Dual Sport Bikes

[He Man]

I was on the edge to go or not to go and i just called my buddy who was going to drive me out to pick it up and no answer.

Sort of annoyed, so I called up my buddy who has access to a tall van (those sprints) so tomorrow imma go out there and roll that pregnant dog into the back and haul her home instead of riding. ITs gonna be dark but imma bring a few torches to light her up and finger bang her.

Price is pretty good at $2500. Gonna try and haggle it down to $2000, but settling at $2300.

It also has a 42L top case. I guess these area all the things that DS and adventure riders call "farkles"! lol

[ungeheuer]

2007 with 9500 miles for ~$2300....  almost can't go wrong  .

Few things to check:

No nasty noises when running in 3rd gear.

That the neutral indicator light works when its supposed to (ask the owner if he's done the NSU mod - he should know what you mean if he has any clue about his DR).

Check for excessive lateral movement on the rear sprocket (sprocket carrier bearings have been known to fail, not common but nasty if it happens).

That the base gasket has this visible metal tab...

... I think by 2007 Suzuki was already fitting this base gasket, but worth checking anyway.

Make sure there isn't a nasty hole in the frame where the upper chain roller should be...
http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/1018896-looking-at-buying-a-dr650/#entry10724199

Other than the few things above they're hard to break  .

Good luck with it 

[IZ]

Nice!  Can turn that DR650 into a 790 with the big bore kit. 

http://drriders.com/topic10578.html

[He Man]

ive seen that 790 its a dream!!


anyway, i didnt go sunday, i wanted to, but everyone who would drive me bailed on me.

And then.... the dudes wife out of no where says she wants to give the bike to her brother.

So.... that means I kicking myself in the ass for not getting the bike.

[ungeheuer]

Not meant to be.  There will be others.

Nice!  Can turn that DR650 into a 790 with the big bore kit.

I really wouldnt bother. 

If you want more power, buy a KTM.

[He Man]

ok two choices.

2007 black DR650 with 10k miles. bone stock $2700 listed ($2400 possible)

2003 yellow dr650 with 31k miles (apparently the top end was rebuilt at 15k for unknown reason) $2200 listed, but i spoke to him and he said hes willing to go down to $1650. I said im more like $1000-1500 before id even look at it.

safe to say that it will be around $1500.

its about a 1k difference, and i know the motors are bullet proof, but is it worth the $1k savings for farkles and such?

[ungeheuer]

No contest IMO.  Go for the 2007.

I'm good at spending your money, eh.  But...... you were ready to spend ~$2400 on the one that got away.

Yup, I'd go the bone stock machine, you know what you're starting with.

But... if you decide to go look at the 2003... be sure to check all the things I mentioned previously.... especially the base gasket.

Worth taking a look at the motor's underside to make sure there's been no damage.   If it has a skid plate, have it removed so you can check to make sure it's not there to hide anything nasty. 

[the_Journeyman]

I agree with Ung.  The 2007, less miles and not messed with.  The top-end rebuild bugs me a little, makes me think the bike was mistreated.

JM

[He Man]

I got talking to the 2003 guy, he turns out to be a kid but I am still weary of the mileage. The 2007 gave me his number earlier in the week and now will not respond to txt or phone calls. I am having very very bad luck with this. People are not serious about selling, so why bother. Putting up an ad???

[He Man]

Suppose the motor was solid, but would you take a vstrom 650 or 1000? There are way more on road then off road trails along say a south America or even an rtw trip. So the extra power to cruise seems like a big benefit. I'm used to riding at 85-90mph on the super slab. And 70-75 on the Dr isn't that big of a problem at all,  but I though id give a DL  a though since its fregggin possible to find a DR right now.

[the_Journeyman]

A DL with proper dirt rubber is a fine fire-road bike type bike.  I wouldn't want the weight and extra and more expensive parts to damage if I was doing much more than fire roads and decently packed/maintained trails.  You're not going to want to have a DL where you're going to have to pick it up several times a ride.

Here is what dualies are going for locally, just to try to help you reference a good deal or not.  They're hard to find used here too.

Only found 1 DR nearby:
'99 DR650 w/ 15,000 miles - $2000

Others:
'01 DRZ400S unlisted mileage - $3000
'93 DR350 4,800 miles - $1500
'08 XR650L 1,800 mmiles - $4000

JM

[He Man]

Do you think its the time of year? Or is it just difficult to find? Where are u from?

[zooom]

Do you think its the time of year? Or is it just difficult to find? Where are u from?

DS bikes are in prime time for the market  right now....in the late spring people will start unloading them like street bikes get unloaded in Oct/Nov timeframe

[He Man]

So you mean they aren't in their prime till late spring. I know sport bikes go on fire sale in Sept. Its like someone had a bucket list and said, I rode!!... For one season!!!!

[zooom]

well....DS and dirt bikes run on the opposite season of sales popularity from the street bikes generally speaking....so now is prime time for a seller per say, whereas April/May will be prime time for the buyer....