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WOW! she's a beauty!
So what are the differences between your Domi and XR-L? Is Domi gearing higher or lower? Same elec. stator output?
I LOVE where you've put the battery!  Is that stock or did you fab that up? (Brilliant!)
I'm assuming same single Carb? (not dual carbs like old XLs's) Is air box stock?
How hard would it be to fit an oil cooler? Placement would be the trick, and protection. That bike looks READY to go.
Man, I wish mine was ... I'm way behind on maintenance and just can't get motivated to dig in.
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Originally Posted by mollydog
WOW! she's a beauty!
So what are the differences between your Domi and XR-L? Is Domi gearing higher or lower? Same elec. stator output?
I LOVE where you've put the battery!  Is that stock or did you fab that up? (Brilliant!)
I'm assuming same single Carb? (not dual carbs like old XLs's) Is air box stock?
How hard would it be to fit an oil cooler? Placement would be the trick, and protection. That bike looks READY to go.
Man, I wish mine was ... I'm way behind on maintenance and just can't get motivated to dig in.
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That's a stock bike apart from the exhaust and headlights. Google the standard model.
Same carb as XRL.. Stock airbox. Easily uncorked but I haven't done that yet.
I'll post some pictures of my XRL tomorrow... It's a 1993. Fully restored to new.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mollydog
WOW! she's a beauty!
How hard would it be to fit an oil cooler? Placement would be the trick, and protection. That bike looks READY to go.
Man, I wish mine was ... I'm way behind on maintenance and just can't get motivated to dig in.
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Ted, I love that bike! Beautiful!
I wish they still sold the Dominator over the XRL in some ways, beautiful bikes. There is one or two for sale now on ADV and I was sorely tempted.
Here is a great oil cooler solution that an ADV member came up with and now sells.
Sutton Cycle Works Honda XR 650L Oil Cooler
Initially, I was 100% behind the XRL and I had spent a good year researching the bike and all it's quirks. I know that I will buy one at some point because I do like them. I have ridden a couple and while vibey, they aren't really that much worse than my KTM. It is easy to replace 2nd and 5th gear to replicate the better gearing of the Domi and I do know that the engines are otherwise identical.
I rode a DRZ today and have to say that I am really taken with that as well. I think it is a better bike in some respects than the XRL. I love the water cooling and the sub frame seems beefier. Going to try to arrange some more time on one to get a better idea how they are on and offroad.
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