DR750/800 owners and those interested

[JATZ]

And here was I thinking he wore it out trying to catch the BMW

Probably wore it out trying to keep that silver 640 behind you eh?

Nah... ya both wrong

It was poked before I left so I was just nanna-ing (is that a word ?) along for tha whole ride trying to make it last

[Padmei]

Nah... ya both wrong

It was poked before I left so I was just nanna-ing (is that a word ?) along for tha whole ride trying to make it last

Yep sorry about that Jatz- I was just riding it the way us KLR riders do - with a fistfull of throttle - didn't know it couldn't handle the input


Have you found a mirror yet - Letmeknow & I'llfix you up for it

[Woodman]

To be honest, when i rode the big the other day it felt gutlesserer than my klr, (yes that is possible)which surprised me somewhat.
Will be interesting to see what its like with the clutch mended.

[dino3310]

Yep sorry about that Jatz- I was just riding it the way us KLR riders do - with a fistfull of throttle - didn't know it couldn't handle the input


Have you found a mirror yet - Letmeknow & I'llfix you up for it

To be honest, when i rode the big the other day it felt gutlesserer than my klr, (yes that is possible)which surprised me somewhat.
Will be interesting to see what its like with the clutch mended.

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[JATZ]

To be honest, when i rode the big the other day it felt gutlesserer than my klr, (yes that is possible)which surprised me somewhat.
Will be interesting to see what its like with the clutch mended.

Yep sorry about that Jatz- I was just riding it the way us KLR riders do - with a fistfull of throttle - didn't know it couldn't handle the input


Have you found a mirror yet - Letmeknow & I'llfix you up for it

FYYFF's

Really.... Padmei, don't worry about the mirror, the other one will vibrate out soon too

[Padmei]

I do like the ergos tho but have to agree with Woodman- no more power than a 650 DR or KLR. Still it is a bit older than ours so may be a bit more tirereder. What about a big bore kit out to something like 1300? That would be cool

[JATZ]

I do like the ergos tho but have to agree with Woodman- no more power than a 650 DR or KLR. Still it is a bit older than ours so may be a bit more tirereder. What about a big bore kit out to something like 1300? That would be cool

No.. no more power but shitloads more character

I dunno how many h.p. the klr or dr650 have but the Big only has about 50 ish from memory

o.k..... we can put this thread back to page 4 or 5 now, until something else breaks on the Big

[NordieBoy]

Looks like 51hp at 6,600rpm (rear wheel or crank?)
Compared to the DR/KLR at about 34hp at the rear wheel.

[dino3310]

and shit loads more Torque

[NordieBoy]

They say 52hp for the 750 and 43 for the 650 but 43 is at the crank. It's actually closer to 34. Sooo the 750 should be around 43 at the rear wheel.

Also the 750 is torking at 56nm vs the 650 at 54nm which comes in 1,000rpm sooner.

So the big beast is more of a revver and likes living around 5,500-6,500rpm whereas the 650 likes it slower and longer around 4,500-6,000.

[warewolf]

Like I said before... the Big makes power the way a DR650/KLR650 doesn't. The 650s are nice-ish off the bottom but have no top end and sluggish throttle response - although Nordie's FCR'd beastie was a lot betterer.

The 640 makes 54hp @ 7000rpm and 55nm @ 5500rpm (crank) and shakes like 40 bastards.



Me likee the Big.

He stretched it out across the bar, and it went from here......................................to thar.

[dino3310]

one thing i liked about the BIG was you could load the focka up with as much fishing and camping gear as you like and it still pulled harder than a school boy with a stick mag

[JATZ]

Yeah, it's a different kind of power. I like it and it suits my grandad riding style.If I wanted something with stupid wheelspin/wheelie eveywhere power I'd but a KTM or Hooooosaberg

[JATZ]

Right....
New fibre plates installed, gave the steel plates a light sand (sandpaper on a sheet of glass) and then a scuff with a piece of emery cloth. new clutch cable......and.............................
Shoulda done it soonerer

[dino3310]