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Join Date: Mar 2009
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I like the red headlight cowl. In fact, I like it so much that I'd be interested in buying it from you when you switch to white. The hand guards too.
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![]() ![]() The photographs below show an XR650L with a CRF250R front fender, and a Trail Tech X2 headlight. ![]() ![]() ![]() Forum member SamM installed a Trail Tech X2 headlight on his KLR650. http://chinariders.net/modules.php?n...r=asc&start=15 This headlight doesn't cost much more than new, OEM plastic, and it produces 70 watts of illumination. ![]() Spud ![]()
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I like the red better, but the white does look good with the white hand guards and white side panels. In stock configuration, your bike is a sea of red and black with only the side panels in white; I happen to prefer that, but some extra white detail is nice.
I'm glad you bought the red tank. I have a white tank on my '96, and I hate it. Since I can only ride off-road with it, I can't justify a Clarke with extra fuel capacity. We're never far away enough from the truck to require more than one tank of fuel.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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It's funny how some things just look lighter! More light is always better. Has this upgrade been done by anyone at TT or the XR650 forums you've seen?
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![]() I wouldn't change a thing. That's a sweet bike. 8) I waited a long time for Honda red colours, and I wish I had the tank you have.
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![]() ![]() I think the X2 headlight is better looking than stock. However, the X2 headlight might offer mounting problems, and might not be as robust as the stock headlight. ![]() ![]() If you are interested in learning more about the Trail Tech, X2 headlight, here are some links to a few threads. ![]() http://www.ecea.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=18944 http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=681023 http://www.dirtrider.com/drtested/14...ght/index.html http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=620628 http://www.klr650.net/forums/showthread.php?t=65267 http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showthread.php?t=483 Spud ![]()
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This latest batch of photos has prompted me to drill out my homemade skid plate to look like yours. It should be a little easier to clean that way.
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Looks great, Spud. I bet there's snow on those mountains today.... 8O
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At least the lower trails should be open most of the winter, I would think. It's the dark thats keeping me from riding here. I've been commuting on the Gold Wing, it's a lot warmer than my other bikes. I HOPE to get The Dirt Rat out for a little bit today if I can get done before dark.
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![]() ![]() From this peak on a clear day, you can see the Teton Range in Wyoming, 107 aerial miles distant. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here’s a closeup view of the Tetons, taken from the same location. ![]() ![]() In the earlier photographs I posted, Porky was posed in the very same spot, 24 hours later; however, visibility was reduced to a mere 50 miles, so the Tetons were not visible at that time. ![]() ![]() Needless to say, I love riding to this mountaintop. ![]() ![]() Spud ![]()
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Dang that's high!
Amazing view too.
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