Tales from the Emporium

**warewolf** · 7th January 2009, 16:31

Originally Posted by Willdat?

With a newish bike though do you have to keep the servicing with Suzuki to keep the warranty?

I understand that legally, no you don't, some searching on here should find a thread linking to the govt consumer website that says so.

Originally Posted by Willdat?

Nelson Motorcycle Centre told me $130-150 over the phone which seems a mighty pricey oil change, and to check that nothing has fallen off, the valve spaces don't need to be checked according to the user guide.

That sounds like the price for a valve-check service, based on my experience with the DR200 & DR-Z250 over recent years, but maybe the water cooling adds some cost.

I don't mind paying a dealer to do the first service, 'cos I'm happy for an expert to cast their eye over the bike. Might be different if'n I was an expert on the bike in question.

**buggsubique** · 7th January 2009, 16:54

Originally Posted by Willdat?

Thanks for the offer!

With a newish bike though do you have to keep the servicing with Suzuki to keep the warranty? It has 24 Months/unlimited kms and was new in May 2008.

Nelson Motorcycle Centre told me $130-150 over the phone which seems a mighty pricey oil change, and to check that nothing has fallen off, the valve spaces don't need to be checked according to the user guide.

What Warewolf said. Yep, it is expensive going through a shop and like I said, it is reaaaaallly easy to do yourself - only one way to learn too! Checking valves only requires the fuel tank off and the cam cover, you don't go near the water, so that's pretty easy too, just a couple of things to make sure of to ensure you're doing it right.

**NordieBoy** · 10th January 2009, 14:08

Just took 1 hour to double rotate my front tyre and install (successfully) a rimlock

I'm almost proud.

**NordieBoy** · 10th January 2009, 14:11

Originally Posted by CrazyFrog

The 30mm bar risers I ordered for the DRZ arrived in the post yesterday, too late for the Dusty. I never had problems standing for long-ish periods, just a bit hunched over, hence the purchase of the risers. I do like the chuck-ability of it tho, nice and light, great in the lumpy stuff.

Was in the bike shop yesterday and they laughed when I said I liked the DRZ 'cause it's light and chuckable

Normally they're hearing about how it's a big heavy pig

**buggsubique** · 10th January 2009, 14:34

It's all relative, as Einstein would say. Certainly feel like you've been throwing a fat chick around the bedroom all night when you take it into the singletrack though!

**Paladin** · 11th January 2009, 08:27

Originally Posted by buggsubique

...... Certainly feel like you've been throwing a fat chick around the bedroom all night when you take it into the singletrack though!

Classic!!!!!!!

**NordieBoy** · 11th January 2009, 17:02

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Just took 1 hour to double rotate my front tyre and install (successfully) a rimlock

I'm almost proud.

Rotated the tyre once this time

Sat on the bike for a while making "thump thump" noises and tearing into corners sideways under brakes and powersliding out.
I am a riding god

**Padmei** · 11th January 2009, 17:15

Jenny is surely one lucky woman

What now with the bike? Stripped it? waiting for parts? Going to buy a KLR? (I can help you with the screen- I've got one from a Goldwing & am adding a section to the top cos they're not quite tall enough

)

**NordieBoy** · 11th January 2009, 18:56

Originally Posted by Padmei

Jenny is surely one lucky woman

What now with the bike? Stripped it? waiting for parts? Going to buy a KLR? (I can help you with the screen- I've got one from a Goldwing & am adding a section to the top cos they're not quite tall enough

)

You wanting to stay out of the wind whilst standing?

My screen is smashed

Shane rotated it around to fit it in a van as one point of the rescue and on the back of the ute on the bypass it flipped back up to vertical in the wind.

It looks like my screen is actually a sports bike screen that's been modified. I'm going to go with a smaller one with a more relaxed angle to direct the wind rather than bash it out of the way.

**NordieBoy** · 13th January 2009, 16:57

It's pretty well farked...

The Cylinder head and clutch are fine but that's about it.
They were splitting the cases as I left.

**XF650** · 13th January 2009, 17:07

Buggar.
What are the options?

**marks** · 13th January 2009, 17:22

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

It's pretty well farked...

The Cylinder head and clutch are fine but that's about it.
They were splitting the cases as I left.

fook me thats bad

so bad I wont even make any KLR references

looks like the 'riding god' will be sitting on the DR making thump thump noises for quite a while

xr250 engine transplant?

**cooneyr** · 13th January 2009, 17:22

Doh that doesn't look good at all! What do you think happened? Almost looks like one of the selector shafts in the gearbox is out of place somehow?

Keen to hear more as you find out.

Cheers R

**CrazyFrog** · 13th January 2009, 17:29

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

It's pretty well farked...

The Cylinder head and clutch are fine but that's about it.
They were splitting the cases as I left.

Oh God Nordie, you poor bugger!

That looks ....like you said....pretty much farked.
What you gonna do, look for another engine thru the bike wreckers or rebuild it? I know of a LC4 motor (not mine) with low km's you could drop into the DR to make it a fire breathing, bearing crunching beast.
Looks like all I need to do to mine is replace 2 camshaft bearings, a couple of circlips and 2 gaskets, looks like I got off lightly.....
It crunched the outer bearing race when the ball let go, basket and one ball bearing. Snapped two circlips holding the bearing. Cam lobes are mint, and no other crunchy bits to be found.......thank you KTM gods!