Honda 650 Dual Sport Review
This street legal dual sport has survived everything decades of riders have thrown its way.
Honda 650 dual sport review. Its simple air cooled 644cc single cylinder engine just keeps going while an electric starter makes it easy to begin any. A lot like our legendary xr650l. The honda 650l isn t that far removed from a grand national champion. Xr650l xr650lj ole faithful is back again for 2018 the xr650l.
Key 2018 xr650l specs info. For the xr650l honda basically combined the off road chassis of the xr600 with the electric start engine of the nx650 creating one of the most capable dual sport bikes on the market when it was introduced. 2020 xr650l overview honda look at the creatures that survive in the desert. This bike was introduced in 1993 and was the most dirt worthy dual sport bike of its time that wasn t saying much back then but the xr650l came from a good pedigree.
2018 honda xr650l vs. To make it into a dual sport bike honda added electric start more displacement and stiffer suspension. However there is a catch. It was based on the xr600r dirt only bike that scott summers used to dominate the gncc series in the 90s.
It wasn t far removed from the air cooled four valve xr600r that scott summers was using to win gncc races.