DR750 & DR800 owners thread

[stefan rb]

Ps. About the carb Problems fixing
i like andreas an His Site is good
but.... In my!!! Mind He have some Great mistakes about the carb adjustment
please note
the Fuel Level in the Bowl chamber is à really important and à FIXED measure
14.6 + or - 1 mm on the highest Level
how to check is written in the Manual
i have à pic in my ( sorry still German ) technik Tipps
the right 14.6 mm are the BASIC for à well Running carb
all changes for different exhaust airbox etc should Be with the right Jets
every Jet for her Area
of course à more Fat idle Jet will Change the lower rpm Area too ...
So its à really difficult Thing to Set up à Stock carb to à New airbox
( exhaust is more easy)
Suzuki engineers work à Long Time to find out à good Setting
they use dynojet Street Test etc...
What i want to say: Not Simple to find à setup with Same or more Power!!!

[stefan rb]

Sorry for my Long Text ;)
still in my bed - last Week Problems with my back
was 5 days in the Hospital
Hope that i can Ride in 4 weeks the First Rallye ( dalmatia)
Today my 3 Day in can go .... ;)
now im in bed with iphone and cannot Sleep :)

back to the carbs:
i think the Most People here Know me and so its Not too much Promotion ;)
the Best Way for Change the setup of à New exhaust and airbox
and with more Power is of course the Flat slide carb
yeeeeeees expensive! ;)
but sometimes à old carb need so much spare Parts....
The Flat slide do Not work wih à similar pressure System ( or two throttles like the Stock) so the Air System is more Simple and much easy to adjust to different solutions ...
Nö this is Not à easter promote - do Not ASK for half Price ;) ;)

[nave]

Hi Stefan,
Speed recovery and victory in the rally

[Brendan J]

Originally Posted by stefan rb

...Nö this is Not à easter promote - do Not ASK for half Price ;) ;)

Damn there goes any chance and a SPEEDY recovery to you Stefan !!!!

[addors1]

Originally Posted by ambraa

Hi
I'm new to this forum (found this great thread on google...)
I'm from Norway and have owned my DR800 -92 for about a year now.
Great to see all the cool mods you guys have done to your bikes. I have done some to mine too, and I guess it's not a very good offroad bike any more. But thought I'd post a picture anyway

/amund

Hello to everyone new to these forums the names neil from lincolnshire in the uk just purchased my dr its bin a few years since the last thumper and i cannot wait

Did the swing arm issue get sorted on this build im sure i read that the gixer arm was to flexible?
Picking my dr750 up today thats if my van ever turns up.been looking for a thumper road bike for a while now and have not found anything till i found this forum now the search is on for a another dr to chop.

[chris3155]

Hi all.
Happy Easter
Nave great fotos, lovely family.
Stefan mind your back buddy give it time to heal
have heard a "jingle" from the front end somewhere, sounded like my keyring was made of metal, stripped all panels and such I think now it must be the rebuilt caliper and new pads
best wishes to everyone
Chris

[snocross]

Happy Easter for everyone!!!

Season 2010 finally started here in Finland. And oh it was a blast!

After hard winter, gravel roads are almost impossible to ride with Tourances. I really need to get second set of rims with knobbles! I think it is pretty easy to lift the bike and change whole set instead of all that tire work every time.

Anyway, some pictures from Friday ride.

No possibility for icefishing on the rivers anymore


This is pretty fun time of the year. Some people are still snowmobiling and downhill skiing. Some people are riding motorcyckles


You really have to keep youre eyes open. Bigges damages on tarmac are as wide as tires and 30cm deep.


Snow melts fast and has no place where to go. In worst places water comes to roads. I think i have better pictures of floods next week.


Just some stupid idea


Even the birds are coming back from spending the cold wintertime somewhere in warm south...


It is a beatuful sight when these birds come back. So happy easter for all, and for all the boys in North welcome back to the road!! No fancypancy it is warm enough

[morse]

Hi Pasi!

Finland looks just like home for me. Although you live 600 km north from me.

[morse]

Originally Posted by stefan rb

Send me à pic
i See it ;)

I don't have that sign anymore. About two years ago it flew into the bush when I was riding down the road. Needless to say I didn't even bother to search for it. Firstly I wouldn't have found it and secondly I figured out what it was flying out a few days later when I saw the badge was missing.
But the VIN number is pressed on the frame also, so it doesn't matter.

Why would you wan't to see it? Isn't it ordinary that the manufactureing year is written on a DR Big?

[stefan rb]

its difficult to find out the year of building by the mainframe number
mostly impossible
but i see it on
carb type (gas gables)
frame (paint or welding)
plastics of course if original
engine
..so if you have problems to identify the parts send pics of these and your doctor big will help you

also possible with damaged back - eyes ok

[snocross]

Hi Martin!

I guess east Finland is similar with Jogeva in Estonia. Lots of fields and all flat.

This year my bike started right away without any problems after 4 months standing still. Last year had bad luck with the starter, but problem were solved by You and Your friend! Started has worked perfectly since then!

[snocross]

Stefan!

Can you tell me the year of my bike from those pictures above?

It is registered 03.02.1992.

Hopefully back is not badly hurt. I think 95% of back problems go away in few weeks, but almost all people suffers bad back problems in some time of their lives!

[pikeman59]

I just fitted the Laser Produro ( Legal ) to my Big and it works so much better than stock exhaust, both sound and performance.
What´s the preset value for the idle mixture? I have a 1996 model and the code for Sweden is E-77 but I can not find the preset value for E-77 in the service manual. Right now it is set to 2 turns to prevent too much popping but the plugs tell me that it´s too rich.
Any ideas?

//Sven

[Ladder106]

Stefan,

Best wishes for a quick recovery!!

Now that you are in bed and bored, maybe this is the best time for all of us to start overloading you with all our questions.

[mait]

Happy Easter everyone! And Stefan, you will be racing Dalmatia for sure, we all wish you quick recovery!
I’ve been quiet lurker for a long time but finally its Big time again!
My Easter present to Big - changed oil, tensioned balancer chain, replaced air and oil filters, mounted and hardwired Garmin Oregon 300. And new AGM battery helped to start after a long winter vacation.
And here we are on the road again. Going back home 217kms from winter storage. It took me 5hours to cover the distance (final 70kms was on tarmac that took less than an hour). Some pics:

Gravel roads are still wet and soft.


In the forest the snow has not melted yet.


The trees tried to stop me. I wouldn’t let them.


Estonia flood. Had to turn back from there, local people told its lot deeper than one meter in the middle.


Now these are proper water crossing for us. Had 6 or 7 of those during the trip, some more, some less deep.