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Right, so I sold my Harley this evening because the Brap was calling and I just couldn't resist it (also I got more than I paid for the bike, even after dropping it). I'm eyeballing a few different DRZ's locally. One appears to have a full Yosh pipe, ProTaper bars, I *think* a manual cam-chain tensioner and about 4800 on the clock for $4200. EDIT: Blah blah blah blah other stuff. I pick up my 2008 DRZ400SM on Thursday. I test rode it down a dirt road, over curbs, on sidewalks, and straight into my heart. Brap Brap. Akion fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Jul 16, 2014 |
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Yeah. I think I just ruined every non-supermoto motorcycle for myself, forever. I loving love this thing. $4200. 2008 with 4800 miles. Has the 3x3 done, full Yosh pipe, Fender Eliminator w/edge light, ProTaper fat bars, and a few other little mods. Best money I've spent in a while, and so much more fun than my Harley was. Gonna either get BRAP or MOTARD as my vanity plate. My only concern is that the exhaust pops when decelerating, a lot. Is that normal? 
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Jul 18, 2014 06:44
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Baller Witness Bro posted:That's normal IMO. Don't get overly concerned with it if it's running well otherwise. Honestly, I bought this thing for maximum hoonage potential. I live in CO, so I wanted to have fun on the twisties, but still be able to check out cool dirt/gravel roads I pass by. I may get a second, dirt setup later, but right now this is what I have.
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Jul 18, 2014 14:43
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Radbot posted:If your rides normally start at Los Carboncitos your bike won't be the only one going braaaaaap. Are you stalking me? That's like... right up the street. We should go for a ride, man. Coydog posted:^^^^ What happened? Thanks! When I saw it on CL for the price, I was like "I can come down now, with cash, if you'd like?"
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Jul 20, 2014 21:04
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axia posted:Where at? Denver. Akion fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Jul 27, 2014 |
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Jul 24, 2014 07:50
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So, I installed some R&G Racing Axle Sliders on my DRZ yesterday. Front went on without a hitch, but the back ones are a little loose (the slider can spin on the spindle). Is that normal? Can I just stack some more washers on there to make it stop?
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Jul 31, 2014 16:56
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Rode dirt for the first time today. The Distanzias performed well enough, much better than my testicular fortitude allowed me to. Also, powering straight through the middle of a river crossing is... interesting. One guy in the group had his built DRZ (470) die, so him and another guy took my bike back to his trailer since it had passenger pegs, and I rode the other guys WR450. I spent the whole ride home telling myself I just bought the DRZ and that I don't need a 450.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeAOda8fQ-g Akion fucked around with this message at 23:29 on Aug 12, 2014 |
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Aug 11, 2014 03:52
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Jesus. I'd been wanting a 690SMC, but you guys make this poo poo sound like owning a spaceship or something.
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Aug 13, 2014 20:56
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If you're really worried, I'll trade you my DRZ. 
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Aug 14, 2014 02:53
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Yerok posted:I get all worried about whether or not the jetting on the DRZ is totally perfect then I grab second really hard and stop caring most of the time. I'm wondering if mine is the source of my poor MPG. I'm getting an FCR39 for $200, so I guess once I install that I'll know it's jetted right.
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Aug 17, 2014 17:51
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I need to stop breaking traffic laws and riding aggressively, but god dammit Supermotos make it so easy.  Found a great shortcut from my house into downtown the other day. I only have to ride over a pedestrian footbridge, down about 200 yards of bikepath, then through a construction site and up a sweet little kicker into a parking lot. 
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Sep 2, 2014 00:04
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So I have an offer for: 1 set of DRZ-S wheels with dirt tires (condition unknown), with sprocket and rotors 1 almost-new set of Distanzias, mounted to my current wheels 1 FCR-39MX Carb 1 New Clutch Pack 1 Cargo Rack w/side-mounted toolkit for $1100. For another $70 I can get an SM rotor on the S wheels so I don't have to gently caress with my caliper when I want to swap. This seems like a good deal to me. Am I dumb not to take it?
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Sep 5, 2014 16:01
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Just from a buddy. I'd be doing the work myself other than mounting the Distanzias.
