There's a motorcycle courier using here in Aucks.
How good are they on gas?
Would be keen, but I know they won't do motorways that well.
Pros and cons compared to a DR650?
There's a motorcycle courier using here in Aucks.
How good are they on gas?
Would be keen, but I know they won't do motorways that well.
Pros and cons compared to a DR650?
Why are my back brake pads absolutely rooted, when my front ones have heaps of life left. They are the original pads. Is it my riding style, or the fact the back disc is always covered in dust, so more abrasive.
Anyone else notice this with the DRZ.
Geared right the DRZ will sit on 110 all day. You sacrafice the other end though, so becomes very high geared for off road.
Dr650 has a wider gearbox, so better for road. Very heavy offroad compared though.
If you're planning 70% road, 30% gravel and offroad, buy DR650
If you're planning 30% road, 70% gravel and offroad, buy DRZ400
Very similar power. DRZ is good for shorter trips, but if you're planning longer trips (300km plus a day) the 650 is just way easier to live with.
My 2 cents
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yip hear that, factory gearing to high for off road, and next to no engine brakeing, for down hill.. i had a couple hairy moments on a down hill slide................
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I must admit, I'm constantly toying with that point where you lock up the back wheel. You can time the sway as you enter the corner and back it in. Awesome.
May be contributing to crap rear tyre wear also. No more TKC80's for me. Cheap shit from now on.
That's why I went for the KTM525 in the end. 6 speed gearbox and with 15 45 gearing it has a ratio for every occasion while still pulling 150+ km/h measured by GPS. Very smooth on the road and returns 18.5km/l on knobbies and more on the motard wheels....... But this is the DRZ thread so i'll butt out nowGeared right the DRZ will sit on 110 all day. You sacrafice the other end though, so becomes very high geared for off road.
with the factory gearing 15/41 for 12L tank i got 230kms
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was a full tank. i used to carry a jerry can with me
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BART ..... i would suggest this is down to riding style as i have excactly the same issue and on long tight twisty gravel roads i have overheated my rear brake several times.
Basicaly i come from a dirt bike riding background where as long as the front wheel is pointing where i want it i dont worry about what the back is doing.
This means that on any surface other than seal, i am using the back brake more than the front and the back wheel is often going sideways into the corner.... fun ... fun .... fun - but as you say not great for rear tyre life.
Expensive brand rear tyres have not lasted that well for me either so now its the $55 trade me specials
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Ahhhh, so I'm not the only one.
I used to ride like that on road bikes also. $350 back tyres would only last 3000km.
I'd better throw some new brake pads in before the south island trip then.
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