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dr350-digest         Wednesday, June 30 1999         Volume 01 : Number 093




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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:57:06 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Luggage Rack

>This "mail list" thing is new to me.  Sure hope this is how it works!
>
>I own a '97 DR350SEV.  I'm looking for a luggage rack for the back.  I
>see one that Suzuki sells for $79.90 that looks pretty good.  Are there
>any better built, better priced ones out there?   How about a bag to
>mount on the rack?   Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>        Jim


You can get a stainless steel one from DualStar or Tim Bernard of Happy Trails Products
will make you one. I bought one of Tim's, it is 10.5 long instead of Suzuki's 71/2"...

Kurt


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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 14:55:58 -0600
From: "Vik Banerjee" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Luggage Rack

Jim,

Arne Larsen at: [e-mail]

Is making some luggage racks for somebody else's DR350 (I think - just check
with him).  His work is sweet and at a reasonable cost.

Cheers,

Vik


- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Kravetz <[e-mail]>
To: Mail List, DR350 <[e-mail]>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 2:53 PM
Subject: (dr350) Luggage Rack


>This "mail list" thing is new to me.  Sure hope this is how it works!
>
>I own a '97 DR350SEV.  I'm looking for a luggage rack for the back.  I
>see one that Suzuki sells for $79.90 that looks pretty good.  Are there
>any better built, better priced ones out there?   How about a bag to
>mount on the rack?   Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>        Jim
>
>
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>Subscribe to Dual Sport News...write to [e-mail] for info.




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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 01:06:51 -0500
From: charles w vokac <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) New York riding

I was just in Long Island for a wedding and got a look at how New Yorkers
ride motorcycles. Three lanes of traffic - bumper to bumper and the
motorcycles ride in between the cars, on the side of the road, dotted
yellow lines or wherever there's a bit of space.   I saw a guy riding a
DR650 in a pack of 600cc and 900cc cafe racer bikes and had no trouble
keeping up with them.  I know my little 350 would have been left way
behind.  Lately,  I am wondering if I am too big for my bike.  People
have been asking me "is that a 125 or 185 cc bike?"   I'm 6'5" and weigh
230 lbs.  I am having fun but I wonder if I look funny.  Oh well, I only
spent $1500 on it.

Chuck Vokac
Panama City, Fl  '92 DR350S

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:30:06 -0400
From: Brian Wagner <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) Tire sizes

I have a '90 DR350S. I am looking to replace it's second pair of tires,
installed by the previous owner's mechanic.  The rear is a 110/80-18
Pirelli MT70.  I emailed Baja Designs inquiring about this size, since
it is not listed for the MT21, which I want to use, on their website.
They responded that the tire sizes on Japanese bike OEM tires were
different from European sizing (this sound fishy, since the sizes are
supposed to be in millimeters and inches - standardized units of
measurement.)  He recommended 130/90-18.
Any comments on whether this size is appropriate, or the claim about
different meanings for a given size value?

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:42:33 -0500
From: Chris  Tobey <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) FW: 3rd gear

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Chris  Tobey
> Sent:    Tuesday, June 29, 1999 4:09 PM
> To:    350 (E-mail)
> Cc:    Chris  Tobey
> Subject:    3rd gear
>
> I just bought a new 1999 DR 350(dirt only).  I love the bike but I was
> trying to find out if there is an inexpensive way to get a little more
> power.  I'm looking for more 3rd gear wheelie power actually.  I'm trying
> to stay away from to many aftermarket parts.  I started adding aftermarket
> parts to my last bike and performance ended up suffering in the long run.
> Any hints or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,  Chris

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 10:21:40 -0700
From: <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) FW: 3rd gear

Chris,

I had set out with a similar goal, but the problem you *will* encounter - I did
- - is once you get more oomph to do the 3rd gear wheelies, the same extra power
taxes the stock suspension proportionally, beyond its capabilities intended by
the maker.

Moral of the story: Suspension work is your best spent $s; do it first, then
engine mods. If you do bump up the engine performance in any way, shape, or
form, be prepared to experience strange handling quirks; they become accentuated
to the point you will think something really wrong is going on.

