Drz400 Thread

[DRZ Charlie]

Originally Posted by DualSportDad

I have had the black box removed on mine for years and my bike doesn't. Consume oil. I just teed the two hoses together and made sure the t is high... zip tied to the frame through the box mounting hole.

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On the E model the box vents to atmosphere.

On the S the box vents to the Air box boot which effectively feeds your engine a VERY small amount of warm synthetic or petroleum based mist. Not much advantageadmittedly but it will leak oil onto the swing arm, shock and maybe to the brake disc.

They both (E & S) have the same box just a different hose routing for the box vent

Shedding the box for weight reduction is a non event. It weighs next to nothing.

[marine_mike]

Swapped out my white brothers exhaust for a stock one...all is quiet now. Damn carb keeps flooding and overflowing with fuel though, so I just ordered a rebuild kit. I can't say that I'm looking forward to pulling the carb. It's alot more of a detailed job than I am used to doing. I'm not going to rejet just yet because I just got my endorsement and I figured I'd get a feel for it first before I go modding the carb.

[payback]

I just put on some new rad guards (Flatland racing) and my horn seems to be really muffled , barely audible....... Why ?

Also are there any good upgraded horns
for the drz?


thanks.

[DRZ Charlie]

Originally Posted by marine_mike

Swapped out my white brothers exhaust for a stock one...all is quiet now. Damn carb keeps flooding and overflowing with fuel though, so I just ordered a rebuild kit. I can't say that I'm looking forward to pulling the carb. It's alot more of a detailed job than I am used to doing. I'm not going to rejet just yet because I just got my endorsement and I figured I'd get a feel for it first before I go modding the carb.

The easiest procedure (for me) for removing the carburetor is below. While your carb is out for the rebuild why not re-jet?

The following procedure looks complicated but it's really not.

1. Remove the seat and side plastics

2. Remove any pannier racks from the frame and sub-frame

3. Loosen the lower sub-frame bolts but don't remove

4. Loosen and remove the upper subframe bolts (you will remove them in step 10.)

5. Remove the fuel and vent lines from the carb

6. Loosen the upper nuts on the throttle cables. Leave the bottom ones alone to help index where the throttle cables were previously adjusted.

7. Remove the throttle cables from the carburetor taking note of which is the front cable and which is the back.

8. Loosen the carb boot clamp between the motor and carb

9. Loosen the carb boot clamp between the carb and airbox

10. Remove the upper sub-frame bolts then spread the sub-frame from the main frame

11. Wiggle the carb out and do whatever you need to.

12. Reverse the process to re-install. Use a light coating of grease on the boots (leading edges) to help with the re-installation of the carb.

[955616846]

Originally Posted by payback

I just put on some new rad guards (Flatland racing) and my horn seems to be really muffled , barely audible....... Why ?

Also are there any good upgraded horns
for the drz?

Have a fiddle with the way it is mounted. The body of the horn should not touch anything and sometimes horns can be sensitive to the tab that they're mounted on.

The Hella Super tone kit (HL85115) is a good one. If only one horn is to be fitted then I'd suggest the lower frequency (300Hz HL85113) as it penetrates a bit better.

[DR650SEDDY]

Originally Posted by marine_mike

Swapped out my white brothers exhaust for a stock one...all is quiet now..

U can always use Db Dawg silencer+spark arrestor without compromising the performance of ur muffler.
http://www.hyderacing.com/db_dawg.htm

[HellSickle]

Originally Posted by payback

I just put on some new rad guards (Flatland racing) and my horn seems to be really muffled , barely audible....... Why ?

Also are there any good upgraded horns
for the drz?


thanks.

You probably have something touching the horn. Check for clearances.

If I'm doing much street on a given bike, I'll get a car horn from the auto parts store. That requires the addition of a relay.

[Mike_drz]

Originally Posted by 955616846

Hmmm, okay. That's interesting. Are you sure it is not just carrying a small LiFe pack inside the air box or elsewhere on the bike?

