Drz400 Thread

[redirt]

Originally Posted by Carter O

Hi, I'm new to ADVrider & a DRZ that needs new plastic. Can anyone point me where to look, needing blue. Thanks Carter

Welcome, I think this is the place .. http://www.wheelingcyclesupply.com/shop/3/index.shtml
you're welcome Carter.

[Xylx]

Originally Posted by Carter O

Hi, I'm new to ADVrider & a DRZ that needs new plastic. Can anyone point me where to look, needing blue. Thanks Carter

http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/...el%253A+drz400

Google drz 400 plastics. I've seen them many places and am always surprised how inexpensive they are.

[Carter O]

Acerbis @ rocky mtn only has RM sets

[955616846]

Originally Posted by 59DEN

Hi Numbers, look forward to an in depth post on what has been done with plenty of pics and your ride impressions when up and running. Good on ya

Thanks... It is more likely that pics and comments will come as general forum discussion.

Yours has been one of the more interesting bikes to me. It is fairly rare to find a bike that has been modified to carry fuel for 1100km+ and water for 4+ days and has actually been ridden solo in remote and inhospitable country. While our bikes are only similar in the amount of fuel and water they carry there is very little else, however looking at what others have done brings a different perspective to dealing with the many and varied problems of setting up a bike for this sort of use.

[AtlasExp]

I am sure I will get answer here! What is widest tires that can be installed on DRZ! May be link to some existing treads? Thanks DRZers!

[955616846]

Originally Posted by The Recycled Teenager

Right but the DRZ gets me and my camera to some amazing places I can't get to easily on foot, and it FUN getting there too.
For water or snow and ice I have Kites and Boards of different kinds. my favorite move is the backward psycho loop in this video
For rain days I take the missus to galleries and the odd movie or just stay home and cook something tasty

My girl and I arrived back in Oz last week and home this week after our two month ride fly (PG/PPG) holiday in NZ. Straight and level is fine with me and I am happy to watch her mess around. For this trip we each dragged around three wings, a soaring harness, a power harness and a pile of other gear plus fuel on a third wheel.
Before Easter we were exploring the CSR, south west coast, Flinders Ranges, plus the central and western deserts. After the Finke races we were buzzing around in the middle of the Simpson... The bikes were a fair bit heavier riding in most of these areas and the fuel load alone would be enough to make most people's eyes water.

We don't get to do that with a DR-Z if we want to fly too...

At the moment I am being punished for spending so much time away. In a quieter moment I'll make a start on the couple of hundred rolls of film that have accumulated over the past year. I'll let the girl worry about the digital video footage... I'm too clumsy with it and already spend too many hours each day with my head bent out of shape inside databases (just trying to keep them straight) to want to spend more time at a computer.

[955616846]

Originally Posted by AtlasExp

I am sure I will get answer here! What is widest tires that can be installed on DRZ! May be link to some existing treads? Thanks DRZers!

It has been discussed in the past few pages. A 140/80 will fit an S or an E.

[150ron]

Got a quick oil question, i know i know, just want to make sure is all, please dont shoot.

ive always used the super expensive full synthetic oils such as, royal purple, redline, motul, lucas and mobil one, with this bike needing 2 quarts, thats gonna be $20+ bucks in just the oil every change, my walmart has the non synthetic valvoline oil 20w-50 or 10w-40 (motorcycle specific, wet clutch approved, air or liquid cooled oil)" for only $3.99 a quart, im thinking that oil should be fine in there for a 1000 miles, seems ok?

anyone here ever use that one?

[Chris41483]

I run Rotella t6 synthetic. Available at Walmart. Not too much more money. But seriously, at 2 qts per change, is the couple bucks a big deal?

[Muddler]

Originally Posted by AtlasExp

I am sure I will get answer here! What is widest tires that can be installed on DRZ! May be link to some existing treads? Thanks DRZers!

if you mean front, perhaps Cheng shin C183S 3.25/3.50_21
http://202.45.102.66/files/catalog39/CHENGSHIN.pdf
I'm considering one of these after a friend was very pleased with its performance in sand on his DR650
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=837211

[MotoBoss]

Originally Posted by 150ron

Got a quick oil question, i know i know, just want to make sure is all, please dont shoot.

ive always used the super expensive full synthetic oils such as, royal purple, redline, motul, lucas and mobil one, with this bike needing 2 quarts, thats gonna be $20+ bucks in just the oil every change, my walmart has the non synthetic valvoline oil 20w-50 or 10w-40 (motorcycle specific, wet clutch approved, air or liquid cooled oil)" for only $3.99 a quart, im thinking that oil should be fine in there for a 1000 miles, seems ok?

anyone here ever use that one?