John
DRX441 - FS




Chris Tobey <[e-mail]> on 06/30/99 09:42:33 AM

Please respond to Chris Tobey <[e-mail]>

To:   "'[e-mail]'" <[e-mail]>
cc:   Chris Tobey <[e-mail]> (bcc: John D Gill/USA/Conexant)
Subject:  (dr350) FW: 3rd gear






> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Chris  Tobey
> Sent:   Tuesday, June 29, 1999 4:09 PM
> To:     350 (E-mail)
> Cc:     Chris  Tobey
> Subject:     3rd gear
>
> I just bought a new 1999 DR 350(dirt only).  I love the bike but I was
> trying to find out if there is an inexpensive way to get a little more
> power.  I'm looking for more 3rd gear wheelie power actually.  I'm trying
> to stay away from to many aftermarket parts.  I started adding aftermarket
> parts to my last bike and performance ended up suffering in the long run.
> Any hints or suggestions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,  Chris

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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 13:28:29 -0400
From: "Gaylord" <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: (dr350) Tire sizes

<SNIP>
> They responded that the tire sizes on Japanese bike OEM tires were different
> from European sizing (this sound fishy, since the sizes are supposed to be
> in millimeters and inches - standardized units of measurement.)  He
> recommended 130/90-18. Any comments on whether this size is appropriate,
> or the claim about different meanings for a given size value?

I've also heard the tire spec' system can vary for knobby
tires, but don't know the reason.  Last week, I put a 120/90-
18 MT21 on the rear of my '96 SE.  It's just a hair wider
than the original 110/90-18 Dunlop, but is noticably taller
(roughly 3/4" in diameter, not counting the knobs).  I
would have preferred a 120/80-18, which should have kept
the gearing about the same, but the MT21 doesn't seem to
be available in that size.  It looks like there'd be enough
clearance for the larger 130/90-18, but I'd be worried that
it's extra height would make the gearing too tall.

BTW, overall I like the MT21.  It works really well in the
dirt, and better than I expected on the road.

Hope this helps,

Gaylord


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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:54:21 -0600
From: "Kurt Simpson" <[e-mail]>
Subject: (dr350) Fw: '97 DR350SE

Here is the note I received from Travelcade concerning DR350 seats...sounds
like the Suzuki Gel Seat would be a better option...

Kurt
- -----Original Message-----
From: SALES <[e-mail]>
To: Kurt Simpson <[e-mail]>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: '97 DR350SE


>We offer a seat kit which includes a new foam with the gel and a new cover.
>You would use your stock seat base. The kits are $159.95 if you get muliti
>colored covering and $129.95 with one color of vinyl cover. We have to
build
>the product (we don't stock and turn around time is 6-8 weeks) Thank you
and
>ride safe! Renee
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kurt Simpson <[e-mail]>
>To: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
>Cc: [e-mail] <[e-mail]>
>Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 11:13 AM
>Subject: '97 DR350SE
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>What do you have available for a '97 DR350SE (Suzuki Dual Sport)? Price?
>Availability?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Kurt Simpson
>>Salt Lake City, UT
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>


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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 18:49:53 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: (dr350) Tire sizes

To All;

Bike tires, at least off-road knobbies, DOT legal and dual-sport tires, have
a quirky sizing system. There's an interesting explanation of the different
sizing parameters in the Dennis Kirk dirt bike & atv catalog. Essentially it
says this: Tires measured metricly are measured using different references
depending on whether the tire sidewall has a 100% aspect ratio or a 90 or 80%
aspect ratio. For tires that are 100% aspect ratio (such as the OEM
110/100x18 size for the rear tire on my '93 DR350), the width of the tire is
the width of the tire carcass, not the overall width as measured from the
outside edges of the outer edge knobs. In reality, my 110/100 tire has an
OVERALL tread width of 130mm. For tires that have 90 or 80% aspect ratios
(120/80x18 or 130/90x19), the actual width of the tire (in mm's) is given by
the first number. This measure is the overall tread width across the tire
from the outer edges of the outermost knobs (or tread edges for dual-purpose
tires).

I know this sounds like rocket science, but I checked it out when buying my
most recent set of knobbies; a metric tape measure showed it true. Hope this
helps in answering the "what will fit" and "are these the same size tires"
questions......

Mike
'93 DR350

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