xr650l dirt bike question?

so I recently got an xr650l honda enduro bike but I don't have enough room to ride it off road. so I put it in first gear and ride slowly around the field. is keeping it in first gear and going slow doing anything wrong to the engine? is it ruining the gears or something because it gets really hot really fast but I don't over rpm it. but am I doing anything wrong?

Candid Chris2016-03-26T08:36:48Z

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That bike is made to go faster and by doing that it cools off.