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dr-digest           Tuesday, March 21 2000           Volume 01 : Number 075



(dr) Gearing cont
(dr) DRZ400S
RE: (dr) DRZ400S
(dr) race- tech 7.6 KG spring
(dr) Acerbis HP headlight
Re: (dr) Acerbis HP headlight
(dr) New parts, more power?!
RE: (dr) New parts, more power?!
RE: (dr) race- tech 7.6 KG spring
(dr) Shock Spring Rates

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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:26:34 -0000
From: "Copsey, Stephen J (Steve)" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) Gearing cont

Another thought on gearing -

As the weather here has been so dry the past few weeks I put my summer gears
on to do a long ride on Sunday on some fast tracks. That is 15/43 from the
usual winter 14/43.

Well, on the road it felt much more relaxed, but get it up to 70 into a
headwind and it really struggled. With the 14/43 it pulls 70 really easy and
will even hold 80 but is revving very high.

Off-road with the higher gearing was OK but as the gear spacing is higher
you can end up revving it more in each gear until the next higher is ready,
so the engine is working more. Also it wont accelerate so hard in top which
becomes a bit of an overdrive.

So you end up with a heavily loaded low revving engine or a revvy, easy
spinning one. The latter is probably preferable for the engine apart from
the valve gear. I would like to try adding a tooth at the rear to help it
along without the buzzy feeling with 14/43. And perhaps the air box mod will
help as well.

By the way, I am 155 pounds, anyone bigger than this will need the lower
gearing anyway, in my opinion.

Steve

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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:23:28 -0600
From: "Mark and Debi" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) DRZ400S

    I'm new to the list------is this a DR350 only site, or is DRZ400 posts
OK??????

    If they are----here is my first ride impression. If not---well   ????
Here it is anyway :-)

    I guess this is a premature post and evaluation as I really haven't been
able to ride it much as I have been sick and it has rained everyday!!! I
know it is my fault------new bike curse!!!

    So just about 50 miles of backroads is all I have done with it.
1.  It starts when cold very easily---I've had had some hard starting 350's
in the past when it was cold. Of course my leg (thumb) was wore out  :-)
This bike carburates perfectly--no hesitations or popping when you throttle
off.

2. Very smooth powerful motor especially at higher revs.

3. Great mirrors--with no vibration in them period!!!!!

4. The digital trip meter and speedometer is "The Cats". (Old Barnery Fife
quote). All the readouts are digital. Has several odometers including one
that is a total odo and not resettable. The others are resettable forward
and backward-----and you can also set one to countdown the miles as you
ride.

5. Stock exhaust is somewhat louder than a DR350. I have read that a lighter
muffler can't be bought and this one flows pretty good. So put a aftermarket
exhaust on  and about all you are doing is irritating the heck out of the
non-motorcycling public and possibly endangering your right to ride!!!!

6. Nice little rear fender toolbag-----rear rack available which comes with
a plastic toolbox which mounts opposite the muffler. I've ordered
that-----$130 retail.

7. No handguards at all-----I've ordered Acerbis rally guards with spoilers
for it.

8. 291 pounds dry-------so it's a little porky!!!

9.  2.6 gal. gas tank including reserve-----could have been at least a 1/2
gal. bigger!!!

10.  Clutch is slick----tranny is not----but it's new and I bet this will
get much better.

11.  Seat------well, old 350 guys who loved their seat may hate this one.
Looks like it came right off an RM. I'm Ok with it---but it is made for the
offroad guy who moves around a lot and probably stands up a lot--which is
the way I rode mostly. The wife gave it a great big thumbs down.
        If riding 2 up is your priority on this bike---I think you better
forget it. I don't think Corbin could do anything with the thin amount of
room there is. Her butt started hurting while she was putting her riding
gear on!!!! After 16 miles she said "take me home"-----well it had started
raining anyway. Was gonna put her on the Transalp but the rain kept coming
down!!!

12.  I love this bike!!!!!!! Some guys will put knobbies on and ride her
everywhere---which it is perfectly capable of doing. But if it is knarly and
nasty and very wet and slick rocky----I will leave it at home and ride my
TTR250 which I have made street legal. So the nasty's is not what I bought
the bike for. Wish I could afford to have the offroad model also for the
nasty's.

