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dr350-digest           Friday, June 4 1999           Volume 01 : Number 068




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Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 23:18:21 -0700
From: jessekientz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Start Conversion

Chris, its not economicaly feasable the left case is molded to accept the
starter mechanism if you get a factory shop manual, midwest action cycle
has them as inexpensive as any one  I know. You will see whats going on
plus you can intellegently work on your bike what a novel thought.  Jesse

Chris Provence wrote:

> Does anyone know if there is a conversion kit avaiable for a '92 DR350s
> to convert from kick start to electric start?
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris

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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 06:39:11 PDT
From: Bryan Nolastname <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Rejetting carb; Kenda Tires

3 things Keith-

1) is there no idle adjuster on the 'S' bikes?
2) sorry about the Trackmasters; I've been using IRC GP 110 tires....much
better than stock in dirt, still carve corners as hard as my sportbike did,
and less than $100 for both!
3) I got the Suzuki get seat ($174 @ local dealer) recently.  It is more
comfortable toward the rear directly over the gel pad, and when riding up
real close to tank.  Somewhere in the area from the far rear of whats
comfortable on hiway to the far front of where you might ride in
dirt....there is a seam or something under the cover that is irritating.  I
think the seat is an improvement over stock, but this seam (if its on all of
them) is sure to piss some people off more than others.

Bryan in Dallas
95 DR350SE


>From: "Keith Browning" <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: "Keith Browning" <[e-mail]>
>To: "'[e-mail]'" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: (dr350) Rejetting carb; Kenda Tires
>Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:34:36 -0400
>
>    I just rejetted my carb and adjusted the air screw on my 96 DR350S.
>I opened up the airbox and put in the Thumper needle and spring earlier,
>with no noticeable effect.  I got a 135 and a 140 main, my dealer didn't
>stock any pilot jets.  Installation was pretty easy, although the screws on
>the bottom of the carb were very tight and almost stripped them getting
>them
>out.   I put in the 140 main and turned the airscrew to about 2.5 turns
>out.
>    Finally, I can feel a difference!  Under full throttle, especially
>above 5500 rpm, the bike pulls much stronger.  Before it was pretty weak in
>the higher RPM's.  Also, the backfiring has almost completely gone away.
>Before drilling out the air screw the idle was set right at 1500 rpm.  Once
>I drilled out the plug, I found that the screw was all the way in. After
>turning it out to 2.5 turns it idled a bit higher, around 2000 rpm I think.
>Is there any way to adjust this without removing the carb or getting the
>Scott's T-handle?  Or should I even worry about it?
>    So now I have the following mods:  Cut out airbox (4X5 inch square),
>White Power filter, Thumper needle (with clip one position down from stock)
>and spring, 140 main jet, and air screw drilled and set to 2.5 turns out.
>A
>definite improvement under full throttle acceleration but nothing I can
>tell
>at lower revs.
>    I also got a set of Kenda Trackmasters.  I had a rear Trackmaster
>tire before and was happy with it (for off-road performance) so I thought
>I'd get a front and a rear - BIG mistake!  I haven't had it off-road since
>putting on the new tires, I've just been using it to commute to work - they
>SUCK on the street.  It makes the bike almost an inch taller over stock,
>they slide easily (this morning backing the bike down my driveway the front
>was sliding across rough concrete!) and make the bike very squirrelly.
>Before the bike begged to be leaned hard into turns - now it fights it and
>give very un-reassuring feedback.  Quite frankly I am surprised they are
>even DOT legal. If there is a moral to the story I guess it's that a dual
>sport can't do both on and off-road extremely well. Since most of my miles
>are on the street I think I might put the old tires back on and just use
>the
>knobbies for dual sport rides and longer dirt rides.
>    What I'd really like to do though is get a complete set of front and
>rear wheels- I'd love to see what this bike could do with a set of pure
>street tires on it.  If I could get a complete 90 or 91 DR350 or 350S cheap
>would the wheels, rotors, and sprockets be the same?
>    Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket seats or the Suzuki gel
>seat?  I think I would need a more comfortable seat for longer street rides
>- any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Keith
>
>


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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 06:53:42 PDT
From: Bryan Nolastname <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Kenda Trackmaster II Tires

Glad you're OK & bike not badly damaged!

