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2ndclasscitizen posted:Motards with road bike alloy wheels always look so stupid IMO. Yeah, spokes or nothin.
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Rode it in the sumo setup for the first time, want it geared shorter (13t front?). Also fell over acting like an idiot!  Had a few wheelies too.
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Apr 14, 2010 02:00
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Z3n posted:Rode it in the sumo setup for the first time, want it geared shorter (13t front?). Also fell over acting like an idiot! Yeah I fell over after doing a stoppie in front of some other bikers too. Got up laughing with nothing hurt other than pride. Jabs posted:A loading dock? Yeah typoed, meant to type loading dock, not landing dock. Either way yes, my balls did hurt after feet slipped off the pegs.
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Apr 14, 2010 02:54
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Z3n posted:Had a few wheelies too. Good, I don't want you wearing out that front tire.
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Apr 14, 2010 05:58
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I just put on 16/40 gearing on the DRZ. feels real nice cruising around. But i think my jetting is out. Even with the 13/44 gearing for offroad, the thing doesnt like to wheelie. Doesn't bog, just sort of... doesnt launch. I have to use clutch, even in 1st. Hmph.
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Apr 14, 2010 07:29
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Mines doesn't wheelie as easily as some people claim either (stock gearing, FCR, YOSHI poo poo Pipe), but i am a fatty. I can feel the front getting alot lighter when on it and will sometimes lift a bit, but i think half the trouble is the crazy long throtle pull it has now. Dubs fucked around with this message at 14:30 on Apr 14, 2010 |
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Apr 14, 2010 14:08
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How is this happening to all you people? I'm a big, tall (Big&Tall lol) dude, and my DRZ was begging to wheelie all over the place. Are you guys actually sitting on the tank or what?
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Apr 14, 2010 14:47
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I dunno, my Husky is supposed to be twice the horsepower of your DRZ and popping the clutch only floats the front end a couple feet (provided I'm leaning back). Then again, when I first got it I sat way back and almost crashed wheelieing around a turn. Husky's are weird. Mine is calling for "Graphite Grease" on the threads of the new spark plug. Not only have I never heard of needing to grease up a plug, I can't find graphite grease anywhere.
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Apr 14, 2010 15:57
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Gnaghi posted:I dunno, my Husky is supposed to be twice the horsepower of your DRZ and popping the clutch only floats the front end a couple feet (provided I'm leaning back). Then again, when I first got it I sat way back and almost crashed wheelieing around a turn. There's spark plug specific antiseize, I've never used it. Jharkov posted:I just put on 16/40 gearing on the DRZ. I'm running 14/41 and it's a push to get the front end to BP in first gear without coaxing it with weight transfer and a tug on the bars. I think I'm gonna run 16/41 for freeway and 13/41 for track and hooligan. With the 14/46 and offroad wheels, it'd lift and BP the front on a good smack in second gear...I guess the wheel size isn't different enough to make up for losing 5 teeth on the rear. CSi-NA-EJ7 posted:Yeah I fell over after doing a stoppie in front of some other bikers too. Got up laughing with nothing hurt other than pride. Mine landed on my foot and now I have a bruise.  tarzanspuma posted:Good, I don't want you wearing out that front tire. I'll keep the stoppies down.
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Apr 14, 2010 17:15
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Phat_Albert posted:Yeah, spokes or nothin. I wouldn't go that far... http://keysdog.com/YamahaWR/NewMarchesiniWheels2.JPG
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Apr 14, 2010 21:21
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I stand by my statement 
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Apr 14, 2010 22:34
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Phat_Albert posted:I stand by my statement I totally agree, spokes are the poo poo. Plus if you gently caress up a forged cast whatever alluminum rim its gonna be a lot more expensive to replace than just a few spokes and a new outter rim.
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Apr 14, 2010 23:02
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yeah but if you have 2 or 3 sets of old sportbike wheels lying around its a cheap way to make a motard-esque bike out of an old thumper
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Apr 14, 2010 23:14
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tarzanspuma posted:I wouldn't go that far... The BMW X-Moto has the same wheels. They are made by Marchesini (duh) but for some reason not branded as such.