Bel-Ray Thumper is well worth the to $20 oil change. I mean it last for 3000 mile oils and being confident knowing the motor is protected is worth a few extra bucks........................

[toadl]

Originally Posted by Carter O

Hi, I'm new to ADVrider & a DRZ that needs new plastic. Can anyone point me where to look, needing blue. Thanks Carter

They sell blue plastic for the DRZ, except the headlight shroud, no idea where you would get that.

http://www.wheelingcyclesupply.com/shop/3/4/index.shtml

[toadl]

Originally Posted by 150ron

Got a quick oil question, i know i know, just want to make sure is all, please dont shoot.

ive always used the super expensive full synthetic oils such as, royal purple, redline, motul, lucas and mobil one, with this bike needing 2 quarts, thats gonna be $20+ bucks in just the oil every change, my walmart has the non synthetic valvoline oil 20w-50 or 10w-40 (motorcycle specific, wet clutch approved, air or liquid cooled oil)" for only $3.99 a quart, im thinking that oil should be fine in there for a 1000 miles, seems ok?

anyone here ever use that one?

I used that Valvoline in my Kawasaki 500 ninja. I really liked it. Seemed to wheelie better, I think it worked well with the clutch and transmission, of course this was before synthetic was a reasonable price. I know use use Mobil One synthetic. I wonder if it would be better to just go back to the valvoline and change oil more often.

[The Recycled Teenager]

Originally Posted by 955616846

My girl and I arrived back in Oz last week and home this week after our two month ride fly (PG/PPG) holiday in NZ. Straight and level is fine with me and I am happy to watch her mess around. For this trip we each dragged around three wings, a soaring harness, a power harness and a pile of other gear plus fuel on a third wheel.
Before Easter we were exploring the CSR, south west coast, Flinders Ranges, plus the central and western deserts. After the Finke races we were buzzing around in the middle of the Simpson... The bikes were a fair bit heavier riding in most of these areas and the fuel load alone would be enough to make most people's eyes water.

We don't get to do that with a DR-Z if we want to fly too...

At the moment I am being punished for spending so much time away. In a quieter moment I'll make a start on the couple of hundred rolls of film that have accumulated over the past year. I'll let the girl worry about the digital video footage... I'm too clumsy with it and already spend too many hours each day with my head bent out of shape inside databases (just trying to keep them straight) to want to spend more time at a computer.

Sensational stuff
Will you be posting pictures anyplace
Glad you still use film but I switched to digital years ago and have the best of both world now with an adapter so all my original film lens work in manual mode.

You other inmates use your DR's for getting a camera into normally inaccessible places ?
Or any other fun thing you can carry on the bike to enhance the trip, yes including SWSBO

[150ron]

Originally Posted by Chris41483

I run Rotella t6 synthetic. Available at Walmart. Not too much more money. But seriously, at 2 qts per change, is the couple bucks a big deal?

Well its a $3.99 a quart vs $11.99+ a quart, so 8 dollar oil change vs a 25 dollar oil change, but yeah i see your point for sure.

Originally Posted by MotoBoss

Bel-Ray Thumper is well worth the to $20 oil change. I mean it last for 3000 mile oils and being confident knowing the motor is protected is worth a few extra bucks........................

I hear lots of good things about Bel-Ray, just have never seen it anywhere around here, but even when i used full synthetics i would never go longer then 1500 miles max.

Originally Posted by toadl

I used that Valvoline in my Kawasaki 500 ninja. I really liked it. Seemed to wheelie better, I think it worked well with the clutch and transmission, of course this was before synthetic was a reasonable price. I know use use Mobil One synthetic. I wonder if it would be better to just go back to the valvoline and change oil more often.

Right, cheap oil and change it often, or expenisve stuff and keep it in there longer, that is the question

Im pretty sure for the next oil change ill spend the $25 bucks on the good stuff tho, cause i do love my bike, and if you actually think about, thats all they really need, good clean oil, a clean air filter and some gas, and

Right now running the 10w-40 Lucas semi synthetic oil i got at oriely's auto parts for 7 bucks a quart (motorcycle specific tho), great stuff, really like it.