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Well my name is Josh and I am 15 and weigh about 135 right now. I am about 5 foot 9 and right now I own a 1985 CR500R that flat out rips. I will be turning 16 this August and wanted to get a plated bike. I realize that it is possible to plate my 500 but the gas and the problems and etc... its just not worth it so I was thinking of xr600/650... Now, I have ridden my buddies XR250 and whenever I ride it I just cant seem to get it to go anywhere it feels like. It seems to have no power even though bored to a 277, hot cam, etc... With him on it, he tends to work miracles... Is it jsut I am used to my 500 and it makes it seem that weak? How is the xr600/650 compared to the xr250? How about to my 500 how is it compared to that? Thanks for all the help.

-Josh

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Now my friends xr250 I would say is sorta heavy compared to my cr500 but I was wondering if the 600 or 650 weigh a lot more than the xr250s? I also heard after crashing they are a pain to start up but then again so is my 500 that already broke my friends ankle trying to start it. lol Since I have been on a 500 will it be any problem for me or is there still learning involved? Thanks for all the help...

-Josh

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If your used to the power of a 2 stroke CR500 , then a four stroke 600/650

wouldn't be a problem.

As for the issue of weight , the 650 is much heavier than the 250.

Heavier then the CR500 also.

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Ok now let me get this straight... The only difference between the xr600r/650r and the 600l/650l is the whether its liquid cooled or air cooled and if its street legal? I tried searching but can someone clarify? Thanks...

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Wrong isle. Try isle no 8, right beside the spam.

Right on Max Power! Jeez.. 1st post is spam. You can't go anywhere without someone selling their crap.

I vow never to buy traktools no matter how cool or cheap. I might buy them if they suck just so I can tell everyone I know they really suck. :applause:

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Ok now let me get this straight... The only difference between the xr600r/650r and the 600l/650l is the whether its liquid cooled or air cooled and if its street legal? I tried searching but can someone clarify? Thanks...

first off there is no 600L, just R. the R is liquid cooled, and not street legal form the factory. In cali, it will be next to impossable to plate a R. You will not be able to plate your 500....no way....not possable. The R does put out more and it is designed more for dirt where as the L is made for a mix....

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Now you see thats where I hit a problem... Everyone keeps saying that its hard to plate stuff in Cali but then I see people get it done and they are like it wasn't that hard. I also checked in to getting my 500 street legal a while back and that is also possible just like any other type of green sticker bike. Its just I wouldn't want to spend money for plating a bike that is hard to start and can barely go out of town.

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