Hello from the Quad Cities!

Hello everyone,
I bought my first bike about a year ago, and since then have been riding quite a bit. I ride a 99' XR650L, slightly modified. I ride 95% off road, the remaining 5% and not by choice, I do on the road(got to get home somehow). The main reason I try to avoid riding on the road is because it's murdering my rear tire (Kenda Trackmaster 2). The knobs on the tire are at about 25%, that's all that is left caused by the little riding that I do on the road. I only had the tires for a few months. Any how, I ordered some handlebar raisers as well as a front fender from acerbis, to put on the XR. I'm 6'3, so I really hope the risers will do me well; they're supposed to provide 30 mm rise.

Welcome HI!

*yeah, i leave the trackmasters in the garage until I'm ready to ride with the Big Boys...only happens once a year (then i truck it to the trails). Otherwise i got a guy that has supplied me with some used 606's that last wayyyy longer on the street when i'm girlie riden

welcome..



Illinois???





Maxxis Desert IT was the only tire I could run on the XRL without it melting on the slab. try one of those. I was getting 2-3k

Thanks for the help folks, yes I'm from Illinois :)