Eddieb's DR build thread.

[Eddieb]

Thanks Nordie, the carb arrived yesterday.

[Phreaky Phil]

Thanks Nordie, the carb arrived yesterday.

Which carb you trying out ?

[Eddieb]

Which carb you trying out ?

I have a fcr mx that i left at Nordies when i was down there.

[NordieBoy]

I have a fcr mx that i left at Nordies when i was down there.

That's how we ended up with one of the cats, half a motorbike, a brewing kit and 2 kids.

Some things you just can't get rid of on trademe, even with free postage.

[Eddieb]

I popped into the engineers today and picked up what should be the last piece of the FCR conversion puzzle.

Now to find some time to rejet and fit it.

[Eddieb]

Garage time today, so far a new set of mirrors have been fitted to the DR and a new grip on the clutch side, but....


How the F**K do you get the grip off the throttle tube? I'm starting to think mine has been super glued on or something.

Any suggestions? so far I've tried brute force, ignorance, hot soapy water and a serated knife and none of them are getting very far.

[GSers]

Garage time today, so far a new set of mirrors have been fitted to the DR and a new grip on the clutch side, but....


How the F**K do you get the grip off the throttle tube? I'm starting to think mine has been super glued on or something.

Any suggestions? so far I've tried brute force, ignorance, hot soapy water and a serated knife and none of them are getting very far.

Get a scew driver down the length of it a drop a bit of petrol in there it will just slide off
GSers

[Eddieb]

Get a scew driver down the length of it a drop a bit of petrol in there it will just slide off
GSers

If I could get a screwdriver under it that would be sweet, but the entire thing is well attached. I can't lift any of it.

[Howie]

Garage time today, so far a new set of mirrors have been fitted to the DR and a new grip on the clutch side, but....


How the F**K do you get the grip off the throttle tube? I'm starting to think mine has been super glued on or something.

Any suggestions? so far I've tried brute force, ignorance, hot soapy water and a serated knife and none of them are getting very far.

If it's the Original grip, and it's anything like mine was I ended up slicing it off in pieces using a Stanley knife with a sharp blade, then cleaning the throttle tube up with a bit of coarse emery cloth. The factory seem to really glue them on probably so they can't be held liable for one moving and causing an accident?

[DR650gary]

Skinny screw driver, CRC and an air compressor. Takes a while and is not really worth the effort.

Cheers

[Monstaman]

Wheel the bike outside, aim handle grip at neighbours washing line, start disc grinder with metal grinding wheel and watch the rubber fly off.

Be careful not to go right through the tube.

Or VISA.

[NordieBoy]

The factory grip is bonded/vulcanised to the tube.
Cut off as much as possible then a wire wheel to buzz off the rest.

[Eddieb]

If it's the Original grip, and it's anything like mine was I ended up slicing it off in pieces using a Stanley knife with a sharp blade, then cleaning the throttle tube up with a bit of coarse emery cloth. The factory seem to really glue them on probably so they can't be held liable for one moving and causing an accident?

The factory grip is bonded/vulcanised to the tube.
Cut off as much as possible then a wire wheel to buzz off the rest.

Indeed it was bonded to the tube. Thanks for the advice folks, after much hacking with a knife and sanding I got the old grip off and a new grip on.

A test spin shows it was worth it for me, vibration is much reduced. The new mirrors also allow me to see things behind me, something the ones the bike came with didn't.

[warewolf]

The factory grip is bonded/vulcanised to the tube.
Cut off as much as possible then a wire wheel to buzz off the rest.

Seems to be a Suzuki habit; both my DR200SE and DR-Z250 both were like this, but no other brands have been.

[Eddieb]

So I'm onto setting up the jetting for the FCR carb with the MX_Rob needle and jets kit. For the needle the clip is in the 4th position from the top as per Rob's instructions but does the shim go above or below the clip?

On the factory needle I have removed from the carb the shim was above the clip but I don't see how that position would make any difference