DR750/800 owners and those interested

**dino3310** · 7th August 2009, 17:49

awe mate you could have flogged the crash bars for me

good to see another BIG i havent seen any around up here

**JATZ** · 7th August 2009, 17:56

Well.......
ordered parts for the big yesterday

Piston kit/gudgeon/clips $952.06
Base and Head gaskets $150
Valve seals $8.66 ea

Plus the cost of Re-sleeve and Rocker and Cam re facing $?????

Startin to mount up

**junkmanjoe** · 7th August 2009, 20:27

well mate, big bikes have a big heart.... it be like new..we never keep up with you

**dino3310** · 7th August 2009, 22:57

nice one James, glad to here hessler had the goodies, it could mean you'll be riding her for another 21years.

**JATZ** · 8th August 2009, 08:05

Originally Posted by dino3310

nice one James, glad to here hessler had the goodies, it could mean you'll be riding her for another 21years.

Ummmm no... never heard back from Hesslers

,thats why theres no crash bars included. Murray Thorn motorcycles ( in little old Motueka) got the bits

. They couldn't do an oversize piston so I have to re-sleeve.
Support the locals where I can, and we're on a first name basis

I'll wait for the bank balance to recover before I have another go @ Hesslers

**Padmei** · 8th August 2009, 08:24

Who resleeves it? A local engineering shop / bike shop or is it a specialist job? How long till riding time?

**Woodman** · 8th August 2009, 08:40

Originally Posted by Padmei

Who resleeves it? A local engineering shop / bike shop or is it a specialist job? How long till riding time?

If it is a genuine sleeve it is generally just a matter of pressing the old one out and dropping the new one in. generally you can heat the barrel or freeze the sleeve or both and just drop it in. Sometimes the sleeve is semi-finished and requires boring and honing after it is fitted.

Btw i see Schnitz racin now have the 705cc kit available for sale for klrs.(sorry to hijack)

**JATZ** · 8th August 2009, 08:55

Originally Posted by Padmei

Who resleeves it? A local engineering shop / bike shop or is it a specialist job? How long till riding time?

Moto x parts (they're doing the XT) in Hawks bay have said they can do it, and so has Precision re-grinds in Nelson, they already have the head.I would rather keep it local if I can.
How long till riding time ? I don't know, parts are 2 weeks away, ex Japan, then re sleeving, then re-assembly

Anyhooo, off to Blenhiem this morning to pick up the boys new/old ride

**dino3310** · 8th August 2009, 17:13

Originally Posted by JATZ

Ummmm no... never heard back from Hesslers

,thats why theres no crash bars included. Murray Thorn motorcycles ( in little old Motueka) got the bits

. They couldn't do an oversize piston so I have to re-sleeve.
Support the locals where I can, and we're on a first name basis

I'll wait for the bank balance to recover before I have another go @ Hesslers

sux about hessler but great getting it sorted local, either way mate youll be up and away

.
i'll be looking at getting the hessler bars sometime soon hopefully, will let you know when, we might be able to combine the order and save a little on freight

**nooles** · 26th August 2009, 13:48

Deano, just brought a tank cover from Honda shop up in Hamilton(Trademe), she fits ok and would be good for yours if you wanted the tank to stay nice and pretty not focked like mine.$100 they go for

**dino3310** · 26th August 2009, 14:03

nice mate looks bloody good.
i saw those a few months ago, ive been tossing up between tank cover or rikkicross bars, but i desperately needed boots so i bought those instead.
will see how i go saving over the next couple of months, would be great to get both, the tanks had a few very minor rubs so i guess its only a matter of time before

, hopefully get it sorted before

happens.

how ya going down there in the Naki

has the black ice buggard off yet

**dino3310** · 26th August 2009, 14:12

i like the number plate rear light set up on yours, my one looks gay.
did you just remount the excisting light our is it another one altogether

**nooles** · 26th August 2009, 14:38

Originally Posted by dino3310

i like the number plate rear light set up on yours, my one looks gay.
did you just remount the excisting light our is it another one altogether

Just used the existing as well as blinkers etc. It happened because the factory toolbox decided to go for a little adventure on its own so there was a big hole under the carrier, I went bugger me I'll shove a light in there and call it factory.

**dino3310** · 27th August 2009, 21:56

hows the E-09 front going

**JATZ** · 27th August 2009, 22:13

Originally Posted by dino3310

i like the number plate rear light set up on yours, my one looks gay.
did you just remount the excisting light our is it another one altogether

Thinking about the same sort of set up for mine, but using a ktm tail light with an led number plate light/
Indicators will prolly be led at some stage, depends when I can shake a bit more out of the kitty.

Piston,rings, gaskets, gudgeon arrived today

and the bore has already been droped of to precision re-grinds.

ooooooooo......... gettin closer