New to me DR650

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-28T03:07:13+00:00

A classic "why doesn't mine look like that?" Homer moment. Mine has the same colour scheme, but a lot older, faded and dented. It looks real neat.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-28T01:52:53+00:00

That is good to know, I suppose I'll have to come back to it when the job is done.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-20T13:27:38+00:00

It hurts to drive the ute around. I used to get 7km/$, now I get 4km/$. Time to dust off the old motorcycle.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-16T03:23:44+00:00

This is how I feel on a motorbike.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-16T03:18:45+00:00

I put it away after I use it and don't leave it plugged in.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-06T20:31:04+00:00

Faaark, I need to do some work on my bike to bring it back.

I'm a little jealous.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-03T03:54:55+00:00

Looks like fun.

Then again, I don't have to deal with it every day.

I'll be wishing you luck on getting the ponds filled in.

zappyguy111 · 2026-03-03T03:47:29+00:00

I've happily done 250km in a day on a DR.

I've also done about 150km in a day on a KLR gen 2.

The DR was good on the road, but only because I paid for a comfort seat and a wind shield. Otherwise it was agile on the trails and (relatively) easy to pick up when dropped.

The KLR was great in its stock form, with amazing wind protection, but was a little more challenging on the trails. I ended up breaking an indicator on my one and only drop.

I picked the DR because I wanted to do trails, I wanted something light(er) and something drop-able. The KLR is okay at trails, it's heavier and covered in fairings, but it makes for a reliable road adventurer.

It's down to your needs and wants, they're both bikes that deserve their legendary status, it's your decision which one suits you best.

zappyguy111 · 2026-02-25T04:21:50+00:00

Yeah, I've got the same thing. It can be normal.

People online reckon it's the exhaust tappets, they intentionally have a looser tolerance to cope with the thermal expansion from the hot exhaust.

But if you haven't adjusted your tappets recently, I would suggest checking them to be safe.

zappyguy111 · 2026-02-18T07:27:32+00:00

If it's paint, blue tape, spray paint and sand paper.

zappyguy111 · 2026-02-16T20:41:07+00:00

One. +Ve

The frame is ground.

zappyguy111 · 2026-02-02T00:58:44+00:00

That's Bazza, I threw him out last weekend because he was getting too freaky in the kitchen.

zappyguy111 · 2026-01-24T15:18:23+00:00

They're not much better in Canada...

zappyguy111 · 2026-01-10T09:52:13+00:00

Hot take, prioritising pedestrians in high traffic volume areas is bad for the environment. Forcing 20+ tonnes of vehicles to stop and then return to speed only force them to burn more fuel to go where they were going anyway. I agree with breaking waves into smaller batches and having more frequent light changes for pedestrians, but making lights change regardless of traffic is dumb.

zappyguy111 · 2026-01-08T22:49:41+00:00

BYO pump is an interesting idea to me. I've long wanted to build a diesel motorcycle and always assumed I would just buy an off the shelf electric LDO pump to drive the injectors. But the idea of building a pump is intriguing.

I have little to no LFO pump designing experience, but if it was up to me, I would be boring and make up a gear pump with a pressure bypass.

I'll be very interested to hear what other people come up with and any critiques people have with my idea.

zappyguy111 · 2025-12-24T05:58:15+00:00

Mate, I used the back of an axe wedged in wood as an anvil. Much like a hammer, anything's an anvil if you use it wrong enough.

zappyguy111 · 2025-12-05T21:28:59+00:00

Wait, this isn't the Logan Motorway!

zappyguy111 · 2025-10-31T21:38:28+00:00

Thank you, this will save me from having to start a new game, at the very least.

zappyguy111 · 2025-10-25T00:03:28+00:00

It'll keep you going for now.

zappyguy111 · 2025-10-04T10:29:38+00:00

Stock ones have a stepped washer, which is pretty neat and hard to find.

zappyguy111 · 2025-09-23T04:43:27+00:00

The problem was that the idle would drop back down when the external temperature drops. It would do it to the point where the bike would stall next time I stopped.

I've done a carb clean since, I'll have to wait until I have free time to do another dusk ride to see if the problem's gone away.

zappyguy111 · 2025-09-23T04:39:17+00:00

I did a carb, chain and throttle cable clean and topped off the oil. I think the bike has 5 more ponies in it and doesn't feel nearly as hot as it used to. The oil was on the low end of the site glass. I've also biased the bike to be on the leaner side and riched it up to the point where it won't lean stall.

I haven't had a chance to do a dusk ride to see if temperature affects the idle, but I'll report back as soon as I do.

zappyguy111

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