Author Topic: DR-650 Build Thread Part 1 (Read 145187 times)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #300 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:33:38 PM »

Outside clear visor in a grab and shut affair

Inside smoked visor is controlled by a button/slide on the side

Flyin6 · « **Reply #301 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:34:59 PM »

Great construction and a great latch system which is easy

Flyin6 · « **Reply #302 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:36:03 PM »

First thing I did was to change the oil. I replaced the factory drain plug with a magnetized one

Flyin6 · « **Reply #303 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:37:00 PM »

Then I placed a circular magnet onto the oil filter

Flyin6 · « **Reply #304 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:37:55 PM »

Nothing radical for oil, just a good grade dino for this steam engine

Flyin6 · « **Reply #305 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:39:56 PM »

I'm a big guy, so I need to make everything I own bigger. First step here is to raise the handlebars an inch. I'll be removing these standard height risers and replacing them with some taller units

Flyin6 · « **Reply #306 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:40:45 PM »

I got these in the mail, but wouldn't you know it, they were the wrong size!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #307 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:42:04 PM »

So I got on the phone to Pro Cycle in Oregon and they had new ones headed my way in an hour! Great people in that company!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #308 on:** September 21, 2015, 10:43:12 PM »

Not liking those tires...

Don't like the ninja fender either...too small. So I painted up the stocker and it will be going right back on!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #309 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:48:48 PM »

Say bye-bye to the praying mantis lookin' fender

Some smart guys over at DR Riders said it was a useless thing unless you liked eating mud

Flyin6 · « **Reply #310 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:50:31 PM »

So the old stocker has been properly militarized and will get the addition of a strut or stiffener. I plan to carry a little bag on top of the fender so this will help support the weight

Flyin6 · « **Reply #311 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:51:29 PM »

Has a bit of spring in its step it would appear:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #312 on:** September 24, 2015, 07:52:52 PM »

I think I'll drill that and stick in a couple more screws

On to the handlebar risers. Fitting this thing to a big guy, this is step one

These risers will set the bar up another inch

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #313 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:11:32 PM »

I like the old fender Don and the plate looks good. I assume thats a commercially available piece?

Raising the bars is easier than replacing them, trust me.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #314 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:16:07 PM »

You can see the difference in heights

Flyin6 · « **Reply #315 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:18:05 PM »

All buttoned up

I took it for a ride afterward and I definitely like the new bar position

Flyin6 · « **Reply #316 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:19:05 PM »

These are next. I'll either purchase lower pegs or just cut these up and reweld the pegs mucho lower

Flatlander · « **Reply #317 on:** September 24, 2015, 09:35:52 PM »

Any option of rotating bracket 180° as well as foot peg?

FL

Flatlander · « **Reply #318 on:** September 24, 2015, 09:49:01 PM »

sorry, scratch that option. keep the pegs above the lower frame rails!
LOL, What the heck was I thinking?

FL

JR · « **Reply #319 on:** September 24, 2015, 10:07:11 PM »

yep, don't want the foot to low. You will pay in turns and when you sink it.

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #320 on:** September 25, 2015, 06:38:38 AM »

Don, is the knee getting better?

Sammconn · « **Reply #321 on:** September 25, 2015, 08:34:24 AM »

Original fender is definitely better. The stiffener should help a lot too.
Looking great, is the power sufficient to not do the big bore?

KensAuto · « **Reply #322 on:** September 25, 2015, 10:30:59 AM »

...and one more question from the lowest DOT...you sure that fender brace doesn't go below the fender? looked kinda funky from here.

JR · « **Reply #323 on:** September 25, 2015, 11:42:37 AM »

Quote from: KensAuto on September 25, 2015, 10:30:59 AM

...and one more question from the lowest DOT...you sure that fender brace doesn't go below the fender? looked kinda funky from here.

I thought thee same. Its a stiffener not a mount.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #324 on:** September 25, 2015, 07:54:11 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on September 25, 2015, 06:38:38 AM

Don, is the knee getting better?

