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dr-digest          Sunday, February 13 2000          Volume 01 : Number 036



(dr) 1998 DR650 Chains and Sprockets
Re: (dr) 1998 DR650 Chains and Sprockets
(dr) (350) need parts
Re: (dr) (350) need parts
(dr) Obsolete?!!
Re: (dr) About exhaust
Re: (dr) Obsolete?!!
Re: (dr) Obsolete?!!

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Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2000 19:28:07 -0500
From: "The Clouser Family" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) 1998 DR650 Chains and Sprockets

My stock chain on my Suzuki is a 525, and I think it must be purchased
through Suzuki.  Is there any reason not to go to the 520 chain?  I have
found that they are readily available at most shops.  Could you please give
me the pros and cons of a 520 versus a 525.  My Suzuki owner's manual states
not to have a master link in the chain.  Does anyone know why that is?

Also, could anyone give me information on my stock sprockets.  I plan on
making a trip from Pennsylvania to California and back in September.  Should
I change them to make the bike more street-oriented?  Any recommendations on
the number of teeth on the sprockets - front or back?  Which ones would you
change?

Thanks,

Jim C.


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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 14:24:22 +0100
From: [e-mail] (Rainer)
Subject: Re: (dr) 1998 DR650 Chains and Sprockets

Hi Jim,

I changed to a 520 chain with my DR 650 due to the better availability of
sprockets.
I would expect a 525 chain to last a little bit longer - but not that much.
You need a masterlink to close an open chain - if you use endless chains (as
recommended) you won't need it.
If you are a 100% safety guy, you migth want the endless chain, but I never
heard of problems with open chains and masterlinks (never use it twice !).
If you still have the stock sprockets (15/41), there is no need to make your
bike even more street-oriented - it is already.
If you go offroad a 14 teeth front sprocket will be a good idea, I use 14 / 43
teeth at the moment (having a 15 sprocket for longer street rides).

Rainer

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The Clouser Family schrieb:

> My stock chain on my Suzuki is a 525, and I think it must be purchased
> through Suzuki.  Is there any reason not to go to the 520 chain?  I have
> found that they are readily available at most shops.  Could you please give
> me the pros and cons of a 520 versus a 525.  My Suzuki owner's manual states
> not to have a master link in the chain.  Does anyone know why that is?
>
> Also, could anyone give me information on my stock sprockets.  I plan on
> making a trip from Pennsylvania to California and back in September.  Should
> I change them to make the bike more street-oriented?  Any recommendations on
> the number of teeth on the sprockets - front or back?  Which ones would you
> change?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim C.



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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 10:43:54 -0800
From: Doug B <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) (350) need parts

I need a factory rear turn signal for my 94 350SE.  If anyone has one, I'll
buy it, or I'll take both if you have two of them.  I need ones that are
not broken, and in decent condition.

Thanks,
Doug


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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:56:18 -0800
From: "Jeff Corsaro" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) (350) need parts

    If you can't find them used, you can get new aftermarket K&S turn
signals that match the stock ones.  They are half the cost of the Suzuki
parts.  Most shops that can order from Parts Unlimited or Motorcycle Stuff
can get them.

Jeff Corsaro in San Diego


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug B" <[e-mail]>
To: "'DR list'" <[e-mail]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 10:43 AM
Subject: (dr) (350) need parts


> I need a factory rear turn signal for my 94 350SE.  If anyone has one,
I'll
> buy it, or I'll take both if you have two of them.  I need ones that are
> not broken, and in decent condition.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>
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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:07:55 -0700
From: "Tom Warr" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) Obsolete?!!

Jimmy Lewis
Off Road Editor, Cycle World Magazine

Dear Mr. Lewis:

I enjoyed reading about the new Suzuki DRz 400. However, I didn't appreciate
your comment that it "replaces the obsolete DRS 350". My 1990 DRS 350 is
versatile, capable, reliable, capable and functional. Not obsolete.

My wife's definition of "obsolete" is if you can't still get parts for it.
Parts are forthcoming for my DRS. The huge aftermarket has helped make the
bike even more versatile, further endearing itself to its owner. It's easy
to work on. I ride the bike a lot, and if parts ever become scarce, it would
become functionally obsolete.

