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dr-digest            Tuesday, June 6 2000            Volume 01 : Number 163



Re: (dr) First DRZ Impressions.
Re: (dr) throttle grip replacement..
(dr) throttle grip replacement, how I got it off; running lights
Re: (dr) throttle grip replacement..
(dr) tight chain
Re: (dr) tight chain
(dr) Streeting the 650

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Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 13:36:52 PDT
From: "Benjamin Lee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) First DRZ Impressions.

Thanks for your comment about the DRZ.  I am tempted to get one for
commuting.  Question: is the handlebar vibration less on the DRZ than DRS at
high speed.  The vibration is bothering me on the DRS.

Ben


>From: Don Forgays <[e-mail]>
>
>I wrote to the list on Friday about purchasing a new DRZ400S. I returned
>here on Monday with some e-mails curious about my impressions of the new
>ride....
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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:10:20 -0400
From: "jnugent" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) throttle grip replacement..

I found that a bench grinder with a coarse wide wheel work well to grind =
the
grip off. Just make sure your careful not to take too much off as the
throttle tube is rather thin. And don't forget the safety glasses and dus=
t
mask because the rubber dust really fly's.




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From: Jim B=E9ranger <[e-mail]>
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Subject: (dr) throttle grip replacement..


> Is there some impossible method for getting the throttle grip off? Mine
> seems to have welded itself onto the throttle tube..
>
> -J
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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 17:48:46 -0400
From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jim_B=E9ranger?= <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) throttle grip replacement, how I got it off; running lights

Thanks all for the tips, especially Jesse for verifying what I thought.

I eventually peeled the grip off by using a razor blade and making cuts
along the grip. I got a few blisters now, but they'll heal. Why Suzuki chose
to weld the grip to the throttle is beyond me, I just found it a hassle to
replace.

When that was done, I replaced my stock rear flashers with a
running/flashing combo. While the flashers work, the running lights don't.
The running lights were hooked up to the positive lead on the wire for the
license plate light (which I took off along with the rest of the rear
fender). Any help for this one?


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Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:39:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: john miller <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) throttle grip replacement..

- --- Jim_BΘranger <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Is there some impossible method for getting the
> throttle grip off? Mine
> seems to have welded itself onto the throttle tube..
>
> -J


 Try a dremel tool with a sanding barrel.  John in
N.Y.


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Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 12:00:38 -0700
From: Mike A Hyers <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) tight chain

Howdy fellow listers,

When adjusting the tension of my chain today I noticed that every five
revolutions of the back wheel produces a very tight chain, too tight.
Does five revolutions of the back wheel sound right for it to be a chain
problem or am I looking at an internal problem?  I forgot to mark the
chain too see if it is always in the same spot when it gets tight.
Thats my next step.  I made sure the adjusters in the back are set the
same and the front sprocket does not seem to be damaged at all.  The
chain does not have any noticeable kinks or damage.  If anyone has any
ideas or suggestions please let me know.

Thanks, Mike in Ashland OR, 93 DR 350S


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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 12:43:14 -0700
From: Tom Myers <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr) tight chain

Possible frozen link.  Are there any links that 'remain bent"?
Pressure washing your motorcycle (with 2000psi) can blow the grease
out and inject water or corrosive soaps into an o-ring chain.

Another possibility is one section of worn (stretched)  links  in the
chain interacting with an off-center rear sprocket).

Just guesses, good luck.  Tight/loose is a bad deal.  Can cause chain
whipping which can be very hard on bearings, beat up your chain
slippers and even chew away at your frame if it touches.

Tom


>When adjusting the tension of my chain today I noticed that every five
>revolutions of the back wheel produces a very tight chain, too tight.
>Does five revolutions of the back wheel sound right for it to be a chain
>problem or am I looking at an internal problem?  I forgot to mark the
>chain too see if it is always in the same spot when it gets tight.
>Thats my next step.  I made sure the adjusters in the back are set the
>same and the front sprocket does not seem to be damaged at all.  The
>chain does not have any noticeable kinks or damage.  If anyone has any
>ideas or suggestions please let me know.
>
>Thanks, Mike in Ashland OR, 93 DR 350S
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Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 21:09:20 -0500
From: "Ron Smith" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr) Streeting the 650

What a blast! Took the new DR650SE to the north Georgia mountains this past
weekend and was totally surprised by it's street prowess. I feel that it
will scoot through a curve faster than my VTR. I know it's easier to scoot
it through a series of tight curves than the VTR. I didn't do much off
roading. Not in shape for that yet, but this thing is a grin-inducing
machine on Wolf Pen Gap Road.  :-)

Ron (new to the DR experience)


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