The DR650 thread

[Ender EnZed]

I should be riding it down this Saturday, with a detour up the Tukino ski field road to the gate and if it's still daylight maybe down Turakina Valley Road.

Well I got the DR home yesterday but I seem to have started breaking it already. The bracket that holds the left rear indicator/ grab rail has snapped off from the frame. I don't think it was like that when I picked it up as I didn't notice anything while attaching my (small, 2-3kg) bag to the pack rack. Any suggestions?

[DR650gary]

Well I got the DR home yesterday but I seem to have started breaking it already. The bracket that holds the left rear indicator/ grab rail has snapped off from the frame. I don't think it was like that when I picked it up as I didn't notice anything while attaching my (small, 2-3kg) bag to the pack rack. Any suggestions?

Got a pic?

[Ender EnZed]

Got a pic?

[DR650gary]

Damn, looks like more wear then tear so I doubt it would have lasted a lot longer. Easy fix if you have a welder, just have to pull it half apart to get at it.

In the short term, you could undo the bolt and make 2 metal plates to span the gap, drill a hole in the middle, put a small fold in each one and use the threaded part of the indicator to clamp the 2 together. Make sense? Like the pic below. If you have some alloy bar, a drill and an extra nut you should be good to go in half an hour.

[sudman]

I can fix that for you no problem if ever up Palmy way.

[Ender EnZed]

I couldn't resist going for a ride, thinking that since I rode 400km yesterday another 50km today wouldn't hurt. When I got home I discovered that the broken bracket and bolt had vibrated loose. For optimum facepalm I've just looked at my own photo and realised there was no nut on the bolt.

Damn, looks like more wear then tear so I doubt it would have lasted a lot longer. Easy fix if you have a welder, just have to pull it half apart to get at it.

In the short term, you could undo the bolt and make 2 metal plates to span the gap, drill a hole in the middle, put a small fold in each one and use the threaded part of the indicator to clamp the 2 together. Make sense? Like the pic below. If you have some alloy bar, a drill and an extra nut you should be good to go in half an hour.

Not entirely, but unfortunately I have none of those anyway.

I can fix that for you no problem if ever up Palmy way.

I'm up there quite regularly actually but I'm hoping to get it sorted before riding that far. Eddieb has offered to take a look at it for me so with a bit of luck I'll work something out this week.

[DR650gary]

Unplug CDI and disconnect battery if using the welder thingy

[Pedrostt500]

The reason it is dead it has a broken cam chain, and due to lack of funds the REG is dead.
the broken cam chain is my fault.
So is any one wanting a parts bike, and can make a reasonable offer, note the word reasonable.

[DR650gary]

The reason it is dead it has a broken cam chain, and due to lack of funds the REG is dead.
the broken cam chain is my fault.
So is any one wanting a parts bike, and can make a reasonable offer, note the word reasonable.

Not worth resurrecting?

Bent valves etc?

Cheers

[NordieBoy]

Not worth resurrecting?

Bent valves etc?

Cheers

Yeah, what's shot?

[DR650gary]

I had a mate helping me with some building work here a few years ago. His best years were behind him but his favourite phrase was "I can fix it".

I feel the same way about bikes, although I have been wrong

[NordieBoy]

I had a mate helping me with some building work here a few years ago. His best years were behind him but his favourite phrase was "I can fix it".

Please tell me his name wasn't Bob.

[JATZ]

I had a mate helping me with some building work here a few years ago. His best years were behind him but his favourite phrase was "I can fix it".

I feel the same way about bikes, although I have been wrong

Please tell me his name wasn't Bob.

[DR650gary]

I know, it used to make me laugh when he said it. I used to say why fuck it up in the first place but I'm not a builder

[Monstaman]

Any suggestions?

I suggest it has been broken for quite some time looking at the surface rusty bits and just hanging on, would be hard to see up under there, easy fix anyway, maybe a great opportunity to improve on Suzuki and lengthen and strengthen a new bracket.