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dr350-digest          Tuesday, April 6 1999          Volume 01 : Number 008




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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 13:43:16 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (dr350) A "Pipe" question

On 4/4/99 , [e-mail] writes: snip

> I was going to include Mike Youngs phone number but have misplaced it.
>If anyone has it please post it. Mike loves to talk to people about his
product.
>He even spent about a half hour with me talking about other improvements
>I could make on my DR. (try getting the owner of FMF to do that) Before his
>accident he was one of the best thumper racers around and he is still one
>of the best guys in the business.
[see April issue of DIRT RIDER magazine]


 I second that Robert. Mike is still tweaking his second generation
 'quieter core'. This new slip in core is supposed to reduce the db
 level another 5 points below the current spark arrestor insert,
 without sacrificing any power. In the meantime, none of my
 neighbors have sent me any death threats...

 Mike Young - [phone]
 http://www.biggunexhaust.com/

 Redondo Ron - making friends wherever he rides

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Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 12:39:28 -0700
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) DR350 Advice

Mike,

Give Cycle Gear a call (800 cyclegear); ask for their Stage 1 kit - it contains
a Uni filter, jetting & instructions on opening up the top of the air box.

The best investment for the DR is suspension mods. Buy the Kouba link (a must
have), go to his recommended rear & front springs (yes, do them both). You could
have the front revalved later or do it now if you can afford it.

The balance of mods available (there's many) won't add as much benefit/gain per
$ as those above.

John



Hi everyone,
I'm new to the list and also to the DR350. I just bought a 98 DR350SE on
Monday. I live in Central Pennsylvania and I'm planning on dirt riding
95% of the time.

     I'm interested in geting some advice on modifications to the DR
that will improve the performance in the dirt and not hurt the
reliability of the bike. I have seen others talk about modifying the
airbox but they haven't gone into detail as to how to do it. I would
also like to find out more about carb jetting, suspension setups, tires,
handguards etc. etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,
             Mike

p.s. I'm also looking for other riders and places to ride.

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:05:33 -0600
From: "Pokluda, Gino F" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) Plans for Moab 4/24/99

What are the plans for the Moab trip on April 24?

Is everyone going to...

a.  Go to Eddie McStiffs and drink beer all day
b.  Ride the White Rim Trail
c.  Buy parachutes and ride their bikes off of Musselman Arch
d.  All of the above

Gino

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:58:00 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) Plans..

Gino raises a good question..plans. I think it would be a good idea to arrange a daily
gathering point. How about the Moab diner each day at 8:00 a.m. for breakfast...departure at
9:00 a.m. So, those who don't want to join in for breakfast need to be there about 8:30 to get
a sense of what rides are happening. I'm thinking Thursday would be a good day for the White
Rim but I'm flexible...Why don't we all check in with this mailing list (just hit the reply to
all) and we'll have an idea of when people are arriving. I'm going to arrive on Wednesday, the
21st. by 12:00. Still not sure if I'm camping, bringing the trailer or what...

Kurt
Please forgive the cross-post this one time, some of you will get this message 4
times...yikkess..

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Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 17:09:34 -0600
From: "Tim Bernard" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Plans..

Hey Kurt & others this is my tenative agenda:Moab tentative trip plan
Wednesday 4-21 travel to Goblin Valley State Park. Primitive camping
Thursday 4-22 ride San Rafael Swell south of Interstate
Friday 4-23 ride San Rafael Swell & depart in the afternoon to Moab to
Canyon Lands RV Park.
Saturday 4-24 Enjoy Moab Car Show etc.....maybe afternoon ride
Sunday 4-25 Depart early for Dugout Ranch & Beef Basin .......long day
Jerry & Tim need transportation this day
Monday 4-26 Depart for Boise. You can do all of this on a Kouba prepared DR
or get to Moab early & have Fred dial you in. Should we have a BBQA
Canyonlands RV park Friday Or Satuurday night.
Happy Trails
Tim & Obe
- -----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Simpson <[e-mail]>
To: Tim Bernard <[e-mail]>; Susan Merrill
<[e-mail]>; Minh Lang <[e-mail]>; Mike
Sonzini <[e-mail]>; Kurt Simpson <[e-mail]>; Jim Rowley
<[e-mail]>; Howard Schultz <[e-mail]>;
Gino Pokluda <[e-mail]>; Fred Hink <[e-mail]>; David Asselin
<[e-mail]>; Conall O'Brien <[e-mail]>; Chuck Brown
<[e-mail]>; Bruce Hedquist <[e-mail]>; Vik Banerjee
<[e-mail]>
Cc: KLR List <[e-mail]>; dust <[e-mail]>; dr350
<[e-mail]>
Date: Monday, April 05, 1999 2:56 PM
Subject: (dr350) Plans..