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Sep 5, 2014 19:12
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Baller Witness Bro posted:I'd think you could find dirt wheels from someone that converted an S for under 500 for sure. Clutch kits are sub 100. FCR's seem pretty variable - I'd think you could find one for 300 or less pretty easy but ThumperTalk classifieds change their format and it seems to be a lot less used now than it used to be IMO. It used to be the place to go for FCR's and DRZ farkles. Well, I wanted to go to the S wheels for the winter, as well as riding the CO Backcountry Discovery Trail next year. I like the Distanzias as a "Does everything pretty okay" solution, but wouldn't mind trying some PP's. You should get another Supermoto. They are the bestestest.
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Sep 5, 2014 21:08
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McTinkerson posted:
Here in Colorado all it takes is: -Headlight -Tail Light -Mirror -Horn and about $50 to the State Patrol for an inspection.
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Sep 6, 2014 22:10
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Guy on a Hypermotard waved me by in the twisties yesterday. I can't decide how this makes me feel.
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Sep 8, 2014 21:21
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Marxalot posted:People put the -red- loctite on the CS nut/sprocket? I just used a little of the blue stuff and thought I was going to hurt myself getting that thing off. Weak. My CS sprocket is made of Red Loctite.
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Sep 24, 2014 18:57
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Did my first track day yesterday with a big SuperMoto group I ride with. We went to IMI in Dacono, CO and ran on their Go Kart track. First few laps were I was kind of nervous, but the second and third sessions I was more focused on maintaining my lines and getting low in the turns. Scraped toe a few times because I'm still trying to get a knee down instead of kicking my foot out. It was a blast, and well worth the $40 price of admission. As the day wore on it got more crowded, with several really aggressive guys on Sportsbikes. They weren't a problem for most of the more seasoned guys (including one who was a pro AMA Supermoto racer, and he spanked the poo poo out of them) but it was a bit off-putting to have them undercut me in a corner. Eventually they started flagging us in after 15 minutes so all the Go Karts could go for an hour, so we packed it in. Probably 4 guys went down all day, two low-sides early that the guys walked away from (worst damage was a broken brake reservoir). On the last session, a guys YZ went boom as he was passing me. The oil slick took out two bikers, a KLX and a Panigale. KLX got a bent brake lever, Panigale got a broken mirror and a bit of scuffing on the clutch cover. Pic of the blown up YZ motor. 
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Oct 12, 2014 19:41
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Going down to my buddies place to get my DRZ back tomorrow. He did the 3x3, FCR39MX and jetted it for me. Guy is a broker and has had a ton of DRZ's had had this to say "This is the strongest DRZ motor I have seen". Apparently it power-wheelies in 2nd pretty easily now. So excited. Been a week since I've had any Brap in my life.
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Oct 24, 2014 16:16
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Spiffness posted:front tire lifts half inch off the ground menacingly Probably. I live in the city, so wheelies are a bad idea anyway.
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Oct 24, 2014 17:15
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This thing is fuuuuuuuuun. I think I might have a little bit of something floating around in the carb, though. I have an intermittent issue where at low RPM the bike stumbles. If you snap the throttle open ~1/8 it will kind of bog when this is happening, and holding the throttle open 1/8 under load (IE, driving down the road) causes it to stumble as well. Gonna run the poo poo out of the bike and see if I can blow whatever it is out of the carb. I don't think it's an AP or jetting issue because the bike runs great otherwise, and the issue isn't constant.
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Oct 26, 2014 18:12
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robotsinmyhead posted:I should've gotten a better picture - there's a caged circular filter inside, I just don't remember if there was another loose filter in the opening pictured. Nope. Just that one. Here is a pic of mine with a TwinAir installed: 
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Oct 27, 2014 14:39
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I'm pretty happy with my FCR'd/Yosh'd DRZ. I live in the city, so it's not like I need a 6th gear for anything.
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Jan 27, 2015 00:01
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Baller Witness Bro posted:Don't ever ride anything more powerful or this feeling can never return. I rode a WR450. It was nice but not "$3500 more" nice.
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Jan 27, 2015 04:12
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PM me if you want. I have a buddy down in Parker that is a broker and usually has 5-10 SuMo's in his garage. Also, PM me so I can get you added to the Mile High Motards group. We do stupid stuff and track days.
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Feb 6, 2015 06:12
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EDIT - Wrong thread.