Knee was FMC a week ago.
All that standing around wile helping at the "99" is what did it

Flyin6 · « **Reply #325 on:** September 25, 2015, 07:55:49 PM »

Quote from: Sammconn on September 25, 2015, 08:34:24 AM

Original fender is definitely better. The stiffener should help a lot too.
Looking great, is the power sufficient to not do the big bore?

I gotta say, power is pretty good for a one lunger! No race bike, but it will get right along. I think for a survival bike build it just might be adequate...But I HATE leaving anything alone. Why leave stuff the same when you can "Fix" it mo-better???

Flyin6 · « **Reply #326 on:** September 25, 2015, 07:57:16 PM »

Quote from: JR on September 25, 2015, 11:42:37 AM

Quote from: KensAuto on September 25, 2015, 10:30:59 AM
...and one more question from the lowest DOT...you sure that fender brace doesn't go below the fender? looked kinda funky from here.

I thought thee same. Its a stiffener not a mount.

Yea, it's GTG
Lots of folks mount a fender bag up on top of it. Same/same as I'm going to do

Flyin6 · « **Reply #327 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:19:07 PM »

Speaking of a fender bag, it came in today. Pro Cycle in Oregon has been the go to supplier for so many of these parts. I order them and they are here just 2 or 3 days later.

I am using the proven Wolfman fender bag. When I change out the tires, I'll install new inner tubes. I plan to keep the old ones along with a healthy patch kit in this fender bag.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #328 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:20:46 PM »

I'm also "kitting out" the tool kit to include all the stuff I think I'll need along the way

A couple of good tire irons for a dual sport is a downright necessity. These have a wrench end that fits the axle nuts

Flyin6 · « **Reply #329 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:21:25 PM »

They tuck nicely into the wolfman fender bag

Flyin6 · « **Reply #330 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:22:03 PM »

Its sort of flat now without the spare tubes, but this is how it fits:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #331 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:25:45 PM »

These Shinko tires are a good tire to learn more on my bike. Made for perhaps 60% street/40% off road, they will be perfect to get me some mileage and will run up and down a trail or dirt road all day plus two nights. Notice how the blocks are slightly further apart than with the stock Trail Wings...Plus the rear tire is a 130, stocker is a 120

JR · « **Reply #332 on:** September 29, 2015, 06:52:29 PM »

You know, that brace looks good with the bolt on it. Now its hidden anyway.

Wolf makes some nice stuff. Those tire wrenches are cool.

I have seen good reviews of the Dunlop 606 and I like the Kenda K270s . What made up your mind on these?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #333 on:** September 29, 2015, 11:58:00 PM »

Quote from: JR on September 29, 2015, 06:52:29 PM

You know, that brace looks good with the bolt on it. Now its hidden anyway.

Wolf makes some nice stuff. Those tire wrenches are cool.

I have seen good reviews of the Dunlop 606 and I like the Kenda K270s . What made up your mind on these?

Talking to the Pro Cycle guys, they thought these Shinkos would work well and a big step up from the slippery Trail Wings. Inexpensive as well.
Bridgestone 606's are legendary. So many new offerings these days, it's hard to decide

JR · « **Reply #334 on:** September 30, 2015, 12:36:53 AM »

Yeah the guys love the 606 but they wear fast. But it is a trade off.

BobbyB · « **Reply #335 on:** September 30, 2015, 03:14:10 AM »

You're making me want to get a bike like that. No good can come of this.

KensAuto · « **Reply #336 on:** September 30, 2015, 09:58:38 AM »

Quote from: BobbyB on September 30, 2015, 03:14:10 AM

You're making me want to get a bike like that. No good can come of this.

That's what I was thinking.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #337 on:** September 30, 2015, 10:04:20 AM »

Quote from: BobbyB on September 30, 2015, 03:14:10 AM

You're making me want to get a bike like that. No good can come of this.

No, bobby, no good at all!

