[Eric SmithMember]

white rocket wrote:

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thanks for that kram will have to try and get a partner now going iron man nocks me around getting old i think

Hey Al, I’d consider partnering you – might be my only chance of finishing! :laugh:

Plus I have not had a ride for AGES!! (Ooops, better not bugger my chances with a potential riding partner… I mean I have been riding heaps but want to do more! )

[Eric SmithMember]

Nice work Moto in bringing a new rider to the fold! Nice work also Tyne in being brave and keen to have a ride! Very impressed!! Excellent choice of bike for a first too really, light, not intimidating but enough poke to get you to a much higher level of skill!

[Eric SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Scotty I so agree with what you have written there its so true, Fathead services some of the police DRs over that side of Sydney and it wrong the lack of maiantance they get, I mean they wont spend the money.

When I went to the Cape we saw the hire bikes (DR’s all of them) up there and they looked like they had very little service and the guys flogged the guts out of them, when we spoke with one of the tour operators he said they had tried everything and came back to the DRs, air filters he said was the key, but thats any bike

Of the performance based bikes 450’s I think the WR450 would take some beating for value, reliability, performance, longevity, availability of spares and after market accessories

TB

Scotty is right again, any bike can go bung with the incorrect maintenance. I have seen more DRZ’s break down than anything else, but I believe that is because they are like armpits – everyone has them! (Censored version!) Second most broken-down I have seen would be KTM’s – again because there are so many of them.

And TB is also right, the WRF is the pick of the current crop, even though it is a “two year old model” now, for value, performance, reliability, etc as TB says they really take some beating. And I am not a Yamaha man, never was anyway! Got one now though so what does that tell you!?

[Eric SmithMember]

I dunno Scotty, about the price thing in particular. You have to do a lot to a banana to make it good to ride and it all costs money, wheras most of the others are much closer to the mark. I admit, there is no such thing as a bike ready to ride straight out of the box, but a lot of them come close. Just thinking about what I put on my banana that came standard on the WRF – barkies, bashplate, small blinkers, lighter headlight (although I didn’t get the smaller version, razzm frazzm). And suspension mods, well they are not free on any bike, but I have decided that the WRF is close enough to right that I don’t have to spend anything on the suspenders, while the banana absolutely needed some attention.

It is horses for courses, but I think Suzuki are doing themselves and any potential customers a disservice by not offering a real competitor for the class leaders – whoever they may be! There is no reason they would have to stop selling DRZ’s to do that.

But, after all that, what bikes finished the Safari with bugger-all work? Banana’s, Huskies and old LC4 KTM’s. Results that speak for themselves!

[Eric SmithMember]

Adrian wrote:

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Australia would be such a small percentage of Suzuki worldwide sales i dont think they would be worried what a handfull of guys on old bulls want:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Ok, but how about worldwide, where the DRZ will no longer meet emission standards? They have to upgrade sooner or later, but they have foolishly chosen to offset the cost to a later date. In the meantime they are flogging off the outdated DRZ and equally outdated DR650 to a market being offered more and more hi-po, high quality offroaders that come complete with ADR. Yes, you pay more for a modern bike, but 90% of people are willing to do just that to have a more modern, powerful, better designed bike (with modern suspension that can handle a rider who weighs more than 50kg…).

I loved my DRZ but will not go back now that I have seen what the others have to offer. Not until they make an equivalent to the WRF anyway.

[Eric SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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You touched on it twobanger no ADR, which d*#khead at Suzuki made that decision needs sacking because they have no idea about the Australian market our wants or needs. Sack em NOW!!!!

Shame Suzuki Shame :angry: :angry:

TB

Fair call that. Suzuki have missed the boat bigtime on an ADR’d hi-po 4 stroke. Now they have to enter a tough market from scratch. If they had just kept upgrading the DRZ in line with current technology they would be sitting pretty at the moment. Given the huge investment to ADR an RMZ or equivalent, I doubt it will happen in the next little while. Silly move by Suzi.

Of course, at the moment they sell a truckload of DRZ’s CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP so why change? Its CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY at the DRZ sale, no offer will be refused! All stock must go, so that they can make one with different coloured plastics (again) and Bold New Graphics!

[Eric SmithMember]

Ex-DRZ rider here. I went the way of a WR250F and love it, but have a soft spot for Suzi’s. If they make an equivalent bike to the WR450F or WR250F (benchmark bikes in my opinin) then yes, I would definately consider one. I would prefer a 250 to a 450, but would probably give a 450 a run if there was no 250 in production.

[Eric SmithMember]

Calala, lovely part of the world that! Welcome to OBT mate, I approve of your choice of steed, go the mighty banana I say! Hope to catch you around the traps somewhere!

[Eric SmithMember]

Working today.:angry:

I did ride my girl around the yard yesterday though…. geez I’m hanging for a decent ride though!!

[Eric SmithMember]

Why did the sheep cross the road? It was strapped to a Beemer! :laugh:

Man, these modern bikes have shocking seats for longer rides don’t they!

[Eric SmithMember]

menace wrote:

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im no tech nut, but from my car fixing days, it sounds like a master cyl problem. if it is the slave, the only place it can go is out! if its not leaking anywhere it must be getting past the master cyl seals and back into the reservoir.

unless ive missed something here, it seems the only logical answer (as mr spock would say:laugh: :laugh: )

the slave is just a piston and only works when it is fed a pressure. its not spring loaded as such, hence why disc brakes rub a little when not in use. its the master that is, if you like, a two way valve since you can squeeze the slave piston back out when replacing pads. if the seals are knackered in the master, it will leak fluid back into the reservoir from the relief port in the piston upon application of the brake. if it can be “pumped up” it can only be two causes, the master is faulty, or has air in the system.

if it can be pupmed up, i would suggest pumping it up and then cable tieing the lever in overnight. if its sloppy in the morning and you have lost no fluid, it must be the master.

thats how it worked when i was at school anyway.

hope i have helped in some way;)

(a rare useful post from the menace):laugh: :laugh:

Well posted Menace! Well thought out, nicely explained and logically constructed. Makes sense to me! That’s why I’m quoting your post! :laugh: :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

I dunno Moto, it sounds like a good price for a good qualiy helmet to me. I usually try to keep my budget for a helmet under $400 but I go more on the fit than the price.

We have had a dealer close in Dubbo lately (Suzuki) – went under. I usually tend to buy online lately because most of the shops I go in to lately have a pretty small range on the floor and are hopeless at ordering stuff in. You should count your lucky stars you have a good dealer close to you!

You city folk dunno how good ya got it! :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

Moto, are you OK? Not feeling poorly or anything? This is very out of character for you! :laugh:

[Eric SmithMember]

:laugh: :laugh: You’re a legend!

Yeah, work is busy as a one legged man in an arse-kicking competition! Looking for a surveyor to help me out as it WILL get busier. It is a relief in some ways but I wish I could have held out 4 more weeks instead of laying off Mick. It was a stretch for me to go on Safari, which was great, but I am paying the price now!

[Eric SmithMember]

Hey Steve, good to see you back in the land of nuts and fairys mate! Can’t half tell you’re back looking at the latest posts list… just an observation, not a criticism! Tell me, did your work miss you at all?? :laugh:

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