DRZ goes to jenny Craig

[glennMember]

yeh its my dream let me chase it.. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[PaulMember]

I with you Boony, the DRZ is a great bike if you dont mind the weight.

When I fitted the StainTune header pipe to mine it gave a good boost to bottom – mid range power because it is a bigger diameter than the stock header.
Look into doing the whole exhaust if you can.

[Anonymous]

mal5.1 wrote:

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You didn’t have to fix it for me TB. Just that phrase seems to come up a lot.. 😆

And it’s a DR, most things are impossible. Let him chase a goal it’ll keep him busy. :laugh:

That’s a great post Mal, I’m up for a laugh as much as the next guy but this ‘man love’ thing won’t go away! I might start deleting posts with it in :laugh:

I reckon spend whatever money you want on whatever makes you happy, even if it is a DRZ

That said, TB was just providing advice and that’s what the forum is about

[glennMember]

WikdBeemer wrote:

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I with you Boony, the DRZ is a great bike if you dont mind the weight.]The DRZ was the bike I chose when I decided to take up trail riding 12 months ago, and its the bike I`ll keep for the next 2 years minimum,The weight is a factor and thats all I need to work on now, due to the suspension has bee done,.I could have bought a high reving 450 or bigger but I didnt want to.I recon the DRZ is a great bike for what I need it to do(trails and the odd criuse around in a pony express)The bike has been everywhere i pointed it and if it struggles its rider error not the machine.Thought about the whole pipe but I`m not chasing power!just weight reduction

When I fitted the StainTune header pipe to mine it gave a good boost to bottom – mid range power because it is a bigger diameter than the stock header.
Look into doing the whole exhaust if you can.[/quote

[Daniel BakerMember]

hey boony i dont reckon i would even be able to ride your bike to its full potential never mind mine, but it is a lot of fun having the power there so go for it, i know an aftermarket pipe and rejetting on my crf 250 made a shit load of difference in power and torque, but it gets expensive especially when you start looking at full systems

[GregMember]

Hey Fark the lot of you :laugh:

I was offering some advice as his post said he wanted to pass 450’s and Kato’s in his original post

I offered my help with obtaining parts and gear if he wanted because I am a nice guy

I have done many a mile on a DR and have set one up for racing and the project bike, worked on them re-jetted the set suspension up advised people that they are the bike to buy for them and done 2 day rides on them

And as far as the man love thing goes if you dont like it tough, do you think I like the stupid posts with only FARKING :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: instead of some bloody writing! Do you thinking I like all the other things that piss me off, but I dont whine about it now piss off and have a nice day

Man love ya all :laugh:

TB

[Anonymous]

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have a cry fatty
boondog go on a diet that will lose more weight then you will cut of the DR and hold the throttle on longer you will go faster

[TheBossMember]

Be very careful Squirrel this is your only warning here

[Bruce CurtisMember]

I understand the “silk purse from a sows’ ear” emotion Boony, there was a DR400 from the old thumpernats on ebay a while back was ridden by some big name and only fetched a few bucks, woulda been good for parts.
What I’m getting at is there has been heaps of DRZs’ “bombed” and maybe there are some parts out there waiting to be bought …Cheap.

Good luck with it, I’m a bit like TB though is much easier to change a light bikes power characteristics than to make a heavy bike light.

BC

[glennMember]

Mr Blue wrote:

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I understand the “silk purse from a sows’ ear” emotion Boony, there was a DR400 from the old thumpernats on ebay a while back was ridden by some big name and only fetched a few bucks, woulda been good for parts.
What I’m getting at is there has been heaps of DRZs’ “bombed” and maybe there are some parts out there waiting to be bought …Cheap.

Good luck with it, I’m a bit like TB though is much easier to change a light bikes power characteristics than to make a heavy bike light.
I like the fact i can commute on the old girl daily if i need to considering how far away from town I live. I am hearing everyone about a lighter/faster bike but it the DRZ for me at the moment..BC

[scott bockingMember]

Good onya Boony!

Do what makes you happy and spend up on that Banana if you plan to keep here for a while.
Sounds like you love that bike yellow girl.

My tip to save weight is to only go as far as reserve will take you then walk. The bike handles much better without a full tank and you lose a lot of weight walking home :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

Good onya Boony! The ol’ banana will benefit from some weight saving, and taking the headlight off is a good start, making the bars easier to swing and reducing the weight up high a bit.

As much as there is a limit to what you can achieve with a DRZ, you know what you expect (which is not a miracle, just a noticeable difference) and I think you are on the right track. Wouldn’t worry about the exhaust myself, but tis up to you.

Now, where’s the piccies mate!!??!! :laugh:

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Just keep pulling shit off Boony and she’ll feel like a 125MXer in no time.

Here’s my progress so far, havn’t taken her for a test ride yet but with the weight removed and the open pipe she should handle and sound sweet.

[glennMember]

thats a bit drastic by what ever floats ya boat.

have you got your rear spring done yet?

[Bruce CurtisMember]

I once saved 20 kilos off a gsxr by replacing the twin walled, twin mufflered, catchcan exhaust with a 4 kilo handbuilt one, $900 for 6 hp , more torque and 20 kilos was a bargain, but now they come ex-factory like it.

BC

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