Hint/Thought: The Marines contracted Kawasaki to build a militarized bike like mine. All OD green of course and get this...Has a diesel engine!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #338 on:** September 30, 2015, 10:08:18 AM »

Oh, and if you make it down here, just ride mine...but don't gruntize it (Wreck it)

So the Infantry Sergeant locks two of his privates in a room for two hours with nothing other than two stainless steel balls.
He returns, unlocks the door and inspects the scene. There is significant damage to all the walls and the ceiling, both privates are injured, one steel ball is missing, and the other is broken...and nobody knows what happened!

BobbyB · « **Reply #339 on:** September 30, 2015, 11:59:22 AM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 10:04:20 AM

No, bobby, no good at all!

Hint/Thought: The Marines contracted Kawasaki to build a militarized bike like mine. All OD green of course and get this...Has a diesel engine!

I'd been wondering why you don't see more diesel motors on dirtbikes/snowmobiles/ATVs and etc. It has to be possible somehow.

Quote from: Flyin6 on September 30, 2015, 10:08:18 AM

Oh, and if you make it down here, just ride mine...but don't gruntize it (Wreck it)

So the Infantry Sergeant locks two of his privates in a room for two hours with nothing other than two stainless steel balls.
He returns, unlocks the door and inspects the scene. There is significant damage to all the walls and the ceiling, both privates are injured, one steel ball is missing, and the other is broken...and nobody knows what happened!

Well how else you gonna know what it can take it you don't push the limits?

It's true.

Sammconn · « **Reply #340 on:** September 30, 2015, 01:22:20 PM »

There is an outfit up here working on a diesel (multi fuel actually) snowmobile. Has military intent written all over it. Just noticed they have a contract now...

http://www.dewengineering.com/news.htm

KensAuto · « **Reply #341 on:** September 30, 2015, 01:22:53 PM »

Diesel = more cost and more weight. The military might not care about money as much as weight..?..

The border patrol has a flippin fleet of bikes out here, mostly od, with some being donated ex mil.

KensAuto · « **Reply #342 on:** September 30, 2015, 01:26:51 PM »

Quote from: Sammconn on September 30, 2015, 01:22:20 PM

There is an outfit up here working on a diesel (multi fuel actually) snowmobile. Has military intent written all over it. Just noticed they have a contract now...

http://www.dewengineering.com/news.htm

You can have the snowmobile (even though it's super cool, it still has to be ridden in COLD !!), I'll take the HEMTT farther down in the article.

Sammconn · « **Reply #343 on:** September 30, 2015, 01:30:47 PM »

I looked at them quite seriously until I found the top speed in the 25-30 mph range.
That slow plus water and slush equals really stuck.
I'll keep my gas burners that can swim.
And heck I'll say the same for your HOT!

The HEMTT looks pretty good though too.

JR · « **Reply #344 on:** September 30, 2015, 02:39:00 PM »

Don, check the strap on that front bag. If you bottom out and the straps are across the bottom of the fender it will rip off, or just stop you endo style ;D

Flyin6 · « **Reply #345 on:** September 30, 2015, 04:07:45 PM »

Quote from: JR on September 30, 2015, 02:39:00 PM

Don, check the strap on that front bag. If you bottom out and the straps are across the bottom of the fender it will rip off, or just stop you endo style ;D

Copy!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #346 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:31:45 PM »

I got that part in from Australia today. A bit more than a week to get here from Victoria, AU.

It's a part called a Case Saver which mounts around the countershaft sprocket and prevents a disintegrating chain from damaging the engine case

Flyin6 · « **Reply #347 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:32:27 PM »

It replaces this cheapo plastic guard that I modified last week

Flyin6 · « **Reply #348 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:33:40 PM »

While I have it down today, I'll add a 14 tooth counter sprocket, the rough equivalent of going from 3.73 gears down to 4.10's

Flyin6 · « **Reply #349 on:** October 01, 2015, 10:34:36 PM »

The old sprocket comes off easily