DR350 Thread - Page 898

RuggedExposure · 10-27-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawker97

Are most of the 350's electric start?

Mine is kick start only and I like it better. You never get stranded in the cold with a dead battery.
Plus you get this real meaty right calf muscle goin on. Chicks dig it until they see your left leg in comparison...

shearboy2004 · 10-27-2012, 08:13 PM

Pretty easy to have an electric leg along with manual .

GaThumper · 10-27-2012, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawker97

All:

I purchased a DR200SE this summer so my 17 year old daughter could learn to ride and get her motorcycle endorsement. She likes the 200 but it is only a 5 speed and tops out at 50-55 mph. We live in Alaska and she would like to go on some distance rides with me ..... gravel roads etc. I am looking at options for a different bike for her, maybe a 350? She is 5'7" 100 lbs. I would like some advice from 350 owners. The bike needs to be street legal.

Thanks!

Tom

I have had a '99 DR350 for about 5 years now. I love it, and recommend it to many of my riding buddies. It's just low enough, light enough, and powerful enough to be fun in the woods and on the roads.

I have also owned two Kawasaki Super Sherpas, alledgedly for my wife, who never took to riding. I put a good many miles on them myself, and have ridden with several others on the Sherpas over the years. It's only a 250cc, but I think you would find it to be OK on the road for her as well as off road. It's a little lower seat height stock than the DR350, but then you can easily get lowering links to take the DR350 down an inch or two.

If you found either one of these for sale nearby, it would be worth a test ride.

Stretch67 · 10-28-2012, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by shearboy2004

Pretty easy to have an electric leg along with manual .

That's one of my upcoming winter projects, retrofitting the eBay-sourced kickstarter into my 250SE, along with the Clutch Fix and Shift Drum Bolt Loctite/Torque.

dirtyron · 10-28-2012, 08:05 AM

iwas going to add a kickstart to my 96 se and then realized would probably need to accomodate a decompression lever and all the hardware in the head. anyone done this?

Hotmamaandme · 10-28-2012, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dirtyron

iwas going to add a kickstart to my 96 se and then realized would probably need to accomodate a decompression lever and all the hardware in the head. anyone done this?

I've got a 97 se with a kicker added. No de comp lever. Kick leg And a couple seals and a gear for inside the motor. That being said I didn't install it the previous owner a airplane mechanic did and the added kicker is why I chose that used dr350. It kicks easy when warm. I haven't tried to start it cold with a kick as I have a few screws in my knee so i dont push my leg if i dont have too.

slartidbartfast · 10-28-2012, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dirtyron

iwas going to add a kickstart to my 96 se and then realized would probably need to accomodate a decompression lever and all the hardware in the head. anyone done this?

All DR350's have decomp (or should have). If you don't have a lever, it's an automatic decomp built into the head/cam.

shearboy2004 · 10-28-2012, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by slartidbartfast

All DR350's have decomp (or should have). If you don't have a lever, it's an automatic decomp built into the head/cam.

This !

RuggedExposure · 10-28-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotmamaandme

I've got a 97 se with a kicker added. No de comp lever. Kick leg And a couple seals and a gear for inside the motor. That being said I didn't install it the previous owner a airplane mechanic did and the added kicker is why I chose that used dr350. It kicks easy when warm. I haven't tried to start it cold with a kick as I have a few screws in my knee so i dont push my leg if i dont have too.

I kick started mine this morning and it was 37* F. No problem with the choke pulled out.

reddirtjoe · 10-28-2012, 01:37 PM

I have most if not all the parts for adding a kick starter, if anyone is interested.

dirtyron · 10-29-2012, 05:32 PM

so does the auto decompression in the head work with the add on kicker?

nickgindy · 10-29-2012, 06:34 PM

I'm trying to diagnose an issue I'm having. When I hook my brake wires to a volt meter I am getting 12 volts for running lights but then i connect my volt meter to the brake light wire and step on the brake im getting .16 of a volt. Any suggestions? Shouldn't it read 12 as well?

shearboy2004 · 10-29-2012, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirtyron

so does the auto decompression in the head work with the add on kicker?

Yes

2bold2getold · 10-29-2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by nickgindy

I'm trying to diagnose an issue I'm having. When I hook my brake wires to a volt meter I am getting 12 volts for running lights but then i connect my volt meter to the brake light wire and step on the brake im getting .16 of a volt. Any suggestions? Shouldn't it read 12 as well?

Yup, 12V. Try the front brake lever. If you get the brake light, check the rear switch and/or wiring. If not, the orange wires from the ignition switch carry power to a lot of things (horn,tach,dash lights,etc). Look for a bad connection or open wire. Bad grounds can also run you in circles.

djpreston · 10-30-2012, 04:19 AM

Hey guys,

I have a '93 "S" model loving every minute on her, but I find that the turn signals take a very long time to come on when selected and they blink very slowly, anyone have any advice? What should I be checking for?

Thanks,
Dale

10-27-2012, 08:13 PM	#13457
shearboy2004 KIWIINUSA Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Ft Collins ,Colorado Oddometer: 4,084	Pretty easy to have an electric leg along with manual . __________________ 88 R100GS 75 Norton Commando Roadster 98 DR450 07 Sherco 450 called BLING. 07 Sherco 510 called Holy Shit .

10-28-2012, 01:37 PM	#13465
reddirtjoe bikehoarder/msfcoach Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Let's Ride some red dirt!! Oddometer: 1,519	I have most if not all the parts for adding a kick starter, if anyone is interested. __________________ Nonsense, I have not yet began to defile myself

10-29-2012, 06:34 PM	#13467
nickgindy Doing it Wrong Joined: Jun 2011 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Oddometer: 1,281	Brakes I'm trying to diagnose an issue I'm having. When I hook my brake wires to a volt meter I am getting 12 volts for running lights but then i connect my volt meter to the brake light wire and step on the brake im getting .16 of a volt. Any suggestions? Shouldn't it read 12 as well? __________________ 2003 Sv650s; 2012 BMW F650GS; 1999 Suzuki Dr 350se Leave the busy interstates and highways for the cagers. My Youtube Channel

10-30-2012, 04:19 AM	#13470
djpreston Adventurer Joined: Mar 2011 Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Oddometer: 16	Hey guys, I have a '93 "S" model loving every minute on her, but I find that the turn signals take a very long time to come on when selected and they blink very slowly, anyone have any advice? What should I be checking for? Thanks, Dale __________________ '93 DR350S http://mefi.us/images/fuelly/smallsi...ic2/130741.png

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10-28-2012, 08:05 AM	#13460
dirtyron never grew up Joined: Apr 2007 Location: taos new mexico Oddometer: 249	iwas going to add a kickstart to my 96 se and then realized would probably need to accomodate a decompression lever and all the hardware in the head. anyone done this?

10-29-2012, 05:32 PM	#13466
dirtyron never grew up Joined: Apr 2007 Location: taos new mexico Oddometer: 249	so does the auto decompression in the head work with the add on kicker?