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beatts
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PostPosted: 21:37 - 17 Mar 2008    Post subject: XR 125 What does the L mean? Reply with quote
Hi

just a quicky hopefully

I have seen a few Honda XR 125s some are L4's some L5's and even L3's


what do these numbers mean, its probably blatantly obvious but I dont know? Confused


thanks
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St0rmer66
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PostPosted: 21:40 - 17 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
L3 is 2003, L4 is 2004, L5 is 2005... etc. The fact that it's an "L" means very little, maybe just because it's a Learner legal bike?
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beatts
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PostPosted: 21:46 - 17 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
AAH! I see!!!


great thanks Stormer Smile
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PostPosted: 21:59 - 17 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
You will also find people refer to bikes as K5/K6 etc, that is suzuki's way 'yearing' things (works in the same way, but have a K instead of an L)

I believe Kawasaki use B (but don't quote me on that). Not sure on what other manufacturers use.
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St0rmer66
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PostPosted: 22:06 - 17 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
MattHirst wrote:
You will also find people refer to bikes as K5/K6 etc, that is suzuki's way 'yearing' things (works in the same way, but have a K instead of an L)

I believe Kawasaki use B (but don't quote me on that). Not sure on what other manufacturers use.

The Kawasaki letters are different for every model. E.g. G1/G2 was 1998/1999 ZX6R, J1/J2 was 2000/2001 ZX6R. But then for a ZX9R it was C1/C2 for 1998/1999 and E1/E2 for 2000/2001. So you unfortunately just need to know those ones..
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PostPosted: 00:17 - 18 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
sorry but the first thing that popped into my easily amussed head was LAME Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing
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PostPosted: 01:12 - 18 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
The L is normally for standard models with air cooled engines, the R is for more sport oretianted models, for example the XR650L is a steel framed air cooled bike weres the XR650R is a alloy framed water cooled bike with about 20 extra bhp.
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PostPosted: 12:49 - 18 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
prawny1 wrote:
sorry but the first thing that popped into my easily amussed head was LAME Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing



Oi!


The XR125 is a fantastic learner bike. Absolutely loved mine, though it gave me nowhere near the feel good factor my NSR did.

But then in nearly 10,000 miles I never had to rebuild it Wink


Gorgeously reliable, them XR's. And they wheelie okay too. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 12:54 - 18 Mar 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
St0rmer66 wrote:
MattHirst wrote:
You will also find people refer to bikes as K5/K6 etc, that is suzuki's way 'yearing' things (works in the same way, but have a K instead of an L)

I believe Kawasaki use B (but don't quote me on that). Not sure on what other manufacturers use.

The Kawasaki letters are different for every model. E.g. G1/G2 was 1998/1999 ZX6R, J1/J2 was 2000/2001 ZX6R. But then for a ZX9R it was C1/C2 for 1998/1999 and E1/E2 for 2000/2001. So you unfortunately just need to know those ones..


I think for most of the kwaks they started over in 2000 with A then B1h, C6f etc.
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