The DR650 thread

[Waipukbiker]

Good to see you at the Classic Club yesterday mate, was a bloody good afternoon. Ive sent a couple of emails away to 2 other outfits in NZ that stock the vapour units for prices and also the dashbourds which I want as well. would prefer a unit that is already kitted up for the DR instead of a generic one but will see what happens.
The local Suzy shop here has been giving me some good discounts on stuff so will see what they can dig up as well.
Im starting to wean off the idea of a bigger tank because of cost, Im set up to carry an extra 5 ltrs anyway so the cost is hard to justify.

[fridayflash]

how was the classic club xmas do ross? kids didnt seem overly keen so i didnt come out
im with you on the big tank...i want one, but am used to carrying 5L which gives me
what the ims carries...and its free!

p.s hows our xr200a going?

[NordieBoy]

Would prefer a unit that is already kitted up for the DR instead of a generic one but will see what happens.

What's the difference?

[Waipukbiker]

Not actualy sure what the differance is but ive seen them advertised to specifically fit different models of bikes so I presume its the mounts plus maybe connections to suit a specific bikes wiring loom.

Yeah I wondered where you had got to Ed, was a great afternoon, heaps of bikes and people there.
There is a ride on sat 29th from BP Clive at 1pm, Dave wouldnt say where they are going but there will be a BBQ etc back at the club so hope to see you there

[Phreaky Phil]

What's the difference?

The one for the DR has the right size magnet bolt for the wheel sensor, other than that I think they are all the same. you have to do the wiring yourself, they arent quite a plug and play.

[Box'a'bits]

What's the difference?

Some come with a temp sensor - either for under the sparkplug, or into the coolant hose. But, yes, all very generic. Wiring up & bracketry you are expected to figure out for yourself. All relatively simple.

[R650R]

Should have thought of this yesterday Ross but haven't been on there for awhile. If you go onto DRRiders forum there's whole threads devoted to vapours and other DR goodies. Theres some good information in here for sure but a lot of its easier to find on drriders. http://drriders.com/

[Waipukbiker]

Cheers, will have a look

[NordieBoy]

Some come with a temp sensor - either for under the sparkplug, or into the coolant hose. But, yes, all very generic. Wiring up & bracketry you are expected to figure out for yourself. All relatively simple.

I used the spark plug temp sensor on the head oil line.

[bart]

Im starting to wean off the idea of a bigger tank because of cost, Im set up to carry an extra 5 ltrs anyway so the cost is hard to justify.

You'd be amazed at the difference between having the weight low and between your knees compared to high and behind you. Carrying a can sucks. Any static weight above seat height upsets the handling. You'd be better putting a couple of 3 litre cans in pannier bags.

I should know, I'm often carrying extra fuel for KTM riders....

[Jantar]

This is what I was mentioning yesterday Ross. From NZ Post and it sets up an American shipping address so you can take advantage of the free domestic shipping of some us suppliers then ship it here internationally from a freight agent at a lower cost. Haven't used it myself yet but a lot of guys on a NZ camera forum have recommended it that buy stuff from B&H, adorama etc. Worth a look.

http://www.nzpost.co.nz/products-ser...opping/youshop

I had a look at that, and an item that was going to cost US$75 via USPS would have cost over $200 via NZ Post. I went with the USPS option.

[NordieBoy]

Oh hell, look what ProCycle is up to now...

A nice round 900cc

[pete376403]

Oh hell, look what ProCycle is up to now...

A nice round 900cc

Will the head flow enough for that? With the 705 KLR the inlet ports become the bottleneck.

[Waipukbiker]

You would have to look at the whole system if you did that mod, ie, air intake, larger valves( Procycle do a big valve head) carburation and exhaust. The whole lot has to balance out. There would be a bigger torque load on the whole drive train right through to the tyres.

[Waipukbiker]

Copied this off a DR650 face book group:

Rawley Macias
Fellow DR riders,

I need your input. How many of you would be interested in a fuel injection kit for a DR650 if it were readily available? I know Ecotron has a "kit" but I'm not sure how developed it is.

I design and work on unmanned aircraft for a living and am experienced in integrating fuel injection systems on carbureted engines. The ECU system I have in mind would have altitude compensation and would use O2 feedback for fined tuned mixture quality.

Is this something of interest to proceed on? How much would someone be willing to pay for a complete product like this?

Rawley