Drz400 Thread

[veriest1]

Originally Posted by focallength

Really? I know a guy who commutes on it and cruises at 80 for 100 mile round trips daily.Theres a lady here who adventure rides on a drz and cruises at 75 for hours on end.

Yeah I run mine at 70-80 for 50 or more miles at a time at least three times a week. Often more. It's not a real issue.

What's an issue is being a 1/4" or less off the throttle stop at an indicated 90 or so for hours on end. That's pacing traffic on quite a few roads here. I got just under 45 mpg doing that on 281 last weekend. I wonder how many people who say to get a bigger bike actually take their DRZ out on the hwy regularly. Is it fun? Not the most but it doesn't do as bad as people claim. From the guys I've talked to the 650's don't seem to cruise that much better on the hwy (other than not having a wide seat)

[nukemm]

New tires on Tuesday! Ordered a set of Dunlop D606 from my local shop and they should be on the bike by Wednesday afternoon! Half price installation by buying the tires through them, and they were comparably priced to online!

[The Recycled Teenager]

Originally Posted by p0diabl0

http://www.happy-trail.com/Suzuki-DR...s-DRZ400S.aspx

Thanks
Just what I am looking for

[luni]

For those that have been tracking my project. It's running again!

[The Recycled Teenager]

Originally Posted by holmesie

It's not a happy trail soft-pannier rack, but very similar - I got mine from here

HTH

Nicer looking than Happy Trail product they look a better fit around the muffler as well, so I took the plunge

They should arrive sooooon I hope

[corybaby]

I was wishing for a tach when cruising fast.......it seems comfortable enough at 70 or even 75.......only i'm not! , as the wind is Blasting ME !
Does anyone have an RPM reading at speed and in which gear? im guessing at 70 in fifth its about 4000....?
Cory
2007 Drz 400
08 KLR650 sold
80 yamaha 750
74 Yamaha rd 350
75 185 suzi enduro
64 honda 50

Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota

yep. i do a fair amount of 70mph (indicated, so probably around 65mph really) cruising with 14/47 gearing. some say i am killing the engine, but it doesn't seem to mind and, so far, so good.

when i still had stock gearing (15/44), sustained 70mph+ cruising was a complete non-issue.

[0ldhippie]

Originally Posted by focallength

Really? I know a guy who commutes on it and cruises at 80 for 100 mile round trips daily.Theres a lady here who adventure rides on a drz and cruises at 75 for hours on end.

OK sure I do 80 on my drz too, but it sure ain't happy doing it and I sure ain't sitting on it across Nevada. There are guys that tour on 250s too but there are much better tools out there. I've blown up a few bikes in my day working them too hard. I'm too old to do that anymore and I'm sure my DRZ thanks me too.

[holmesie]

Originally Posted by The Recycled Teenager

Nicer looking than Happy Trail product they look a better fit around the muffler as well, so I took the plunge

They should arrive sooooon I hope

Good stuff mate - you should be happy with them, as I am with mine

[955616846]

Originally Posted by corybaby

I was wishing for a tach when cruising fast.......it seems comfortable enough at 70 or even 75.......only i'm not! , as the wind is Blasting ME !
Does anyone have an RPM reading at speed and in which gear? im guessing at 70 in fifth its about 4000....?
Cory

More like 6500rpm with stock gearing...

I reckon that it is simply beating on the bike.. and me... to cruise it any faster than about 70mph. I choose a different bike for highway miles.

[The Recycled Teenager]

Originally Posted by holmesie

Good stuff mate - you should be happy with them, as I am with mine

Thanks

I will post some pics when I get them on.
Just hope the Great Basin Coyote bag still fits OK, its real nice
Hoping with the side frames I can move it back a little too.

[Plane Dr]

Originally Posted by veriest1

What's a speed limit?

Seriously though, I think I just need a more road oriented bike. A lot of the roads in TX aren't super slab but they're still 70's and those big trucks don't drive slow on them. Plus I'd like to be able to comfortably take the shortest route out of the state on occasion.

The DRZ is fine st those kinds of speeds it's a matter of expectation. I slowly worked on mine it did awesome I commuted for a couple years on mine.

With a stock bore it will run just about forever at highway speeds. I got the ich and did some serious work to mine and it is an absolute riot on the slab and around town now.

The one thing is as you add bore or stroke you will start to overwhelm the breather system. So consequently your oil "consumption" goes up. Assuming you are stupid like me and ring it out all the time. But as long as you don't mind topping it off it's worth it. Rolling the throttle at 75 and watching the speedo climb to 95 is a nice touch. I cant wait to get on the dirt again...

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadu]

Originally Posted by brothermosley

i'm running the 2" rox risers with a protaper CR mid rise bar. no problems with cables. i just flipped the ol' throttle cable around. no binding - lock to lock. having some rise on the Z is key. that stock bar is a bad joke.

What does this mean? Flipped the throttle cable around? Around what, the head stock? To shorten the distance between the carb & the throttle tube?

[WVa Dualsport]

Originally Posted by WERA976

What does this mean? Flipped the throttle cable around? Around what, the head stock? To shorten the distance between the carb & the throttle tube?

The throttle cable is now on the bottom of the grip...not the top. He just rotated the throttle assembly 180 degrees on the handlebar. It effectively adds length to the throttle cables.

[LittleRedToyota]

Originally Posted by corybaby

Does anyone have an RPM reading at speed and in which gear?

you can calculate it at this (very cool) website:

http://www.gearingcommander.com/

[shannonr73]

Originally Posted by holmesie

It's not a happy trail soft-pannier rack, but very similar - I got mine from here

HTH

I got the same ones off feebay 2 weeks ago.. Great racks, but I did miss the part where it only fits s or sm drz.. My e model doesn't have the rear peg holes to line up with for mounting so am in process of getting some welding done..