u/DoctorKrawl

I’m trying to figure out the best rear suspension setup for on / off road use that can perform decent with 0-1000lbs in the bed. I’m going with a 6112/5160 shock setup. But wondering what to do with the current 60k mile leaf packs.

I was thinking a medium weight leaf pack with sumosprings or airbags. However I’ve heard some people really don’t like how they ride and it limits articulation.

I know if I go too heavy with a leaf pack it will ride like a cement truck when it’s not loaded.

In the land of compromise are there any combos that could potentially suit my needs?

Hello, I have a xr650r that’s a hard starter.

Here’s some information:
-takes multiple good kicks to get running hot or cold.
-runs pretty good once running. Maybe a little anemic in the upper rpm range and seems to run hot.
-valves where just adjusted and it still starts the same.
-air box is opened up, exhaust is stock
-fuel and idle screw both 1 3/4 out
Main jet was a 175. I’ve tried 172-178
-pilot is a 68s
-needle is set at 3rd clip
-I’m at sea level

All of my jet combos a of air/ fuel screw fiddling don’t seem to have changed how this thing wants to start.

Any suggestions and where is the best source of info on these? All google searches bring up thumper talk, adv rider and smjunkie but the faq’s aren’t helping diagnose

Hello, I went back snd did a second valve adjustment making sure the motor didn’t roll backwards and the feeler gauges bent at a 45 to get a better feel.

Took the side cover off as well as the spark plug to rotate to motor and visualize tdc from the marking as well as the piston itself.

I’m the same resistance and grinding noise when kicking it over and it sounds more like it’s something in the kickstart mechanism straining and grinding vs the top end.

Tried adjusting my valves last night. Everything seemed to go well until I put it back together and kicked it over. Seemed a little harder to kick than normal but once it cycled past TDC it made a pretty nasty metal on metal sound. The only other time I felt that was when I gave it a second kick immediately after a first kick. Is it the anti kickback? I definitely need to go back in and redo the valve clearance but not sure what I did wrong or what to look for.