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From: owner-dr-digest@lists.xmission.com (dr-digest) To: dr-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: dr-digest V1 #115 Reply-To: dr-digest Sender: owner-dr-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-dr-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk dr-digest Monday, April 24 2000 Volume 01 : Number 115 (dr) How much testing has been done on the DR-Z400(S)... Re: (dr) Re: bars (dr) swingarm change to dr350? RE: (dr) swingarm change to dr350? RE: (dr) Re: bars ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:53:14 -0600 From: njkouba <njkouba@ix.netcom.com> Subject: (dr) How much testing has been done on the DR-Z400(S)... Sean wrote: > I am interested in the Kouba Links for the DRZ400, and was interested in > how much testing has been done on this platform? and the price... >Sean Sean, We build 2 lengths of the Kouba Links for the DRZ400. One length was built mainly with lowering the rear as much as possible without the tire rubbing a hole in the fender, and are reccomended for riders that are primarily interested in lowering the bike and not as interested in trying to inhance the performance of the suspension. They help the suspension and increase the travel but in most cases will require a heavier spring if riden very hard. They will lower the rear 1.75 inches, but for best results, require the front to be lowered at least an inch. The other length will increase the usable travel slightly, minimize the midstroke harshness, and in most cases, riders under 220lbs do not require a heavier spring, unless motorcross is the plan. They will also match the stock rear spring rate to riders in the 180-220lb range, as stock, the spring appears to be too heavy for riders under 220 lbs when setting the sag at Suzuki's reccomended 3.75 inches with the stock links. They can also be used to lower the rear approx. 3/4's of an inch using the stock sag, but we reccomend setting the sag at 3 inches for as good as it gets, unless lowering the rear is a concern. We have not spent a lot of time testing the lowering links, but have considerable time testing the performance links on both the DRZ400 and the DRZ400E. We have not done much testing on the "S" model, other than the linkage etc. is the same with the exception of the shock shaft is shorter and the shock lost it's external rebound adjuster. The rear leverage ratios on all the DRZ models are very similar to the DR350, and Suzuki gave us considerably better parts and angles to work with on the DRZ, so that gave us a lot of prior knowledge on what to look for and how much change was required. We charge $70.00 for either length of the Kouba Links for the DRZ400, and $75.00 for the ones that fit the DR350, including Priority Mail shipping to anywhere in the US. Hope we answered your questions, and thanks for the inquiry. Norm - -- Dr. DR Suzuki DR Suspensions http://www.koubalink.com http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2299 - - to unsubscribe to dr, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe dr" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 22:16:17 -0600 From: njkouba <njkouba@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: (dr) Re: bars - --------------E79229B35D0582CA6BFFE412 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Kerrie, >From our experiences, we have observed that riders over 5'9" like the Renthal, Jimmy Button bend the best, for shorter riders, the RM highs or the CR bend are preferred, and am not sure what bend the Pro Tapers are but they seem to fit everyone. Norm - -- Dr. DR Suzuki DR Suspensions http://www.koubalink.com http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2299 "Jesse Kientz www.kientech.com" wrote: > Hi Kerrie, sorry for the delay the orifice is .055 inches for the 140 > main jet. As far a bars go I will be stocking the good ones, Pro > tapers plus others and Applied Racing triple clamps. Will be getting > my Information this week so stay tuned. Regards, > Jesse Kientz > http://www.kientech.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dr@lists.xmission.com > [mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Kerrie Steward > Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 4:16 PM > To: dr@lists.xmission.com > Subject: (dr) Re: bars > > > > Hi guys and gals, Just one quick > question.How do I select a set of bars for my '99 350s.Any > suggestions greatly welcomed. Jessse , just in case you > happen to read this(as if you wont!) did you happen to get > the measurement of the 140 main jet.I'm about to do some > playing.Regards Wayne(Im typing this on my wifes email > address for those of you who are confused) DR350s- only mod > so far is Staintune Big bore header and pipe,also I have cut > the top out of the airbox > - --------------E79229B35D0582CA6BFFE412 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Kerrie, From our experiences, we have observed that riders over 5'9" like the Renthal, Jimmy