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BotchedLobotomy posted:PS DRZ's own Truth. The best use for the Suzuki Gel Seat is to rip the cover and foam off and install aftermarket stuff on the pan. Thats what I plan to do. Thankfully my DRZ came with the stock seat as well.
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I bought this thing a few weeks ago but didn't get to pull it out and ride it until today because of the weather. I put on the Acerbis handguards today as well. I'm having to re-learn how to ride this thing. It's hilariously fun. 
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:I bought this thing a few weeks ago but didn't get to pull it out and ride it until today because of the weather. I put on the Acerbis handguards today as well. I'm having to re-learn how to ride this thing. It's hilariously fun. Siiiick.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:I bought this thing a few weeks ago but didn't get to pull it out and ride it until today because of the weather. I put on the Acerbis handguards today as well. I'm having to re-learn how to ride this thing. It's hilariously fun. Do you want this:  It's like 600 pages, factory service manual. If you do, PM me your address, or email it to me at aylesworth @ google's mail service. Free of charge, free shipping before I leave my current job 
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Jan 5, 2013 20:40
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Today is National Install a Brembo Day! Have you done your civic duty? 
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SaNChEzZ posted:Do you want this: Holy balls, want. PM sent. Thank you so much! That is so loving rad. I'm going to dedicate my next 10 wheelies to you.
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Rode a friends DRZ last summer and my god it put a smile on my face. So much so that I have been cross shopping DRZ/KTM 690 Enduro/Duke. The KTM is going to be a pain in maintenance plus a heck of a lot more on my insurance so it pretty much got nixed besides winning the lottery. So I've decided sell my Ninja 650r this spring and going to a new DRZ so here's my shopping list so far: -SSW/MRD exhaust -JD jet kit (and do the 3x3 mod) -Thumpertalk case shields -Thumpertalk skid plate -DRC edge2 tail light -12oclock labs edge2 processor upgrade Last thing to do is tidy up the front end and get some hand guards. I really would like to get rid of the oem front signals and use something like the Zeta with LED flashers but worried about visibility. Anyone run this same sort of setup or offer suggestions?
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Well congrats, because the DRZ owns. That shopping list looks fine, all well proven products. How big of a concern is noise to you? The MRD is apparently VERY loud, and unless you also plan to do an FCR carb and maybe big bore, you wont get everything out of it that you can. If you want to go quiet with that setup, go with the FMF Q4. If you dont care about noise, get the MRD because they are awesome pipes.
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The 650r has a Jardine GP1, it drowns out the MRD on my friends DRZ so it's thankfully quieter. Good point about the loudness tho, after swapping to the GP1 it forced me to cruise at 2-3k in residential areas as the pipe has a bad bark to it. Went back to the OEM last year as it was just obscene. I really don't want to head down the same path again, perhaps the silencer is the best compromise as I can still pull it out.
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Viktor posted:The KTM is going to be a pain in maintenance Viktor posted:plus a heck of a lot more on my insurance Don't get a fuckoff loud exhaust for your supermoto. You'll appreciate stealth every time you wheelie through a quiet little residential neighborhood and the friendly locals wave rather than rage
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Spiffness posted:Don't get a fuckoff loud exhaust for your supermoto. You'll appreciate stealth every time you wheelie through a quiet little residential neighborhood and the friendly locals wave rather than rage I wish this was true, I had a guy come to my in-laws (I go there every day for lunch) and bitch at me about "riding to fast" 30mph in a 25. I have a stock exhaust... I hope he chases the guy down on the ZX-14 that burns through daily at 65+ and bitches at him too. *note: Now every time I see captain speed control I consider popping a wheelie. Just because...
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Some people have already made up their minds. I know I got away with a lot on my 690 because it had the stock exhaust. It's also great to feel a bit stealthy, and to be honest on a SM you're going to be engaging in so many activities outside of the good graces of our great nations laws that flying under the radar as much as you can is a great idea. Part of what makes SMs innocent looking is the dual sport/dirt bike vibe that people think their innocent right off the bat. So if you don't make mountains of noise you can get away with a lot just by rolling by and giving a friendly wave. It also helped that the KTM was basically a friendly giant orange traffic cone and everybody wanted to know more about it. The rest is just putting on a big smile and being the Friendly Neighborhood Supermoto.
