Drz400

[Andy67]

Hi. Me and Rangi bought brand new 2 x DRZ's 7 months ago. Mine just clicked over 10000ks on the King Country ride. We put on 17 litre tanks, 15 tooth front sprockets, and Godiva screens, hand guards and heated grips. We both love them. mine has stock seat. After 3 days your arse goes numb and then it doesn't matter what seat you have. Rangi is only 5'7" so we chopped out her seat with a bread knife and stapled the cover back on. This is the biggest bike she can pick up by herself with luggage so we won't be changing...but we don't want to anyway...Oh, and I can still beat all my mates road bikes round the Coro loop in the dry....but they're home and showered when my knobblies have to do the wet seal. Ha

Thanks Hillbilly that's good feedback ! Especially the road part, quite surprising. I guess I will have to try one out to see how bad the seat is. My current bike is not exactly what you would call plush in the seat department so quite used to numb bum, wonder if gel pants like cyclists use would make any difference?

[Andy67]

My elbow says DRZ/KLX400, my arse says DR350.
Put a tank and seat on the DRZ and it'll work very nicely. More modern suspension and everything else than the DR/TT350's. Just a shame about the gearing.
The DR & TT are much more stylish though.

Cool, that's what I figured too. With respect to gearing, I take it the bike doesn't get unduly stressed sitting at 110 kph for hours despite short gearing. It's more of a rider comfort thing?

[Andy67]

Tried selling my DRZ a few weeks back but no bites. 2010 street legal dirt model done ~5000 km. $5500 no offers. I'm not desperate to sell hence I'm not willing to go lower in price.

Dmoo still got that bike? I am interested at that price, Andy

[dmoo1790]

Dmoo still got that bike? I am interested at that price, Andy

Yep. Still got it. Let me know if you want to have a look.

[neels]

Just been out for a hoon on my drz that I bought a few weeks back, awesomely good fun in traffic.

Took it away for the weekend a couple of weeks back, about an hours ride from home sat on 100-110 no probs with plenty left for overtaking, and with that gearing still good fun around the tracks in the forest.

Swapped for a mates DR350 while we were out playing, there's a huge difference in power between the two, which was also noted by another kb'er who's first comment was that the 400 wheelies and the 350 doesn't.

I guess the seat could get a bit uncomfortable if you're not used to it, doesn't really bother me as I ride mountainbikes and road bikes so my arse is well trained for sitting on something with not much more give than a plank of wood for extended periods.

[NordieBoy]

Anyone got a stock DRZ rear spring they want to get rid of?

[neels]

Anyone got a stock DRZ rear spring they want to get rid of?

Possibly, if you can point me in the direction of a shorter and stiffer one. Mine is wound right up which makes for a tall bike, but still pretty squishy in the back end.

[Transalper]

Possibly, if you can point me in the direction of a shorter and stiffer one. Mine is wound right up which makes for a tall bike, but still pretty squishy in the back end.

If you get it cut shorter that will in fact change the spring rate both making it stiffer and shorter. Winding on the preload does not change the rate, doing that only makes it sit higher.... that's from Linton at D.A.S. Moto the suspension guys... who coincidently can do the mod for you.

[Andy67]

Just been out for a hoon on my drz that I bought a few weeks back, awesomely good fun in traffic.

Took it away for the weekend a couple of weeks back, about an hours ride from home sat on 100-110 no probs with plenty left for overtaking, and with that gearing still good fun around the tracks in the forest.

Swapped for a mates DR350 while we were out playing, there's a huge difference in power between the two, which was also noted by another kb'er who's first comment was that the 400 wheelies and the 350 doesn't.

I guess the seat could get a bit uncomfortable if you're not used to it, doesn't really bother me as I ride mountainbikes and road bikes so my arse is well trained for sitting on something with not much more give than a plank of wood for extended periods.

Awesome, I'm getting excited, what's the range like with the standard tank?

[NordieBoy]

Awesome, I'm getting excited, what's the range like with the standard tank?

DRZ range is about 190km no matter what Padmei says.

[Andy67]

Thanks mate, sounds ok for the interim.

[neels]

DRZ range is about 190km no matter what Padmei says.

Sounds about right from what I've seen when filling up.

[ADVGD]

Awesome, I'm getting excited, what's the range like with the standard tank?

Run with that excitement and buy one mate, you won't be disappointed, they are a good all round machine with the typical pros and cons that all bikes have when trying to make them conform to the varying demands of adventure riding. A larger tank solves the problem if range poses an issue to you, depending on how aggressively I ride I normally get just shy of 500km out of my 28 litre tank

[Andy67]

Thanks all for your interest and advice, I think I am getting closer....

[Padmei]

DRZ range is about 190km no matter what Padmei says.

If you're gonna ride it like a fricking wuss you might get that. Then again if you're that limp wristed then you'd be ridign a DR.
If on the other hand you're a red blooded fully functioning in the groin dept dolly parton loving Good ol boyb with an axe swinging right hand & totall disregard for punctuation & grammar you may just get over 100ks.




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