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XR650R for travel ?
I was reading some of the old thread and came to some talking about the XR650R, since I own one of these I was surprised to see that some of you guys are using it for long trip.Mine is great but how do you travel with a bike that distroy tires like the XR does,I cannot keep a rear tire for more than 2500 miles( if carrefull), I wish I could know how do you travel with a bike that cannot carry spare tires (sub frame).
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Have you tried the Dunlop D908RR rally raid ?
I've run one on my KTM 950 both on and off road and it gripped well and lasted well.
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never tried these, what type of miles are you getting from them?

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Exclamation Tires for KLR-650
I think that my the KLR-650 is somewhat similar to the XR650. I have use 3 different brands of back-tyres on my bike (Original from Thailand, Pirelly and Corean). I usually use a profile that is more or less 30/70 (off/road). Also y use the bike 95% in asphalt, the are lasting me for about 8000 to 10000 km.
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never tried these, what type of miles are you getting from them?

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The last one I used had 3500 miles on it when I changed it. Mixture of road and off road use carrying full luggage, etc. You should get a fair bit more on the much lighter 650.
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This seems good I will try them next time I change my tires ( should be within a month)
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its easy to wreck a rear in 2500 miles, but throttle restraint should yield 5000 miles on pretty much any tyre. I just got 11,000 miles plus on an Avon Gripster with 2mm left when I junked it to fly home. on that trip, I didn't get to do much off road, but I had hot tar to contend with.

IRC make fantastic OEM tyres for Honda - see if you can find some off people buying XR650Ls. alternatively, King tyres are relatively widely available in Africa and I got great life from their 130 section. I fitted the biggest thing I could find in Mozambique ... 100 section on XR650L and was super-impressed by grip and wear. big tyres are over-rated except in soft sand
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This seems good I will try them next time I change my tires ( should be within a month)
I really rate the rear Dunlop D908RR for travelling and dual sport type use, but hate the front, it makes the bike weave badly at any speed above 70 mph, and feels nervous at lower speeds as well.

I much prefer the Pirelli MT21 on the front for all road road and off road use.

The Dunlop D908RR seems to last longer than the MT21 on the rear, and its no problem mixed with the MT21 on the front.

Four of us used varying combinations of tyres on XR650R's for a mixture of terrain, roads, rocks and sand in Morocco and D908RR rear/MT21 front seemed the best combination.


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We also used either standard seats with gel pad/re upholstered seat by a local guy, and American Renazco seats on 2 of the bikes. The Renazco seat was by far the most expensive option, but seemed to be by far the best for comfort as well judging from comments from the group, but of course this is subjective.
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