DR750 & DR800 owners thread

[bluesman]

needle valves/seats...he need new ones.

[bluesman]

Originally Posted by juss

All good things come to those who wait. Guess who just got his claws around this lot for 230.-Eur

Exactly same I had on my DR.
You going to face 2 challenges but you will not regret doing this conversion!

1. Brake disk on this wheel is odd size. There is nothing out there from any other bike that will be possible to bolt on to get to DR 300mm disk (if SR43). Using Husaberg brakes in front will result in stopping power enough for bike of half DR weight, no more. You will need custom made disk if you going to use this wheel. But DR SR43 wheel only need different bearings pressed in and couple of spacers to fit into those forks.
2. Head bearings. I suggest you use drawing I posted while ago in this tread. It means head axle must be pressed in from the top and fixed by 12.9 grade bolt from underneath. My setup worked fine for I guess about 30-40 000 km.
Sometimes people bore out hole in lower yoke to make stock axle work, but I am against it as lower yoke get considerable load and it;s made of aluminium alloy.Just my 2 cents.

You also will need heavier springs and limit travel to 250 mm (SR43) and may be not for SR41 - can't tell. Limiting travel will require machining cartridge etc. Best bet - send it to Stefan.

[Cowboy_xj]

Originally Posted by Rik Le Ray

Hi Guys i now have a set of original rear tanks check it out what do you think we will be having some more sets made for our bikes

Hi Le Ray...
have You some pic of these tanks???

I would make a copy for my Marlboro Dr....

Thanks.
Igor.

[Cowboy_xj]

here my little Big..

[Cowboy_xj]

Now the marlboro project is started

[wundis]

Originally Posted by robmoto

Remember Blue when I got the motard and the motor was knocking and then on dissaembly the cam and rockers were worn about 1mm real bad, and it was because some previous gumby owner did not put that oil shaft back in the head with the 2 holes so that oil gets squirted on to the cam lobes, so you are 100 percent correct .

Just to be sure, youre talking about part # 22, right?
http://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-dr800-19...1.html#results

[Bambi]

Hello Igor,
concerning this: 'I would make a copy for my Marlboro Dr....'
This is mine, ok, without any extra rallye-features ...


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So how about some pics of your's?
Kind regards, Bambi

[stefan rb]

Originally Posted by bluesman

Exactly same I had on my DR.
You going to face 2 challenges but you will not regret doing this conversion!

1. Brake disk on this wheel is odd size. There is nothing out there from any other bike that will be possible to bolt on to get to DR 300mm disk (if SR43). Using Husaberg brakes in front will result in stopping power enough for bike of half DR weight, no more. You will need custom made disk if you going to use this wheel. But DR SR43 wheel only need different bearings pressed in and couple of spacers to fit into those forks.
2. Head bearings. I suggest you use drawing I posted while ago in this tread. It means head axle must be pressed in from the top and fixed by 12.9 grade bolt from underneath. My setup worked fine for I guess about 30-40 000 km.
Sometimes people bore out hole in lower yoke to make stock axle work, but I am against it as lower yoke get considerable load and it;s made of aluminium alloy.Just my 2 cents.

You also will need heavier springs and limit travel to 250 mm (SR43) and may be not for SR41 - can't tell. Limiting travel will require machining cartridge etc. Best bet - send it to Stefan.

yes - or ask him with your special parts :-)

[robmoto]

Originally Posted by wundis

Just to be sure, youre talking about part # 22, right?
http://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-dr800-19...1.html#results

Yes thats correct make sure you have this shaft.

[robmoto]

Cowboy XJ, have you got a sr/43 motor or has the lefthand side case and starter gears been replaced with the 43 ones.
Looking foward to seeing your bike rebuild, we all love pic,s you know .

[juss]

There's been some talk about lighter (KTM) cush drive wheels that may fit the big with some spacers needed - has anyone here actually fitted another rear wheel and has some closer information about what's needed?


some pics too, but no sun and sand and nice things like you blokes in dry countries - all mud and shit nordic style ;)

This is how it's always looking - no getting away from it:



Moto-orienteering some weeks ago, Mait's already been talking about the series earlier:

Exiting a creek:


fiddling with wet paperwork while collecting a point:


Declaration on me back highly visible: ;)


A local lady checking out the route on Mait's bike:



And another ride some days ago:

Just realized that we're blocked off by a river after an hour of hard work through swampy forest to achieve what was supposed to be a shortcut. This is the moment of silence and despair before hoing all the way back:


A sunken xt on our way back:


Finally out, shirt changed, ready to rock on...


to the best riding roads...


in the world.



cheers, juss

[spen]

NIce pics

[ztaj]

Originally Posted by spen

NIce pics

Wot he said /\ /\ .

[robmoto]

Juss like above great pic,s, it sure is muddy in your part of world, chain and sprockets would get a good work out thank for sharing .

[juss]

Originally Posted by robmoto

Juss like above great pic,s, it sure is muddy in your part of world, chain and sprockets would get a good work out thank for sharing .

You're bloody right - in just 4000Km chain and rear sprocket are quite worn and front sprocket's been totally destroyed by the last 500km. Just replaced the front one now - it's of course gonna fade fast but it's gonna give me the few rides on the wet and muddy weeks before winter - then a new set is going in.

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I'll probably use DR stock wheel on the berg fork.
good ideas (read: drawings) appreciated of the bracket to fit the stock SR43 caliper on WP extreme - anyone? I just got my hands on the fork two days ago and soon going to make the stem (thanks bluesman for the drawing!), but no time to sit in the freezing shed fitting and measuring stuff these days...




cheers, juss