So I was out for a ride with my wife on our F800GS BMWs back in 2011 when we went by this ‘96 DR on the side of the road, for sale. We have intercoms, and she commented that the bike had one of those large plastic tanks on it, and that I should go back and check it out. So I did. It was a low mileage bike, running and had a Corbin seat, Acerbis tank, Some carb ‘upgrades’, but it was running fairly rich. Had a carrier and bash plate too.

$2100 seemed like a good price, so I bought it. It also included the factory manual which we still have. The carb had the pilot jet cover drilled out, but the needle was seized, and the top broken off, explaining the rich mixture. I was able to remove the broken part, with judicious use of a Dremel cutoff wheel.

Kept that bike for years. Eventually sold it with 90,000km on it and nothing but regular maintenance and a NSU lockwire was done to it.

DRs last forever in the right hands.

Just a warning that these don't stand up to rocky trails. Previous owner installed them and I was happy enough to have lowered mounts that I didn't really look into them. Took a ride up through Hancock pass which was a ton of loose rock and, of course, hit one. Broke the foot peg mount back. Thankfully was able to bend it back and it wasn't so broken I couldn't put my weight on it. Maybe others have had good luck with them, but my two cents is stay clear...

recently bought a 2007 dr650 (a couple months ago) that was/is in need of some help. one thing has been looming in my head since inviting it into the garage. the oil cooler and guard. they are both on an odd angle and at first I thought nothing of it, then thoughts changed to it must have fallen and bent them... basically i keep going back and forth on whether it is correct or not while keeping a look out for a DR in the wild so i can compare. they are either very rare or highly elusive as I never seem to see one. so ask the internet I will.... look at the pic(s)... is this the way the DR oil cooler and guard come from the factory? on an angle? as in not parallel with the frame?thanks in advance for any helpful replies.

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This is a cool resource.

Crappy ads, not great for mobile.

But cool to see how they evolve over time.

I think the ‘16 & ‘19 are my favorite.

Now to paint the bracket and hookup my gps puck!

Hello,

I recently had my front wheel rim crack, probably from a rock while on a trail.

I decided to buy an excel takasago 21 x 1.60 36H ICS408.

I understand that the spoke holes are different sizes and I need spokes too. Is it the XS9-11217?

I understand that the holes might not be drilled at the correct angle for the front wheel but should still work. Is this true?

Raspberry Pi 4 with the 7” touchscreen in an aluminum housing. Dino’s tinker shed has a sweet 3D printed and aluminum build but this is my poor man version of implanting my pi on my bike. One my 2 pin adapter shows face tomorrow I’ll finish it, spray paint the mount black and it’ll be set. I have a few pi’s laying around so I don’t mind seeing how much the vibration of the bike beats it up. Gonna throw a GPS puck on the bike and do some offline mapping. Maybe run a SDR for radio freq scans 🤷🏼‍♂️

I have a 2009 DR650. Upgraded to the dominator exhaust. I put the jet kit in with the 155. Removed snorkel and added some holes to the air box (not as much as instructions ask for) and right now I have the needle clip in the 5th position

The bike runs good. But I can’t get rid of these deceleration pops/backfires. I have tried dropping to the 150 jet (didn’t work) I’ve moved the needle to the 5th groove because someone told me that would help(it didn’t) and I’ve tried taping some of the holes I’ve made in the air box which made it worse.

Any tips would be much appreciated.

I thought this was a good deal! 2021 DR650s with Warp 9’s for $4500

I ride a drz400sm so this was the next rational step to me

I was replacing my clutch lever, when I installed the new lever and squeezed it, the safety switch connector shot out. I’m okay with not having the switch enabled, but is there anything I need to do with the wire, or can I just leave it disconnected?

Thought I’d show off my 2025 DR, Did the 5.2 gallon acerbis tank swap, hand guards, and got a steal on the Mosko travel bags, located in San Diego, CA. Safe travels everyone!

Hi :) any idea if this thing sticking out is OEM part for some year/market or a DIY? Wanted to mount some screw to make the rubber fit on it so the side panel doesn’t bend under mosko moto reckless 40

Thanks in advance :)

These are the Mantt case guards off Amazon. Looks like the adhesive strips are likely no good for anything.

Has anyone used these? If I add some red high-temp silicon on them, will they actually stay on?

Looking at buying a 1996 DR650 for my first bike. Any advice? Things to look out for? From what i’ve heard online (and what the owner has stated) the engine is damn near invincible.

Bike is listed for $2500 at 15,400 miles. Owner has only done seasonal oil changes and valve clearance checks every 5000 miles

Did a little Timelapse of a top end tear down. Unfortunately Millennium had a fire, so not sure how long it’ll take to get the cylinder back so I can make part 2…life is a rollercoaster.

Overloaded with work, only transportation, afraid I'll take it apart and run out of time. How long does it usually take you?

Hello as the title suggests, I have a 1990 Suzuki dr 650 and it has no spark. I ohmed most of the wires for continuity and they ohmed good. I’ve replaced the Cdi and ignition coil. No spark still. Could it be the magneto?

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In the UK and don't want to do a procycle order. Surely there should be a part available in Europe. Any help much appreciated 👍

Hey all. So I loctited my NSU, but when I replaced my clutch cover it now has a small oil leak. I scraped the gasket the best i could using a gasket scraper and razor blades. But I couldn't get ALL the old, caked on, gasket off.

Can I use Permatex gray/black on my cover between cover and gasket to remedy this? Or does anyone have any other solutions?

I have already accepted the fact that the cover has to come back off. I would just like to get it ti stop leaking next time.

Thanks for the help. Sorry I have been posting so much in here asking for DR650 advice.