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Well I took the plunge and as of July 23rd 2010 I’m now a member of Team Yellow…
I picked me up a 2004 DRZ400E 4880 Klms.. It was owned by a mature rider and boat mechanic.. I’m hoping he will join the site as I steered him this way.. The bike seems to have been well looked after and tuned well.. She has a nice note to the exhaust.. Sounds great and not over bearing loud.. I plan on stripping and clean detailing her Saturday avo and adding some minor bling that I have already acquired..
Specifications as Purchased
Full Big Gun Exhaust
Twin Finney Air Cleaner
Reikon Fat Bars with Risers
B&B Bash plate
Bark Busters
Brand new battery
Front Forks Rebuilt by Tekniks (.46 Springs)
90% front tread
60% rear tread
Near new chains and sprockets
Brake Pads in resonable condition.
Spare Side and Tank Fin Plastics
Spare Seat
The original exhaust
Large Amount of assorted sparesPlan of Attack for the short term
Detail Cleaning
Detailed Inspection
Go Over Nuts and Bolts
Change of Oil and Filter
Flush Radiator
Replacing Clutch and Brake Levers
Replacing Hand Grips
Adjust cockpit to my liking.
Strip All Stickers and Chat to Tee and Cee for an Old Bull Setup.Plan of Attack for the long term
Steering Damper
B&B Engine Side covers
B&B Frame Guards
B&B Rear Rack
Radiator Guards – Brand Unknown at this stage
Wheel bearings front and back
14 and 15 tooth front sprocket
42 or 44 Rear Sprocket
New Chain
Rear Tire
Larger Tank – Not sure of size yet
GPS 12v plugAs Purchased
snowy09 wrote:
Quote:Good on you Krusty I hope you enjoy it. Go all out and get black plastic like mine then you dont have people mistaking you for Boony!krusty can ride,I cant so he will never be mistaken for me
well done on thepurchase, as scotty said, wheres the photos mate.
:woohoo: A KRUSTY BANANA
Just what we need on here,,,,Congrats on the purchase mate, it has taken a while to decide which way to go,,,
Just one more thing,Pics man , Pics, we need pics :laugh:
I liked his xr400 and now shes gone been replaced buy a banana with the magic button
Good one krusty more bananas makes me hungry. should get back on bike in week or so and we can get that ride in
wont happen over night but it will happen :unsure::unsure: C`Mon Krusty!!!!
Its been 1 Day 2 HRs already & NO PICS !!!!
SPOILED SPORT
Some photos from today before I tore it down and made some adjustments…
As Purchased
Very tidy looking bike Krusty
I stripped it back, mainly all the plastics and tank and got me an air box cover, then gave it the muc-off treatment.. It looks even better now.. I will eventually do even more of a detail cleaning i.e.; baked on dirt to exhaust and some gooey chain lube stuff along the top of swing arm and crud in the suspension linkage etc.. I think I will ride, crash and burn her for awhile and then get a whole new set of plastics and let Tee and Cee cover em up..
Tasks done so far
Removed the fat ugly rear unit (brake light and indicators) and put on an Acerbis thingy with LED tail light.. There was some old mini indicators that was in the box of stuff and I put them on the rear frame about half way on the rear fender, looks alright and does what I wanted..Removed most all the stickers.. Now you can see the tank fade :laugh:
Replaced Clutch and Brake Levers
Replaced Hand Grips
Replaced Plastic portion of the EGO Barkies
Adjusted cockpit
Added GPS mount
Added new wiz bang rear tail bag with new tool roll and pack..
Added my front fender bag.
Completed inspectionStill to do (today)
Flush radiators
Change Oil and Oil Filter
Adjust Chain
Adjust rear sag (TB don’t know it yet but he will be doing it today
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I ran into a few surprises or difficulties however you want to look at it.
Bolts holding on the Bash plate seemed to be over tightened and I stripped the allen key holes..
She is sorted though after I gave em the message with Mr Grinder and Mr. Drill
The Front sprocket cover lower bolt snapped..
Not sure what I am going to do yet.. It was very very tight and I think inserted cross threaded.. I put a bit into undoing it and the bolt snapped clean off leaving a small amount sticking out..The 2 phillips head screws holding the throttle housing on the bars were stripped and wouldn’t allow a good grip to undo.. Mr Grinder and Mr. Drill sorted that I replace with some nice allen key holed screws..
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