I WANT I WANT

[ruffriders]

i realy realy want a suzuki DRZ

ive just passed my theory need to pass my practical then ill be on a restriced licence i

realy want a suzuki drz 400 but i dnt want to pay £3000 odd money for 1 i have a limit of about £2000

will i be able to buy a good condition 1 for that price

thanks chris
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had : aprillia sr 50 got: hyosung gt 125r scorpion exhaust << wrote off cat c kawasaki er6n
cbt:25/05/07 theory : PASSED 21/04/08 practical : passed 04/06/08 woop
You call it traffic, I call it a playground........no bike now looking for a new one in feb ?2000

[G]

I bought a decent condition CCM404 (DRZ engine, better suspension, brakes etc) for £2k.

You don't specify whether you want the S, E or SM.
But the answer should pretty much be 'yes' regardless.

Personally, I wouldn't say they should really be an object of /that/ great desire .

[ruffriders]

my mates dads got a ccm 404 but ive been told they break easyly thats y i didnt buy it of him

and they take a lot of maintance

thanks chris
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had : aprillia sr 50 got: hyosung gt 125r scorpion exhaust << wrote off cat c kawasaki er6n
cbt:25/05/07 theory : PASSED 21/04/08 practical : passed 04/06/08 woop
You call it traffic, I call it a playground........no bike now looking for a new one in feb ?2000

[G]

They use exactly the same engine as the DRZ - maintenance is exactly the same as the DRZ.

While they may not have japanese consistency, they do have better quality bars, suspension brakes etc. Don't think they particularly 'break easily'.

I'd go for the CCM (and did).
Have a look in the sticky at the top of show and tell, from there, there's a link to my review of mine.

[ruffriders]

yh cheers G ill look into that


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had : aprillia sr 50 got: hyosung gt 125r scorpion exhaust << wrote off cat c kawasaki er6n
cbt:25/05/07 theory : PASSED 21/04/08 practical : passed 04/06/08 woop
You call it traffic, I call it a playground........no bike now looking for a new one in feb ?2000

[JBurrows88]

Well i bought this.... baby... She is called SUZI

I think the only 'let down' is that CCM404 plastics are a little tacky.. I've seen the 604 up close and the owner told me this. However i heard the engine is tuned up very slightly by CCM on the 404. I'd like one but when looking i could only find a good one at £2700, which was easily £500 overpriced. lol.


For £1950 inc the restrictor you can pick up an 02 or 52 plate drz S (go for the S as its alot better for road riding, the E version has to have a road kit fitted, but does have a little more power)...

When looking for mine (i spent well over 3months with the cash burning a hole in my pocket) i found that most of the E's were a little ragged. Mine was tatty but only had 3000miles and was ridden by a middle aged trail rider for the first 3years of its life!




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Dave
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[G]

Not sure what you mean by 'tacky' plastics. Seem reasonable quality on mine. They are acerbis plastics I believe - the seat and side panels from a RM250 or something.

£2700 isn't /that/ bad if that was with both sets of wheels if you compare what you're getting to a DRZ. Not so great with just one set of wheels.

I like the fact the manual comes with suspension settings for different road and off-road uses.

As far as I know, the engine is pretty much the standard DRZ-E engine - which is obviously a bit better than the S, so that might be what it's being compared to.

[JBurrows88]

The WP Suspension is miles above the DRZ S.

... Must be just the carb which is different to the S version!



Seem to remember that it was one set of wheels
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[G]

It's the same carb that's in the E I believe - FCR41?

There's a few other differences in the 'E' engines to the S/SM, which give them a few more ponies.

[garyd]

My mate has a DRZ -S for sale less than 1000 miles ,2006 i think ,its mint ,wants £2500
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[JBurrows88]

Where does he live?

I have a mate looking for a newish trail version in good condition!


Any mods?



lol.. We are going to have a look at one in stockport on wednesday which looks pretty good!
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[ruffriders]

hay burrow i live in stockport where is it if u dont by it could you give us the number or details thanks
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had : aprillia sr 50 got: hyosung gt 125r scorpion exhaust << wrote off cat c kawasaki er6n
cbt:25/05/07 theory : PASSED 21/04/08 practical : passed 04/06/08 woop
You call it traffic, I call it a playground........no bike now looking for a new one in feb ?2000

[nick606]

My mates got one for sale not sure on mileage. I think he wants 2k for it including gear only had it a few month (the new tax thing has fooked him up and cant afford to insure it now)

ill get some proper info and picture if your interested

I know its the e model so it has offroad tires and that.

[mr.tattoo]

[JBurrows88]

My mate is now tempted to go for a lower cc more trail biased bike.. (something like a wr250 or ttr250) . He would go for a drz if the right one came up though.


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XJR400 Kenney Roberts Paint Job

[garyd]

Ive already pmed you "where the right" one is ..........you didnt reply
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[beefcake]

My mate is selling his SM converted E model, with two sets of plastics, braking wavy discs, spare unused long range tank, Akropovic can, yoshi CDI, yoshi cams, blue rims. He's wants £2500 for it. He's in Essex. PM me if you want any more information.

Dean
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Gotta get my knee down...

[2006 _p1]

Nice bikes they are!