Thanks for the many replies. As mentioned before, I'm still learning.

Rocketman, ... since you and your friends ride XR650R's ... on the street ... you have experience in what to do to make this model street legal. Can you highlight the items needed? Do you run wires for the horn and brake light direct from the battery, etc.? Are all items from the XR650L model? And I know this deviates further from the KLX thread ... is their a notable difference in power output between the 650R and 650L?