The DR650 thread

**Magnum Noel** · 18th May 2011, 21:20

Has anybody tried these?
Handlebar ALLOY CR HIGH BEND BLACK Closes: Sat 21 May 3:59 pm (#376425530
For sale on Trade Me.

**nooles** · 18th May 2011, 21:43

Originally Posted by Magnum Noel

Has anybody tried these?
Handlebar ALLOY CR HIGH BEND BLACK Closes: Sat 21 May 3:59 pm (#376425530
For sale on Trade Me.

I have put a set on my KTM Adventure after the originals got a little bend in them

and they appear to be the same as what I took off, same sort of bend/shape dimensions etc. They were cheap so I might grab a set and put some on the DR as well.

**Eddieb** · 19th May 2011, 08:54

Originally Posted by Magnum Noel

Has anybody tried these?
Handlebar ALLOY CR HIGH BEND BLACK Closes: Sat 21 May 3:59 pm (#376425530
For sale on Trade Me.

I've been considering a set of those for my DR also after tweaking my bars on the Naki Nutters ride.

**carver** · 22nd May 2011, 19:52

attn noobs

I will be doing a south island run on my dirty old slut.
I recently put 12v power to the rear, i put the plug in the plastic mudflap below the tail light so i could use it to charge my phone while riding and leave in in my bag.
I think the seat will hurt my arse

**carver** · 22nd May 2011, 19:52

oh, and i leave tomorrow morning

**NordieBoy** · 22nd May 2011, 21:43

Tell your arse good luck from me

**Eddieb** · 24th May 2011, 15:49

http://www.procycle.us/bikepages/dr650.html

procycle have released their big valve head.

Originally Posted by Procycle

Finally! The long awaited cylinder head upgrade. Features CNC machined port shapes, larger high performance valve seats and custom made Kibblewhite 'Black Diamond' valve valves. Valve sizes are increased from the tiny stock 33mm intake & 28mm exhaust to 36mm intake & 32mm exhaust. This is not a radical modification. These bigger valves bring the valve sizes up to what would normally be found on other brands of 650 singles

$1199US plus an exchange head has to be provided.

**NordieBoy** · 24th May 2011, 17:32

I'd look to Freewind valves, the 780 kit and 190 webcam if I was going to do anything like that.

Buuuut a high comp piston and 223 or 190 webcam would be a good budget solution.
If you go for a 190 cam then you've got to go through Procycle and it's $430US as it's a brand new cam. The 223 can be got from Webcam themselves with your old cam for exchange for much less.

**Eddieb** · 24th May 2011, 17:42

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

I'd look to Freewind valves, the 780 kit and 190 webcam if I was going to do anything like that.

Buuuut a high comp piston and 223 or 190 webcam would be a good budget solution.
If you go for a 190 cam then you've got to go through Procycle and it's $430US as it's a brand new cam. The 223 can be got from Webcam themselves with your old cam for exchange for much less.

Ever seen a Dyno chart for a stock bike with a high comp piston only, or a stock bike with a cam only?

I'm interested to see what difference each makes individually, obviously collectively they can make a bigger difference but I'd like to see what one and the other do on their own. All the charts I can find the bikes aren't stock to start with, or have multiple parts added all at once.