With countless desert wins, the Honda XR650R are proven off-road bikes. Keep the fun going at night with the addition of our Squadron series universal headlights. Choose from the Squadron sport or the more powerful Squadron Pro to see further and better when the sun goes down.

Sep 18, 2020 · Referred by Dirt Bike Magazine as the “the gold standard of Baja bikes,” the championship-winning Honda XR650R is the undisputed king of the desert, thanks to its powerful liquid-cooled engine, tough aluminum frame, race-ready suspension, and off-roading capabilities.

Jan 29, 2021 · With Johnny Campbell riding and then moving into team management, Honda’s riders dominated Baja with the XR650R for years. Obviously, Honda’s race bikes were set up differently than the machines you’d buy off a showroom floor, but even in stock form, the BRP came with respectable suspension, too.

Even though the old beast could hold its own in tight woods, the XR was incapable of holding together in the brutal, 100-mph conditions of Baja. For nine years in a row Kawasaki won the Mexican 1000 with the incredibly powerful KX500, while the Honda team struggled to just finish. Ogilvie’s dream bike finally arrived in time for the 1999 Baja ...

Jun 27, 2023 · What is the Honda XR650R? It's a 650cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine dual sport motorcycle. It was the Baja race bike that was a major update from the air-cooled XR600 - more power and less weight! It has a kick-starter with no electric start and a 5-speed transmission.

- Liquid-cooled four-valve SOHC 649cc provides maximum power while maintaining Honda's legendary dependability and simplicity. - Compact, lightweight engine weighs only 88 pounds. - Dry-sump oiling system includes an in-chassis oil tank for optimum cooling and efficiency.

In the February, 2000 print issue of Dirt Bike, we tested what would go down in history as the greatest Baja bike ever built: the liquid-cooled XR650R. Today, we know that such a bike could never survive in the marketplace.

Nov 1, 2005 · Finally, the new Honda XR 650 arrived. And it arrived with a flourish! Johnny Campbell took a lightly modified 650 and opened a can of whip-ass on everybody else at the Baja 1000. And what...

Aug 11, 2017 · An all-new 649 cc (39.6 cu in), liquid-cooled, SOHC engine was mated to an aluminum box frame. It weighed 280 lb (130 kg) dry. Team Honda and the XR650R posted many definitive Baja 1000 wins during its production cycle, and many other desert race wins with Scott Summers and Johnny Campbell at the helm.

Jul 12, 2013 · I have chosen to replicate the Team Honda 1x bike from the 2005 Baja 1000 as it was towards the final development of the race bike prepared by Precision Concepts and has the best mods I feel. This page will document what I have done so far and what is still left to do (mostly in pictures).