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Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 02:24:06 -0400
From: Harald Glass <hglass@nexicom.net>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Tires
Mark Tynan wrote:
> Please pardon a potentially old question. Has anybody used Pirelli MT-21 or Maxis C6006 tires? I'm looking for new tires for my '95 DR350SES. I ride back and forth to work in the spring and summer and do some desert riding (black rock desert Nevada). I'm thinking that a 50/50 tire would be a good choice. IRC GP 110's might be a little less suitable for offroad, though I don't do anything really harsh when I am offroad.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark Tynan
> ext. 147
go with the MT-21s, Mark
they are amazingly quiet and sticky on the road--a bit skwirmy in the rain--
well within the power/traction potential of the DR in the dirt unless you do muddy enduros or hare scrables
4000 km on mine with 40% life left (80% dirt and gravel, 20% asphalt)
15 ips with staked rims, no rim locks (just don't overdo the talcum, cornstarch
is more organic, anyway)
I have a set of IRC GP 110s waiting to go on next, riding in the bush will be a bit hairier,
but they promise to be a good compromise, we'll see
free advice: build your confidence with dirt-worthy tires, then learn to dance with spooky
road rubber: MT60s on my R90S in the dirt are a real trip!!!
cheers,
hpg
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Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 08:15:56 -0700
From: jessekientz <jesse@is-plus.net>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Re: DR350 S or dirt model?
jessekientz wrote:
> Ludwig, Greetings from Oregon I will try to answer your Questions.
> 1. Yes I can ship to germany, also the air box comes with a two stage foam air filter that I
> have specially made for the air box by UNI FILTER CO. I should recieve my first order of
> these filters hopefully sometime next week. Then I can start shipping the units out.
>
> 2. I have had to cut the end that slides over the head pipe off, machine it out and weld it
> back on, on the last bike that I installed the megamax on, this method makes a smooth
> transition for the exhaust to travel through I have heard that ether FMF or White Bros. has
> an adapter that accomplishes the same thing I will check on this and get back to you.I have
> found that when you tighten the bolts on the disk assembly it crushes the disks and blocks
> the exhaust a lot I recommend. placing 2 6mm washers between each disk and on each bolt,
> this keeps them separated when you tighten the bolts tight enough to keep them from falling
> out.
> 3. Thumper 435 kit consists of Piston with rings, nascar wristpin extra hard surface & high
> Quality, head gasket, base gasket, circlips, cam locking plate, oversize sleeve that
> replaces your existing one. I have done four of these for example I would bore out your old
> 385 cyl to a measurment of .004 thousands less than the sleeve then counterbore the top of
> the cyl to match the flange on the new sleeve then I place the cylinder in my heat chamber
> and set it to 475
> degrees and wait 45 minutes to expand the cylinder while the cylinder is in the heat chamber
> I have the sleeve in the freezer. the sleeve will drop right into the cylinder but must be
> done quickly and the sleeve must be straight above the cylinder. As you see this must be
> done by some one with experience. I then finish bore the cylinder sleeve assembly to the
> proper clearance, check the new ring end gap and adjust this accordingly. then I ship it out
> to the customer. This is what I charge $125.00 for The parts I just order from thumper
> racing The prices that I put on the list were right out of the catalog.
> 4. Valve job, depends on how many miles are on the bike I replace the valve guide seals and
> clean all the carbon out of the ports reface the valves and the seats and reassemble the
> head for this I charge $40.00 plus the cost of the seals.
>
> I hope I have answered all your questions, is your bike an S model or dirt only?
> Jesse
>
> Ludwig Geromiller wrote:
>
> > 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.
