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  1. #1576
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    Dremel with a sanding drum.

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    Gear ratios...

    Looks like for the same speed 1 rear tooth is about 100rpm difference...

    eg.
    14/41 @ 100kph = 4500rpm
    14/43 @ 100kph = 4700rpm
    14/44 @ 100kph = 4800rpm

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    Vibranators

    They're installed now but I'm going to have to cut open my bars if I ever want to remove them.

    They've definitely changed the vibes but I have a suspicion they're touching the bars inside somewhere and defeating the purpose.

    Stuck a pair in the XR as well but havn't had a chance to ride it yet.

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    Garmin Quest

    It's finally started playing up and dropping satellites.
    Overseas it can happen after as little as a month and it's been sweet on the DR since March 2008.
    It's had a shitload of vibration in that time.
    I may pull it apart and solder an external aerial in on a 50cm lead and see how it goes.

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    what about an aerial wire hooking up to the bars useing the bike as the antenna...


    that sounds really dumb when i read it back.
    'Good things come to those who wait'
    Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it

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    Quote Originally Posted by dino3310 View Post
    that sounds really dumb when i read it back.[/SIZE]


    I've already got an external aerial but just clipping it in broke the connector dammit

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    Another couple added to the list...

    DR650 3rd gear blowups.

    NordieBoy (NZ) 2001 60,000km
    Transalper (NZ) 2001 55,000km
    Rosscoact (AU) 2004 13,000km
    Mardy (US) 1997 53,000km
    Haddon (NZ) 1999 40,000km
    RubberCow80 (AU) 2001 25,000km
    Philth (AU) 3 bikes <20,000km
    BikeRooter (AU) 2006 10,200km
    Madsdad (US) 2005 16,000km
    briangv99 (AU) 2006 21,000km
    bluebye (US) 2004 37,000km
    Coyote X (US) 2007 33,800km
    DRjoe (AU) 1997 100,000km
    DRJens (SE) 2001 23,000km
    DRjoe (AU) 2003 15,000km
    Helicopter (NZ) 2002 ???km
    Klay (US) 2001 29,000km


    Thought I had a separate thread here with this info but can't find it...

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    Stopped and said gidday to helicopter as he was waiting for the AA to arrive. He didn't know that drs had this issue, but said that someone else stopped before me and told him as well. he seemed happy enough.
    I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........

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    Got an FCR39 on the way

    It's taken a few years but finally one came up at an appropriate price.

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    My old Keihin FCR38 is off to a new home and it's place on the gargre wall will soon be taken up by it's bigger brother the '39.

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    What difference does the 1mm make besides being able to say mines bigger than yours?
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    DR650 3rd gear blowups.

    NordieBoy (NZ) 2001 60,000km
    Transalper (NZ) 2001 55,000km
    Rosscoact (AU) 2004 13,000km
    Mardy (US) 1997 53,000km
    Haddon (NZ) 1999 40,000km
    RubberCow80 (AU) 2001 25,000km
    Philth (AU) 3 bikes <20,000km
    BikeRooter (AU) 2006 10,200km
    Madsdad (US) 2005 16,000km
    briangv99 (AU) 2006 21,000km
    bluebye (US) 2004 37,000km
    Coyote X (US) 2007 33,800km
    DRjoe (AU) 1997 100,000km
    DRJens (SE) 2001 23,000km
    DRjoe (AU) 2003 15,000km
    Helicopter (NZ) 2002 ???km
    Klay (US) 2001 29,000km


    Thought I had a separate thread here with this info but can't find it...
    So of those that fail, they do so at an average distance of ~33000km. So what is the probability of striking a failure in a DR?
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordieBoy View Post
    My old Keihin FCR38 is off to a new home and it's place on the gargre wall will soon be taken up by it's bigger brother the '39.
    Surely you can do better than a space on the garrage wall ;-) Zerax is showing you up!!!
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    shite Fran you got the 13th highest post count, when do you get time to ride.
    'Good things come to those who wait'
    Bollocks, get of your arse and go get it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddieb View Post
    What difference does the 1mm make besides being able to say mines bigger than yours?
    Stock is 40mm but a huge butterfly+shaft in the way.

    All the instructions for setting up pumpers on the DR are for either the Mikuni TM40 or Keihin FCR39.

    The 38mm I would have had to work out all the jetting myself and the pilot and pilot air were fixed which didn't help.

    Perfect carb for a DRZ400/XR400/DR350 though.

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