I couldn't have put it better myself - that was a comment a viewer made regarding this review of the timeless Honda XR650L:
I can't believe they are still manufacturing this bike in 2025. That now marks 32 years of continuous production of the exact same motorcycle. Oh, they change colors all the time, going from white to blue to red to blue and white to red and white, but that's easy. It has been mechanically
the same bike for 32 years.
Those of us who own and ride these "Big Red Pigs" appreciate their rugged simplicity. Mine has never let me down in over 15 years of use. Oh, there are "better" (more powerful, lighter, etc.), but I'm not that "better" rider. Neither are most people, if they are honest with themselves. And with these "better" bikes come real and potential problems that these Hondas will simply never put us through. The "sharp axe in a world of broken chainsaws". I love it.