I suppose another definition of obsolete would include not being up to the
task at hand. My DRS isn't competitive on the motocross track. It was never
meant to be. It is a good trail bike, and functions well in all conditions
between that and the interstate. It is important to realize how most riders
in the real world ride motorcycles, and the DRS is still up to the task of
the way most people ride them. A faster bike doesn't necessarily make the
slower bike obsolete.

Here are some other adjectives you could use to replace obsolete, while
describing my DRS. None of these belie the fact that the bike has 10 year
old technology: Durable; popular; fun to ride. You get the picture.

Sincerely,
Tom Warr   Bikermaniac
Great Falls, Montana
[e-mail]

PS Congratulations on your excellent finish in the Paris to Dakar race!





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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 02:01:51 +0200
From: mikko vimpari <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) About exhaust

Hi Pablo again

About White brothers E-series muffler: it's absorption type muffler, =
like
most aftermarket mufflers are.
I read YZ 400F pipe shootout, and at least for that bike it wasn't be=
tter
than the other aftermarket
mufflers in the test.Those elliptical discs seem to be more marketing=
 trick.
I must admit it's really good looking muffler.

Mikko

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=46rom: Pablo <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 3:00 PM
Subject: (dr) About exhaust


Somebody have a White brothers in a DR350? How works it?.
I=B4m looking a muffler that works with disc, and I think that only F=
MF, WB
and supertrapp do it. Are there some exhaust more?
can somebody tell me the aproximate prize of the WB for DR350 (in $ U=
SA)?
what is the best :) ?
What is better: traditional exhaust (laser, yoshimura,...) or disc ex=
haust?

Bye.



_______________________________________________

                           SUZUKI DR350SE
                     "Ride the winds of change"

The Suzuki DR350SE web: www.ctv.es/USERS/pasamo


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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 16:16:41 -0800
From: Wayne Marsula' <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) Obsolete?!!

Tom Warr wrote:
>
> Jimmy Lewis
> Off Road Editor, Cycle World Magazine
>
> Dear Mr. Lewis:
>
> I enjoyed reading about the new Suzuki DRz 400. However, I didn't appreciate
> your comment
- --
Tom,
    Thanks for a great job saying what many of us would like to say. While
I'm sure the new DRZ is quite a good bike, I have to wonder how many
riders "really" need it. The DR350 is quite capable, and far better than
the skills that many of its riders riding skills are. A good (or better)
bike does not necessarily make a better rider.
    Personally I ride a lot in the desert, both here in Southern California
and in Baja. I don't want to take a bike to the desert that may at some
point need something that is very scarce there - water. Air cooled bikes
are well able to put up with the heat of the desert, much better than I
am, and I might need that water for myself!
    Again, my thanks.
Wayne Marsulß, Escondido, CA
"Casual Collector of Classic Hondas"
http://www.mikthebik.com/
 BMW R100GSPD (La Tortuga Coja)
 BMW R75/5 "Toaster Tank"
 Suzuki DR350SE
 & two Yamaha's
         Member:
 BMW GS Mailing List (off & on)
 BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
 Internet BMW Riders
 Airheads Beemer Club #165
        Baja Airmarshal
 United Sidecar Association
 Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club
 Honda SOHC4 #539
 National Rifle Association

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Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 18:11:20 -0800
From: "Jeff Corsaro" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) Obsolete?!!

    Good Point, that comment in Cycle World disturbed me too.  The rags
always cater to what's coming out.  A few months ago Dirt Rider had a under
350cc thumper review,  They rated the DR350 under the Honda XR250, Yamaha
TTR250, and Kawi. KLX300.  Shows you what happens when you let motocross
head rate bikes.  The other thumpers might be better for jumping, cornering.
Most rider wouldn't benefit from having a bike that's 15 lbs lighter and
what ever else the very new bikes have.  That $7000 Yamaha  YZ400F doesn't
look very good when you don't know how to ride it.

Jeff Corsaro in San Diego


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From: "Tom Warr" <[e-mail]>
To: "'DR list'" <[e-mail]>
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2000 3:07 PM
Subject: (dr) Obsolete?!!
> Jimmy Lewis
> Off Road Editor, Cycle World Magazine
>
> Dear Mr. Lewis:
>
> I enjoyed reading about the new Suzuki DRz 400. However, I didn't
appreciate
> your comment that it "replaces the obsolete DRS 350".


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