Project Motard DRZ400

Hey everyone,

Thanks to everyone’s comments regarding my new bike on the other thread. To clear a couple of things up:

1. The WR-R will be purely for bush and the DR will be purely for road. There’s no way that I could handle a 400 in the bush. Have you seen my little girl arms? :laugh:

2. No this is my last bike purchase ever ( :laugh: ). Seriously. I am happy with WR-R and am not interested in getting rid of it because I am so happy with it and as long as this is the case with the DR then why would I get rid of it?

I have started this thread so that you know what is going to be done to it. I am so excited about it because I know that the bike that I’ll end up with is nothing like the bike it is now. I only had one go of it because I am waiting for the finished product but it was great. I have never ridden an actual motard bike before so I am not sure what it will be like but from everything that I have read they are really, really fun.

The first thing will be to get the wheels which I am hoping to get from a guy in Perth. Using the trusty old bull network I may be able to get them shipped to me. Hopefully it works out.

The aim for the end result is a very blingy bike.

I am hoping that the whole project will not take too long because from the list that we have put together mostly everything can just be purchased off the shelf. The sticker kit will have to be made so that might take a bit but hopefully not too long. I am a very impatient person so I’ll make sure that it proceeds without delay.

I have to thank Wikdbeemer because he has been messaging me with some parts that he has left over from his DR. I would love to see a photo of yours Paul if you have one to share.

Also if you have any ideas about what modifications we should make, make sure you put a post on.

One of the things I am interested to hear some info on is if anyone has heard of DR’s being fitted with pillion pegs. Minor issue I know but I really want to make sure that I can double DanD around if I want to :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: . Nah just kidding it will be his bike as well but I get first preference at riding.

Here are the photo’s of it again:

I have a list of all the things that we are going to do to it so I will post that up in the next couple of days.

It’s just so exciting!