(Man, we are a pretty lucky crew here....on the ZX list I used to read,
after every weekend there would be at least a few people who'd had serious
wrecks!)

Bryan in Dallas
DR350SE


>From: "Keith Browning" <[e-mail]>
>Reply-To: "Keith Browning" <[e-mail]>
>To: "'[e-mail]'" <[e-mail]>
>Subject: (dr350) Kenda Trackmaster II Tires
>Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:23:42 -0400
>
>Everybody:
>    I just had a slight accident this morning on my way into work.  I was
>coming down a twisty street in the rain and the front tire slid out on me
>under very moderate breaking (I was only going 10-15mph to begin with).
>Damage was minimal: a broken turn signal and mirror, bent handlebars, and
>scratches on the fender and side plate. I escaped with only a small scrape
>on my knee.  It really wasn't much of an accident, more of a low speed
>slide across the roadway.   The point is that the Kenda tires, which suck
>on dry pavement, or dangerous on wet pavement.  Knobbies in general aren't
>good on pavement, but these Kenda's are especially bad.  After Mill Hall
>this weekend the stock tires are going back on for the daily commute.  It's
>a great tire off-road, but pays for it on the street (even though it is DOT
>legal).  I think I will look for another tire that emphasizes the "dual" in
>dual sport.
>
>Keith Browning
>Pittsburgh, PA
>


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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 06:59:17 PDT
From: Bryan Nolastname <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) Torque on brake line crush washers?

Just got my Russell Stainless steel brakeline the other day.  Looks good for
$40 from Chapparall (I had a Russell SS line before for a sportbike that was
4" too long & had frayed metal sticking out from the braid).

Russell included only 4 new crush washers & no instructions!  I guess I'm
supposed to use the stock banjo bolts.

Anyone know what I should torque those bolts to upon reassembly?

Thanks-

Bryan in Dallas
95 DR350SE


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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 11:12:26 PDT
From: Bryan Nolastname <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) (no DR content) Anyone know anything about the YZ250WR?

Hey guys-

Sorry for non-DR content...couldnt help myself.

I'm getting back into buying & selling bikes after a long hiatus.
Previously, I did really well making up to 60% profit or so on various
street bikes.  This DR is only the 3rd non-street bike I've ever had.  Never
had or ridden a full dirt bike.

Got a chance to buy a 97 Yam YZ250WR (Wide Ratio) for $3K.  Little brother
to the popular WR400, more-or-less, I think.  I'd want to sell it for $3500
to make it worth my while.

Anyone know if these are good bikes?  Anyone know of the sales price of any
private party sales recently?

I'm really tempted to buy it just to play with while I sell it!  I hear 2
strokes are completely different to the 4 strokes I've always ridden.

Thanks in advance for comments-

Bryan in Dallas
95 DR350SE


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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 20:48:56 -0700
From: jessekientz <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Rejetting carb; Kenda Tires

Bryan, Yes there is an idle adjustment on the S models also refered to as the
throttle stop screw. If you are referring to pilot screw there is one of those
also but it is plugged it is on the bottom front of the carb.  Jesse

Bryan Nolastname wrote:

