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**Rhys** · 21st September 2015, 16:07

Hard bit done
Time for the fun bit

**Night Falcon** · 21st September 2015, 19:20

well that ones in the bag

**RMOTO** · 21st September 2015, 21:21

Originally Posted by Night Falcon

well that ones in the bag

Hi ya Night Falcon. On that comment alone, I'll see your

and raise you

Originally Posted by JATZ

So you used genuine Suzuki parts for the rebuild ? You weren't tempted to go all out with aftermarket bits and get as much horsepower as possible out of it ?

Hi ya James, In order to try and isolate the issue this engine has been rebuilt stock 400, the engine in the new bike arriving next week will remain stock 400. Both these bike will be identical and serve as backups for each other. However, the engine just pulled out I'm going to have a bit of fun with. It is being built up into a big block with the aim to squeeze as much out of it as possible. Quite looking forward to the outcome of that one

Originally Posted by Rhys

Hard bit done
Time for the fun bit

Hey ya Rys, too right! It has been a bit frustrating with the delays in parts but now that we're all good to go, summer could not be arriving at a better time. Bring it on

**RMOTO** · 28th September 2015, 12:40

Took the new engine for a run-in day ride. The engine ran like a dream, my line picking for river crossings however, weeeelllll...

More photos: Engine run-in ride - September 2015

**RMOTO** · 3rd November 2015, 07:18

Latest stuff on RemoteMoto

Ride Report: West Coast Ride - October/November 2015

Mototoken: Lake Rotoroa Jetty

Mototoken: Maud Creek Hut

Mototoken: Maruia Falls

Latest Mototoken Claims: Mototokens

Bike Build: DRZ400 Adventure Rebuild

**RMOTO** · 16th November 2015, 20:24

Sniffing out some new routes and fishing spots... Karamea Trip - November 2015 - Part 1

**RMOTO** · 17th November 2015, 16:15

Karamea Trip - November 2015 Part 2

**RMOTO** · 23rd November 2015, 13:24

After a week in Karamea it was time to return back to base for a new tyre, oil change and prepare for a trip down south. The return trip was spiced up with a couple of days riding with three top blokes from the top of the South Island, James, Nigel and Clint.

Full ride report and more photos

Full ride report and more photos

**RMOTO** · 30th November 2015, 17:05

Some workshop stuff: DRZ400E Radiator Fan Install

**RMOTO** · 12th January 2016, 07:39

Happy New year all!!

Latest ride report from a Christmas 2015 Trip. This was a trip with my sister on her ETX150 which is still ticking along very well