[Alan HeatherMember]

Nickj wrote:

It’s a 78 xl250s with 23″ front wheel. It’s a bugger to get tubes for and can you believe 2 guys completed a 9000km Dakar in 1978 on these !!!

It’s now my farm commuter but everyone loves it !!

My very first new bike I put Nobie tyres on it and g an s shocks and I thought I was made in the shade. ;)PS if you ever need a place to store that tenere ill help you out mate;)

[Alan HeatherMember]

Hey nick is that an xls 250 or 500 in the back ground.

[Alan HeatherMember]

Boony wrote:

Always garaged and only ridden on sundays?? :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

No Saturdays works Sundays.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Alan HeatherMember]

spend the money and get it done properly or you’ll stuff your engine.:S

[Alan HeatherMember]

huskybloke wrote:

i hope your selling it to finance the next one ??

No I think he said he’d rather go fishing he has a new boat.:laugh: :laugh: :silly: :silly:

[Alan HeatherMember]

I was pretty lucky with my drz the guy I brought it off was ruffly the same weight he spent about 2000 plus on it, I have also ridden coreys klx and after a day on that I was stuffed, it rips your figgin arms out.

[Alan HeatherMember]

Boony wrote:

As all know, I love my DRZ 400, :kiss:
yes it may be heavyer than the high reving, high maintainence 4 strokes around the same CC, :ohmy: but in all honesty, I do not feel the weight now when I`m in the singles and my bike has more than enough power to handle any thing I can throw at it,
No its not a race bred machine nor is it a enduro weapon, but hey I only want to trail ride on it, not win dakar.!

The maintainence of it is easy, and not a chore after every ride, just throw new tyres and occasionally some sprockets and a chain and Bobs ya uncle.

Horses for courses I say,
There will be the advocates out there for the lighter and faster bikes, and theres the one that say DRZs are useless, but its what I own and I love it.

Take the plunge corey,,you can nick parts off your old mans when his not looking.

Boony

NICK PARTS of my bike I dont think so.

[Alan HeatherMember]

BellingenEv wrote:

I used to think that about my XR400 scotty,but the WR is soo much better the weight power and suspension make everything so much easier it makes you look better than you are.But the maintenence and chains and tyres and sprockets and fork seals etc are the price you pay though .I was gunna by a DR but I lent against it in the shop and it was heavier than the ten year old XR.It really depends on what riding you do and how good/big you are .Dont do it corey You will be regretting it on the coffs grade 5
cheers Ev

Hey ev didn’t a drz400 go past you on that big hill on the bello ride mate.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Alan HeatherMember]

Corey8 wrote:

Hatto wrote:

What year model Corey, because they do seem to go cheap, don’t seem to hold their value real well, but seem to be fairly bullet proof.
Same motor as the legend kx and has won a few 24hr enduro’s in a row.

cheers Hatto

they call them an 08 but built in late 07

Payed 5300 for my 07 drz400 and only 2400ks, has had every thing done to it only thing I had to do was the kickstarter,and that is one great handling bike don’t notice the extra weight,and Im not totaly stuffed after a ride.PS you wont get a bite corey wrong bait:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Alan HeatherMember]

Well you may as well put me down to ev, need a good laugh,lucky I grabed some new tyres from suttos sale.

[Alan HeatherMember]

BellingenEv wrote:

Mackas 06 was there that day too and it still starts Ps Al macka broke his arm that day

In the creek???

[Alan HeatherMember]

BellingenEv wrote:

Id rather push my WR

That is an option:woohoo: :laugh: :laugh: ,but how hot did your bike get at bello on the hot day we were out, the other day may have warped the clutch.

[Alan HeatherMember]

BellingenEv wrote:

Tried adjuster no go How could the 09 plates be warped after 6 months but the 06 be fine?Does this happen to other makes ?

ev you need a drz400 mate.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Alan HeatherMember]

Another thing to keep in mind with the wr 200s are the power valve, is to make sure you keep them kleen because they do fowl up can make the bike run like crap.Bigger Al stuarts point.

[Alan HeatherMember]

camp site at show ground is ok with me, so that means Ill be there. Bigger Al.

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