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winind
Snohomish, WA
USA
63 Posts |
Topic started on 01/28/2004 at 11:02:03 AM
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Can anyone think of revisions Honda made to the big XRL since model inception?
Here is what I think changed:
Color (white to red) & graphics
Lowered seat height (-1"?).
Smaller diameter oil drain plug on frame down tube.
Deleted grease fittings on suspension linkage.
Any others??
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93 XR650L - WB E exhaust w/12 discs, air pump removed, Uni filter, Renthal XR bend bars w/pad, anti-vibration bar ends, Jagg oil cooler, Dynojet kit (DJ160/50S) 2.5 turns out, needle at pos 3, custom rear luggage rack, Sunstar sprockets 15/45, Regina o-ring chain, Honda ss-7 fork oil (5 wt), Silkolene shock oil, IMS 4gal tank |
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xr250rguy
Weare, NH
USA
256 Posts |
Posted on 01/28/2004 at 11:24:05 AM
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93 xr650l: shasta white/rainbow blue
94: Shasta white/capri blue, redesigned 650L logo on seat
95: Shasta white/uranus violet, redesigned '650L' logo, again
96: fuel tank logo redesigned, seat is two tone red/violet
97: shasta white, new fuel tank logo, seat is red/black '97-'99
98: fuel tank logo is redesigned to include yellow honda "wing" logo, "650L" on the seat is black
99: shasta white, fuel tank logo redesigned
00: fighting red, fuel tank logo is redesigned, seat is all red
That's as far as my book goes. |
93 XR250R - FMF megamax made late on a friday (both badges are upside down), Header welds found-n-ground, 1st over piston, new head... |
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starmoto
XL250R, XL600R
182 Posts |
Posted on 01/28/2004 at 8:25:54 PM
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intresting, any info out there on '88-'92? these are the first(L)s since the end of the "real" XLs in '87. Id just like to see some photos of original examples, mainly intrested in the '88 to see how much different they were from the '87 XLs.
the best thing they have done recently was going back to RED. removing the grease fitting cant be good but that lower one was extreamly vunerable when doing serious rock crawling.
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'85 XL250R
'87 XL600R |
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Red650Lman
XR650L
Canada
44 Posts |
Posted on 02/07/2004 at 7:03:54 PM
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early models had a 17 inch rear wheel till about 96
93 had a weak battery bracket that was updated on later models
93 had a different rake on the forks that was changed too
93-96 had socket bolts on engine cases, 97 and newer has 8mm heads
forks had drain bolts on pre 96
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winind
Snohomish, WA
USA
63 Posts |
Posted on 03/16/2004 at 2:31:27 PM
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1. Seat heigth lowered ~3/4" on 1994 models (according to my honda sales brochure)
2. My '93 was an early model (low vin no. & manufactured on 11/02) but came with an 18" rear wheel.
3. Fuse cover? Owners manual shows small fuse box cover. Service manual does not show this cover. My bike is missing fuse cover. microfiche said that part was dicontinued...
4. Interesting fact: My 93 came from the factory missing the small exhaust heat shield at the muffler/header joint! Go figure...Or it fell off.
5. My '93 has grease fittings on rear suspension, but I saw a new 2003 model without fittings. |
93 XR650L - WB E exhaust w/12 discs, air pump removed, Uni filter, Renthal XR bend bars w/pad, anti-vibration bar ends, Jagg oil cooler, Dynojet kit (DJ160/50S) 2.5 turns out, needle at pos 3, custom rear luggage rack, Sunstar sprockets 15/45, Regina o-ring chain, Honda ss-7 fork oil (5 wt), Silkolene shock oil, IMS 4gal tank |
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weelieboy
01 XR650L
Australia
9 Posts |
Posted on 03/17/2004 at 03:21:11 AM
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| my 01 has the grease fittings standard. why would they delete them? |
01 xr650l, 55pilot, 155main, vacuum slide drilled 5/32, needle raised 0.5mm,snorkel removed, finer airfilter, exhaust baffle removed, 14/48 sprockets,TAG bars |
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winind
Snohomish, WA
USA
63 Posts |
Posted on 03/22/2004 at 12:46:19 PM
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| I don't know why they would be deleted...I took a triple look at the brand new 2003 650L on the dealer floor. And as sure as the rising sun..the grease fitting were not present. In fact, I could see a casting mark where the top linkage fitting belongs. Go figure. |
93 XR650L - WB E exhaust w/12 discs, air pump removed, Uni filter, Renthal XR bend bars w/pad, anti-vibration bar ends, Jagg oil cooler, Dynojet kit (DJ160/50S) 2.5 turns out, needle at pos 3, custom rear luggage rack, Sunstar sprockets 15/45, Regina o-ring chain, Honda ss-7 fork oil (5 wt), Silkolene shock oil, IMS 4gal tank |
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1993-2003 XR650L Model Changes / Revisions
