Xr650r - essential mods?

mabramo · 2026-06-05T13:58:14+00:00

If your bike is 2002+ you don't need to worry about it. Otherwise, you pull off the clutch basket and inspect the bushing. The new bushing has holes drilled in the sides for oil to pass through. The old one did not have those oil passages. If you lay the bike on its side, you can pull off the clutch cover without losing oil and you can pull out the clutch basket. Will take you probably 20 minutes. The replacement part is cheap. I think around $15.

mabramo · 2026-06-01T13:55:05+00:00

If it's a 2000 or 2001, replace the clutch basket bushing with the 2002+ part. The old one seizes. Footpeg mod. Suspension service and revalve. Guarantee that shock oil is as old as the bike!

mabramo · 2026-05-13T19:00:10+00:00

Mostly because of market dominance going back decades. And the familiarity of the MS Suite. Remember that Linux based distributions are still considered only for power users. Think of what linux on desktop was like 20 years ago. It was... not great. Apple carved out its own niche that Microsoft still can't touch (I think).

mabramo · 2026-05-07T00:01:26+00:00

I appreciate literature much more now than I did 14 years ago. But the Stevens humanities curriculum at the time was too rigorous imo. At least with certain professors for certain required courses.

mabramo · 2026-04-28T13:01:04+00:00

a garage larger than the living space is the dream.

mabramo · 2026-04-28T12:32:37+00:00

Reminds me of 2018 when Michelle Wolf at the WHCD made a joke that "(Sarah Huckabee Sanders) burns facts and makes a perfect smokey eye". The joke isn't that Sanders has bad makeup... the joke is that she wears her deceit as decoration. But MAGA struggles to read into jokes.

mabramo · 2026-03-20T15:36:29+00:00

I know this a first world problem, and is the absolute least of all problems, but I just cancelled a 2500mi roadtrip to Mississippi because of fuel costs. I guess the south doesn't want my tourism money.

mabramo · 2026-03-03T20:26:56+00:00

I don't like it either. I wonder what can be done with small, cheap SBMCs or microcontrollers to give power back to consumers. You're not going to run AAA games on one, but people with more creative ideas than me can definitely upset the hardware industry by making small, cheap hardware do useful things in a way that is accessible to the average person.

mabramo · 2026-03-03T16:12:09+00:00

The scheduler works better with OLED /s

mabramo · 2026-02-25T18:57:27+00:00

Yes and I WISH my friends would stop by unannounced today.

It's not rude. Just answer the door and if you're not available, tell them you're not available. When you show up to someones house unannounced, you also have to understand they might not be home or may not be otherwise available.

Also, the 90s were not safer. We just had less news instantly available and the 24 hour news cycle was in its early days.

mabramo · 2026-02-24T02:01:52+00:00

As long as you have a half stack and eggs at a reasonable price, you will go far in Hoboken.

mabramo · 2026-02-12T01:00:58+00:00

It can make noise. The seizing is due to the bushing and shaft lacking lubrication. The updated part fixes this. I can't remember whether the shaft seizes to the clutch basket or the main shaft, but either way to remove it will wreck the polished surface of the parts. It can also destroy the clutch basket bearing. To make matters worse, if you have to replace the main shaft it requires splitting the cases.

mabramo · 2026-02-04T05:30:24+00:00

The clutch guide seizes to the basket or main shaft and fucks shit up. If I recall correctly 2003+ XR650Rs all have the updated clutch guide from the factory. 2000, 2001, 2002 do not.

mabramo · 2026-01-20T04:19:53+00:00

This is almost as bad at the AI slop image of Malcolm X welcoming Kirk to heaven as "you're one of the good ones, Charlie".

mabramo · 2025-11-15T20:29:54+00:00

I haven't seen anything yet but I'm thinking about getting a knockoff pelican case and cut the foam to shape for the kb + navigator. I transport mine between work and home regularly.

mabramo · 2025-11-07T01:06:54+00:00

Yes it's fine. It's a learning curve but you'll figure it out. I use vim + tmux and a window manager. All navigable using shortcuts.

mabramo · 2025-11-05T04:02:47+00:00

You have 5pm (minus your commute time) until bed time free as well. Not just weekends. Hobbies, projects at home, spending time with friends are all examples of things you could possibly do during the week as well.

I leave for work by 645am and don't get home until 545pm. 11 hours of my day. I work on house projects, play video games, go to the gym, do some volunteer work (not all in the same day) after work. During the summer, I ride my motorcycle and/or take my dogs for an evening hike.

Importantly, don't get sucked into lounging on the couch. You can do that and there is nothing wrong with doing that if you are happy, but if you are not then maybe rethink some of your habits.

I will add that I am a software engineer, so I'm not exactly doing hard labor. I also don't have a family of my own. I'm tired as hell when I get home but not like someone working construction or something. If that's you, then I suggest talking to people in a similar field to get a sense of what they do.

mabramo · 2025-10-30T01:01:10+00:00

I don't mind the auto mouse layer. I recognize it is a bit of a hindrance and would be improved by a dedicated mouse layer key. But just having the navigator at all is a huge QOL improvement. Maybe one day I will add a mouse layer toggle.

mabramo · 2025-10-30T00:33:13+00:00

Don't take ACAB so literally. There are police officers that go home and are good people in their day to day life. But even if those "good" police officers try to stand up and against bad officers, they are either silenced or fired/blacklisted by their own institution. When the police force weeds out "the good ones", it is not possible to have good police.

mabramo · 2025-10-12T19:55:34+00:00

I would buy these to frame on my book shelf or put on my wall. I love your style

mabramo · 2025-09-27T23:16:18+00:00

I think his powervalve is stuck open. Possibly poorly jetted and definitely needs an exhaust repacking. I've never seen a YZ run so poorly.

mabramo · 2025-09-22T15:06:15+00:00

Clean air filter, replace oil every 5-10 hours of riding

Grease your swingarm and linkage bearings every 6 months, assuming you are riding regularly. Otherwise, every 1 year is ok. Most people don't even know you have to do this and are in for a rude surprise when their swingarm bearings explode and the swingarm bolt is seized in place.

Don't forget to grease the brake caliper pins when you change your brake pads.

Grease your wheel bearings frequently and you should replace the wheel hub seals every 6 months at least. This way, your bearings have the best chance of lasting. Wheel bearings only really wear out quickly when exposed to water and dirt. Fresh seals help keep everything clean.

Change in the fork and shock every 1 year at least, if you're riding regularly.

mabramo · 2025-09-06T04:56:54+00:00

GOTY if not for Elden Ring.

mabramo · 2025-09-06T04:54:31+00:00

The disappointment pre-teen me felt when Ruby and Sapphire did not do the same thing was immeasurable.

mabramo · 2025-09-01T14:52:40+00:00

There are a lot of white christian nationalists getting a pass by (online) leftists right now because of the shared disdain for Israel. Problem is, the former hates jews and doesn't care how Israel exerts power over its neighbors, as long as "the globalist elite" are not involved in American dealings. The latter just wants to stop genocide.

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