Button bend the best, for shorter riders, the RM highs or the CR bend are preferred, and am not sure what bend the Pro Tapers are but they seem to fit everyone. Norm -- Dr. DR Suzuki DR Suspensions <A HREF="http://www.koubalink.com">http://www.koubalink.com</A> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2299">http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2299</A> "Jesse Kientz www.kientech.com" wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> Hi Kerrie, sorry for the delay the orifice is .055 inches for the 140 main jet. As far a bars go I will be stocking the good ones, Pro tapers plus others and Applied Racing triple clamps. Will be getting my Information this week so stay tuned. Regards, Jesse Kientz <a href="http://www.kientech.com/" target="_blank">http://www.kientech.com/</a> <div class=OutlookMessageHeader>-----Original Message----- From: owner-dr@lists.xmission.com [<A HREF="mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com">mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com</A>]On Behalf Of Kerrie Steward Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 4:16 PM To: dr@lists.xmission.com Subject: (dr) Re: bars </div> <blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">Hi guys and gals, Just one quick question.How do I select a set of bars for my '99 350s.Any suggestions greatly welcomed. Jessse , just in case you happen to read this(as if you wont!) did you happen to get the measurement of the 140 main jet.I'm about to do some playing.Regards Wayne(Im typing this on my wifes email address for those of you who are confused) DR350s- only mod so far is Staintune Big bore header and pipe,also I have cut the top out of the airbox</blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html> - --------------E79229B35D0582CA6BFFE412-- - - to unsubscribe to dr, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe dr" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 20:11:42 +0300 From: mikko vimpari <mikko.vimpari@mail.suomi.net> Subject: (dr) swingarm change to dr350? Hi Thanks Jesse and Mike I just looked at the picture of a '90 RM250, it's swingarm didn't look very much different to me than the DR350 swingarm. So, i thought to ask, has anybody tried to fit Rm swingarm to the 350 or are the measurements too different? Rm swingarm benefits would be : No flexibility, longer- bike would be more stable and Dr wouldn't look anymore so short. That Scotts swingarm is way too expensive, and i don't know is it any longer than the original. A used Rm swingarm would be cheaper to buy. ( I know that one option is to weld and brace original swingarm) I hope that somebody else has also thought this project. Thanks Mikko - - to unsubscribe to dr, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe dr" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:19:35 -0700 From: "Jesse Kientz www.kientech.com" <jesse@rvi.net> Subject: RE: (dr) swingarm change to dr350? Hi Mikko, I just happen to have an RM swingarm. packed away I will compare it to the DR and get back to you. Regards, Jesse Kientz http://www.kientech.com/ - -----Original Message----- From: owner-dr@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of mikko vimpari Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 10:12 AM To: dr@lists.xmission.com Subject: (dr) swingarm change to dr350? Hi Thanks Jesse and Mike I just looked at the picture of a '90 RM250, it's swingarm didn't look very much different to me than the DR350 swingarm. So, i thought to ask, has anybody tried to fit Rm swingarm to the 350 or are the measurements too different? Rm swingarm benefits would be : No flexibility, longer- bike would be more stable and Dr wouldn't look anymore so short. That Scotts swingarm is way too expensive, and i don't know is it any longer than the original. A used Rm swingarm would be cheaper to buy. ( I know that one option is to weld and brace original swingarm) I hope that somebody else has also thought this project. Thanks Mikko - - to unsubscribe to dr, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe dr" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. - - to unsubscribe to dr, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe dr" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 10:22:34 -0700 From: "Jesse Kientz www.kientech.com" <jesse@rvi.net> Subject: RE: (dr) Re: bars This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BFADD7.015E62C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I believe that the pro tapers come in some of the popular bends just like the renthols I will Know for sure when I get my catalogs from Applied Racing. Regards, Jesse Kientz http://www.kientech.com/ - -----Original Message----- From: owner-dr@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of njkouba Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 9:16 PM To: DR list Subject: Re: (dr) Re: bars Kerrie, >From our experiences, we have observed that riders over 5'9" like the Renthal, Jimmy