Honda XR600
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The Honda XR600R is a very popular offroad motorcycle
Motorcycle
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 with an air-cooled single-cylinder, four-stroke engine. The bike was manufactured by Honda
Honda
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 from 1985 to 2000 and is part of the Honda XR series
Honda XR series
The Honda XR series motorcycles are a range of single-cylinder four-stroke off-road motorcycles that were designed in Japan and assembled all over the world. The series is gradually being replaced by the similar CRF series. Some of the XR series came in two versions, R and L...

, after which it was only available as the road oriented XR650
Honda XR650L
The XR650L is a street legal Honda dual-sport motorcycle, and is part of the Honda XR series. It was released in 1992 as a 1993 model. It combines the RFVC engine from the proven NX650 Dominator dual sport with the lighter, off-road capable XR600R chassis, which is not road legal in the US. It has...

 model, manufactured until very recently. The XR600 R was replaced by the XR650 R, a liquid-cooled, aluminium-framed motorcycle.

The engine displacement is 591 cc with four valves placed in a RFVC (Radial Four Valve Combustion) radial disposition with a single camshaft. It has a dry sump lubrication system. The engine has a compression of 9.0:1 with a bore/stroke of 97 × 80 mm.
The engine is fed by a 39 mm piston-valve carburator.
The front suspension is managed by two conventional cartridge valve 43 mm forks with compression and rebound adjustability, and in the rear is a Prolink single shock with preload, compression and rebound adjustability.
The bike has a five-speed transmission and a kickstarter.

General specifications for the Honda XR600R

Specifications for 1992 model and on, unless noted
Engine Type Single-cylinder, air-cooled, four-stroke, SOHC, 4 valves
Carburetion Keihin PD8-AF, Ø39 mm
Displacement 591 cc
Bore × Stroke 97.0 mm × 80.0 mm (3.82 in × 3.15 in)
Peak Power 45 bhp (34 kW) @ 6,500 rpm
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 (1985 through 1987 models)
Compression Ratio 9.0 : 1
Fuel Capacity 10 L
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 (2.6 US gallons), plus 2 L (0.5 gal) reserve
Oil Capacity 2.3 L (2.4 US quart
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Wheelbase 1455 mm (57.3 in)
Overall length 2160 mm (85.0 in)
Overall width 900 mm (35.5 in.)
Overall height 1215 mm (47.8 in)
Seat Height 955 mm (37½ in)
Ground clearance 345 mm (13.6 in)
Dry Weight 123 kg
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 (272 lb
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Tires Front: 21 in 80/100; Rear: 18 in 110/100
Brakes Front: 1 disc, dual-piston pin-slider caliper; Rear: 1 disc, single-piston pin-slider caliper.
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