If I think of anything else-----I'll put up another post!!!

Mark Sampson


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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 14:04:54 -0700
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (dr) DRZ400S

We're an all DR site we switched over when the DRZ was announced...welcome
to the list...

Kurt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]On
> Behalf Of Mark and Debi
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 1:23 PM
> To: DR Mailing List
> Subject: (dr) DRZ400S
>
>
>     I'm new to the list------is this a DR350 only site, or is DRZ400 posts
> OK??????
>
>     If they are----here is my first ride impression. If not---well   ????
> Here it is anyway :-)
>
>     I guess this is a premature post and evaluation as I really
> haven't been
> able to ride it much as I have been sick and it has rained everyday!!! I
> know it is my fault------new bike curse!!!
>
>     So just about 50 miles of backroads is all I have done with it.
> 1.  It starts when cold very easily---I've had had some hard
> starting 350's
> in the past when it was cold. Of course my leg (thumb) was wore out  :-)
> This bike carburates perfectly--no hesitations or popping when
> you throttle
> off.
>
> 2. Very smooth powerful motor especially at higher revs.
>
> 3. Great mirrors--with no vibration in them period!!!!!
>
> 4. The digital trip meter and speedometer is "The Cats". (Old Barnery Fife
> quote). All the readouts are digital. Has several odometers including one
> that is a total odo and not resettable. The others are resettable forward
> and backward-----and you can also set one to countdown the miles as you
> ride.
>
> 5. Stock exhaust is somewhat louder than a DR350. I have read
> that a lighter
> muffler can't be bought and this one flows pretty good. So put a
> aftermarket
> exhaust on  and about all you are doing is irritating the heck out of the
> non-motorcycling public and possibly endangering your right to ride!!!!
>
> 6. Nice little rear fender toolbag-----rear rack available which
> comes with
> a plastic toolbox which mounts opposite the muffler. I've ordered
> that-----$130 retail.
>
> 7. No handguards at all-----I've ordered Acerbis rally guards
> with spoilers
> for it.
>
> 8. 291 pounds dry-------so it's a little porky!!!
>
> 9.  2.6 gal. gas tank including reserve-----could have been at least a 1/2
> gal. bigger!!!
>
> 10.  Clutch is slick----tranny is not----but it's new and I bet this will
> get much better.
>
> 11.  Seat------well, old 350 guys who loved their seat may hate this one.
> Looks like it came right off an RM. I'm Ok with it---but it is
> made for the
> offroad guy who moves around a lot and probably stands up a lot--which is
> the way I rode mostly. The wife gave it a great big thumbs down.
>         If riding 2 up is your priority on this bike---I think you better
> forget it. I don't think Corbin could do anything with the thin amount of
> room there is. Her butt started hurting while she was putting her riding
> gear on!!!! After 16 miles she said "take me home"-----well it had started
> raining anyway. Was gonna put her on the Transalp but the rain kept coming
> down!!!
>
> 12.  I love this bike!!!!!!! Some guys will put knobbies on and ride her
> everywhere---which it is perfectly capable of doing. But if it is
> knarly and
> nasty and very wet and slick rocky----I will leave it at home and ride my
> TTR250 which I have made street legal. So the nasty's is not what I bought
> the bike for. Wish I could afford to have the offroad model also for the
> nasty's.
>
> If I think of anything else-----I'll put up another post!!!
>
> Mark Sampson
>
>
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 21:57:14 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Michael Reina)
Subject: (dr) race- tech 7.6 KG spring

  Race-Tech has had my rear spring on back order for 1 1/2 months now.
Does any one out there know who has them in stock and where I can get
one?
Mike Reina
1993 DR350S


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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:06:56 -0500 (EST)
From: [e-mail] (Michael Reina)
Subject: (dr) Acerbis HP headlight

  Has anybody replaced there stock DRS headlight with one of these? Was
it a simple bolt on? Does it fit well in front of the stock instruments?
How is the quality of the beam of light for safe riding on the street at
night?
Mike Reina
1993 DR350S


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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:20:59 EST
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (dr) Acerbis HP headlight

no but I just bought a UFO head light and i'm just doing away with the
instrument
cluster  the aceribis looked like it would fit but I don't run mine at night
so I'm going
with a bulb instead of a halogen since my bike has become 99% off-road ;tags
are
just to get me too the riding spots and local cops are not that swift on the
regulations

I am going to use the kill switch as my ignition turn on
and still use my start button to start it. so if anyone has done it do you
remember
which wires to use and any other mods you had to do to the wiring harness

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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 15:56:52
From: Markus LIndrgen <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) New parts, more power?!