Right on top of the air filter inside the air box, I think there are enough space for a LiFe pack drill a few holes underneath ecu, to put zip ties to secure the pack. use dean plugs or rc car connectors, it can save big time to remove, recharge or simply disconnect

[DualSportDad]

Originally Posted by DRZ Charlie

On the E model the box vents to atmosphere.

On the S the box vents to the Air box boot which effectively feeds your engine a VERY small amount of warm synthetic or petroleum based mist. Not much advantageadmittedly but it will leak oil onto the swing arm, shock and maybe to the brake disc.

They both (E & S) have the same box just a different hose routing for the box vent

Shedding the box for weight reduction is a non event. It weighs next to nothing.

I hear ya... I had mine dump a bit of oil one time when the zip tie that holds the "t" up broke and t fell a little. Other than that the only oil leakage I have is one drop on the ground every time I shut the bike off. I ha e the drain hose coming down and it ends just below the shock linkage... dog bones. I didn't remove mine for weight saving I removed it to access my fcr carb easier.



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[Goofy Footer]

Hello fellow DRZers, I thought I'd share this here for you guys. I hope you enjoy it!

My E handled the trails superbly and I caught myself hauling the mail in certain sections. I really need to get my stabilizer rebuilt cause I smacked a few of those rocks pretty hard while moving at speed. We had a range of bikes from my E all the way to a Scrambler 900cc.

What do you guys think of the video? Hows the length, editing, footage and/or song? I appreciate your thoughts and advice because I want to make the most entertaining ride report videos that I can.

Length 2:35. Watch in 720p for best picture

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My E



The Lobster


The Route



I ran this loop round trip from my house in San Diego. Pretty awesome and it was my first time riding in Mex. Rock on DRZers!

[coarsegoldkid]

What advantage does a steering stabilizer have on a bike such as a DRZ-S besides reducing funds in my bank account? Okay it stabilizes steering. What does that actually mean?

[955616846]

Originally Posted by coarsegoldkid

What advantage does a steering stabilizer have on a bike such as a DRZ-S besides reducing funds in my bank account? Okay it stabilizes steering. What does that actually mean?

Stabiliser? I prefer damper. It will dampen oscillations and absorb impacts in the same way a shock does.

It reduces head shakes, but mostly keeps the wheel pointed in the right direction on impacts to the wheel or bars. You'd notice the benefits in gnarly rocky or rutted ground... or if a bar end clips a tree (within reason!) or cars(!) at speed just to mention a couple of scenarios.

Some use them as a fix for poor riding technique in for example sand. Others use them as a band-aid fix for a badly behaving bike. If the suspension is not as good as it can be then empty your wallet into that before worrying about a damper.

Until you identify a need, you probably won't benefit from one.

[ptgarcia]

Originally Posted by coarsegoldkid

What advantage does a steering stabilizer have on a bike such as a DRZ-S besides reducing funds in my bank account? Okay it stabilizes steering. What does that actually mean?

They slow down those quick bar movements when you hit square-edged obstacles like rocks and other similar impediments. When set properly you don't even know you have one until it kicks in, and even then you don't really feel it it just quietly does its job. I love mine.

[Goofy Footer]

Originally Posted by coarsegoldkid

What advantage does a steering stabilizer have on a bike such as a DRZ-S besides reducing funds in my bank account? Okay it stabilizes steering. What does that actually mean?

The first two replies describe what a stabilizer/dampner does. Watch the bike's reaction when I slam into that at 1:34 of the video. That handlebar (and bike jerk) is what a a stabilizer/dampner slows down. Its hard to see in the video but I was caught off guard and nearly got bucked off the bike. Running fast for miles through those rocks, I was bound to hit one.

[955616846]

Originally Posted by Goofy Footer

The first two replies describe what a stabilizer/dampner does. Watch the bike's reaction when I slam into that at 1:34 of the video. That handlebar (and bike jerk) is what a a stabilizer/dampner slows down. Its hard to see in the video but I was caught off guard and nearly got bucked off the bike. Running fast for miles through those rocks, I was bound to hit one.

Which video?