Honda XR650L - Expert Open Class Racing!!

[@someonethatwatchesyoutube2953]

I love how dirt bike racing reveals ability levels so well. Where other forms of motorsport can be bought.

[@andygilliland]

gotta be soo demoralizing for your competitors....I love it! The horn is 👌!

[@michaeldavison430]

Absolute respect! I rode an XR650L for many years and the high center of gravity combined with the flexible flyer front end can catch you off guard. All that being said I still miss that bike. Great vid thank you.

[@rickyoung360]

Awesome ride!! I'm old now and really miss those days racing. Thanks for sharing!

[@nickhoffman7344]

That thing chugs through the deep stuff. Smooth riding!

[@markdecker6078]

its got such low end thump!...........sounds like your in too high of a gear.........i thought this was ocala national forrest...........awsum vids sir!!

[@FloridaBoy415]

I raced the morning race and that track beat the hell out of me. Your bike makes this track look effortless. Great riding!!! 👏🏻 👏🏻🤙🏻

[@Aaronsimpson555]

Honey wake up fast guys slow bikes released a new 650l video

[@stefanschulze622]

greeeeeetings from germany, zhis is my dreambike from the 90´s

[@RollForever88]

Enjoyed the vid and some of your narrative and thoughts in real time

[@Randy_Cox]

Great video dude. Love watching you rip the BRP. 🔥

[@ezequielirazoqui08]

Pretty cool! I was all the way out in the back, row 9... and you lapped me twice. Funny to hear you honk around that track!

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@ezequielirazoqui08 did you finish?? If so, great job. That track and total race length was a lot!

[@kylepeterson]

when you hit the horn at 110 i subscribed LOL

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@kylepeterson check out the honking wheelie at the end

[@bestbike5]

Loved my Big Red Pig. Very hard machine to beat-Used to love the smell of everyone's antifreeze /Race one for 4 year's 2007 to 2011 -After proper suspension modes, little engine work, run different gearing and you have a beast

[@crooney82]

Thing seems buttery smooth out there and well suited for that open stuff. Great riding.

[@badgerbait8351]

Love it! I go back and forth with my XRL and YZ250X and I have to remember which can do what before carnage strikes!

[@edsanderson8603]

Great race!

[@68M35A2]

Frickin awesome

[@JohnDoe-mp1yn]

i should get one of these as a trail beater and race bike. torque always available throughout the super wide ratio gearing. the top-heaviness seems to offer stability over bumps, as it just carries momentum and lets the suspension do its job.

[@davids11131113]

I love my XR. I’ve ridden some other bikes DL’s and they’re nowhere near.

[@fastguysslowbikes]

That's how it started for me. They made a class for 20 year old bikes and I got the very first bike on Craigslist that was 20 years old.

[@SLSLSL-u8v]

What else would one do 😂😂❤❤

[@przygodyhonodyxr6009]

👊SUPER💪 XR is the best 👍

[@T30-z5w]

Gotta love those air cooled big bore thumpers. I use to do pretty good on my tricked out DR650 against my buddy with his KTM500EXC.

[@monikabgilliam]

Good job ❤

[@techjimmi]

Nice job in that sand!

[@Boogz-gd3lo]

Well done riding that thing. There a bit of a pig but good on you. You ride it well👍

[@jonjackson6245]

I remember my dad riding his 650L in a National Enduro in the A class.

[@robertovr9976]

Bad ass rider!!

[@johnneitzert2382]

I would have loved to ride my xr650l right along with you !! My horn works great as well !!

[@elgringoec]

Way to ride! 💪☮️

[@juanegozcue9626]

Wow !

[@johndougherty8296]

my BRP sits in the shed waiting on spring(march)...then back out to do some NYOA races....

[@ogasi1798]

i love my 450 and 500 but man the way that thing just rode and especially at the start - wow it was just effortless compared to the kawi 450 that was just aggro and blasting - we all know that our 450/500 are hard work and aggressive but ive never seen it on display so bloody obvious as the first few mins, i know videos dont show your effort and it was excellent riding i am commenting on the machines in comparison.... what a bike you have, what sussers are on that ? they cant be stock surely...

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@ogasi1798 the suspension is stock with heavier oil.

[@ogasi1798]

@fastguysslowbikes performs well eh 👌 We can't get those big xr here sadly, I often wonder about buying a new one out there and shipping it.. Maybe one day

[@majorlee1]

Beep beep! Air cooled Big bore coming thru! 😂

[@Paper452]

Awesome riding, blazing those trees scares the hell out of us motocross guys. What tires you run for that .. hardpack/sand

[@philashmore3925]

You remind me of Scott Summers

[@ronsexton3685]

I have read about these seizing when hot? True? I am in Las Vegas and it gets pretty hot in the summer! Oil cooler maybe? Or just FUD?

