DR650 gas tank ?

[Gizzit]

Anyone using anything other than an IMS replacement gas tank ? Whats recommended size wise, how much, and where from ?
Thanks.

[cooneyr]

These are all your options AFAIK. Not bad prices. Two of us in Chch have got IMS from these guys - about 10 day delivery which is pretty good.

justgastanks

Cheers R

[Transalper]

far queue has the 30 litre Safarie but only because one became available on trademe here at a good price.
Not sure how he likes it now, think he'd have gone IMS if he didn't find that one. Maybe he'll confirm or deny when he see this thread

[helenoftroy]

I have fitted a IMS tank on my (BLUE) DR.

Very happy with it,think it took just 8 days to arrive.

Dont know how to bring up old threads but Transalper has posted excellent info on fitting an IMS tank to a DR

[far queue]

far queue has the 30 litre Safarie but only because one became available on trademe here at a good price.
Not sure how he likes it now, think he'd have gone IMS if he didn't find that one. Maybe he'll confirm or deny when he see this thread

Yep, I’ve got the Aqualine Safari tank because it came up on trademe at a good price. I had been looking at getting an IMS tank when this turned up, and I’m more than happy with it. When full the bike is a bit top heavy, but anything up to 2/3 full is no problem at all. I would only fill it when heading off on a long range trip, and then the 1st 1/3 would be used up by the time I got to anything where handling may have been a problem with a full tank. Late last year I filled up at home, rode to Nelson, around Nelson, up the Maungatapu track, and back out to Richmond where I topped up for the ride home. I estimated I had about 6L left in the tank before I topped up. I simply don’t think about distance between fuel stops anymore, it’s just not an issue. For a normal ride I might ½ fill it, which still gives me more fuel than the standard tank and a lower centre of gravity than with the standard tank.

Pics of the tank on my bike are here
And if you want to read the whole sorry saga that led up to it, that's here

[twotyred]

nice one FQ, and being translucent,I expect you can see how much is in the tank? ( not you,the tank I mean!)

[Qkchk:Me]

Neewbie question,

How many kms should you get out of a stock standard DR650 with the original tank?

[Crisis management]

Stock tank, 10 litres & 3 litre reserve, stock motor @ 19 km/l.

Pipe & dynojet kit @ 15 km/l.

Once you have a range of less than 200km's it becomes problematic, you're always searching for fuel stops.

[cooneyr]

Neewbie question,

How many kms should you get out of a stock standard DR650 with the original tank?

For me adventure riding was always 170km km to reserve. Road riding - the one time I've done a continuous road run I got over 200km before reserve (so dont know how far I would have got but probably not much further). Was a wet day though so was not pushing things too hard. In the SI 170 till reserve is OK during working hours, but as soon as you ride on a public holiday or after petrol stations close then things get a bit tricky. IMS is good for 300km min but is somewhere around 330/350 before reserve.

This is with what I think is a stock carbie and pipe modified gearing (15/43) but it is different to the "normal" NZ DR650. Not really sure what spec it is.

Cheers R

[Gizzit]

For me adventure riding was always 170km km to reserve. Road riding - the one time I've done a continuous road run I got over 200km before reserve (so dont know how far I would have got but probably not much further). Was a wet day though so was not pushing things too hard. In the SI 170 till reserve is OK during working hours, but as soon as you ride on a public holiday or after petrol stations close then things get a bit tricky. IMS is good for 300km min but is somewhere around 330/350 before reserve.

This is with what I think is a stock carbie and pipe modified gearing (15/43) but it is different to the "normal" NZ DR650. Not really sure what spec it is.

Cheers R

I'm picking up my new 07 on Friday from Coleman's, and riding back to Whangarei. It will be interesting to see what I clock up before reserve. I have ordered an IMS, so it should arrive in about 7 days, so petrol stops will be less of a concern.

It seems like a lot of DR riders have modified the carb and pipe to get more power. I'm not sure if I will. I like the reported economy of the standard bike. I wonder how long I'll hold that attitude though ?!!!! I may have changed my mind by the time I get home on Friday. lol

[cooneyr]

........It seems like a lot of DR riders have modified the carb and pipe to get more power. I'm not sure if I will. I like the reported economy of the standard bike. I wonder how long I'll hold that attitude though ?!!!! I may have changed my mind by the time I get home on Friday. lol

There is actually not that many of us (if any) in chch that have modified the carbie or pipe. I dont actually know what state my carbie is in (second hand bike) but the pipe is original. Nordieboy has done the most fiddling with the carbie.

Cheers R

[Transalper]

....It seems like a lot of DR riders have modified the carb and pipe to get more power. I'm not sure if I will. I like the reported economy of the standard bike....

I have not messed with mine, I like the better economy of the standard bike too, with todays petrol prices theat counts more and more for me.

[Gizzit]

There is actually not that many of us (if any) in chch that have modified the carbie or pipe. I dont actually know what state my carbie is in (second hand bike) but the pipe is original. Nordieboy has done the most fiddling with the carbie.

Cheers R

Right. Maybe it's from some of the other other forums I have read, that it seems a lot of people are tweaking their carbs and putting on a new pipe. I would like to have more horsepower, but I don't really want a loud pipe as it can become a pain in the butt on a long ride. I also want a good economy for touring, hence going for the IMS to get a good range. I don't want to compromise that for a few extra horses (at this stage anyway !!)

I do wonder what economy people are getting from a new jet kit and pipe ? It would be interesting to compare a standard bike, with a modified, and see what the power increase is, and the economy becomes.

[far queue]

I'm picking up my new 07 on Friday from Coleman's, and riding back to Whangarei. It will be interesting to see what I clock up before reserve.

Before I bought my bike I read in a number of different places that brand new DR650's leave the factory with a lean fuel setting so that they pass emission tests. Shortly after I got my new bike I found my carb to be icing up, the solution was to remove the snorkle off the airbox and richen the carb up. The dealer I bought the bike from told me this would be the problem and this was how to fix it. The dealer richened the carb up at the 1000km check and the problem never returned. Just something for you to be aware of if you run into similar problems.

It seems like a lot of DR riders have modified the carb and pipe to get more power.

My carb, airbox, air filter, and exhaust are all stock standard, other than what I mentioned above. I get 16km/l, regardless of whether it's on or off road. The only time it goes below this is when riding over 120kph.

[cooneyr]

Right. Maybe it's from some of the other other forums I have read, that it seems a lot of people are tweaking their carbs and putting on a new pipe. I would like to have more horsepower, but I don't really want a loud pipe as it can become a pain in the butt on a long ride. I also want a good economy for touring, hence going for the IMS to get a good range. I don't want to compromise that for a few extra horses (at this stage anyway !!)

I do wonder what economy people are getting from a new jet kit and pipe ? It would be interesting to compare a standard bike, with a modified, and see what the power increase is, and the economy becomes.

The Yanky version is apparently jetted very lean for the emissions regs like FQ said. Other versions apparently a much better i.e. the Ausi version. What version we actually get in NZ ??????

Cheers R