Button bend the best, for shorter riders, the RM highs or the CR bend are preferred, and am not sure what bend the Pro Tapers are but they seem to fit everyone. Norm - -- Dr. DR Suzuki DR Suspensions http://www.koubalink.com http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2299 "Jesse Kientz www.kientech.com" wrote: Hi Kerrie, sorry for the delay the orifice is .055 inches for the 140 main jet. As far a bars go I will be stocking the good ones, Pro tapers plus others and Applied Racing triple clamps. Will be getting my Information this week so stay tuned. Regards, Jesse Kientz http://www.kientech.com/ -----Original Message----- From: owner-dr@lists.xmission.com [mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Kerrie Steward Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 4:16 PM To: dr@lists.xmission.com Subject: (dr) Re: bars Hi guys and gals, Just one quick question.How do I select a set of bars for my '99 350s.Any suggestions greatly welcomed. Jessse , just in case you happen to read this(as if you wont!) did you happen to get the measurement of the 140 main jet.I'm about to do some playing.Regards Wayne(Im typing this on my wifes email address for those of you who are confused) DR350s- only mod so far is Staintune Big bore header and pipe,also I have cut the top out of the airbox - ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BFADD7.015E62C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2014.210" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>I=20 believe that the pro tapers come in some of the popular bends just like = the=20 renthols I will Know for sure when I get my catalogs from Applied=20 Racing.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> Regards, Jesse Kientz <A = href=3D"http://www.kientech.com/"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.kientech.com/</A> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader>-----Original Message----- From: = owner-dr@lists.xmission.com=20 [mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com]On Behalf Of = njkouba Sent:=20 Sunday, April 23, 2000 9:16 PM To: DR list Subject: = Re: (dr)=20 Re: bars </DIV>Kerrie,=20 From our experiences, we have observed that riders over 5'9" like the = Renthal, Jimmy Button bend the best, for shorter riders, the RM highs or = the CR=20 bend are preferred, and am not sure what bend the Pro Tapers are but = they seem=20 to fit everyone. Norm -- Dr. DR Suzuki DR = Suspensions=20 <A href=3D"http://www.koubalink.com">http://www.koubalink.com</A> = <A=20 href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/2299">http://www.geocities.com= /motorcity/2299</A>=20 "Jesse Kientz www.kientech.com" wrote:=20 <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT=20 size=3D-1>Hi Kerrie, sorry for the delay the orifice is .055 inches = for the 140=20 main jet. As far a bars go I will be stocking the good = ones, Pro=20 tapers plus others and Applied Racing triple clamps. Will be = getting my=20 Information this week so stay = tuned. <FONT=20 size=3D-1>Regards, Jesse Kientz = <FONT=20 size=3D-1><A href=3D"http://www.kientech.com/"=20 target=3D_blank>http://www.kientech.com/</A> =20 <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader>-----Original Message----- <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">From: = owner-dr@lists.xmission.com=20 [<A=20 = href=3D"mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmission.com">mailto:owner-dr@lists.xmissio= n.com</A>]On=20 Behalf Of Kerrie Steward <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Sent: Saturday, April = 22, 2000=20 4:16 PM <FONT=20 size=3D-1>To: dr@lists.xmission.com <FONT=20 face=3D"Times New Roman">Subject: (dr) Re:=20 bars </DIV> =20 <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT=20 face=3DArial>Hi guys and gals,<FONT=20 face=3DArial><FONT=20 = size=3D-1> &nb= sp; &nbs= p; =20 Just one quick question.How do I select a set of bars for my '99 = 350s.Any=20 suggestions greatly welcomed. <FONT=20 size=3D-1>Jessse , just in case you happen to read this(as if you = wont!) did=20 you happen to get the measurement of the 140 main=20 jet.I'm about = to do some=20 playing.Regards Wayne(Im typing this on my wifes email address for = those of=20 you who are confused) <FONT=20 size=3D-1>DR350s- only mod so far is Staintune Big bore header and = pipe,also I=20 have cut the top out of the=20 airbox</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> =20 </BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01BFADD7.015E62C0-- - - to unsubscribe to dr, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe dr" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message. ------------------------------ End of dr-digest V1 #115 ************************ - To unsubscribe to $LIST, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe $LIST" in the body of the message. For information on digests or retrieving files and old messages send "help" to the same address. Do not use quotes in your message.