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@ronsexton3685 fud. I'm in south Florida and I've raced full seasons of enduros/HS/MX on them with no modifications to cooling.

[@MwangiKinuthia-r2l]

i noticed your left side cover is for a 600r.where is your battery situated?

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@MwangiKinuthia-r2l Google "spectrum moto battery relocate"

[@Megakoolguy357]

I'm curious what the fork spring rate is in your bike. This is probably as fast as anyone could ride the 650L, and it would be interesting to know how stiff the front needs to be to not bottom out all the time.

[@monocogenit1]

Prob not as stiff as you think. I think Scott Sommers used to prefer soft front ends, but hat was back in the day. and he was prob not a typical rider. but yeah, a mod vid would be kinda cool to see. maybe mostly stock.

[@stopchangingmynameyoutube]

if you check the description you can see he's running stock springs, just a heavier fork oil.

[@jakosyjanar5838]

Fajna zabawa.

[@jayreillyphoto]

nice work!! Question for you, looking to change my action cam.. your colors, stabelization and shutter speed are nice, what camera you using??

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@jayreillyphoto this one is the hero 9 black. 1080, super view, 60fps

[@Jrod_FPV]

@jayreillyphoto if you want high quality playback from youtube, make sure you upload a video with vertical resolution of 1440p pixels or higher. (one step above this video) Videos like this one at 1080p are fine, but the quality is heavily reduced from how it's recorded in the camera and you lose tons of detail because youtube degrades it heavily to save on storage space. It mostly affects videos with a lot of motion like this first person view. also, i highly recommend a DJI action 4 or DJI action 5 camera over gopro. Many people, including myself, report that gopro cameras freeze, lose video files, and fail to record about once every day. I just bought the action 4 for $209 USD and love it. Gopro probably has a 1% better color profile over DJI but in my opinion that is far outweighed by the reliability of DJI. on a sunny day like this, you get even better picture quality if you run a polarized lens filter. ok enough rambling. let me know if you have questions , as you can tell i enjoy helping out!

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@Jrod_FPV I really miss the Garmin cam I had. It was far superior for controls and software. But unfortunately they stopped making it and GoPro surpassed them in image stabilization.

[@Jrod_FPV]

@@fastguysslowbikes interesting I never knew they made cameras. Seems like each company is King for a few years until they miss the boat on a feature and get taken over. DJI is King now IMO.

[@GlorifyGodInEverything]

If you are curious on weight savings for that bike, there are a lot of good forums with some claims to have that bike under 300 pounds and race ready. It should help your endeavor to beat higher performing bikes with your skill.

[@monocogenit1]

can you make a video of any changes you made to the bike, I'm guessing they are minimal by the looks of things.

[@fastguysslowbikes]

Check the description

[@curtn7076]

Good race. Are you running a Lectron carb...sounds good.

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@curtn7076 no this is the stock carb

[@jamiemccoy9521]

Southwest Florida?

[@jamiemccoy9521]

Raced A Open FTR in 90,s (CR 500)

[@T-qm2dd]

I love mine torque forever but hate the seat height & the top heavy ness forget big doubles you’ll get in trouble! I used to race cross country but on 250&480 2strokes ! No comparison

[@sonnyriddles9371]

Send it pigzilla.

[@MrNicoraffaele]

The guy who bought my xr650r told me "650L istn made for racing". I just shut up because you can't win a discussion with elders 😂😂

[@race2race1]

Does that bike feel a lot heavier than your old XR600R?

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@race2race1 no. About the same.

[@バイクで旅する男子竜也さん]

素晴らしい。

[@douglasgrosch228]

think a cr 500 be great for this... you can make up alot of speed..

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@douglasgrosch228 650 is faster. Bigger motor.

[@Bmg009]

This bike would make a great 4wheeler.

[@RonRussell-sj1zf]

Too dry and the dry sand is slick, can clip a tree easily.

[@lw3918]

Uh.....the 450X is a much, much, much, much better machine.

[@johnnykaspers9660]

But not street legal

[@lw3918]

@johnnykaspers9660 So what. Dirt bikes belong in the the dirt. Not the asphalt.

[@rdkndr1]

The video is not about that bike.

[@lw3918]

@rdkndr1 Nope. It's about a crappy bike that hasn't changed in 30 years.

[@rdkndr1]

@lw3918 must be a fine bike then. I still like 2 cycle. I havent changed in years either. Whats a 450x? Must be new

[@macscrambles3644]

Smooth and fast

[@dennisodson4572]

Would love to go ride there in the winter. Is it open to public or only on race days.

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@dennisodson4572 only race days , sorry

[@BERZERKERSV4]

Single track? What single track?.... another FTR race in a cow pasture....zzzzzzzzzzz

[@fastguysslowbikes]

@@BERZERKERSV4 pasturecross!