AR15xAR10's 2015 Suzuki DRZ400S "Dirt Scooter" Build

@soCTrider should really buy a bigger tank and sell me his radiator plastics

I did get a grey SM front fender the other day, i don't really like how it looks.

But...

I am planning on ordering a polisport black/white headlight, plasti derping the white part grey, and putting a light bar on as well

 

Do you have a tach?

Matt

 

No DRZs don't come with one

 

Nope. Just a rev limiter. In 8k miles i can feel when it needs to be shifted. Usually the powerband is declining by the time i shift. Just because i like to use almost all of each gear...not the fastest method...but still plenty fast enough.

Went down tonight on a hillclimb i've done 100 times. Felt like an idiot. Panicked and fell over. Bike slid to a stop when the seat hit a post in the ground (thank god it didn't tear) and the front tire hit a tree. I had to pick the ass end up while it was laying on its right side and manuver it down the hillside around the post in the ground. I
'll be sore all day tomorrow.

 

I really hate how the gas cap leaks when the bike is upside down. Thats really incredibly inconvenient

 

You won't. Or atleast I didn't tbh not saying it didn't affect it but yeah

Btw bikes looking good

 

I'll weigh in on the wheel weight issue. I'd say you won't notice much unless you also go for lighter tires. At which point it'd be more the tires. Combine it though and I'd be willing to bet you'll notice a difference

 

Thx breh

 

Its taking nearly 40lbs off the truck anyway so i'll be happy.

 

Sprayed the mud off, cleaned and lubed the chain today.

 

Almost 8400

 

According to the homepage it's your Bday, so Happy Birthday bud!

 

The home page never lies.

Thanks Eric!

Better keep that beautiful MGM!

 

Gonna make my 16 even better. Should be here Thursday

 

If you say so, i'll be watching!

 

Nice bike! With all the money you have blown on it so far and seeing your list of new mods you should have sprang for DR650. How do you like the suspension? may want to add fork/rear springs and revalve to your list.

 

Thank you! The 650 was less than my bike.

The weight was not worth the extra power. 344wet vs 317 wet. Oil cooled vs liquid cooled. Analog dash vs my digital dash...the list goes on.

With what i have done to this bike, the dr650 can't really do anything but out mph me. I can usually eat them off the line.

I'm going to just swap the springs hopefully this winter.

The DRZ has a totally different and much better fork setup than the 650, i can actually pull the top cap and disassemble the cartridge, then remove and replace the springs without replacing the fork oil or the seals. The rear is essentially the same.

And because my bike has manual fork bleeders, the seals should last me quite a long time.

 

For future reference:

https://www.auxbeam.com/led-light-bars/7-13.9-inch-led-light-bars/7-13.9-inch-offroad/77718978

 

Wut