>Gino raises a good question..plans. I think it would be a good idea to
arrange a daily
>gathering point. How about the Moab diner each day at 8:00 a.m. for
breakfast...departure at
>9:00 a.m. So, those who don't want to join in for breakfast need to be
there about 8:30 to get
>a sense of what rides are happening. I'm thinking Thursday would be a good
day for the White
>Rim but I'm flexible...Why don't we all check in with this mailing list
(just hit the reply to
>all) and we'll have an idea of when people are arriving. I'm going to
arrive on Wednesday, the
>21st. by 12:00. Still not sure if I'm camping, bringing the trailer or
what...
>
>Kurt
>Please forgive the cross-post this one time, some of you will get this
message 4
>times...yikkess..
>
>

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 10:01:00 -0400
From: "Sperduto, Nick" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) to all you electric people

I cut this out of a post to the thumper list about a guy looking for a new
bike.

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Finally, I've never owned a kick-start bike.  Kick starting sounds good
to me since I've been stuck in the Rocky mountains once w/ a dead
battery & nobody to help w/ push-start & no down hills!  However, while
I am 6'0" 180 lbs, I am rather, uh..."chicken-legged" :)  How hard is
the XR400 going to be to start in the worst conditions, like when hot &
stalled by crash....or a cold, high-altitude morning?

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 08:15:20 -0600
From: "Pokluda, Gino F" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: (dr350) to all you electric people

>>Kick starting sounds good
to me since I've been stuck in the Rocky mountains once w/ a dead
battery & nobody to help w/ push-start & no down hills!<<

The key word here is "once".  Second, I have never (I know, never say never)
had a battery fail on any motorcycle I've owned because ...

A.  I replace them with high quality units.
B.  Keep them on a charger winter and summer.
C.  Don't expect them to last more than 3 years, so I replace them every 3
years.

Just my humble opinion, time for another cup of coffee.

Gino

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:21:34 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) List is still growing...

This is my weekly post to let people know they are subscribed to the dr350 list...we are
growing nicely so keep up the good work spreading the news. We are at 93 subscribers in our
sixth week of existence. Here are the archive locations for your records:

http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=dr350
http://www.xmission.com/pub/lists/dr350/archive/?923419047

I've also established a web-site where I have room for any dr350 pertinent info. So, let me
know. I'll be posting a description of my install on an Ahhhh...ahhhh..cher...bis fuel tank and
Kouba Kouba links after this upcoming weekend...Any tips from vets? The website is at:

http://members.tripod.com/ajaxut/index.html

Regards,

Kurt

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 1999 11:39:21 -0600
From: "Tim Bernard" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) to all you electric people

If you are @ low altitude & your bike is @ high altitude the bike is nearly
impossible to start when you get back to it due to the conditon of the
rider, however fi the altiudes are reverse it depends more on the bike
condition. The Taebo bikes can also have a problem if the Taebo lever falls
off.
Happy Trails
Tim
- -----Original Message-----
From: Sperduto, Nick <[e-mail]>
To: 'dr350 post' <[e-mail]>
Date: Tuesday, April 06, 1999 6:58 AM
Subject: (dr350) to all you electric people


>I cut this out of a post to the thumper list about a guy looking for a new
>bike.
>
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>Finally, I've never owned a kick-start bike.  Kick starting sounds good
>to me since I've been stuck in the Rocky mountains once w/ a dead
>battery & nobody to help w/ push-start & no down hills!  However, while
>I am 6'0" 180 lbs, I am rather, uh..."chicken-legged" :)  How hard is
>the XR400 going to be to start in the worst conditions, like when hot &
>stalled by crash....or a cold, high-altitude morning?
>

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