The DR-Z400 thread

**Dave89** · 12th October 2016, 21:51

Anyone got a Drz400 seat they can part with ?

**Scubbo** · 16th October 2016, 09:18

I got a couple spare

**Night Falcon** · 16th October 2016, 15:42

Originally Posted by Scubbo

I got a couple spare

who knew.....KTM seats fit the DRZ

**flashg** · 22nd October 2016, 18:12

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

who knew.....KTM seats fit the DRZ

I think you'll find they fit my Beta and WR as well..... Who'da thought ?

**JATZ** · 21st November 2016, 16:14

Pannier racks ? Anybody got any info on what works and what doesn't ?
Looking at attaching my Mosko bags to some racks, possibly Andy straps jobbies as I can source them locally.

**Muzz67** · 21st November 2016, 16:27

Originally Posted by JATZ

Pannier racks ? Anybody got any info on what works and what doesn't ?
Looking at attaching my Mosko bags to some racks, possibly Andy straps jobbies as I can source them locally.

Some have a subframe with a decent rear loop, others just a stub either side to hold the sidecovers etc.

**Meekey_Mouse** · 3rd December 2016, 11:28

I've been told NZ is similar to Canada in the way that if a DRZ was bought from the dealer as a dirt bike, it can never be registered for the life of the bike... Is this correct?

In Aus any DRZ can be reg'd as long as it's not a write off and it meets RWC (Road Worthy Cert.) which is essentially indicators, mirrors, lights etc

Cheers

**jafar** · 3rd December 2016, 11:37

Originally Posted by Meekey_Mouse

I've been told NZ is similar to Canada in the way that if a DRZ was bought from the dealer as a dirt bike, it can never be registered for the life of the bike... Is this correct?

In Aus any DRZ can be reg'd as long as it's not a write off and it meets RWC (Road Worthy Cert.) which is essentially indicators, mirrors, lights etc

Cheers

Your right, in NZ they sold a dirt only & a road legal version of the DRZ 400. IIRC the dirt version cannot be registered for the road.

**Scubbo** · 3rd December 2016, 12:09

these days they only sell the E (dirt) version, fully plated, so its win win. the old DRZ400S was shit.

**Meekey_Mouse** · 3rd December 2016, 19:13

Originally Posted by jafar

Your right, in NZ they sold a dirt only & a road legal version of the DRZ 400. IIRC the dirt version cannot be registered for the road.

Originally Posted by Scubbo

these days they only sell the E (dirt) version, fully plated, so its win win. the old DRZ400S was shit.

Cheers for the answers guys... So if they are now selling the fully plated ones, what year did that change?

**Scubbo** · 3rd December 2016, 22:34

think 2014 you could get the E plated new, definitely been the last 2 years and also the first few years of release (2000~2004?)

**neels** · 3rd December 2016, 22:41

Originally Posted by Scubbo

think 2014 you could get the E plated new, definitely been the last 2 years and also the first few years of release (2000~2004?)

2000 definitely yes, I had a 2000 road legal E model.

**Ocean1** · 4th December 2016, 08:09

Originally Posted by Scubbo

think 2014 you could get the E plated new, definitely been the last 2 years and also the first few years of release (2000~2004?)

The KLX400 was effectively a plated E right from the start.

**MXNUT** · 5th December 2016, 12:07

They have sold a road legal version of the DRZ400E for every year in NZ since 2000 up to the current year.

It is just that some are sold as road legal with all the compliance certs and some were sold as off road only.

You will not get the compliance certs from Suzuki NZ for the off road models so this makes them nearly impossible to register.