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Some of you may remember my despair last year when my Suzuki DR650 died, stranding me outback. In Feb I sold the remains as a parts bike, horrible noises, not going, partly dismantled, missing non-key bits.
Even as he looked he started talking about fixing it, and I discouraged him.
Today, out of the blue, he contacted me - all fixed, has a NSW blue slip, ready for rego! I'm really glad he fixed it, and really glad I didn't do the work. 😂
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Suzuki DR650 - The Motorcycle that Built a Community
Special thanks to MXrob and the heroes at Drriders.com!
The same bike since '96, they sure do make'm like they used to. The DR650 might look like a tired ol’ pony but with enough wrenching, tastier parts, and a little help from the DR community, ol’ faithful can strangely start to look like the unicorn we’ve all been waiting for.
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So this is why I've never parted out a bike... I'm selling off my leftover #DR650 bits in a specialised DR FB group. I was hoping someone would take the OEM kit, and someone the aftermarket. All pickup. Nope. This bit will go here, this other bit there, so in between figuring out postage and negotiating prices, I'll be wrapping and posting. 😂
Oh well. At least I'll get a few bob in my pocket and some storage space back. Can't really complain 🤷😂
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N-1 😱
Goodness me. I've just sold my bike.
Don't panic! I have 5 others...err... 2 work... 🤦 Tbh, one will never run - it needs parting or scrapping, one's a project, but is turning into parts for a runner, & one will be back. I should probably reassess my needs...
My dead #DR650 has gone, after 45000km of mostly fully loaded outback dirt, & terminal engine noises. It moves to a new life as a parts/upgrade bike.
Oddly, I'm not sad. I loved it, but lost faith and moved on.
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Like many tightarse adv riders (mostly #DR650 #KLR650 😂), I made a pair of tool tubes from drainage pipe. Strong, & worked really well. Tubes and puncture gear in one, other tools & bits in the other. For that fated last trip, I replaced bulky with small kit, & repacked. I only needed one tube. It had been off the bike for a while, but I mounted it the same way. Well almost.
Turns out that this trip the pipe was touching my exhaust. 🤦 Amazed I didn't smell it!
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Dadaah! I've only done around 50km so far, including about 15-20km of pretty easy local dirt.
I loved how easy and natural it is to gently lift the front wheel off small ramps - the #DR650 just laughed at my feeble attempts. 😂
I was pleasantly surprised to find I had no trouble getting a foot down, even when I stalled on some rock steps in the wrong gear.
Accessories are on their way, so I'll soon be kitted out for adventures again. Huzzah!
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Well, it happened. I lost faith in my #DR650. Sure, anything's fixable, but I don't know if I want to. It's been a good bike, mostly (breakdowns aside) doing what I asked, taking me places I wouldn't have gone. But...
I just put a deposit on a #KTM690Enduro, a significantly more powerful, modern, slightly lighter, dualsport/chookchaser, capable of taking me anywhere a DR could, more quickly... Time will tell if reality agrees. I definitely enjoyed my test ride. 😎
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As you may have read, my #DR650 made terminal engine noises in the outback, & was trucked home.
When parked, I thought it was making spinning /whirring /grinding /knocking sounds. Now, just knocking.
The oil was watery thin, & stinks of petrol - possibly contamination from when I later removed the tank & some drained from the hose, or possibly a sign that petrol somehow leaked into the oil. 🤷 Whatever, my oil wasn't doing much. /2
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So I took my #DR650 out for an adventure ride to the Aussie outback. A fantastic adventure. Until it wasn't. My bike now sounds like it's about to explosively self dismantle. Luckily it wasn't a day earlier, when I'd really been out the back of beyond. I made it to a town (pop 81) at the end of the weekly bus service. The bus is taking me & bike to Adelaide. I'm flying home, & the bike will go on a truck. Any further away & I'd be hitchhiking!
Bloody! 😭
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New Motoz on the rear of my #DR650 today, so no more excuses. I just have to pack and get out there. West, somewhere, Mungo, Flinders, Innamincka, further? I think I'll aim for Innamincka, but my route will be weather determined - some closures still show online. Apparently you can get to Innamincka from Qld on tar now, so I'd like to ride there on dirt, before I can't. I last drove a 4wd there 25 years ago <gulp>.
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I switched to LEDs all round and don't worry about power anymore, so today I fitted Whites heated grips, powered by the #DR650 accessory plug behind the light. I haven't tested them on a trip, but they both heat up well, throttle side perhaps a tad cooler.
They look really neat. IMO the popular brand has an ugly bulky controller, but Whites look integrated. The real brains hide behind the headlight shroud, but could easily be hidden under the tank or elsewhere.
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Next was a bike powered Zarkie heated vest. I (incorrectly) didn't think my #DR650 #motorcycle had enough power for a jacket liner.A revelation. I rarely wear more than a T or thermal, my vest, & my jacket outer, even in the middle of winter (mild). I rarely run it on hot.
Cons: * the neck element gets too hot for me. I don't zip it the whole way, or wear a Buf between neck & vest.
* vests don't heat your arms & shouldersRecommended (or a jacket liner)...3
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I just fitted Whites heated grips to my #DR650 #motorcycle. Fitting was easy. I used the spare connector behind the headlight, so they only work with ignition on. I bought a new throttle tube, as OEM grips are glued to it, and I could potentially switch them to my next bike. I struggled to get the throttle cables connected to the tube properly, but suddenly it was obvious and I was done. Excess cable is stuffed behind the headlight shroud.
IMO. you wouldn't know they weren't OEM 😎
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I've visited and driven in quite a few countries. I have never seen so many ginormous caravans/camper trailers/rolling fucking houses pulled by dual locos, as I saw in the USA.
We have a huge grey nomad population here, often selling everything for life on the road. They still don't drag something the size of a small state behind them.
I have a 2P tent and a #DR650 motorbike. 😁🤷♂️
*I may have exaggerated about the locos.
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There's a distinct lack of activity around #DR650, so here's a pic.
Come by Chance, in northwest NSW. Bizarrely, no chance was involved 🤷♂️
