DR750/800 owners and those interested

**dino3310** · 9th June 2013, 21:11

bl@#dy Aucklanders

**10bikekid** · 12th June 2013, 22:37

Originally Posted by dino3310

bl@#dy Aucklanders

Our reward for all the traffic we have to put up with

**JATZ** · 6th July 2013, 10:07

from here >>>> http://www.suzuki-vstrom.com/history/index.html

**NordieBoy** · 6th July 2013, 10:34

Originally Posted by JATZ

from here >>>> http://www.suzuki-vstrom.com/history/index.html

The modern bikes look to "float" more over the surface.
Those bikes seem to have gravity sucking them down into the track...

**10bikekid** · 6th July 2013, 17:14

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

The modern bikes look to "float" more over the surface.
Those bikes seem to have gravity sucking them down into the track...

Could it be the extra 50+kg

**10bikekid** · 6th July 2013, 17:47

Originally Posted by JATZ

from here >>>> http://www.suzuki-vstrom.com/history/index.html

Nice, These Dakar based bikes handle nice as adventure bikes, the 750 feels just like a big dirt bike with aggressive tires and can do 90% of the trails a motorcrosser can (a bit slower of course)

**10bikekid** · 20th September 2013, 22:55

DR, just cruising

**dino3310** · 21st September 2013, 18:26

careful mate, they might think your trying to crash there hero parade

**10bikekid** · 22nd September 2013, 09:54

Originally Posted by dino3310

careful mate, they might think your trying to crash there hero parade

No issues, they were friends of mine, DR was closest thing to a Harley I could find in the garage (piston about the same size) and performance near dead even. (KTM would have been a right pain riding with them as when following you run the risk of a collision out of every corner

)

Made a break at end of ride though as DR craved for some off roading

**Night Falcon** · 22nd September 2013, 19:08

always wondered why the exhaust is slung so low on the Big DR, just looks a bit odd to me and cant be good for river crossings. Owners seem happy to leave them there...any reason for not raising them does anyone know?

**10bikekid** · 22nd September 2013, 19:41

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

always wondered why the exhaust is slung so low on the Big DR, just looks a bit odd to me and cant be good for river crossings. Owners seem happy to leave them there...any reason for not raising them does anyone know?

Lower centre of gravity and authenticity, as this is one of the tell tale ID's for a DR750, if you lift them up

they look like every other bike

**dino3310** · 22nd September 2013, 20:02

tell you what though, that low slung zorst was a asset for the throw over panniers and stuff, didnt have to worry about guards and racks with my luggage, never drowned in a all the streams i went across, it was based of the dakar version which would explain the low slung as most dakar bikes are.
plus the later 800 zorst's look kinda gay

and i wouldnt want to confuse the 2 as i reckon this ones the bestest model

**dino3310** · 22nd September 2013, 20:04

wouldnt mind setting up a zorst like that on the XR like the ones those rallye crfs use

**Night Falcon** · 22nd September 2013, 20:11

No worries about melting indicators with it way down low....KTM should have taken a leaf from their book on that front...just like BMW did copying its big honker

**10bikekid** · 22nd September 2013, 22:17

Originally Posted by dino3310

tell you what though, that low slung zorst was a asset for the throw over panniers and stuff, didnt have to worry about guards and racks with my luggage, never drowned in a all the streams i went across, it was based of the dakar version which would explain the low slung as most dakar bikes are.
plus the later 800 zorst's look kinda gay

and i wouldnt want to confuse the 2 as i reckon this ones the bestest model

Agreed