DR650 farkling - anyone with bits to sell?

**Aslan** · 28th October 2008, 20:31

hi - as a recent recruit to the DR 650 fan club I'm interested if anyone has a Clarke, IMS or what have you larger tank they're wanting to quit. Also interested in aftermarket pipe (Staintune, Cycleworks etc). An engine protection bash plate would also be of interest.

Please PM if you have any of the above to sell - thanks Aslan

**NordieBoy** · 29th October 2008, 07:09

Got a half finished bash plate here. Give me $50 and I'll ship it to an ummm... signpost near you.

**Crisis management** · 29th October 2008, 07:22

My suggestion would be do the tank and a B&B bashplate but leave the exhaust and carb alone, the lose of fuel economy / exposure to water & dust ingress, is not (IMHO) offset by great leaps in real performance.

Iain

**NordieBoy** · 29th October 2008, 08:25

Originally Posted by Crisis management

My suggestion would be do the tank and a B&B bashplate but leave the exhaust and carb alone, the lose of fuel economy / exposure to water & dust ingress, is not (IMHO) offset by great leaps in real performance.

Iain

I'd remove the snorkle and raise the needle 1.5-2mm just to get the A/F in the right place.

**ducatijim** · 29th October 2008, 09:25

Originally Posted by Crisis management

My suggestion would be do the tank and a B&B bashplate but leave the exhaust and carb alone, the lose of fuel economy / exposure to water & dust ingress, is not (IMHO) offset by great leaps in real performance.

Iain

BIG +1 Iain. If you want to be a 'real' adventurer, leave the exh/carbie shit alone....unless it is still important to act like a 'sprotsbike' owner!

Those things will do NOTHING of ANY use to an adventure rider.

Concentrate on; bashplate/barkbustas/pedal snakes/tank size/ SUSPENSION( the DR's achilles heel)/Don't remove snorkel...you will DROWN in a real river/remove all unnecessary electrical shit like clutch-in/stand down etc switches = USELESS; LIABILITIES/ a real good seat is nice for transport stages/real good tyres( Michelin T63 have done me WELL)/enduro mirrors....stop me when you have had enough!

(...or buy a KTM640 ADV and get it all stock!

Jamie

**Aslan** · 29th October 2008, 10:35

I think I'll be going the bashplate, tyres and possibly larger tank route - cheers to all for your responses.

Fran aka Nordie Boy I'll reach you off line for a natter about your bash plate.

Ciao Aslan

**NordieBoy** · 29th October 2008, 10:49

Originally Posted by ducatijim

BIG +1 Iain. If you want to be a 'real' adventurer, leave the exh/carbie shit alone....unless it is still important to act like a 'sprotsbike' owner!

Those things will do NOTHING of ANY use to an adventure rider.

More torque down low and mid range is no use?

Does NZ have any "real" rivers left?

**ducatijim** · 29th October 2008, 11:27

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

More torque down low and mid range is no use?

Does NZ have any "real" rivers left?

Torque is just fine for a 650 thanks Fran.

I did forget thou:

Alloy bars/ and a selection of c/s sprockets. ( you see, Suzuki in their infinite wisdom, stuffed up the gear quantities and spacings on this bike; you really need either another gear for 1st or a 6th,....so, take a 13 and a 15 c/s sprocket, remove all the stock shit in the way of acessing the c/s, throw away the stupid 3 bolt loc plate and just use a double 21mm circlip setup to allow 3 minute sprocket changes anywhere. Now you can zip along the hiways and byways with gay abandon,(15t) then easily and quickly change c/s to give you a useable 1st gear(13t) when the going gets a little harder!!

We nearly have a 'perfect' bike now!

**Aslan** · 29th October 2008, 22:27

thanks all for sharing your wisdom gained from practical experience.

