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  • January 27, 2013 at 7:53 am #102330

    Chris
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    Hey guys would love some advice on a DR650 1999 model…I might be able to pick one up for around $3k oz with only 15322kms on the clock.

    Guy reckons he has had it for 7 yrs and it had 12300 km on the clock then so not alot of kms one would have thought.

    I have read wikia and noted Neutral Sending Unit (NSU) should be checked how hard is this to do..and apart from checking the vin number to see if it is effected by the No starter clutch torque limiter what else is there to worry about a bike being 13 yrs old

    Thanks for your help

    Chris

    Photos of said bike

    DR6503_zpse470e8a0.jpeg

    DR6502_zpsb3d531d4.jpeg

    DR6501_zpsf017bcc6.jpeg

    January 27, 2013 at 10:52 pm #236022

    Wayne
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    G’day Chris

    There’s a bunch of stuff and this is probably half of what it should be

    Clutch cable can become heavy pretty easily
    Top chain roller rips out of frame and leaves a hole (good indication that it has been worked hard)
    Choke lever moves smoothly, it can get water down it sometimes
    Brake disc wear should reconcile with 15K km, foot pegs, brake and gear lever also

    Usual bearings: steering head, wheel bearings, swing arm bearings, shock linkage bearings (the bottom one closest to the engine case seems to go first), cush drive bearing (can cause all kinds of grief if it lets go and seldom checked by some) and on that note cush drive rubbers

    Saw the after market muffler in the pics so look for flat spots through the rev range

    Hope I’m not telling you to suck eggs but things to consider when purchasing older bikes and stuff you would replace or have a hard look at if you were planning an adventure ride

    Good luck with the purchase

    Hope to see you out on the trails

    lotsa

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