DR 650 SE - dopra bike and ride - Page 2

dopra · 01-15-2013, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Adv Grifter

The KTM forks are nice ... but aren't they TOO long for the DR650?

No, it is only 3-4 cm higher like original DR 650SE, but I would like 8 cm higher motorcycle.

neo1piv014 · 01-15-2013, 01:10 PM

Those KTM forks are going to make that thing a sweet ride.

BergDonk · 01-15-2013, 01:12 PM

What did you do for the steering head bearings? When I did mine, the Suzi cups were a close match for the KTM races, but after 100 kms they were notched and stuffed, so not close enough. I now have a complete Suzuki bearing on the bottom and complete KTM bearing up top after sleeving the shaft for the bottom and head tube for the top.

dopra · 01-15-2013, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neo1piv014

Those KTM forks are going to make that thing a sweet ride.

and it is cheaper than springs and emulators..............

dopra · 01-15-2013, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BergDonk

What did you do for the steering head bearings? When I did mine, the Suzi cups were a close match for the KTM races, but after 100 kms they were notched and stuffed, so not close enough. I now have a complete Suzuki bearing on the bottom and complete KTM bearing up top after sleeving the shaft for the bottom and head tube for the top.

I use original race-way DR, and original KTM bearing, plus special hand made plastic cover

ER70S-2 · 01-15-2013, 01:39 PM

BergDonk · 01-15-2013, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dopra

I use original race-way DR, and original KTM bearing, plus special hand made plastic cover

I know some have reported this solution works, like LukasM, but it definitely didn't for me. If the angle of the races and cups are identical, it'll be fine, but if its only 1 degree out, it will fail. There are details of what I did in my build thread, linked in my signature below. My solution evolved. It started out like yours, failed almost immediately. Then I went to sleeves in the steering head and KTM bearings top and bottom, and after some kms, the above noted solution, with Suzi bottom and KTM top. Good luck, hopefully yours will be OK.

JagLite · 01-15-2013, 01:47 PM

Looking great!
Keep it up and keep posting pictures

dopra · 01-15-2013, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BergDonk

I know some have reported this solution works, like LukasM, but it definitely didn't for me. If the angle of the races and cups are identical, it'll be fine, but if its only 1 degree out, it will fail. There are details of what I did in my build thread, linked in my signature below. My solution evolved. It started out like yours, failed almost immediately. Then I went to sleeves in the steering head and KTM bearings top and bottom, and after some kms, the above noted solution, with Suzi bottom and KTM top. Good luck, hopefully yours will be OK.

Thank You for Your opinion, I will check bearings tomorrow.

DisTech · 01-15-2013, 06:12 PM

PPCLI-Jim · 01-15-2013, 09:58 PM

I follow .

Chill · 01-15-2013, 10:39 PM

Bardzo dobrze. Lubię to dużo.

LexTalionis · 01-15-2013, 11:51 PM

Greetings from California, USA! I congratulate you on your use of my native tongue, English; I am not bilingual, and so admire others who are. And thank you for the excellent photos of your work as it progresses, we all enjoy seeing "behind the curtain" of our bikes, so to speak (that means, seeing the internals of our motors).

Lex

southforkspeedster · 01-16-2013, 07:06 AM

great build. thanks for sharing

dopra · 01-23-2013, 11:02 AM

Next I do some stop turning?? How is it? handlebar left->stop, right->stop ??

I change original ring to new one, for new EXC forks

it is done

new rear sprocket and Michelin T63 tire

lower rider footrest

higher handlebar

01-15-2013, 01:10 PM	#17
neo1piv014 ADV in training Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Albuquerque, NM Oddometer: 610	Those KTM forks are going to make that thing a sweet ride. __________________ _________________________ Ride videos '01 DR650 "The impossible often has a kind of integrity which the merely improbable lacks."

01-15-2013, 01:12 PM	#18
BergDonk Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Snowy Mountains Oz Oddometer: 1,707	Steering Head What did you do for the steering head bearings? When I did mine, the Suzi cups were a close match for the KTM races, but after 100 kms they were notched and stuffed, so not close enough. I now have a complete Suzuki bearing on the bottom and complete KTM bearing up top after sleeving the shaft for the bottom and head tube for the top. __________________ shed time IS quality time Check my DR650 story: BergDonks DR650 Build

01-15-2013, 01:47 PM	#23
JagLite Studly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Anchorage Alaska Oddometer: 617	Excellent! Looking great! Keep it up and keep posting pictures __________________ Attitude ~ The difference between Ordeal and Adventure James

01-15-2013, 06:12 PM	#25
DisTech Studly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle Oddometer: 608	Subscribed! __________________ DisTech - Suzuki (1993 DR350S & 1994 DR350, 1996 DR650/DR790), BMW (1999 R1100GS)

01-15-2013, 09:58 PM	#26
PPCLI-Jim Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2012 Location: Victoria BC where I ride year round. Oddometer: 154	I follow . __________________ I'm not saying to kill all the stupid people . .. Just remove the warning labels and let nature run it's course http://www.youtube.com/user/spudhead/videos?view=0 my youtube channel

01-15-2013, 10:39 PM	#27
Chill Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: QLD Australia Oddometer: 81	Bardzo dobrze. Lubię to dużo.

01-15-2013, 11:51 PM	#28
LexTalionis Inciteful Joined: Nov 2008 Location: San Jose, CA Oddometer: 415	Greetings from California, USA! I congratulate you on your use of my native tongue, English; I am not bilingual, and so admire others who are. And thank you for the excellent photos of your work as it progresses, we all enjoy seeing "behind the curtain" of our bikes, so to speak (that means, seeing the internals of our motors). Lex __________________ The older I get, the better I was.

01-16-2013, 07:06 AM	#29
southforkspeedster koolaidless Joined: Oct 2005 Location: the dry side of Oregon Oddometer: 1,908	great build. thanks for sharing __________________ Been there, broke that SFS

01-23-2013, 11:02 AM	#30
dopra ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Poznan, Poland Oddometer: 197	Next I do some stop turning?? How is it? handlebar left->stop, right->stop ?? I change original ring to new one, for new EXC forks it is done new rear sprocket and Michelin T63 tire lower rider footrest higher handlebar __________________ dopra bike and ride - thread http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=855584

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