Collected photos and news of my 2002 Honda XR650L

Here’s my collection of photographs of my beloved 2002 Honda XR650L, Gerris.


As many of you know, I am quite smitten with my new toy: a decade old lemon I bought off of Craigslist (don’t worry, she’s good now), my 2002 Honda XR650L road-legal dirt bike, otherwise known as an enduro, dual purpose, and adventure bike.

I have visions of overland and around-the-world adventures, so you’ll see Gerris, its name and vanity tag, named after the common pond-skater, slowly get pimped out with tougher and tougher gear and more and more adventure bling, so far, just a windshield from Cee Bailey, a tough skid plate from Moose, a new toe shifter (Gerris was stolen and joy-ridden this Summer and then dropped so that was replacing a broken bit), and Hippo Hands (I want to ride this Pig around the calendar).

My next upgrade will be a 5.8 gallon Acerbis adventure tank to replace the 2.8 gallon stock tank with an effective 80 mile range (my bike isn’t built to sip gas, alas). I get about 50MPG so I am hoping for 200-290 miles after that install.

Until I get it installed, I added something called Sweetcheeks, allowing me to carry my 2 30oz MSR Fuel Bottles in the meanwhile. Thanks to Adventure Rider for all the advice.

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