Drz400 Thread

[Bad Daddy]

Originally Posted by okietrailboss

anybody have starting issues under 50deg fahrenheit

Nope. At altitude, 3500 ft, before jetting it took a bit of cranking. Now at 36F sea level and altitude it fires up quite easily.

Which carb, jetting, needle position and pilot are you using?

Altitude?

[BygDaddee]

Fitted my bar risers and waterproof 12v socket today

[Cobain]

Originally Posted by 150ron

Wow, all that crap in that carb is something else.


Added a piece of Silicone heater hose around my new pipe, to protect it for when i drop it on the trails.

Redneck engineering at its best! Good idea ya done got there yup.

[150ron]

Originally Posted by Cobain

Redneck engineering at its best! Good idea ya done got there yup.

Glad you like it, not my idea, lots of guys do it over on thumpertalk, as can be seen here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=de6i_02PnDg

Cheerio.

[ohgood]

Originally Posted by 150ron

I got 2 questions for you guys, my bike has like 25 pounds of dry mud/dirt on it, id like to wash it for the firs time,

1), is it ok to use a pressure washer? my neighbor has one of those electric 1800 psi that i can use when ever i want.

2) does the bike need to be on and idling while i either hose it down, or pressure wash it?


Reason i ask, is my previous bike always gave me problems after washing it, it would almost not start back up, dont want to fuck anything up with water, i rather leave it filthy then mess something up.

pressure washer - twenty feet away is OK

brush n hose if you have to put your beer down, you're washing too much

remember, its a dirt bike, not a piece of ass

[955616846]

Originally Posted by ohgood

pressure washer - twenty feet away is OK

brush n hose if you have to put your beer down, you're washing too much

remember, its a dirt bike, not a piece of ass

I suppose you'd also condone what 150ron did spannering a dirty bike.

[effensteve]

Im a pressure washing guy. Some say don't but if your into your annual maintenance I don't think there is a problem. The chassis lube is important though. Check your wheel bearings, swing arm, shock connections, steerer tube and fork seals annually and hose away.

[ohgood]

Originally Posted by 955616846

I suppose you'd also condone what 150ron did spannering a dirty bike.

make it more fun, link what he or she did here :-)

[blaster11]

So right after I bought my bike I started going through it and figuring out what needed to be done, fixed, or upgraded. I quickly realized that the PO had neglected to tell me a fork seal was leaking and that that fork had a gouge in it which he tried to buff out. Of course the leaking seal also took out the brake pads. So off I went to find a new set of forks, I quickly found a set on eBay for a decent price...done. So I bought some new oil/dust seals and some new springs and commenced to taking it apart. Little did I know that taking it apart and riding my 200 2 stroke would change my life for a while. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=830324 So since I was out of commission and needed to get the bike back together and out of the garage I elected to send the forks off to Cogent Dynamics with my parts for a full upgrade to include revalving. I got the forks back several weeks later and noticed that the fork boots were quite torn up and needed replacing. After searching several places I found I would be out about $80.00, not that $80.00 is a lot but I find the boots kind of ugly. Having a lot of time on my hands now I found a link over on Thumper Talk http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/751...-s-or-e-model/ which talked about using hard plastic covers or blades which are similar to the same things used on USD forks. I figured what the Hell I will give those a try. So I began sourcing parts only to find out that a key component, plastic fork clamp, was no longer available but only after buying all the other pieces. I called several KTM parts guys and everyone had the same story....out of stock and will not be replenished. So I went to the secondary market, used, and found a set...again on eBay. I got the parts in and the one part I really needed which was the clamp was damaged. I made it work and just finished getting them installed yesterday. I still can't ride but at least the bike is back operational again. Here are a few pictures of my install.


Shows the blade guide and clamp (clamp is discontinued)


Just showing how the brake line feeds up behind the blade through a hole so that it can move freely during compression and rebound.

Because the clamp is slightly too big for the fork I added a few turns of electrical tape to give the clamp something to bite on.

This shows how the brake line gets pinched between the two clamps to keep it in place


and the last picture just shows my dash configuration with GPS mount, SPOT mount, and fold away mirrors, I would like to upgrade the complete dash area with some type of rally setup someday so I can get all the crap off the bars....maybe some day!


I just want to thank my good buddy Dave, EOD3MC, who helped me get the bike back together and test the new suspension. Thanks Dave!!! The good news is because he helped me, the DRZ bug bit him and he now is the proud owner of a DRZ as well.

Merry Christmas!

[150ron]

Spannering
Any form of mechanical work on a vehicle, be it a bicycle, motorcycle, car or even a lawnmower.
"What did you do at the weekend?"

"I spent all weekend in the garage spannering, got the car running again by Sunday"


Had to look that one up.

[955616846]

Originally Posted by 150ron

Spannering
Any form of mechanical work on a vehicle, be it a bicycle, motorcycle, car or even a lawnmower.
"What did you do at the weekend?"

"I spent all weekend in the garage spannering, got the car running again by Sunday"


Had to look that one up.

Learning something new...

The original comment was tongue in cheek, but it was the first thing that struck me when I saw the photos of your exhaust swap. While about the only risk there was introducing dirt into the header and exhaust fasteners, it is something that is best avoided.
The second was parking a dirty bike in a clean workshop.

The pressure wash is fine if you're thinking about where you're pointing it.

[p0diabl0]

Originally Posted by 150ron

Spannering
Any form of mechanical work on a vehicle, be it a bicycle, motorcycle, car or even a lawnmower.
"What did you do at the weekend?"

"I spent all weekend in the garage spannering, got the car running again by Sunday"


Had to look that one up.

Them strange folk that we rebelled against a few hundred years ago still don't know what a wrench should be called.

[ThomasVolomitz]

...or the trunk of a car, or the hood for that matter.

[EOD3MC]

Originally Posted by blaster11

I just want to thank my good buddy Dave, EOD3MC, who helped me get the bike back together and test the new suspension. Thanks Dave!!! The good news is because he helped me, the DRZ bug bit him and he now is the proud owner of a DRZ as well.

Merry Christmas!

The Good News?? That's twice you've gotten me to get another bike after riding one of yours....

I'm running out of garage space....

[Lindy Hopper]

Since most of y'all probably have a DRZ I thought I'd let you know I'm parting out my DRZ. If you're looking for something read this thread.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851108