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Apr 15, 2010 01:16
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Gnaghi posted:I dunno, my Husky is supposed to be twice the horsepower of your DRZ and popping the clutch only floats the front end a couple feet (provided I'm leaning back). Then again, when I first got it I sat way back and almost crashed wheelieing around a turn. Has it been "powered-up"? The carbed ones come with a cap over the accelerator pump, and a throttle stop. If doesn't feel way faster than a DRZ something is not right.
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Apr 15, 2010 08:05
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//offtopicish - Thumpertalk gets WORSE to get around with every loving site update they do, what is wrong with that company?
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Apr 15, 2010 09:26
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Its like one of those Russian nesting dolls in the form of a forum.
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Apr 15, 2010 15:09
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tarzanspuma posted:I wouldn't go that far... http://www.blackstonetek.com/includes/products/MotardWheels.php
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Apr 15, 2010 16:02
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Zool posted:Has it been "powered-up"? The carbed ones come with a cap over the accelerator pump, and a throttle stop. If doesn't feel way faster than a DRZ something is not right. According to the previous owner "emissions were removed" but he also said it's bone stock. I thought the power-up kit was a combo of exhaust and something else? If there is some switch to flip to make it faster, please for the love of god tell me!! Mine is a 2006 model, carbed. Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo-vHZm37U4 This is the operation I need I guess, which means I need to get different screw from the dealer. Gnaghi fucked around with this message at 16:58 on Apr 15, 2010 |
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Apr 15, 2010 16:47
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2ndclasscitizen posted:http://www.blackstonetek.com/includes/products/MotardWheels.php http://store.ktmtwins.com/58609001044.html Alpina for life! 
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Apr 15, 2010 16:49
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Z3n posted:http://store.ktmtwins.com/58609001044.html Fuuuuuck. Had to take a smoke break to calm down.
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Apr 15, 2010 16:59
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Zool posted:Has it been "powered-up"? The carbed ones come with a cap over the accelerator pump, and a throttle stop. If doesn't feel way faster than a DRZ something is not right. Ok, looks like I'm in luck. The throttle stop wasn't there, it was replaced with the small screw, but the accelerator cap was, so I removed that. Now to gas this thing up and test it out!
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Apr 15, 2010 17:28
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Did you die?
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Apr 15, 2010 21:05
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Nope, but I got pulled over in 10 minutes. No tickets. The reason was my lovely led tail light/plate combo (again). I went home and ordered an Edge 2 with blinkers. I barely warmed the thing up (shoulda ran).
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Apr 15, 2010 22:58
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oh ok good you didn't die
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Apr 16, 2010 09:58
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After the SV fell in the driveway today I decided to take the DRZ instead of digging around for a spare clutch lever. Sadly today included ~175 miles of interstate to pass the pig. The bike did fine going 80mph for most of the trip and despite the gusty wind it was as stable as I could ask for. Me on the other hand...gently caress won't be doing that again soon. Feet/hands/butt were numb or sore for the whole ride. Also the DRZ continues to help me track prep it by ditching unnecessary stuff. Today it was the license plate (2nd one) and a bolt holding on some body work.
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Apr 16, 2010 23:15
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After my DRZ shed its first plate I said gently caress it and zip-tied the new one on.
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Apr 17, 2010 03:14
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Endless Mike posted:After my DRZ shed its first plate I said gently caress it and zip-tied the new one on. The plate was held on by two screw on the top as well as zip ties top and bottom. Problem isn't the plate actually falling off...they are breaking in half
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Apr 17, 2010 03:17
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Mine is held on with two zip ties at the top. I have it running the longways up and down and it is already bent about 30 degrees in the middle. 
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Apr 17, 2010 06:39
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Just placed an order for the oversized EBC rotor off motostrano with a new bracket. Bought an early 90s style Ducati Brembo front caliper. And some new mirrors since the acerbis one on there now really sucks for anything that involves looking behind you.
