Thinking about a DRZ400SM

[badblackbuell]

Got one, love it! Rid myself of a Gixer Thou to get it and am happy as and not looking back.
The seat sux. Mileage aint any different to all the other bikes I've had. You need a 3x3 airbox mod, a muffler and a jet to make them work and a 43t rear sprocket helps the wheelie scenario.
Avon distanzia are the only long lasting tyre with the correct profile for front AND rear wheels that has offroad capacity without suffering oin road. Thats my blast. Thank-you and good day sir.

[wysper]

yes i would

You win - I now own a DR650SE 07.

[carver]

You win - I now own a DR650SE 07.

haha, you'll find it way better on the gravel than a 400sm, i once took my 400sm on some of the beaches around the loop
it was cool jumping it off banks and onto the sand, but at 80k, the front wheel wont cut into the sand, it kinda snowploughs!

[meteor]

You win - I now own a DR650SE 07.

Oh no, dude, you sold out to the dark side! LOL. Must have been all that pressure Carver put on you eh. Enjoy.

Hey badblackbuell, they are fun with the mods eh! Can't figure why they are so clogged up out of the factory?

[wysper]

Oh no, dude, you sold out to the dark side! LOL. Must have been all that pressure Carver put on you eh. Enjoy.

funny you say that... some smart alec road riders are suggesting I have traded down, but I can't wait to get dirty!!

[carver]

Oh no, dude, you sold out to the dark side! LOL. Must have been all that pressure Carver put on you eh. Enjoy.

Hey badblackbuell, they are fun with the mods eh! Can't figure why they are so clogged up out of the factory?

emmissions, i hear the carb is the big mod for one

funny you say that... some smart alec road riders are suggesting I have traded down, but I can't wait to get dirty!!

runsome cheap vee rubber adventure tires, just watch em in the wet...
my old k2 DR was faster than my k7

[Bulldog]

Yep thumpertalk.com have a Keinen FCR carb kit they can ship to your door. It's not cheap but apprently with 3x3, full pipe, jd jet kit and carb....you're making good power. keep in mind that by then you've spent nigh on $2500 on mods and you're heading into better motard territory. I was in exactly this place with my 400sm. I had been riding mine to work each day for a year and I loved it I simply wanted more power. I was looking at doing above as well as a big bore kit. In the end I went for the better motard ie KTM 525 exc or THE BEST street motard the Husky 610SM. Now my ultimate bike for all rounder and commuting to work would be the new KTM 690SMC and if I ever find $14k spare I would have to think seriously about one of these. The real brain buster is telling yourself that you're about to spend $14k on a motard!!! eek!

[NOID]

well iv turned to the dark side. got a 2002 DRZ400 kitted out with 17' rims with talon hubs. not an SM model. goes well enough for me atm, bring a huge smile to my face every time i ride it

[Shorty_925]

well iv turned to the dark side. got a 2002 DRZ400 kitted out with 17' rims with talon hubs. not an SM model. goes well enough for me atm, bring a huge smile to my face every time i ride it

Going to bring that up with your bucket to roys hill?

[NOID]

yep plan on it. learn how to ride it !!! way different to a bucket. plus my bucket needs work done on it

[ital916]

Can the jet kit be installed on drz400 without removal of the carb or does the carb need to be removed? Heard you can just heat the top of the airbox with a hair dryer and use a craft knife to od the 3x3? Already got a k&N and aftermaket header on the way. Will keep the stock pipe, look pretty nice as is, might debaffle it though to get it flowing a bit free-er.

Just picked up a 09 sm model, just waiting for the jet kit to arrive in two weeks.

[rogson]

Yep, carb needs be removed - mainly because its highly unlikely you will be able to remove the float bowl screws if you don't (i.e. assuming they are the OEM Phillips head type screws) Also, if you want the best/optimum result you should check/reset the float level when you do the rejet. Doing this requires removing the carb.
Don't heat the airbox! Heat the knife if you must - but its not necessary.
JD or Dynojet kit?

[ital916]

Yep, carb needs be removed - mainly because its highly unlikely you will be able to remove the float bowl screws if you don't (i.e. assuming they are the OEM Phillips head type screws) Also, if you want the best/optimum result you should check/reset the float level when you do the rejet. Doing this requires removing the carb.
Don't heat the airbox! Heat the knife if you must - but its not necessary.
JD or Dynojet kit?

Getting a dynojet kit, arrives in about two weeks. Was going to go with the JD which comes with multitapered needles (can someone fill me in as to why that is good?)..maybe the dynojet kit does too. Bit of a crash course in jetting carburettors haha.

The DJ kit says go with a 155 main jet for a aftermarket pipe or a 150 for a stock system. Im doing half half, im replacing the constrictive header but leaving the stock pipe minus the baffle in the tip and the spark arrestor. SHould I go for the 150 or 155?

[Bulldog]

If you guys do nothing else, head to thumpertalk drz forum it's brilliant and you can buy all kits etc directly from them. They have pictures and video links to do everything.

http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/list/25

[badblackbuell]

Totally true about the carb, the bit I didn't mention was I've done a Full Yoshi Titanium exhaust, Yoshi 40mm Flat-slide, Yoshi STR cams, Yoshi ignitor box, BMC filter and stripped as much weight off I can and still keep it legalish. 4th gear clutch-ups is goooooooood!

I find beach riding is good, ever wonder why an RV90 goes good in the sand? Bubble tyres man!