Hi!

I need some new parts for my dr-s -92 (piston and rings one oversize, one
rocker arm) and from what I=B4ve read in magazines like Dirt rider etc. part=
s
seem to be much cheaper in the US than here in Sweden. Can someone please
tell me how much these parts cost and if there is a homepage where I can
order from?

Now when I=B4m about to bore the cylinder it would be great to gain some
power also. How much is a 440 kit in the US? I checked in my White Brothers
catalogue and the swedish prices are to high for a poor student like me.=20

I=B4m also wondering how high the compression are on these kits. I`ve alread=
y
raised the compression on my bike (about 10:1, stock 9,5:1) by milling the
head. I don=B4t think you can go higher than 10,5:1 having in mind that the
engine is air cooled.

I would appreciate some help with this!

Markus
Skellefte=E5, Sweden (The snow is melting, have to fix my bike-fast :-)



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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:10:55 -0800
From: "Jesse Kientz   www.kientech.com" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (dr) New parts, more power?!

Hi Markus, I would recommend the Thumper Racing 435 kit they just started
making a 1mm oversize that would give you 441 when you wearout the 435. This
kit sells for $250.00 plus the machining to install the sleeve which is
130.00 I have these in stock. check out my website below.I could also get
your rockerarm for you or repair yours how is your cam?

Regards,
Jesse Kientz
http://www.kientech.com/

- -----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]On
Behalf Of Markus LIndrgen
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 3:57 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (dr) New parts, more power?!


Hi!

I need some new parts for my dr-s -92 (piston and rings one oversize, one
rocker arm) and from what I┤ve read in magazines like Dirt rider etc. parts
seem to be much cheaper in the US than here in Sweden. Can someone please
tell me how much these parts cost and if there is a homepage where I can
order from?

Now when I┤m about to bore the cylinder it would be great to gain some
power also. How much is a 440 kit in the US? I checked in my White Brothers
catalogue and the swedish prices are to high for a poor student like me.

I┤m also wondering how high the compression are on these kits. I`ve already
raised the compression on my bike (about 10:1, stock 9,5:1) by milling the
head. I don┤t think you can go higher than 10,5:1 having in mind that the
engine is air cooled.

I would appreciate some help with this!

Markus
Skellefteσ, Sweden (The snow is melting, have to fix my bike-fast :-)



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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:12:43 -0800
From: "Jesse Kientz   www.kientech.com" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (dr) race- tech 7.6 KG spring

Hi Michael, yes I keep them in stock at all times.

Regards,
Jesse Kientz
http://www.kientech.com/

- -----Original Message-----
From: [e-mail] [mailto:[e-mail]]On
Behalf Of Michael Reina
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 6:57 PM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: (dr) race- tech 7.6 KG spring


  Race-Tech has had my rear spring on back order for 1 1/2 months now.
Does any one out there know who has them in stock and where I can get
one?
Mike Reina
1993 DR350S


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Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 09:30:50 -0600
From: Bryan Ply <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) Shock Spring Rates

    I have a couple of questions on the springs, I have know started
jumping on the DR350, and found that when landing the front springs are
really soft at first then hit really hard during landing.  I am guessing
that these are what the group is calling progessive springs rates. The
bike will primarly be used for 4-wheel drive trails in Colorado, so I am
trying to make it climb and handle a bit better.


Question #1 - What are the stock spring rates on the front/back?
Question #2 - I am 5'11" / 185lb what should the front/back shocks be if
I like to catch say no more than 3 to 5 feet of air?
Question #3 - Would the Koba Links help me any?
Question #4 - Would it be to my advantage to look for a used RM or RMX
model to trade shocks with? If so which models are the easiest.

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