Checked out the TR today at Tri-County. Looks like a well put together bike. Very BMWish, but with plenty of Husky thrown in. Two things grabbed me right away. The bike really needs a skidplate, and someone simply has to come out with an aftermarket rear brake lever. Other than that, the usual owner must haves will come in to play.
Yes. A low-routed brake lever like this will be one of the first things to get whacked by rocks or drag in g-outs. Probably a non-issue for the majority of TR riders, but anyone doing any semi-serious off roading would want a lever that loops over the peg instead.
manual says this motor is 12.3 to 1 compression!!! I fill it with super, never heard it knock. Makes GREAT power everywhere and runs fantastic. Twin plugs probably help. Looking at it side by side with my buddies F650 based Tourtech bike the motor is very similar but many of the castings quite different too. The bike is quite different than your BMW version everywhere you look. the motor and hubs are similar and rest is all new. got 430 miles on it now, did a 225 mile day yesterday. This bike is awesome. Will do a full report soon.
443 mile report... Hooked up with good buddy Joe for some adventure riding. I rode from my house and slogged two major highways to get to our meeting area. I was kinda thinking it might suck but the bike negotiate traffic like a hot knife through butter. Short of some wind protection it is as EZ as on and street bike. Good stuff. From there is was all back road bliss. Curvy secondary roads in various states of repair. This bike absolutely loves curvy back roads. Feels light and fast. Nice brakes, nice suspension, just fun to ride and nothing to deal with. This will make some people a great commuting bike. Nothing really new to report. The bike continues to impress, runs great, EFI is near perfect, fuel mileage and range is amazing, power is VERY good. Seat was good and doable for 225 miles. thats Joe way down there, we did about 15 miles of rough gravel... Found some cool bridges with odd constriction... This road was an amazing strip of pavement in the middle of no where, cool views and twisty. Saw some dudes on side hacks that i know i had seen before on the Blackdog DS rides. heading out of the mountains into hood river valley... Joe had had enough and headed home after we rounded Mt Hood. I wanted more and rode up to timberline lodge... Bike did not miss a beat or run funky at altitude Was a great day
woooohoooo I figured I was pulling family time today but my most excellent wife just popped her head in and said "you are still here?"... "better get out there and ride that bike, rain is coming"... Got to love that woman. I'm out of here. Hope to be back with the 600 mile report.
I don't think I like you any more lol. I'm still waiting on my local dealer to get one. I'm really just waiting to see the maintenance schedule because my round trip to work is a 100 miles (20 of that dirt )
What is the valve adjustment/ inspection interval? How difficult will it be to get to the valves for inspection?
BMW's is every 6000 miles for checks. I would expect closer intervals from this because they squeezed out more power. No clue on ease of it though
Looks like I just sold my '09 KLX250S for $3800. Now I've got all the money I need for a purchase. I'm on vacation next week. Hopefully, I can work out the deal then and I'll have mine soon. Thanks for more great information on the TR650 Motosportz!
Motosportz, you have noted low idle and it coming close to stalling as the only minor bugs in the other wise great EFI. These were issues I had with my X-Challenge that got worse and very frustrating over time. I felt with the XC if I could have only bumped the idle a bit, most of the issues would have gone away. Is the idle adjustable on this bike?
EZ. I did 225 miles Saturday and 205 yesterday and it does it like it is nothing. As good as about any street bike I have ridden. Will be a fantastic commuter. Carves traffic EZ, lots of passing power even at 60 plus mph. Valves are at 6000 (no idea how EZ to get to) I think and oil at 3000. these motors are said to go 30-50K EZ before needing anything.
Seems to be getting better and better. When i say it is an "issue" I am nit picking as it might act like it is going to die at idle maybe 1-2 times over all day and 200 plus miles. I don't even notice it the last 200 miles. Bike seems to get better every mile.
Aren't those Metzeler tires on the front and rear? Weather is still looking very good in your pics ...