I can see one can spend a lot fettling these machines to get them personalised.

cheers Aslan

**ducatijim** · 30th October 2008, 09:48

Originally Posted by Aslan

I can see one can spend a lot fettling these machines to get them personalised.

cheers Aslan

Oh yes, I figure I spent close to the cost of a Kt640( if you could buy 1 ) by the time I had done all the necessaries to the old DR, and at the end of the day......its still an old DR with only 5 gears!

I personally still am unsure of the wisdom of this course

But....when all said and done, they are pretty bulletproof and very easy for a dumb cowcocky to maintain....so how bad can that be eh?

Jamie

**GaZBur** · 30th October 2008, 10:23

I agree with these guys but from a different perspective though. Hot bits on a DR for adventure riding could be a step backwards. How often do you need more power than you currently get from full throttle already? I have got somewhere between 5% - 10% more power than standard but have probably lost 15%-20% in fuel economy. Doesn't bother me coz I only need to get up to 10 laps from a tank but would bother me if it was over 180km between gas stations with the standard tank.
Spend the money on adventure rides instead - the add-on bits are bloody dear for what you get out of them.
Also when reasonably standard you can bounce them off the rev limiter all day and they are still indistructable - I know I have done it most weekends for the last two years and not broken or worn out anything enginewise yet.
Enjoy your DR - everybody who has one seems to love em!

**hospitalfood** · 30th October 2008, 10:34

hi all dr650 riders/fans.
a mate of mine just bought a new one, we just went for a ride this morning.
he will be 80% road riding it, motard kind of angle.

be great to have info to give him on all aspects of the dr650.
as in :-
range ?
red line rpm and availability/ease of fitting a tacho ?
aftermarket performance parts ?
pros and cons of ?
etc, etc, etc ?
anything at all would be great.
either pm me or post here if you are willing to help.

big thanks.

**GaZBur** · 30th October 2008, 10:53

Originally Posted by hospitalfood

hi all dr650 riders/fans.
a mate of mine just bought a new one, ...be great to have info to give him on all aspects of the dr650....

Welcome.
First out take a stroll though NordieBoys thread as he and the other DR experts have heaps of good info. There is an old thread I used to put some race stuff up on about my DR http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=50896&page=3
If you spend most of the time on road i really reccomend 2 sets of wheels. I have a set of 17 inch mag rims which combined with just winding up the rear spring and dropping the rear spring to its lower mounting point turns it into a bike that can go around the average sportsbike rider on most corners. That way I keep proper knobblies on the other rims so don't need to have compromise tyres. If you are considering the wheel conversion PM me as there are a few pitfalls to avoid, unless you already know a good engineer.

**Aslan** · 30th October 2008, 11:08

Originally Posted by GaZBur

I agree with these guys but from a different perspective though. Hot bits on a DR for adventure riding could be a step backwards. How often do you need more power than you currently get from full throttle already? I have got somewhere between 5% - 10% more power than standard but have probably lost 15%-20% in fuel economy. Doesn't bother me coz I only need to get up to 10 laps from a tank but would bother me if it was over 180km between gas stations with the standard tank.
Spend the money on adventure rides instead - the add-on bits are bloody dear for what you get out of them.
Also when reasonably standard you can bounce them off the rev limiter all day and they are still indistructable - I know I have done it most weekends for the last two years and not broken or worn out anything enginewise yet.
Enjoy your DR - everybody who has one seems to love em!

Cheers for the helpful comments Gazbur - whilst lurking in threads abt DR's I've noted your escapades / achievements with interest. I think on the basis of all the advice I'll be leaving my DR stock save for the bash guard, appte 50/50 orientation tyres. thanks and regards Aslan

**marks** · 30th October 2008, 12:14

Hi

If the DR is intended to go where sane people (this excludes BusaJim) wouldn't take and 1150 then I wonder if 50/50 tires are enough.

I would have thought 80/20 tires like Dunlop 606's would maximize your chances of staying vertical in the knarlier adventure rides while still being acceptable for non sporty transport stages?

cheers

Mark