Bike number, um.....17 I think

[craigs23]

Enjoyed the thing on the test ride comparison today, so trading the ER6 in for it. Was pretty much as I expected - just like my XR, but one that does 70mph pretty easily. Awesome fun down a back road and around town. Pick the little beasty up next weekend.

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I like 400s I do.

[rac3r]

Wow you don't hang about do you!

Looks very nice indeed

How long do you reckon you'll keep this one?
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[craigs23]

[MattHirst]

Yay, another black drizzle owner (not suggesting your black by the way lol)

You will REALLY REALLY miss the pure power of a sports and the lack of top speed, but the way it delivers the power compared to an il4 is interesting

Can't make out what tyres its running (don't look like stock d208's ) but there are quite a few different tyres to choose from depending on what your looking for.

Get rid of the standard exhaust and get an MRD/SSW system (or an FMF powerbomb header), FCR MX carb, hotcams (inlet and outlet) and e base gasket....right beast then Oh you could always big bore + stroke it so its running 470cc

One thing i'd reccomend though, pull off the standard axle sliders, remove the mounting for them and get some m5 threaded bar 305mm long for the rear and 273mm (iirc) for the front and mount them that way. The standard mounting is useless, they just pop/pull off if you low side
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Whatever tyres you get avoid Dunlops.

They arent too great in the dry and god awful in the wet/cold.

Avon Distanzias are good for a bit of light green laning and offer much better grip and feel than the standard dunlops on road as well!

[BenR]

Nice one Craig! Really nice bike, best colours too.
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I like! Enjoy it

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[Mystery]

that the new dr 400 sm isn't it?, i was looking to get a 400 supermoto for my next bike do they handle good?
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[quacker_boy]

Love them. Get rid of the standard exhaust, one near me has an Akra and my god the noise alone is enough to give me wood, never mind when it sits next to me at the lights and sets off and then clutches it up. PluuuuuuuuuurPPPPPPPPORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPP!!!! Or something like that
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[MattHirst]

https://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MCYCLE&pcode=AKRS-S4MET1-MTT&app=Y

Thats the system mine has (well, mine is the older 'model' that looks slightly different). Gone up in price though, mine was fitted a few weeks before i bought the bike, had the receipt for around £480.

They are STUPIDLY loud, been pulled a few times by the plod (not for the pipe) and only one has mentioned it is illegal but not given me a rectification notice/and or a fine.

Quacker_Boy - Its more like BWWWRRAAPP BWWRRAAAPP bang bang bang BWWWWRRAAAAPP
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[Jayy]

I had a little go of one of these the other day, good fun to ride and they sound awesome! Give it some revs an tap the kill switch a tincy bit and my word the back fire sounds amazing

[craigs23]

Thanks chaps.

Woke up this morning with a hell of a hangover after last night's lock in, logged onto my computer to see a DRZ400 desktop....took me a second to remember I'd actually bought another bike yesterday.

Definitely something to look forward to for next weekend, hopefully the week at work won't drag on for too long...

Thanks for the links Matt - I heard on 125sportsbikes that you had a DRZ too. I do plan on junking the miss-matched tyres (currently the OE Dunslip on the front and a BT45 on the rear) - I did knock the price down in accordance to the needed new rubber. Thinking either Roadsmarts or Diablos - I want to still use the bike for commuting when in the mood.

Definitely will be looking into a new exhaust too - need to unleash a few pops and barks, but needs a removable baffle for early morning warm ups.

[oJaXo]

great looking bike!

as long as you get a tail tidy for it soon
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[chris-red]

Those mirrors are fugly change them and get a nice (loud) exhaust.
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[craigs23]

Mirrors will be going in place of maybe a bar mounted item, thinking of an R&G tail tidy as they come with a replacement LED rear light, loud exhaust (removable baffle), eventually some decent sporty/all round tyres, removal of the rack and pillion pegs..... nothing too far though, don't wanna make it even more nickable than they are already.

Still 5 days to go though...

[MattHirst]

If you remove the pillion pegs, you will need to get a bracket to go in place of the offside one as the exhaust bolts to the peg hanger on that side. Zeta make a nice billet one in funky colours.

I have the R&G tailtidy and it looks MUCH better than the standard rear light/fender unit, hides nicely just under the rear mudguard thingy me bob. Another option is the 'edge' tail light, not sure where you can get it from int he UK but the thumpertalk store seems to be the best price (infact, they seem to be the best price on all the DRZ goodies)

www.motostrano.com (something like that) is good for some SM porn

Regarding the exhaust - Not sure what to reccomend if you need a baffle/removable one. Mine doesn't even have the option of fitting one. What you could do is get a stupid exhaust (MRD/SSW one is the best for performance) and get a 'Q-Core' (quiet core, its like a universal baffle).

I removed my mirrors and indicators (well i fitted mini indi's when i got the R&G tail tidy, one of them fell off because they were cheap ones and i just removed all of them...rarely use them anyway.

As for the micky mouse ears, you will find above 75/80ish you will get a mad headshake. When i took my mirrors off - voila...no headshake anymore.

I've only ever run Dunlop Mutants (dunflop's SM tyre by the looks of things), Dragon Supercorsa's (Sc1 fr, sc2 rear) and the goldspeed pre-cut slicks.

To be quite honest with you, i'll be going for supercorsa's (the diablo's though) next time, they lasted 600 miles instead of the 300ish i have got out of the goldspeed . Although the turn in from the 80 profile goldspeed front is amazing, counter steer like fuck and you'll be doing a u-turn on a 5 pence coin
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[craigs23]

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Thanks for the info Matt.

Feck this week's going slowly.

[craigs23]

New DRZ-SM + blisteringly glorious September sunshine = dickhead riding.

Far too easy to thrash.... just.....can't.....resist. I'm changing my opinion on the DRZ; it's no big bore XR125 - it brings out the wanker in me. The 125 was like listening to Chilled Ibiza volume 2, the DRZ is the Prodigy through and through.

Bad, very bad, but so good.

And like a good old skool Prodigy track, needs more volume.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Full akra?

O, and wheelie/jumping hump back bridge pics are required.
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[Irezumi aka Reuben]

First mod to do is the 3X3 airbox mod (search thumpertalk or youtube) and re-jet the carb, or change it. Then begin to look at other stuff if you really want to.

[garth]

RE tyres - I had Goldspeeds on my baggy when I got it and they were really poo. Quite good fun to get it all squiffy in the wet, but I don't rate them.
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