Do you have the tanks yet?
Which bikes will have the 24L ones?
Some people will know where I'm heading with this
Armature speller
Do you have the tanks yet?
Which bikes will have the 24L ones?
Some people will know where I'm heading with this
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The vultures are circling...Originally Posted by NordieBoy
Do you have the tanks yet?
Which bikes will have the 24L ones?
Some people will know where I'm heading with this
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Forum whore
Just throw away all the other crap and get a second crate of cheap Vodka, then you will blend in with the locals.Go hard on the welder would be my advice. As Jezza says, the warranty ain't worth shit unless you are near a dealer & even then they are probably going to want to send it back to head office for inspection.... come back in a month... then it'll take another month+ for them to ship out the part... assuming they haven't seen all the pics that will no doubt be up on the net of the poor little DRZ loaded up with 30kg of gear AND a case of vodka
Although my full tour/camp luggage is only 20kg, plus maybe another kg+ of clothes if cold climates are involved.
One of your crew is an engineer eh? Get him to have a look at it, think about where your racks are bolting on, keeping the load low & forward, & eliminating stress raisers. A few little gussets can make a huge difference. Do it tidily, get a good paint match & Suzuki probably wouldn't even notice.
Cheers
Clint
Armature speller
Not quite...
Hardcore Biker
US vs UK Gallons?Some people will know where I'm heading with this
Armature speller
Not quite...
Acerbis only make a big tank for the <1996 DR650's.
They can be made to fit but it's a hell of a lot of work and includes cutting the front of the seat off....
L-Plate Rider
Hi guys,
Yea you are right it is off the 1996 model. There is a bit of work involved. I have the instructons to use with step by step guide will have to mess around with it our contact in the states has been helpful. Have you installed one before? Can you boys point me in the direction of all the motorcycle distributors in Nz eg Darbi & Euro motorcycles are two i know of? We are currently working on our parts list and motorcycle gear what recomendations would you boys have?
L-Plate Rider
By chance do any of you have Mark and Janes contact details from the russian traverse? There website is no longer in operation.
Thanks for your help
Forum whore
Since I am just up the road, would be interested to get together and compare notes.
I may not be as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I always was.
L-Plate Rider
Yea that would be awesome to catch up let us know when you are free "BASS"? Be mean to check each others bikes.
I have a contact where i can get dunlop 908's for $90 each do any of you have thoughts on tires i have spoken to a friend Chris he has every KTM you can think of and he rates them what are your thoughts? Mark and Jane ran contineltals or mitchelins ??? What do you boys run?
Thanks for your help so far guys.
We are doing some training together for a week in January the 11th through to the 18th if anyone any of you want to meet up we will be working through our conflict resolution, doing some offroad training and tour the north island. If you have any suggestions on riding spots let us know.
Have a safe christams hope you all get DR parts well i hope i do
terra firma rider
Are you sure you mean the D908? This is the rally raid tyre that only comes in 140/80-18 inch size which wont fit the DR650 (17 inch rim) and is normally $350 each. If you do mean this then tell me where cause I'd buy 10 for that price.
If you really mean the D606 then I agree. I rate it highly (went through about 4 rears when I had a DR650) but given the load you guys will be carrying make sure you keep the pressures up to around 30psi and even then they will only last about 5000kms.
The Mitas E-09 would be my choice given the km's you are doing
Cheers R
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L-Plate Rider
Have you done one before they have arrived but i have the next two weeks to install three of them they fit pretty easy on the 250'2 but the 650 the bar behind the oild cooler is in the way thoughts around this?
thanks
L-Plate Rider
Yea you where right about the tyre it wont fit but at that price should i buy them and slap them on trademe brand new they are exspensive and he has offered me two at $90 each i could get them for you?
I have posted a comment under the tyre section but there is over a thousand posts on tyres its a big decision and im running out of time i have a 7 day training run and need to make a decision on the tyres. We are going shopping today to look again and talk to some tyre shops but any thoughts around this would be useful. Thanks
Armature speller
I saw one the other day and he said he had to move/bend the oil cooler bar a bit.
The IMS/Safari/Clarke tanks don't require any mods.
fükengrüven
If you can get either a D908 or D606 140/80-18 new for $90 I'll take one off your hands even if you add on a $10 for your trouble + freight to Rotorua.
For tyres, unless you reckon you are going to see heaps of mud I would go for a Mitas EO-7 rear, you'll get near twice the mileage than you will out of something like a TKC 80, T-63, D606 etc & the price is good. Run something a bit more agressive on the front as they won't wear so fast, I've paired up a front D606, D605 & TKC 80 with the E0-7 rear, they all worked well.
Cheers
Clint
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