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Was just doing some research when my hand slipped and I accidentally ordered everything I need to Supermoto my new 450 XC-W. Track only for now, but I might plate it for giggles later since WA makes it a snap. This is going to be retarded.
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That's an expensive twitch. I'm loving jealous though, that's for sure!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubsd8mlJigI He's got the SUPERMOTO SPIRIT
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My 690 is in bad need of some new rubber  .I honestly don't see myself doing any trackdays on it in 2013 (ok... maybe one) and I'm trying to decide on what type of tires to throw on there. It's got the OEM Pirelli's right now and they're completely toast. From riding my old 625 w/ contiforce SM tires I'm well aware a more road oriented tread is still capable offroad but I'm looking for something that's a little more capable on gravel and dirt. What are people running for 80/20 road/dirt tires?
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Default Distanzia recommendation?
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Today is National Install a Brembo Day! Trip report: Lever feels squishier than the stock master, and has more travel, due to it being smaller (11mm vs 12.7 stock), but boy howdy does it make the stock caliper bite down hard with little effort at the lever. Dont get me wrong, the stock master could lock the front tire or send you over the bars if you asked it to, so I don't think overall braking power is any better with the brembo, its just more accessible. A slight squeeze results in a fast stop, slightly more squeeze results in an endo. I've always argued that the DRZ brakes were good, and they are, this just takes that same good brake and makes it easier to access.
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The new Conti SM tires are sublime.
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needknees posted:My 690 is in bad need of some new rubber I'll throw down my always recommendation of Pirelli Supercorsa takeoffs.
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Spiffness posted:The new Conti SM tires are sublime. Glad to hear it, the one I tried 4 years ago wore out in less than half the miles of the Distanzia which replaced it. Jim Silly-Balls posted:Default Distanzia recommendation? Alternative PRX/Distanzia front/rear all-weather "British Summer" recommendation.
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Spiffness posted:The new Conti SM tires are sublime. You talking contiforce or the new contiattacks? Jim Silly-Balls posted:Default Distanzia recommendation? Distanzias are high on my list... never tried a set. I've heard the true SM version of them aren't very long lasting but offer a great compromise between all out road grip and a tread pattern that works pretty drat well offroad.
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I ran race tires at my last track day and there is no going back. Dunlop GP-As are a level above the street sport stuff (Q2s).
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Gullous posted:I ran race tires at my last track day and there is no going back. Dunlop GP-As are a level above the street sport stuff (Q2s). Truly a good 80/20 dirt tire.
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As good as any other slick. Also you're in the dirt 20 %?
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Gullous posted:As good as any other slick. Also you're in the dirt 20 %? Everyone was replying to the guy looking for a good 80/20 tire
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Opinions: 2004 KTM 640, as a daily rider. Bad idea, good idea? Compared to everyone's favourite DRZ400SM?
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That seems expensive for a high enough mileage bike that's very likely to have been thrashed regularly but looking at other ads on that site it looks like bikes are just pretty expensive in australia. As long as all the work he had done was done properly it'll probably be fine though, the Keihin carb and spare tyres are a bonus too. It'll be a far better bike than a drz especially as its been resprung, more powerful, better brakes, better everything. downside is a more expensive maintenance schedule and more expensive spare parts. I want to put a low mudgaurd like that on my drz, the spray in the rain is ridiculous.
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Looks pretty ratty. Thats also probably pretty high mileage for that motor.
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Seems expensive. The early LC4 will last if it doesn't happen to be one of the one that randomly explodes, so they're sort of a mixed bag as a result. Needknees loved his before he eventually darksided to the 690.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:I might continue the search then. You'll find that most of these bikes have had their ads up fro ages. My mate had an 03 640SM for sale, asking $5k, eventually dropped it to $4k and still couldnt sell it. It had 35k kms and had been rebuilt, a few mods and goes almost as well as my 690. If you're keen, make a few lowball offers, you never know what my come up.
