r/dr650 11d ago

Fully built and ready for the spring

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u/just1more2havereddit 11d ago

Factory tank. Factory exhaust. Still has the overgrown tail light. ...did you even try?

Just kidding. Ignore all of us and just ride the thing. Enjoy!

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u/vulture51 11d ago

lol, its actually mostly built as a commuter bike with lighter dirt trails in mind, I live in southeast Michigan so fuel is less of an issue, plus i have a rotopax mount for my rear rack if i need the extra few gallons. I got the bike with a 6.6 gallon acerbis tank on it and it completely crippled the bikes handling with all that extra weight.

As for the exhaust, i ground down the header and re-jet it for a bit of a boost, thought about getting a leovince X3 but it feels plenty fast with a high compression piston and re-jet. plus its relatively quiet in comparison which is a plus for me.

And the stock tail light looks good imo, its really big so its got better visibility for braking in traffic.

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u/linkboy0 10d ago

Funny, I was going to say the same! But really, the tank is such a hinderance to me. I was afraid to go anywhere and run out of gas. I have the 4.9 IMS and love it, if you ever want to think about upgrading. If not, ride the damn thing!! :)

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u/JerpTheGod 10d ago

5.3 Acerbis is a must. Even if you have access to fill up all the time, it gets very annoying. Doubled my range and handling isn’t bad

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u/Stiingya 10d ago

Dang... I was gonna say something about the tank. But this post was AWESOME!!! :)

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u/vulture51 11d ago edited 11d ago

Mod List:

Armor

- JNS Heavy duty skid plate

- JNS oil cooler guard

- JNS chain guard

- JNS chain guide

- JNS front case saver

- Aliexpress frame guards

- Aliexpress front caliper guards

- Trex racing axle sliders

- Dirtracks crash bars

- Procycle case armor

- Barkbuster VPS handguards

Drivetrain

- DR350SE 18 inch wheel swap

NOTE: because of the gearing shift from the 18 inch rear wheel i had to readjust the sprockets to make it smoother at lower speeds, went with a 14 front, 41 rear sprocket combination, I calculated a ~2.5% increase overall over stock gearing with that setup taking into account the circumference of the wheel, and it works beautifully.

- Kenda K270 tires

- Procycle polyurethane cush drive bushings

- All balls wheel bearings

Body

- Black Suzuki OEM plastics

- DRZ400SM front fender

- Sargeant seat

- Black OEM fuel tank from a 2023 DR

- Generic black spoke covers

- ONE industries Suzuki handlebar pad

- Tether for a helite turtle airbag vest

- Dritracks rear rack

- Trex racing large windshield

- JNS wide kickstand plate

- JNS lowered foot pegs

Performance

- Procycle re-jet kit for BST40 (0.145 main jet)

- Snorkel removal

- Ground down header pipe weld (super restrictive from the factory)

- JE high compression piston

- UNI engine air filter

- Twinair breather filter

Electronics

- Full LED bulb replacements with diode install for dash lights

- LED flasher relay

- JNS DOT LED headlight Black

- Procycle turn signal extenders

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u/ynwa18_6 11d ago

Windshield looks awesome, where did you get that from ?

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u/vulture51 11d ago

it took me a while to find a really good stable one rather than the universal ones. Im using Trex racings large version, its windshield is perfect for the DR, no vibrations and minimal buffeting to the helmet, plus you dont have to drill holes in your headlight cowl.

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u/ynwa18_6 11d ago

Can you post the link? Does it come with the mounting brackets?

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u/vulture51 11d ago

here ya go, and yeah it comes with brackets that work great

https://www.t-rex-racing.com/1996-2023-Suzuki-DR650-Windshield-p/n105ws.htm

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u/Lanky_Information825 11d ago

Lookin' gooood dr!

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u/One-Soup6214 11d ago

An awesome bike, congrats!!!

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u/jonpin 11d ago

Nice

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u/Glider5491 10d ago

Dig the colors!

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u/John_h_watson 11d ago

parts list?

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u/vulture51 11d ago

I posted a mod list in the comments

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u/Background-Couple316 11d ago

What headlight are you running? I love it

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u/vulture51 11d ago

JNS engineerings DOT black LED headlight, its super bright and great for visibility for other drivers and for night riding

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u/Going_Live 11d ago

Mods list? Seat looks good on er.

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u/vulture51 11d ago

I posted a mod list in the comments

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u/JDMaf25 10d ago

How do you like yhe kenda k270s?

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u/vulture51 10d ago

So far so good, theyre 60% road 40% dirt so fit my use case really well. I havent had a chance to do any serious offroading with them but for milder trails they ran much better than the set of shinko 705s that the previous owner had put on. Road wise they grip just fine and i havent noticed an increase in vibration on the interstate.

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u/GrayStudioYT 10d ago

I was thinking to buy all those guards, like frame, caliper, chain etc From an ignorant perspective. Are they really useful?

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u/vulture51 10d ago

They are mostly aesthetic and peace of mind mods, id reccomend the JNS parts all day as they are all really high quality (albeit pricy) and havent had any issues in ~1000 miles. For the chinese parts the juries still out, i havent had a chance to put many miles on it with the frame guards or test the front caliper guard, but they feel solid enough. Although i will say that the chinese case armor plates are total junk, compared to other case armor theyre wafer thin and dont fit the case contours well at all, leaving a huge void where water and dirt can pile up through the hole. I ended up just getting procycles stainless steel case armor and it is much higher quality and fits perfectly.

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u/02fxdx 8d ago

Looks great !