[Scott SouthwellMember]

+1 for out of alignment. The DRZ has very strong 49mm forks. I had a head on with a tree on mine. Hit it hard enough to force handlebar forward in their brackets but forks all good.

Note the chunk out of the tree just in front. The impact was hard enough the top of the tree snapped and fell on me. Mine survived this crash.

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Are KTM drain plugs alloy or are they steel like every one I have ever seen. If steel surely you would strip the alloy case before the plug. Seen plenty of cases damaged but never a plug. :unsure:

Although having a new plug would mean I wouldn’t have to fish the old one out of the drain tray when I drop it in the old oil. :blush:

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Sounds like a candidate for a CR500 engine conversion.

Sorry I no nothing else about CRF450’s.

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Boony wrote:

hey can we get rid of speed limits, I want to drive as fast as I like.!!!!

Boony, don’t you drive a great wall. As if you are ever going to get it over the speed limit, :laugh: :laugh:

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white rocket wrote:

the rules suck thats why they disregard the rules its simple as that i reckon and the government want to get a dollar out of everything to so they won t change

Rocket, I agree our current rules suck but you could make a system where it cost $20 per year and you were covered to ride where ever and what ever you liked, with full insurance and there would still be people who would not pay.

Do you really want a free for all in the bush with unregistered, uninsured, unlicensed riders doing as they pleased?

I know of at least one person who whilst out on his bike cleaned up and badly injured a mountain bike rider. Third party insurance saved his arse and most likely his family home.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

I think some have missed the point of this thread. It is about “unregistered riders”. At present we only have one system. You are either registered or not. I agree its not a perfect system and could be improved but at present this is how it is.

Now it looks as if we will eventually get some form of rec rego. Even if this was extended so children could legally ride in the bush i’m sure most would agree it would still require some form of permit/registration, if only to cover the insurance side of things. I haven’t been involved in racing for a long time, for the parents that have kids that race, how much does a race licence set you back these days and will a club let you race without one?

This would still leave us with a situation were many would not bother with the required permits and registration along with the need for the authorities to crack down on those people, just as they have done this time in the Watagans.

One way or another, whether it be rec rego for MX bikes or permits for children there will still be those who openly disregard the rules.

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Looked like a good day for it. Sometimes it’s the simple rides that help revive the soul. I’m sure it felt good to be back on a bike Jeffro.

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The limited budget thing is a bit of a fallacy for a lot of these riders. I have seen plenty of young fellas who can seem to afford brand new latest and greatest MX bikes and all the latest riding gear to go with it. Then they have a new HSV ute (or something just as expensive) which they use to get the bike to the bush. But seemingly they can’t afford rego or club/track fees.

These are the same young dicks you will find at most night clubs on Friday/Saturday nights who will think nothing of blowing hundreds of dollars on piss then drive there HSV ute home blind drunk because they can’t afford to get a taxi. Do we say thats ok too? Please, these young dickheads have more expendable income to throw around than me and I can afford to register my bike. Their issue is not always limited income but the way they choose to spend what they have.

I got my first registered bike and licence at the age of 18, at the time I was an apprentice earning $92 a week. I just sacrificed the things in life I didn’t need so I could have the thing I really wanted, to be able to ride legally.

I do realise there are some young ones out there with a limited budget but there are plenty who can more than afford it who just don’t bother.

The fact is as an activity, dirt bikes are an expensive option. It may be a bit elitist to say if you can’t afford to do it by the rules than don’t do it at all but thats just a fact of life and is not limited to dirtbikes.

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boulder wrote:

+1 for 15-42 the drz motor pulls it no worries and it helps with the revs and vibration on the long transports!! But you will still need ear plugs :dry:

Boulder, I wear earplugs when I ride now, there attached to my Ipod.

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Trailboss wrote:

Nickj wrote:

On an ag bike :laugh: :laugh:

Oh you have stepped up from the DR have you :laugh:

TB

Yeah he had a mid life crisis and bought a Yamaha ROAD bike,

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That would be a short ride for me, probably not make it to the end of the street, :laugh:

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Krusty wrote:

Gearing: 15/44 Will allow you to sit on 110k-120k and the motor won’t be screaming its head off.. I spent the coin and got chaingang gear.. (Great chain as recommended by the Mighty Mal DID X-ring Gold)

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Yeah Krusty this is around what I was thinking for gearing. I’m currently running 14/44 and was going to go up to a 15 front. This will still give plenty for hills. One thing I did do yesterday was avoid using first gear, I went up all the hills in second and it did it easy so pulling the taller gearing shouldn’t effect the bike down low too much but will help out at speed.

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Trailboss wrote:

Yeah go the DR Scotty its only in the back blocks on the long long dirt roads that you will wish for a bigger bike if you are happy with today’s ride.

We have ridden fully loaded with all the gear up the Beecroft track (first section I call 10 steps) so the bigger bikes can and do do it.

Add the extras you have listed and join in mate. I would have joined you on the Tenere for that loop without the gear on board and it’s a blast and very very different fast and surprisingly agile. Borrow it next RDO take it for a loop it’s insured and I trust you, it’s yours, try them all if you can and be sure. You will be surprised how good a good setup bigger bike is

TB

TB I have no doubt if I rode one of the bigger bikes I would love it and out in open country the extra power would be great but for me the bottom line is, well, the bottom line. To sell the DRZ I would barley get half what it would cost me to set up something like your Tenere, fully setup. As it is the extras for the DRZ will have to wait as I have blown most of my dirt bike budget for the year on the RMX. That with a family Queensland holiday coming up the budget isn’t going to stretch to a Ten, 690 or the like. The DRZ is still a great bike more than capable of going the distance and will be what I work with for now.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

TB its not just the nut they locktight, they actually use red locktight to glue the countershaft sprocket to the output shaft to help stop wear on the spline. I pretty sure its only an issue if doing lots of tar km’s without a cushdrive.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Ryno I see on some DRZ forums they do what they came a locktight mod. Its not really modifying anything they just coating the shaft in red locktight so the countershaft sprocket is all but glued in place.

The reason some do this is they can get some slack and the shaft can wear over time. I have not done it to my bike and have no problems. I check it during regular maintenance.

I think those who have the problem are motard riders and those who do big km’s of commuting on tar. As the DRZ doesn’t have a cush drive hub it transfers the load to the countershaft sprocket and shaft.

For dirt riding the tyre has less grip on the ground which make life easier for the drive train.

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