Dual Sport bug....

[rockaduc]

Dunlop D606's eh?  I'll have to do some research on these.  The KTm came with metzler 6 days which I hear wear very quickly.

[bikepilot]

Yeah the 606s hold up pretty well.  I ran the same rear 606 on my XR650R for all 534 miles of Vegas to Reno and it still had something sorta like knobs left.  It was good enough that, being broke, I ran that tire for another !1200 miles in baja and then another ~500 miles in Colorado.  Now by the time I took it off it was in really bad shape and the innertube was starting to poke through a crack in the base of a knob, but still that's a long way to go on a 650 thumper ridden in anger.  Grip is ok too, not amazing, but not bad at all.  Good enough that I was competitive in the race against people with actual pit crews to change their wheels out at pits so they could run grippy MX tires. (nabbed 2nd in class, 5th overall, but was running 1st overall expert 'till I crashed and knocked myself out...).

I'm told the Michlen T63 holds up well too.  Its probably a little less aggressive than the 606 and is physically a touch smaller.  Might be better mannered on the street too. I have one in the garage - came with my XR, but I haven't ridden on it yet.

IIRC the Metzler 6-day is basically a MX-compound tire with Euro-legal knobs (euros have short knobs  ).

[rockaduc]

Yeah the 606s hold up pretty well.  I ran the same rear 606 on my XR650R for all 534 miles of Vegas to Reno and it still had something sorta like knobs left.  It was good enough that, being broke, I ran that tire for another !1200 miles in baja and then another ~500 miles in Colorado.  Now by the time I took it off it was in really bad shape and the innertube was starting to poke through a crack in the base of a knob, but still that's a long way to go on a 650 thumper ridden in anger.  Grip is ok too, not amazing, but not bad at all.  Good enough that I was competitive in the race against people with actual pit crews to change their wheels out at pits so they could run grippy MX tires. (nabbed 2nd in class, 5th overall, but was running 1st overall expert 'till I crashed and knocked myself out...).

I'm told the Michlen T63 holds up well too.  Its probably a little less aggressive than the 606 and is physically a touch smaller.  Might be better mannered on the street too. I have one in the garage - came with my XR, but I haven't ridden on it yet.

IIRC the Metzler 6-day is basically a MX-compound tire with Euro-legal knobs (euros have short knobs  ).

THat's mighty impressive mileage!!!    I'm def. going to check those out.  THanks.

[avizpls]

GYEAH!



Got this yesterday. 400CC for $1600? Couldnt pass.

Cant see it here, but it does have headlight and tailliught. No turn blinkers

[bikepilot]

Good deal.  Looks like an LC4 motor right. Its quite rugged (and heavy) and should last well.  Its basically a de-stroked, sleeved down 620 so overall its very robust and under-stressed.  The motor is a pita to work on as far as dirt bikes go (which are generally really easy). Pay particular attention when doing an oil change, its rather weird and people sometimes screw it up with significant collateral damage.

[KnightofNi]

i just run 90off/10onn tires all the time. they get destroyed on the pavement, but they are cheap so i don't mind too much. so long as i'm not doing too much distance on them.

i put a 14tooth front sproket on the xr650l and it made a HUGE difference on teh trails.
also, if you are planning on doing trails with a BRP then just get used to picking the bike up. also get a clark tank and good bark busters.


to the guy with the 650r in the air. i love seeing pigs fly 

[ungeheuer]

Here's what I did today 

[rockaduc]

Looks like a good day!

[akmnstr]

Ungeheuer,  Looks like a great ride!  I've never seen the windscreen that you have on your DR.  Looks great.  What is the brand and where did you get it?

[ungeheuer]

Ungeheuer,  Looks like a great ride!  I've never seen the windscreen that you have on your DR.  Looks great.  What is the brand and where did you get it?

Cheers, yeah it seems to blend in nicely with the bike and does a reasonable job.  Its from ScreensForBikes, in Melbourne.  They ship worldwide though >>  http://www.screensforbikes.com/gallery/suzuki/dr-650/

[gregrnel]

Finally started a thread with some staying power, damn I'm enjoying this! A lot of lovely and insightful posts!

[The Mad King Pepe']

Here's my DS bike.



A little squirrely on gravel and limited suspension travel means I need to take it easy on bumps, but still it's good fun!

I will at one point get myself a *real* DS bike, haven't decided yet between 1 or 2 cylinders, ideally I'd get one of each!

[rockaduc]

You will not regret buying a single cylinder DS. 

[The Mad King Pepe']

You will not regret buying a single cylinder DS. 

You're probably right. Recently watched "The Long Way Round" with Charlie and Ewan and there was a point where their cameraman's bike broke down and he traded his GS for a russian thumper and he loved it! It was so much lighter than the GS so it would rarely bog down, and when it did it was much easier to dig out

[bulldogs2k]

You're probably right. Recently watched "The Long Way Round" with Charlie and Ewan and there was a point where their cameraman's bike broke down and he traded his GS for a russian thumper and he loved it! It was so much lighter than the GS so it would rarely bog down, and when it did it was much easier to dig out

LOL I love that bit of the trip.  Both Charlie and Ewan looked as if they where about to start crying from the exhaustion...