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Apr 19, 2010 03:47
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Guys, Is this fork action normal? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvlDyNWRLU Ive been chasing up this problem sicne i got these forks. So when videoing this, i had the triple pinch bolts looseish, so its not binding from that. The axle nut and axle pinches are also loose. But they appear to be binding. Also, they dont stick like that when the forks are off the bike. Any ideas?
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Apr 19, 2010 06:05
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it's not... something messed up your forks, did you by chance use a high pressure cleaner on them? that messed up my first 50cc bikes forks ;-) go to a specialist if you're not sure about what you should do - forking over a few bucks is not going to hurt as much as hosed up steering.
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Apr 19, 2010 13:30
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Jharkov posted:Guys, Looks like bunches of stiction. If you've already had the oil and everything else done, I'd say it's time to check that your fork tubes aren't tweaked. Stiction is a bitch and it seemed like I had to change the fork oil every 3-6 months on my trackbike if I didn't want it to start to develop it.
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some other guys think my triple clamps could be stuffed. Would the tubes be tweaked even if they dont do this when the forks are off the bike?
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Jharkov posted:some other guys think my triple clamps could be stuffed. No, if they don't do it when the forks are off the bike, the tubes are probably fine. Try this: Loosen all the axle and the pinch bolts and carefully pump the suspension a couple of times. That'll get everything to center up nicely, then you torque it back down. See if it does it while everything is loose. Also, you can loosen and retighten everything on the top as well, in case things got a little crossed up during installation. Do the forks slip in to the triples easily? If they do, chances are things are not bent. Following that, I'd take it to a suspension center to get the geometry checked...it'll tell you a lot about your bike.
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My circumstances have changed and I've decided I am getting rid of my GSXR and going back to a supermoto. I've had a boner for the WR250X ever since it came out. I'm 6'2" and about 175 lbs, and I've owned a DRZ400SM before with a 3x3 mod and a pipe. What can I expect out of a stock WR250X for the people who have owned one or ridden both? It would be used mostly for commuting year round in the NW, and the occasional short-track trackday. I've been mobbing around on a vino 125 scooter lately and have been having more fun on it than my GSXR lately so I'm kind of turned on by the idea of having a small displacement bike. Thoughts? EDIT: Is the maintenance schedule on the WR similar to the DRZ? 4/20 NEVER FORGET fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Apr 20, 2010 |
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Apr 20, 2010 02:44
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Cheers z3n, yep that video i took is with everything loose, and tried pumping it all down many times. Ive done lots of wheel swaps so something else is up. Might pull it all apart this weekend to measure up the triple clamps. 4/20, I had a WR250R for a few months. But couldn't get over how little the power output was. I like torque from the bottom, and the 250R needs to be revved alot to get it moving. I didnt like that, so i went back to a DRZ400. Ill eventually end up a KTM 690, same weight as the DRZ and WR with double the power.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:My circumstances have changed and I've decided I am getting rid of my GSXR and going back to a supermoto. http://supermotojunkie.com/showthread.php?t=52362 Thread's kind of long winded, but good. Personally, I wasn't happy with the power output of the DRZ stock (in E form, better cams and higher comp head gasket). It's good enough now that it has a flatslide on it, although a part of me still wants to slap a big bore kit on it. There's no way I'd buy a WR250 though...for me the deal killer is the lack of a 4.25 inch rear rim, which means shoving a 150 on there isn't a good idea. Plus you could never get more power out of that 250 engine, it's already pretty much tapped out. A modded DRZ can get up to 60rwhp if you want to go totally crazy, and 40rwhp isn't difficult or expensive to reach while still being reliable. The maintenance schedule is similar...my vote is the DRZ is already a small displacement bike for the hard streets of  , so ride it and love it.
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Is there any sort of sumo ...super store, on the internet, or is it more of a "find the one you like and just ebay/craiglist/whatever the gently caress out of it" type of thing?
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Supermotojunkie classifieds, Motostrano, thumpertalk classifieds and store.
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