Rode parallel to the Rio Grande River … guess grass is greener on this side.

my acerbis fuel tap after a ride - an hour or so smelled strongly of petrol, and was wet to the touch while in the off position.

Whats the game plan - replace it, repair it (local shop said $70 for the maintenance kit, and no new ones available) It has no vacuum pump - just on/off/reserve and one pipe heading out.

Its a slow leak, i could ignore it - its a large tank....

I accidentally removed it rather than the drain bolt. Oil did drain, everything online is saying it would have springs but nothing came out except the bolt. Really worried I messed something up. Thx

Can anyone confirm the exact model of this bike from a photo?
Also, what’s the most oddly specific, harmless mechanical annoyance this motorcycle could have? Something that wouldn’t damage the bike or make it unsafe, but would drive its owner absolutely insane.
I’m talking about the kind of tiny mechanical quirk only someone who knows these bikes would understand.

1. What bolt will replace the one missing from the cam chain tensioner?!

Heading down to Baja soon.

Starting from scratch, looking to build a refined toolkit that fits mostly in my Procycle toolkit tube.

Please share your toolkits in detail - your wisdom or links to good info online

Thanks

Lost this screw a few days ago. Anyone know what size and thread pitch it is?

Hey guys, recently posted about the issues with my clutch, so I tried to adjust the clutch arm. This fixed the issue with the dragging slightly but it’s not 100% perfect.
I’ve also noticed that if I pull my clutch lever in that there is a grinding noise so I’ve opened the clutch again.
Clutch basket is tight but noticed some silver residue on the bearing and inside inner clutch basket.
I’ve checked and spun the bearing but it seems to be fine.
Should I get it replaced?
Thanks for the help

Found a pair of "genuine" suzuki dr650 side panels. It says 96-2020. Did they change at some point? I have a 24. Is it a scam? Its both sides for only 120

Just installed a new chain and was wondering if the clip is seated properly. It's probably fine, but the slight gap to the left of the right pin is weirding me out a bit.

2010 owned it since new.

Hello guys,

Here with a quick feedback from my experience with motolab and some begginers advice for those who are on a budget.

I bought a new throttle slide guide because I noticed it was worn during my last maintenance before the summer and I suspected it was the culprit behind my poor fuel mileage (somewhere bewteen 6-7 l/100km)

I'm here to give some peace of mind to those who buy this part and are freaking out that it doesn't fit the carburetor. I was stressing out because my old throttle slide guide simply clicked in place while the new one didn't go all the way in because it was lightly bent inwards and was already thinking about returns until I realised that you are liable pay for your own return and are only refunded if they find that it was indeed defective. Since this would take another 2/3 months and there was a chance I wouldn't see the money back I simply tried again. I didn't use any heat although it's a plastic piece and I could have probably "fix it" that way, the risk of actually ruining it by melting it the wrong way made me think twice.

It took some effort but I managed to fit the slide inside the carb by opening it up slightly while pushing it it.

Now, some advice for those who are on a budget and think that those Ali Express rebuild kits for the BST40 are worth a try.

They are worth a try but know that precision parts are something to forget about. From the cheap kit I bought I currently have the needle because it was the tapered profile I was looking for instead of ruining the stock needle and grinding it, the white plastic piece that goes in between the spring and the needle itself, I also have the gasket for the bowl installed and I feel like if I ever need a new float, that one is reasonable but without any guarantee. So you indeed end up saving a bit but it's not a miracle saving hack where 30€ gets you what hundreds of euros would. You will eventually have to spend on the jets at least. Mikuni jets (main and pilot) weren't even that expensive, they're like 5€ but sourcing and shipping them is the big problem if you're not an American who can Procyclcle like regular people can Uber Eats. Comparing the genuine with the fake ones side by side you can see that they're different, the fake jets don't match the size they're supposed to be, in this case the pilot jet was much larger (I couldn't tell a difference between the main jets by sight because the hole is much larger and harder to spot differences but I believe they're different too).

The bike was good but never running quite right, I was adjusting air mixture screw, I had the needle on the 4th slot to compensate for other stuff and still had some issues that I attributed to the bike not being warn enough yet, among other things.

I also didn't have WOT. Once I went past 90% or 95% that last bit wouldn't do anything I had to return back to feel the bike pull again and it wasn't a slipping clutch.

Getting the genuine jets was night and day. I'm flying now. I paid for the whole speedometer I can finally use the whole speedometer (jk be careful out there guys).

Also I was using the cheap Chinese needle jet but ended up returning to the old one because I realised that the kits comes with stuff for the BST40 from KTM so the needle jet has 14 holes instead of the 12 from the DR.

Bike's running great now I feel like I'm flying but still have to ride some more to know whether I should put the 155 main jet or keep the 150 and also figure out if the needle's good on the 3rd clip or if it would be better on the 4th.

Motolab review, the products are great and those guys were helpful in what they could when I had problems with the delivery and were pleasant to deal with. Real people instead of bots.

Rant: I had some issues with this shipment, basically my mail courier f'd me up, package was sent back to them but at least I got it on the 2nd try. I'm just mad I had to pay shipping twice and also airport taxes were a big surprise because I had to pay local taxes on top of what I had already paid and the shipping price was taxed too. I'm baffled. But welcome to the real world I guess.

Final tip: Don't forget your JIS` guys even if you replaced the carburetor with hex heads, the air box cover and the bolt inside it, as well as the carburetor clamps, are still JIS (you can see the little dot on them meaning they're not Philips).

Also covering everything with a cloth will save you plenty of headaches. I had peace of mind knowing nothing was gonna get lost. And it came in helpful when I dropped a screw while bolting in the bowl

Curious if anyone has tried using the Pro-X fork protectors on the stock Dr650 fork setup? Their website says they are not compatible with the DR 650, but I can’t really determine why. They seem very similar to the neoprene seal savers. They say they are sized for 44-50mm fork tubes. The DR has 43mm diameter fork tubes, so it seems within reason. Maybe if it is a little oversized it’s actually good to reduce the chance of it binding when it compresses? Anyway just wanted get some thoughts/ opinions on this. Thanks!

quit my job and took my dr to places in eastern europe, balkans, türkiye.. about 3 months, around 10.000km. Best ride of my life.

now I dont want to go back to nine to five. any suggestions? next year, i think about doing something like a work and travel through türkiye again then go further to central & south east asia.

ehh.. and i made a free app to connect motorcycle travellers, share cool wild camp spots and navigate gpx :)
would love to see you around! https://twowheelsapart.com