Clutch safety switch and/or side stand safety switch. Do a search in this thread for how to bypass those. Most likely that is where your problem is.
No, I'm not talking about issues with French beaches :huh I've searched and haven't found this problem referenced anywhere - my month-new '97 has 4600 miles on the clock and the speedo has started jumping wildly. Pulled and lubed the cable and while it was disconnected from the hub spun it in my fingers to see if I could pinpoint a problem - seems that when it's fully seated in the speedo gear housing the speedo needle sticks and jumps, but when it's backed out just a smidge (to use the technical term) the speedo seems to work fine. Anyone else have this issue? Is there a fix? Since there's really no way to 'set' the cable at the 'smidge' level when installing into the hub gear I can't control where it sits in the speedo gear housing... The odometer is not affected at all - it works fine. Thoughts?
I played with the clutch safety switch (cleaned it, moved it around, kissed it) and I could not get it to fire up. I bypassed the clutch safety switch and it fired up. I think I am happy now, I can now start it on 1st gear (sweet!), just need to make sure I have the clutch engaged. I am happy.
Good lookin' bike...and nice photo, dude. You must be sportin' and SLR w/ nice lens. If that shot came from a point-n-click, you better spil the beans on that
Nice looking bike. Who mounted a tool pouch under the engine guard? Is that something everyone does? I use that space to jump fallen trees.
I might take another look and see how the gear runs with the pin stabilized somewhat with a shim. Right now i am on the MX - Rob GSXR mod. I don't have the gear here i have back home ( lathe - mill - Lincoln TIG etc etc) so it is back to basics and hand tools only. Temporary set up here with the idea being to use a small industrial rubber isolator with 8 mm studs out each end to mount between the plate and mufflers bracket. Mid pipe next........... .
Aside from the obvious answer of a sump guard / bash plate... First run out on my new 2nd hand 2005 model DR650. Light dirt road. I have managed to flick up a stone and put a small but highly effective hole in my sump. (The bash plate is on order & I couldn't wait). The oil was p*ssing out, but I found it in time so no engine damage done. Is there any quick and effective fix in-situ, or is this as I suspect and engine-out project? I think that it can be easily TIG welded, but would be concerned about the oil etc. on the inside. Has anyone been as silly & unlucky as me to do this? What fixes are available and have worked? Appreciate any suggestions. Scott
No it isnt lowered. That might be why mine is so easy to put on the stand i have it set up for a tall lard butt.
Checked the wires going into the connector, a red/black wire and a green wire. Appears to be for the neutral switch? Everything seems to work as it should-hmmm. New bike (only 250 miles so far)= clean.
JB Weld! Back in the day (before I knew better) I had a KLR and I put a small hole in the bottom of the left case and I used JB Weld on it. It held up for the next 3 years that I owned it. Can't say if it's still on there now, but definately worked for me. Good luck!
my 97 dr650 did this too. after much messin, mine is fixed. thought it was the speedo drive, but a replacement didnt help. then i thought it was where the cable enters the speedo, lubed that & no fix. for mine, it was the routing of the speedo cable. it has to enter the speedo unit without interferance. the odometer isnt affected in any way. make sure no other cables push on the cable, that should fix it.
When I am on the trail, I carry this: http://jbweld.net/products/jbstik.php JB Weld in a stick epoxy form. I have been fortunate enough to not use it, but did use some when my buddy did a dump and knocked a hole in his clutch cover. We removed the clutch cover in the field and applied some of the JB Stik. We deliberately left a glob on the exterior part of the clutch cover. Later on, he sanded down the glob and polished it even with the clutch cover surface. It looks pretty good and the repair has help up for a few years now.
Hey Scott, I've seen some amazing and permanent repairs done with JB Weld and other similar products. Also the two-part putty called Quik Aluminum or Quik Steel also is very good. I'm sure you've got similar products in Oz. Do some research to find the very best product for this. NO NEED TO WELD IT. Rough up surface Clean well with spirits Apply a glob on there, work it well into hole for max adhesion. You can even sand it down, but no need under there, no one will see it. I've witnessed these repairs on long Baja rides. Amazing results! even with big holes!! Good luck!
i use protaper se atv mid bars. love the upper position it affords. i reouted clutch cable and flipped the throttle cables so they are on the bottom coming out. works great.
There was recently a discussion here in this thread about handguards. Later I saw some pictures of the Ducati hypermotard and thought theirs would look really neat on the DR. I have other things on my to do list before I can get to that and study if it would work but I was curious if any of the inmates ever had the same thought...