
One the easiest most reliable bikes ever to kick start. You just need to know how and is usually one kick once you do.
Yup. I pull in the decompression lever and kick it a few times. Then find top dead center and kick it like I mean it and it usually started in the first 1-3 kicks after sitting for a good while. If it’s hot it fires up no issues. Just always get it to top dead center. You feel it lock up so it’s no question when you’re there
Man vs boy
Motor indestructible
So, you use the kickstand when you kickstart it. It seems to me. That place is a lot of stress on the kick stand, on an aluminum frame bike? When the kickstand on my XR 650 L broke I just welded it back on. I don’t know about my aluminum welding skills though. Actually, I do know about my aluminum welding skills; it looks like chicken hemorrhoids.
That argument has been going of since before Honda made motorcycle lol heaps of people start their bikes on side stands British bikes came out with main stands to help vertically challenged people start bikes. I see comments about this all the time.
This is indeed how to bend/break a kickstand bracket. They should not be started standing on the kickstand and if it requires it then the carb or valves need attention
He should probably get a real helmet
The Dominator
I own a 650l but id take the 650r over it any day. I have the stamina to kick start.
How’s the sound of that Honda thumper😊
How can I install a kick start on my XR650L?
Only real men kick start their bikes!
Didn’t touch the pipe, sure it’s cold?
Honda xr 650 r electric starter is gay version
Lmao😂
Умеет запускать!!!
I would take that thumper over most bikes.
😂 gran diferencia de encendido, xr 600 🥹