Got some wheels for the DR650

**GaZBur** · 8th September 2009, 07:58

Originally Posted by Monstaman

Heya GaZ

One last Q?, have you cut your side stand down at all?

Yep. At about 50mm from memory - unless you can find a hill to park it on every time you stop! I understand Suzuki sell shorter stands but they are expensive for what they are. I have the knobs on now with the short stand and it leans over quite a bit but not ridiclously.

**Monstaman** · 8th September 2009, 10:59

Originally Posted by GaZBur

Yep. At about 50mm from memory - unless you can find a hill to park it on every time you stop! I understand Suzuki sell shorter stands but they are expensive for what they are. I have the knobs on now with the short stand and it leans over quite a bit but not ridiclously.

Sweet, thanks man, I have lowered mine a bit (37 mm front and rear) being longitudinally challenged

Do you run out of ground clearance with your tard wheels on?

**GaZBur** · 8th September 2009, 16:11

Originally Posted by Monstaman

Do you run out of ground clearance with your tard wheels on?

I wound my preload up but the arse still drops when the G-force comes in on cornering as I have the standard soft shock. Now that I have slicks on the plastic sliders under my pegs are taking a pounding. I lean the bike until the pegs lift then have to shift my arse off. The peg sliding is a good indicator as that is where the rear is about to run off the edge. The pick shows the Esses at Levels - not a lot of distance to grounding the bolts that hold the pegs on and there are corners that are taken at a bigger lean but they have never ground except on edge strips, and I don't advise that!

**Monstaman** · 8th September 2009, 16:29

Cool cheers for that, yeah grinding hard parts is not a good thing for traction that is for sure.

Well I finished mine today and took her for a quick 5 min spin, all is good and I will take her out later in the week to get used to her.

Pruned 40 mm off my stand to start with, still sits up a bit level but not bad but with the adv wheels on it should be fine which it will have most of the time.

My front spacers are 27 mm LHS and 19 mm RHS as my hub had been machined for a WR450, no biggy as she is all in and done

... now I just gotta get my arse to track and stump up with some half reasonable riding

So cost in the end

$400.00 wheels and tyres compete with discs
$24.00 freight
$32.62 bearings
$456.62 total cost up and running

choooice

**Monstaman** · 8th September 2009, 16:31

..... last ones

**GaZBur** · 8th September 2009, 16:44

Woohoo looks good! Just don't park it next to mine as mine is starting to look a bit - worn in comparrison.
Sexy gold wheels will fit right in with all the rich dudes with thier $1300 Gold Excel rims. You have a cool set of wheels at a ridiculously low price. If you ever decide to sell them - let me know first eh?

**Monstaman** · 8th September 2009, 17:32

Originally Posted by GaZBur

Sexy gold wheels will fit right in with all the rich dudes with thier $1300 Gold Excel rims.

Well ... ahem ...didn't realize I was bein trendy.

.. I shoulda cleaned them but I couldn't wait to put up the finished pics.

Yeah pretty pleased with the cost as is the social team, nearly setup which is well cool.

At least your bike has "I have used it marks", mine is still in the poofy "I have just made it group" but that will change, I will however avoid tarseal applied cosmetic enhancements if I can.

Need to get my crash bungs / skatey wheels too, if you have any closeups of yours please put a pic up as well.

**cold comfort** · 2nd November 2009, 20:21

Finally got some rims from Bucketsn'Bits (Auck) A ittle more than i had hoped but complete with carriers, sprocket etc. Checked the sizing with Gaz and dropped them off to GJS for some machining. Would have been keen on the Levels "have a go" day but not enough time to put it all tgether. (Also told i'm not allowed on a track until i have walked the Routeburn with she who allows me two bikes!)

**helenoftroy** · 2nd November 2009, 23:44

Originally Posted by Monstaman

... for a bit of track fun.

Bought the DR650 a coupla months ago for adventure biking and a bit of track, I really had a great hoon at Teratonga on my Hypermotard but decided rather than grind that to pieces I would do it on something a little cheaper just in case the unthinkable happens.

So I bought some GSX 250 rims, with tyres and discs, coupla spacers, will still need to do a bit of machining and probably replace the bearings then good to go.

Will never be up there with the top but for me it is about the grin factor and having a thrash on the track without worrying too much.

Will only be a few weeks before I get it all set up then game on!.

Originally Posted by cold comfort

Finally got some rims from Bucketsn'Bits (Auck) A ittle more than i had hoped but complete with carriers, sprocket etc. Checked the sizing with Gaz and dropped them off to GJS for some machining. Would have been keen on the Levels "have a go" day but not enough time to put it all tgether. (Also told i'm not allowed on a track until i have walked the Routeburn with she who allows me two bikes!)

Soo envious of you guys!!.....really looking forward to seeing you at Levels....

My youngest boy is incredibly keen on us sorting my old DR for racing..watch this space!!an ageing mum & her son tearing around on buckets & a DR!!

gaZBur is the inspiration!!track & street racing is a huge amount of fun