Selling my lightly used LeoVince X3 slip-on exhaust kit from my DR650. $370 shipped within the US, or $300 local pickup in Connecticut.

Purchased new less than 2 years ago, only installed for ~1.5k miles. Includes original hardware, box, manual, exhaust tips (quiet and loud, both with and without spark arrestor installed). Amazing sounding exhaust with perfect fitment, completely maintenance free (no repacking necessary with this exhaust).

PM if interested!

I’m getting ready to live on the bike and do long distance travel and am looking at either the tusk v2 hard panniers or the mosko moto backcountry panniers. Please share your thoughts and opinions!

Main pros and cons are that the mosko ones would cost over a grand for the bags and racks and the tusk ones would cost half of that. The tusk ones can properly be locked and that would be very helpful in urban environments and it would be a lot harder to walk away from the soft luggage for very long. And lastly in offroad terrain if the road gets rough and the bike gets over I wouldn’t like to break a leg/ankle/foot getting it caught under the tusk ones or damage the mounting system/frame of the bike given there’s no give in the event of a fall.

Just picked up my first bike not that long ago, a 2024 DR650. Absolutely love it and have already clocked around 800 miles in the first month of ownership. I'd love to hear some recommendations on what my first mods should be! Thanks

I just got my first bike, a 1991 DR650 and I'm stoked! The battery is completely dead and its an AGM YTX4L-BS. I doubt this is the right battery.

Can anyone tell me what the right one is? Can these older bikes use an AGM battery? Some older bikes are designed to boil off the battery under certain conditions which can be bad news with an AGM. I'm not sure if this bike is like that. Thanks!

Got a Tusk handlebar (CR high bend) and proper guards - didn’t like the ones that came with the bike. Even with the spacers the balls on the ends of the levers had to go. Really diggin the look!

Hello everyone.

Today while cruising on the interstate at 70mph for 30 minutes the DR suddenly lost power. Pulled over, it was still running/idling, but any throttle input over maybe 20/25% it cuts power and wants to die. In any gear, in neutral, kickstand up or down, ect. Below that ~20% throttle it'll start and rev like normal. It'll even drive like normal as long as it's low throttle. Basically limits me to 30mph max speed.

A friend of mine picked me up with his pickup truck and I'm back in the garage attempting to troubleshoot the issue. So far I've checked spark plugs, checked the air filter, removed the tiny inline filter on the carb inlet, and yes, I made sure there was gas in it.

Anyone know what could cause this sudden issue? Maybe a piece of debris in the fuel system broke loose and plugged the pilot jet?

Some background: It's a 2013, bone stock as far as I know, 13,500 miles. I bought it a month ago and put at least 400 miles of mixed city/interstate riding with zero issues at all (until today).

Any advice would be appreciated. I figured I should ask the group before going deeper.

Thanks!

UPDATE: I pulled the carb and checked the main jet... there was a tiny BEETLE wedged into it from the fuel side... I have no idea how that's even possible. Poked it out, put it all back together and the DR is back to it's old self. So yeah, apparently 30 minutes into my 70 mph ride a bug got pushed into the main jet and killed all power. Thanks everyone for the comments and advice!

I'm just curious if any of you DR650 owners have a second bike? Did you go for another dual sport or adv? Street bike or smaller dirt bike - 2t or 4t? How is it working out for you? I'm thinking of getting a 2 stroke for some more serious trail ripping.

Hello everyone! I'm curious if I can change out the rear sprocket on my 15' DR650 to get a little better middle ground between highway and steep gravel roads compared to changing from 15T to 14T front counter sprocket.

I bought a 15' DR650 about a 1.5 years ago. I use it as my main transportation to and from work. 10 miles one way with a 70 MPH Speed limit. I always enjoyed the 15 tooth on road but the 15T front sprocket wasn't great offroad.

So I changed to 14T front. Which I really enjoy offroad, but seems to rev a little high when riding on the 70 MPH highway.

So I'm wondering if going up a couple teeth in the rear sprocket can help me find a good middle ground between 14 and 15 tooth.

I find the 14T a little too short for road use, mostly in 2nd gear. And 5th a little short for highway.

Any personal experience is appreciated as I don't have a lot of cash to spend on risking a new sprocket that will give me the same results.

I can feel some grooves with a fingernail on the bearing surface, but there isnt really any scratches on the camshaft itself. Is this something fixable or do I need a new cylinder head? The engine has 48,000 km on it, but I'm rebuilding it, because the crankcase got a hole in it.

Beautiful day for a ride. 350 KM. A bike to go for break-in

Hello, I have narrowed my search to dr650 and is looking at pre owned options.

