DRZ400E vibration?

[dmoo1790]

My hands would go numb on the DRZ after a couple of hours of riding. Similar happens on my DR650, but perhaps not to the same extent.

Numbness starts pretty quickly on the DRZ. You feel it straight away and it's pretty bad within 30 mins. I have ridden my brother's DR650 and vibes are nothing like the DRZ. Much higher frequency vibes on the DRZ. Never had a problem on the DR650. DR650 has rubber mounted bars so I guess that could be a factor. And it revs lower than the DRZ.

[NordieBoy]

I didn't notice any numb hands on the only ride I've done on the DRZ.
Maybe you've got to ride further. I've only done 1000km total.

[MXNUT]

If you are still running the standard gearing ( sprockets ) it will vibrate a bit at that speed

Go to a 15/41 which is what the S model has and you will reduce the vibes and increase the fuel range.

Only down side is you will not be able to do wheelies in any gear higher than 1st

[dmoo1790]

If you are still running the standard gearing ( sprockets ) it will vibrate a bit at that speed

Go to a 15/41 which is what the S model has and you will reduce the vibes and increase the fuel range.

Only down side is you will not be able to do wheelies in any gear higher than 1st

Yes, still on 14/47 gearing. I plan to go to 15/44 to get some sort of compromise between off road and highway use. Also have some gel grips to put on.

[bart]

If you are still running the standard gearing ( sprockets ) it will vibrate a bit at that speed

Go to a 15/41 which is what the S model has and you will reduce the vibes and increase the fuel range.

Only down side is you will not be able to do wheelies in any gear higher than 1st

Good point. It'd be reving it's rings out with standard gearing.

I found 15/41 too high. 14/41 is a fairly good compromise. It depends what you have planned though. If doing a lot of 100kmh road stuff, 15/41 all the way.

[Pedrostt500]

My old TT500's used to have good vibrations, but ya could back her up and pull stumps out, More pull than a group of boy scouts.

[Woodman]

What jatz said, get some vitabrit anteaters and the vibrations will cease. i got them and they are very good

[JATZ]

vitabrit anteaters

Woodman.....you crack me up

[CRM]

My DRZ400E was too viby for any kind of distance on the road. I remember riding mine for an hour and a half to a trail ride, riding off-road for a couple of hours then on the way home stopping to put some air in the tyre and I couldn't hold the thingy onto the valve - dead hands... The bigger singles that I've ridden (XR600 and DR650) are nothing like that - they just do a pleasant dance with you.

[offrd]

My KTM vibrates too, I find not holding on does the trick !

[warewolf]

Don't laugh, I reckon that's one of the differences in noticeable vibes: if you have a tensed-arm death-grip on the bars, you get lots of transmitted vibration. If you are relaxed and loosely rest your hands on the bars, you get a lot less.

Oh, and some of the vibes are from the knobblies, not the engine. Run knobblies on the tar at high air pressures reducing carcass flex, and you feel every individual knob as it hits the hard surface.