My new drz 400 :)

[ben_wheely]

A while back i was deciding about keeping the dt or getting my dads old Honda xrl 250 ('92), i decided neither was good. So last weekend i went up to an offroading dealer, and looked at a very nice drz took it out for a ride and was pleased with it, so i put a deposite on it. It had to be mot'd though so i had to pick it up next weekend But the time came, and i picked her up saturday

The dealer took a part-ex for my dt, not as much as i could of got for it but i couldn't be arsed with the selling process. Sad too see it go, but now i got a bigger toy

The drz is a little beast and has excellent bottom end power and torque, its a litttle heavier then the dt (as you would expect) and you can feel this through corners, not that i am dissapointed though. Rode it back from the dealership which was a dual carrigeway for about 25 miles. Wasen't giving it full throttle and it was very windy, but so far got a nice 86 out of it Not that the top end speed matters on the drz because it pulls like s*it, and is geared for acceleration.

Those of you who know drz's know there is a 'S' model and an 'E' model. The E is the more off-roady type - has no indicators, needs regular oil changes, no rear pegs, no speedo, plastic tank, lighter and slighty quicker, but not practical for everyday use. The S model is more of an on-roady but can be used for mild off-roading, but has the benifits of the on-road such as indicators, speedo, rear pegs, mirrors.

The bike i have is the S model and is practical with a slightly slower but more maintenece free engine. But it has features from the E model such as - a plastic tank, smaller (off roady) seat, E model exhaust, off-roady knobblie tyres. So in theory i have the best of both worlds, i can use it for my every day usage to and from work and take pillions and i can take it off-road. So this marks all my criteria

Hope you like :

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[potato]

nice

cool graphics aswel.

how much does insurance set you back on that?

[ben_wheely]

Not actually too sure because i changed the vehicle from my dt to this one, and i got money back !! Thinks it works out to about 500ish

[mad4it028]

i quite fancey an older one as a toy myself
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[TUG]

Just so you know wheely, i now hate you and will make your life hell on here...



Barsteward.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[tutton]

Sexy bikes
ive seen videos on them on youtube
driving along doing like 40 and just front whips right up and holds it for a while.

If i get enough cash ill get one of them,
only thing i dislike on yours is the fork gaiters but i spose u need them lol
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Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[ben_wheely]

[tutton]

Found the style fork things i like
https://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k301/trialsin/front-side.jpg

Like the fork plates,
that would look amazin if you could source some of them.
not sure how rare they are tho.
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[Pedd]

very nice bike, and easy to ride to. I'm in the market for a ccm 604/644 atm but cant find any decent ones in the manchester area Have fun onit :0