The DR650 thread

[Magnum Noel]

[QUOTE=XF650;1130695508]Not very diplomatic, aye Nigel.[/QUOTE
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[NordieBoy]

[QUOTE=Magnum Noel;1130696051]

Not very diplomatic, aye Nigel.[/QUOTE
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Better to get your Penrite from Repco (Woodman pretends to work there)

[Aslan]

Seeking wisdom of this forum - Nordie to the Courtesy Phone please

Just prepping my DR for a planned excursion tomorrow when I dropped it in my garage - prop stand too upright - in checking bark busters etc - discovered throttle not snapping back automatically as I'd have expected - is this commonplace for the standard Mikuni BST Carb - or is it likely that the carb requires cleaning / servicing by me - I've just downloaded the BST Bible

Thanks in advance

[NordieBoy]

Pull the throttle apart at the top end and see if the cables move independantly, could just be a sticky/kinked cable.

If you undo the cables from the carb end, the slide should drop instantly, ruling out the carb as the problem.

[Transalper]

My sticky throttles have always been throttle tube area related... as in at the handlebar, cable adjusted too tight or dirt under throttle tube or end of throttle grip rubbing on handguard etc.

[JATZ]

I'd check the bark buster first if it was snapping back before. Make sure it hasn't been pushed in and is now impeding the operation of said throttle. Or ride it as is and use it like a cruise control


Doh... T.A. beat me to it

[Aslan]

Thanks Nordie,T/A & Jatz - will check your suggestions

Just checked Bark Buster innards in Throttle Tube - sure enough that was the cause of this minor challenge

Really appreciate your help guys

Have a great weekend - cheers S

[Mushu]

My DR is back up for sale on tardme, tried to sell it a couple of months ago but didn't get any bids so I decided to use it for transport to work for a bit before I leave for australia but now it is the only thing I have left to get rid of before I can leave so its back up for sale, a few more kays on it now but it got an oil change around a thousand kays ago along with new tyres and rear brakes I will also be getting it a fresh warrant in the next couple of days.

I have dropped the price to 1000 lower than any other on trademe because I need it to sell and dont want to screw around relisting it so it is a bargain for somebody.

Here's a link to the auction

[DR650gary]

Good luck with the sale Mushu but in my experience I have had more success with a fixed price listing rather than an auction. An auction only seems to get people going if the start and reserve are set ridiculously low. I choose a price that seems a bit low but fair for the buyer and seller and stick closely to it.

I have just sold one bike on Trademe and have another still listed. The one that sold was set at a low but fair price and sold quickly. The other is a bit high but we are not too excited about selling just yet.

Not intended as a criticism and certainly not pointed at you but it seems to me that a high proportion of the private sale bikes are listed too high and are often at dealer prices without the backup and support etc that a dealer has to offer.

I think the price on your bike is more than fair but a buyer has to wait with an auction and maybe loose out for a few dollars to an idiot bidder that fails to go through with the sale later.

If $5k was my bottom dollar then I would stick it up as a non auction listing plus a few buck to cover the Trademe fees and see if the market bites. If not, then either I was wrong or the bike is not destined to sell at the moment. The last bike I sold went for $300 over the listed price as I had a couple of keen buyers.

Anyway, if I was in the market for a bike like yours I would have snapped it up @ $5K as it is a good unit but would have passed on it as an auction.

Cheers

[MisterD]

Concur. I'm shopping around for a DR at the moment, but I'm not going to bid on something I haven't been to see and I can't be bothered to go see something and then have to faff around with an auction.

I'd rather email the seller on a classified ad, go see it, haggle and buy it.

[Mushu]

Concur. I'm shopping around for a DR at the moment, but I'm not going to bid on something I haven't been to see and I can't be bothered to go see something and then have to faff around with an auction.

I'd rather email the seller on a classified ad, go see it, haggle and buy it.

Seems pretty simple to me, come see the bike, decide what you're willing to pay for it, chuck in an autobid for what you are willing to pay for it and wait, it's only a short auction, finishes on Tuesday.

[MisterD]

Simple, apart from the Auckland to Christchurch flights and bike transport bit...

[BMWST?]

Simple, apart from the Auckland to Christchurch flights and bike transport bit...

How is that different to your scenario?the haggling is merely replaced by a one time autobid

[DR650gary]

How is that different to your scenario?the haggling is merely replaced by a one time autobid

Unless the autobid fails and you get to do it all over again and maybe again. Plus, a bike listed with start and reserve the same can automatically display the max of the autobid so another couple of dollars from another no show bidder gets the bike after the trip and the negotiation.

I was just trying to help the guy sell a great bike. I have been watching bikes sell and get relisted quite a few times over the past few months while I was researching the prices for our bikes whereas with a simple fixed price listing, once they are gone, they are gone.

Most dealers list with a fixed price and they are in the business to sell bikes, not entertain the masses.

Cheers

[BMWST?]

Unless the autobid fails and you get to do it all over again and maybe again. Plus, a bike listed with start and reserve the same can automatically display the max of the autobid so another couple of dollars from another no show bidder gets the bike after the trip and the negotiation.

I was just trying to help the guy sell a great bike. I have been watching bikes sell and get relisted quite a few times over the past few months while I was researching the prices for our bikes whereas with a simple fixed price listing, once they are gone, they are gone.

Most dealers list with a fixed price and they are in the business to sell bikes, not entertain the masses.

Cheers

Thanks for clarification