Bart - congrats on the machine - seems from the photo that the zukis have graduated from the woodshed I seem to recall in an earlier post - assume the family Ford lives outside
those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind..
I got a brand new Twin Air Filter for a DRZ400 and a Clymer Manual.
Make me an offer...
Is it new or 2nd hand. Congrats on the new purchase. Maybe won't rip like the DRZ but hell of a lot more comfy on the transport legs. Gives some of us a chance to try to keep up with ya!
Thanks Aslan.
Yeah, my poor old Falcon.
The family car (the other one) is always outside.
Once the 400 goes, the 650 will inherit the wood shed.
Caught me out a bit this year. All my wood is stacked outside. It's rained that much that it won't burn. I need a bigger shed. Wife won't let me park the bikes in the conservatory.
Just to rub it in, the old ones a 5 litre manual fairmont ghia (rare as rocking horse shit), and the grocery wagon is a 4 litre Ford Terratory. Hell of a carbon footprint.
With the 650 and the 400, that gives me 10050cc's. Who wants to buy my DRZ400 to get me back under 10 litres.
Mint DRZ400 over here
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-237305103.htm
Only one old lady owner.
K. After reading this thread, I've learnt a little more about the middle of the dr family.
Good short distance bike and good off road/adventure riding bike.
What I would like to know is, if it was to be flogged long distance...can it be done in relative comfort? Max speed to sit at would be 110/120...and the odd spurt up to 130 to pass.
Oh how can one tell the difference between the E models and the S models. I think the E came with the fcr carb and the bigger headers?
I like dual purpose bikes and have looked at a few dr650s but like the smaller nature of the 400. Can it be made into a bit of a beast or is it forever doomed to be the wheezy younger sibling of the 650?
For a bit of corner carving...how well do the tkc80s do?
The seat would be your biggest problem for long distance, followed closely by the small range from the standard tank.
Speed wise they will easily do that...
From memory the peak power is quite similar between the DR-Z400E and the DR650SE, but you're missing the Nm.
We don't get the S models in NZ, in the US you'll be able to tell the difference in that the S model is road legal, and the E model is not. The S also has a steel rear subframe for pillion loads.
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