time to button this build up as we hit the road in a little over 24 hours… There seemed to be a ‘little’ talk about front suspension since my last post and I did say that the PO had dealt with this so I didn’t need to – well I changed my mind! I openedContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 10 final”
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DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 9
Reading back over comments I reread @cyberdos and his comment about the kill switch, I go outside, hit the switch and it clicks in as it should…but then it won’t come back out. A little gentle persuasion and it comes out but next time it sticks again, time to dismantle. As he showed in hisContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 9”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 8
more stuff… Added some racks, side and rear, made a tool tube from some shitter piping and a locking cap from fleabay if you want one of these just look up “Cherne locking test plug” I think I paid around $20 shipped I picked up a couple of used cans off the flea market onContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 8”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 7
Electrical, everybody’s favorite!!! The initial challenge was to remove all none stock wiring from the bikes, and there was a lot, in that original photo of all the stuff that came off have a look again at the wires once that’s done then its time to look at the stock wiring to see if alongContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 7”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 6
Over on DRriders, I’d seen a LED headlight mod by n2o2diver, without even seeing the headlights I knew they’d be crap, so I followed his lead and bought his suggestion for headlights. This is where the problem began, the seller or manufacturer had changed the design a little. In his write up he had madeContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 6”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 5
airbox and carb mods, something had been done, but I didn’t like it, there was a bunch of 90-degree plumbing tubes and the whole thing held together with bathroom caulk…it all had to go and a complete cleanup and carb rebuild Sadly I forgot to take a photo but the 3 odd holes are whereContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 5”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 4
working toward the back of the bike I noticed the chain guide when I took it off was in a really bad way, so in turn this would mean the slider would be bad too at a guess due to bad chain tension and/ or alignment Destroyed slider that at a guess was never checkedContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 4”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 3
Putting it all back together, pretty simple, at the same time I add some case protection with a copyrighted RTV pattern, the places these bikes are headed they will be taking a few naps and the oil filter is changed out for a reusable unit as we are heading to some remote areas so don’tContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 3”
DR650’S BUILD FOR RTW – PART 2
Holes drilled in allen screws for the NSU, grab your safety wire, thread it thru them secure the safety, it’s just to stop the screws from the unlikely event of undoing themselves, I use specific safety wire pliers but a set of grips/ channel locks would work as good. While you are this point youContinue reading “DR650’S BUILD FOR RTW – PART 2”
DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 1
The last time I owned a Suzuki was back in ’87 and it looked like this… So a little learning curve, I find the easiest way to learn is to get greasy and oily and get the bike apart. As these are used motorcycles (two of them) they have been touched my untold amount ofContinue reading “DR650’s BUILD FOR RTW – PART 1”
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