> 3 things Keith-
>
> 1) is there no idle adjuster on the 'S' bikes?
> 2) sorry about the Trackmasters; I've been using IRC GP 110 tires....much
> better than stock in dirt, still carve corners as hard as my sportbike did,
> and less than $100 for both!
> 3) I got the Suzuki get seat ($174 @ local dealer) recently.  It is more
> comfortable toward the rear directly over the gel pad, and when riding up
> real close to tank.  Somewhere in the area from the far rear of whats
> comfortable on hiway to the far front of where you might ride in
> dirt....there is a seam or something under the cover that is irritating.  I
> think the seat is an improvement over stock, but this seam (if its on all of
> them) is sure to piss some people off more than others.
>
> Bryan in Dallas
> 95 DR350SE
>
> >From: "Keith Browning" <[e-mail]>
> >Reply-To: "Keith Browning" <[e-mail]>
> >To: "'[e-mail]'" <[e-mail]>
> >Subject: (dr350) Rejetting carb; Kenda Tires
> >Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:34:36 -0400
> >
> >       I just rejetted my carb and adjusted the air screw on my 96 DR350S.
> >I opened up the airbox and put in the Thumper needle and spring earlier,
> >with no noticeable effect.  I got a 135 and a 140 main, my dealer didn't
> >stock any pilot jets.  Installation was pretty easy, although the screws on
> >the bottom of the carb were very tight and almost stripped them getting
> >them
> >out.   I put in the 140 main and turned the airscrew to about 2.5 turns
> >out.
> >       Finally, I can feel a difference!  Under full throttle, especially
> >above 5500 rpm, the bike pulls much stronger.  Before it was pretty weak in
> >the higher RPM's.  Also, the backfiring has almost completely gone away.
> >Before drilling out the air screw the idle was set right at 1500 rpm.  Once
> >I drilled out the plug, I found that the screw was all the way in. After
> >turning it out to 2.5 turns it idled a bit higher, around 2000 rpm I think.
> >Is there any way to adjust this without removing the carb or getting the
> >Scott's T-handle?  Or should I even worry about it?
> >       So now I have the following mods:  Cut out airbox (4X5 inch square),
> >White Power filter, Thumper needle (with clip one position down from stock)
> >and spring, 140 main jet, and air screw drilled and set to 2.5 turns out.
> >A
> >definite improvement under full throttle acceleration but nothing I can
> >tell
> >at lower revs.
> >       I also got a set of Kenda Trackmasters.  I had a rear Trackmaster
> >tire before and was happy with it (for off-road performance) so I thought
> >I'd get a front and a rear - BIG mistake!  I haven't had it off-road since
> >putting on the new tires, I've just been using it to commute to work - they
> >SUCK on the street.  It makes the bike almost an inch taller over stock,
> >they slide easily (this morning backing the bike down my driveway the front
> >was sliding across rough concrete!) and make the bike very squirrelly.
> >Before the bike begged to be leaned hard into turns - now it fights it and
> >give very un-reassuring feedback.  Quite frankly I am surprised they are
> >even DOT legal. If there is a moral to the story I guess it's that a dual
> >sport can't do both on and off-road extremely well. Since most of my miles
> >are on the street I think I might put the old tires back on and just use
> >the
> >knobbies for dual sport rides and longer dirt rides.
> >       What I'd really like to do though is get a complete set of front and
> >rear wheels- I'd love to see what this bike could do with a set of pure
> >street tires on it.  If I could get a complete 90 or 91 DR350 or 350S cheap
> >would the wheels, rotors, and sprockets be the same?
> >       Has anyone had any luck with aftermarket seats or the Suzuki gel
> >seat?  I think I would need a more comfortable seat for longer street rides
> >- any suggestions?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Keith
> >
> >
>
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Date: Fri, 04 Jun 99 12:36:08
From: "Ludwig Geromiller" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Re: DR350 S or dirt model?

On Mon, 31 May 1999 15:18:40 -0700, jessekientz wrote:

>1. Vortex airbox $ 210.00
Do you ship to germany?
Will the stock air Filter match with your box?

>2.Head pipe White Bros.$69.00
I got an aftermarket pipe here in germany. the outer-diameter is like stock, so which
Megamax exhaust will fit? Is it considerably louder than stock exhaust?
Here in Germany we have occasionaly problems with lawmen, who will measure the
noise. they keep the exhaust, if it is too loud. :-((

>3.Megamax exhaust $ 219.00
>4  Thumper Big bore parts kit. $240.
Do you know if they ship to germany?
What parts are inside of the kit? Only piston with rings and head-sealing or a complete
cylinder?
I've got an old, broken 385cc cylinder in my garage and i would like to use this one for
the 440cc kit.

>5.Install sleeve and fit pistion.$125.
>6.Teardown and reassemble top end.$110.
I want to assemble the stuff myself. :-)

>7. Reseat valves if needed. $ 40.
>8.Bore out carb 2mm $85.{ dirt model only}
>9. Cam, springs,and rocker arm hard surfacing $324.
I won't change the cam at this time :-)

Lots of questions!

Thanks a lot for your response

bye
Ludwig

http://www.ccwn.org/Ludwig.Geromiller/motorrad/

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