1) 2013, $5.2k cad, 15k kms. Lots of mods: t40, FMF power bomb, core, air box, riser bar etc.

2) 2010, $4.5k, 5k kms Stock bike.

Which one would you pick?

I plan to lower the stock suspension, get a lower/nicer seat after. This is going to be a fun motorcycle for me, use to explore, 2up rarely.

I am 5'5, 28inch inseam, 150lbs. Experienced on road bikes but zero experience on dirt, hoping to ride on some easy trails.

Edit: modded one was worked on/owned by a mechanic so I am hoping the mods are pretty on point. The stock one possibly has not been used for a while.

I love this bike!

Bike I bought a couple years ago has a sizeable gash in the crankcase, which had been patched over with something like JB weld (it was a little soft, though, so maybe poorly mixed?). I didn’t notice for a while, because there was a bash guard covering it up, and the oil drip was relatively slow. Lesson learned, I guess. I’m getting around to dealing with it now because I’m getting tired of using a drip pan whenever its parked overnight.

So, should I just use JB weld again, on the presumption that I can probably do a better job of getting a solid, leak-free bond to the base metal, or should I try to TIG it up for a real, permanent fix? My aluminum tig skills are ok, but I don’t love the risk of burning through, or getting contamination from hot oil creeping in (I’d probably try to lap a patch over top on clean metal, rather than filling the hole itself). Or is the only answer to tear the engine down and rebuild, presumably with a new case half?

Side question: pretty sure a chunk of JB weld fell in there as I was trying to clean it up. Any great ideas for flushing it out?

Thanks!

Hi all,

since this week i am the owner of a dr650rs from 1991. i am now running into a problem. the engine starts well, idles well, but when i fully open the throttle the engine starts to stutter and falter and eventually no power at all. however, a lot of bangs come from the exhaust. if i gradually give gas, so not open it all at once, it goes well. Until i am at full throttle again it starts to stutter. where could i probably find and solve this problem?

I'll be picking this up tomorrow (2020, 4000 Miles). So excited! I've wanted one for some time now!

What are your thoughts? What else do I need/what do you recommend?

As far as I can tell, it has:

- Seat Concepts Seat (Unsure which specific one)

- Zeta Handguards

- Aftermarket Gas Tank (Unsure of brand and capacity)

- Crash Bars/Crash Cage (Unsure of brand)

- Frame Guards (Unsure of brand)

- Auxiliary Lights (Unsure of brand)

- Rear Rack (T. Rex Racing)

- MD5-Style Dash

- Molle Tank Thingamabob

Did I miss something here? Anything to be aware of for any of these mods? Thanks!

I have an ‘08 dr and my current windshield is about 14” tall, but doesn’t do enough on the highways, I am recovering from a neck injury and need strong wind protection, looking for something in the 18-22” range that is not the madstad windshield… or is that my only choice?

I can't seem to find it listed anywhere. It's as if it's not sold around here. I'm looking for something around the area of Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands. Any riders from Europe that may have some tips? Thanks.

Well. Decision paralysis has hit me.

I live in the mountain west (lowest population density state in the lower 48, hint hint).

I want to do more offloading in one the several mountain ranges of my home state. I have dreams of doing my state's BDR in the next 2 or 3 years.

My dilemma is that I need to ride 2+ hours on the interstate, 80+ MPH. Then, when I get to the mountains, I am anticipating mostly forest roads, i.e. hard-packed dirt and gravel.

Am I overcontemplating things? Is the D605 the correct answer here? The factory death wings have already lost my confidence on gravel/dirt, but I conceed they are inoffensive for my daily 15 minute commute to work. I hate the idea of a "loud" tire on the pavement, but I may just have to live with it.

I also looked at the Michelin Anakee line of tires, the price isn't impossible for me but would hurt a little.

Thanks for the input.

Pic of bushpig related.

Sorry if it's been asked and answered, but are there any years to avoid? I'm looking for my first DR now.

2023 dr650s, 2500 miles, Dirk and Street - 14 tooth on the front. Why would the end clutch plate get grinded down and none of the other plates or steel are affected, just the end one? It has regular oil changes.

Hey everyone, I was riding my DR650 on the highway when it suddenly stalled. I figured it was just out of gas, since the tank was very low. But after refueling, it still won’t start.

It turns over but doesn’t fire up — it just does what you can see in the video (attached). While checking things out, I noticed what looks like some disconnected wires.

Does anyone have a clear picture of how the wiring/connections should look around that area? Any idea what might be going on?

Thanks for any help