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Apr 6, 2015 17:31
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Nostalgia4Dicks posted:Didn't think about it that way. I put an Akion fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Apr 7, 2015 |
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Apr 7, 2015 21:46
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Nostalgia4Dicks posted:Yeah what's up anyways? Recently got a '13. Previous owner said he did 3x3 mod and had it jetted. It's still on stock pipe but he said it was "gutted," whatever that means. What's the best power for my money here? It definitely has kick but I feel like it just needs a lil' extra pep. The bummer here is that I actually like the look of the flat black stock exhaust. And exhaust always seem like $600 investments for 1 hp and sound. FCR39MX is generally regarded as the best $/hp ratio (other than the 3x3, which is free) I believe. I'd say do a full pipe (I have a Yosh and I like it. The MSR SSW will give you a little more power but it's a lot louder), verify 3x3 was done and the bike is jetted right and then ride it a bit. If you still need more oomph, get an FCR. Pipes aren't always about raw HP gains. They can also change where power is delivered.
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Apr 7, 2015 22:38
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Nostalgia4Dicks posted:I'm new to carbd. FCR is a new carb right? or something? How much am I looking at her $ wise? Full yosh looks like about $600 or so. Yikes. Trying to find one new. Am willing to spend for quality though. Yep. FCR39MX is a 39mm Carb. Yeah, full pipes can get pricey. Where are you located?
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Apr 8, 2015 00:15
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So a buddies DRZ400SM got stolen last night like, 10 blocks from where mine is currently parked on the street.  I need to go buy a disc lock.
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Apr 10, 2015 05:43
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builds character posted:So I also had a DRZ stolen which was sad and after reading lots of internet and talking to the cops (who were not helpful) and various other folks (who were also not helpful - "It's a DRZ, you never really own it, you're just borrowing it until someone steals it."), here's my advice: get comprehensive insurance, and also, disc lock on the rear wheel, chain it to something if you can and, most importantly, cover it so the lazy/opportunistic thieves just see a covered bike. Oh, I've always had and always will carry comprehensive on my bikes. Still would be annoying to have it get stolen. Planning to go disc lock shopping this weekend as I just moved into my place where I have to street park it. I'm hoping the lady that runs the HOA sells her unit soon, so I can take over it and change the "No motorcycles chained to the walls" rule.
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Apr 10, 2015 15:37
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cursedshitbox posted:Clean out yo mailbox fucker. 12th or 19th? This weekend its motocamping at knoxville. I park it in front of my truck. I've considered running a chain through the frame and around the brushguard on my truck.
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Apr 11, 2015 20:13
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So the cops recovered my stolen DRZ. Apparently it lead them to the thieves impressive collection of stolen ID's, Credit Cards, and Passports. Insurance already paid me out, and the detective said the bike was well and proper hosed (spraypainted, numbers filed off, etc...) Progressive doesn't do buybacks but it's going to auction and my buddy is a dealer so we'll see.
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Oct 1, 2015 17:59
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What's the out-the-door price on that 701?
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Oct 2, 2015 07:05
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Was there a difference between the normal 690 and the SMC other than the wheels/brakes?
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Oct 15, 2015 22:27
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cursedshitbox posted:Get an actual supermoto suit. Its worth it. Can confirm. I rode in a sportbike suit for a while and when it came time to stand up, you kind of had to pick a side or endure some pretty gnarly testicular trauma. It may also have been a bit small, but you know...
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Oct 19, 2015 20:47
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I've finally gotten over the heartbreak of my DRZ being stolen in 2015 and may be buying a WR250X this weekend. 2008, 1k miles, fender eliminator and hand guards but otherwise stock. $4k USD. Buying the biggest fuckoff chain I can find and a claymore mine to go with it.
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Apr 17, 2018 17:05
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Yeah. I'm shopping covers, chains, and disc locks. What's the conventional wisdom on disc locks re:Alarms? Is it going to go off all the time and annoy my neighbors? I have a tree out front I'm intending to chain it to.
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Apr 17, 2018 20:47
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loving finally back in the SuMo game with a 2008 WR250X. I tried to buy 3 of them, and all 3 times they either got sold out from under me or the seller backed out. Here's hoping for another Indian Summer here in Colorado.
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Coydog posted:Congrats and enjoy! Those are some of the best supermotos you can ride. Bonus protip: They have a 350 watt stator STOCK, so you can make it an indian summer in the middle of January. I dream of having that much wattage available. That DRZ was just such a great bike. FCR, Exhaust, and it was perfect. The 250x is geared down, so it accelerates really well but the exhaust (FMF Q4) is obnoxiously loud. I've got to get a silencer for it. Went for a ride to my happy place tonight: 
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