The DR650 thread

[butcherboy]

do the lams aproved bikes dr650 have a different cdi or are they all the same

[Waipukbiker]

The DR650 in its standard form for the NZ market is LAMS approved.

[Box'a'bits]

Matt Kerr pointed this engine for sale over on Trademe. Might be helpful if anyone is having issues (especially with 3 gear). No affiliation with the seller etc.

[dino3310]

should post it on the KLR thread to, they would save that $1600 in all the extra oil they would normally use in a year

[NordieBoy]

Asked NordieBro if it was a good deal and the txt reply was "YES!!"

[Aslan]

so you snapped it up Fran - looked good to me - at my age I think I'll expire before the motor in my DR - I was interested however - this'll be the second additional motor you've purchased for your DR - obviously not thinking of quitting them yet Cheers S

[NordieBoy]

so you snapped it up Fran - looked good to me - at my age I think I'll expire before the motor in my DR - I was interested however - this'll be the second additional motor you've purchased for your DR - obviously not thinking of quitting them yet Cheers S

That motor is only 10,800km old.
That's only 6 months for me. It's just run in.

The current engine is at about 90,000km and in need of a freshen up, which would be $800 odd anyway.

Couldn't say no

I'll have to do the steering bearings too, it's been 2 years since they started annoying me

[gav24]

Hey, it looks like my faithful dr has a bit of maintenance coming up... 2 new tyres, start of a squeal on the starter motor, might as well check the neutral sensor as well, but also a fork seal has just started leaking...
So without trawling through heaps of previous threads anyone have any suggestions on a basic improvement to the ultra squishy front forks? I'm probably gonna put in some spacers to reduce the static sag and put in heavier oil. Any suggestions on weight, levels and spacer sizes. I'm about 70kg and ride fairly hard on everything from trail rides to commuting.
Don't want to spend $$ on springs, intimators, gold valves etc just a basic improvement as the bike will be apart anyway for new seals.....

[NordieBoy]

I got a leaky fork seal a few years ago. A swipe around with a feeler gauge has fixed it so far.
Some 10mm spacers and 10w oil to 140mm from the top maybe?

[gav24]

Thanks, sounds like a plan.
Was gonna try the feeler gauge first before spending any money, might just be a bit of rrrr grit left behind. Embarrassed to say not cleaned it yet

[bart]

Thanks, sounds like a plan.
Was gonna try the feeler gauge first before spending any money, might just be a bit of rrrr grit left behind. Embarrassed to say not cleaned it yet

Dont worry...went for my first ride since the RRRR today...and even cleaned it.

[JATZ]

That motor is only 10,800km old.
That's only 6 months for me. It's just run in.

The current engine is at about 90,000km and in need of a freshen up, which would be $800 odd anyway.

Couldn't say no

I'll have to do the steering bearings too, it's been 2 years since they started annoying me

It looks like I'll be driving south from Aucktown the weekend after Q.B. weekend, if you want it picked up.
......Or anything else for that matter... I'll have a bit of space

[NordieBoy]

It looks like I'll be driving south from Aucktown the weekend after Q.B. weekend, if you want it picked up.
......Or anything else for that matter... I'll have a bit of space

Going past Palmy?

[Mushu]

It's time to sell the DR650, I'm off to Australia and as much as I'd like to take it with me it just wouldn't be financially viable. I'll be sad to see it go.

It's a K7 with a little over 15000ks it has current rego and warrant and it's got:
Motard wheels (off an RGV I think and the normal wheels)
B&B bash plate
BarkBusters VPS hand guards
DG exhaust (standard one too)
Trailtech Vapor
And a few spares / service parts including spare brand new fuel tank (the one on it has a couple of small scratches and a small dent)

If anyone here is interested send me a PM otherwise it goes on tardme


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[NordieBoy]

How to fine tune the DR front suspension...