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Well, I pulled the trigger on my first SM. Black '06 DRZ with 3x3 airbox mod, JD jet kit (155 I think), modded stock exhaust (I am thinking of replacing with a full Yoshimura system), Edge LED tail light with the 12 O'clock Labs board, Pro Taper handlebars etc etc. It needs a good cleaning and a new rear tire this spring but otherwise it's great; I'm thinking of going with the Avon Distanzia since I do go into the dirt on occasion. Gotta wait for the title to come back to the guy from the bank where it's being held hostage due to his divorce. I haven't been this excited about a bike since I got my first Buell like 7 years ago. Any advice for a new DRZ owner?
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Well, I pulled the trigger on my first SM. Black '06 DRZ with 3x3 airbox mod, JD jet kit (155 I think), modded stock exhaust (I am thinking of replacing with a full Yoshimura system), Edge LED tail light with the 12 O'clock Labs board, Pro Taper handlebars etc etc. It needs a good cleaning and a new rear tire this spring but otherwise it's great; I'm thinking of going with the Avon Distanzia since I do go into the dirt on occasion. Gotta wait for the title to come back to the guy from the bank where it's being held hostage due to his divorce. I haven't been this excited about a bike since I got my first Buell like 7 years ago. Any advice for a new DRZ owner? Try out a set of pilot powers or some other set of sportbike tires and be prepared to poo poo your pants at how fun a sumo is in the twisties.
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Yeah definitely do the OG Pilot Powers, they're cheap as hell now and they have waaaaaayyyyyy more grip than a DRZ needs, which means you can chuck it around everywhere and stick to the road like glue. My only real advice is keep your head on a swivel, the most fun part of owning any supermoto is spotting a little alleyway, parking lot, trail, gravel pit or literally any number of things you would be scared to take any other bike in, and having a blast in them. The first time you jump it off something that would wreck a normal bike, you'll get it.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The first time you jump it off something that would wreck a normal bike, you'll get it. What's your take on stairs?
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Fuuuuun, but get a good look at them first. The first set I went down with my then one week old DRZ, I got about half way down the first step, and my brain went "YOU IDIOT THESE ARE WAY TOO TALL" and the bottom of the frame scraped all the way down. To be fair to my brain, they were really tall and steep steps. Thankfully, its a supermoto, so scraping the frame is par for the course. I painted over the fresh scrapes with some metal paint to keep rust at bay and went on with my life. Really should invest in a good frame guard some day. Stairs that you wont scrape on are very fun, once you get into the ba-dum-ba-dum-ba-dum-ba-dum rhythm of your tires going down the stairs you can fly down them no sweat. E: to reinstate my original point, my first "holy poo poo supermoto" moment was with my original DRZ back in 06. I had sold my GSXR600 to get it, and I was out riding with a buddy who also had a DRZ. We were in an industrial park and he jumped his off a loading dock. I immediately was like "no way am I doing that", then I watched him do it a few more times, got the balls up to do it, successfully landed a jump off the loading dock, and thought "Holy poo poo that would have totaled any other bike I've ever owned". Then I realized we were having that kind of fun in an industrial park. I was sold forever at that point. Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Jan 21, 2013 |
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Imperador do Brasil posted:Well, I pulled the trigger on my first SM. Black '06 DRZ with 3x3 airbox mod, JD jet kit (155 I think), modded stock exhaust (I am thinking of replacing with a full Yoshimura system), Edge LED tail light with the 12 O'clock Labs board, Pro Taper handlebars etc etc. It needs a good cleaning and a new rear tire this spring but otherwise it's great; I'm thinking of going with the Avon Distanzia since I do go into the dirt on occasion. Gotta wait for the title to come back to the guy from the bank where it's being held hostage due to his divorce. I haven't been this excited about a bike since I got my first Buell like 7 years ago. Any advice for a new DRZ owner? The Yoshi exhaust is ridiculously loud even with the baffle in, FWIW. Might not be an issue for you, though.
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wallaka posted:The Yoshi exhaust is ridiculously loud even with the baffle in, FWIW. Might not be an issue for you, though. Well, I drive a GT500 with no mufflers, and my last bike was a Buell with a Jardine, so noise isn't an issue...So you guys recommend the Pilot Powers over the Distanzia even though I will maybe go on some dirt roads? Also, which Pilot Power? Imperador do Brasil fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Jan 22, 2013 |
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