"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
07/14/2016 at 10:24 • Filed to: FLAT TRACK XR650L, ORGAN DONOR
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"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
07/14/2016 at 10:24 • Filed to: FLAT TRACK XR650L, ORGAN DONOR | 4
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Since I’m still waiting for parts for the fork I figured I would start working on the ass end of the bike. Let’s just say removing the shock was much more work than I had anticipated. I had to remove the airbox,muffler,all the rear swingarm linkage,and a bunch of other random crap.
As it sits right now it is roughly 4" lower than stock and it feels pretty good right there so I think 4" will be enough and no need to go down 5" like originally planed.
The swingarm leverage ratio on the XR650L is 4:1 so it makes it real easy to figure out what to do. If you want to lower the bike 4" then either shorten the factory shock by one inch(this is what I’ll be doing) or instal a 1" shorter shock from a different bike.
bob and john
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
07/14/2016 at 10:38 |
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brrrraaappppppti brap brap
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> bob and john
07/14/2016 at 10:44 |
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Can’t wait. Having a new bike in pieces in the garage is a painful thing. I just want to go out and ride.
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bob and john
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
07/14/2016 at 10:46 |
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your telling me? I still havent ridden the yellow bike. and this morning the fuell petcock totally let go on my and dumped w/e fuel was left in it on the group. now I need to repaint the floor of my garage and get a new fuel petcock....mudderfugger
450X_FTW
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
07/14/2016 at 12:45 |
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Think it’s time to ditch the oversized tank too.
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> 450X_FTW
07/14/2016 at 13:46 |
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I agree the small tank looks better but I plan to do a lot of travelling with the bike and I don’t think the 2 gal tank is gonna cut it.
I have the original tank it’s just a matter of putting it on.