With all the Tard threads lately....

[fantom]

Or build your own...



( Plated WR450F )

[KillermondoDude]

go Italian Husqvarne
got 17K on mine and still cruise 80+ with ease

[Juilin]

Originally Posted by fantom Or build your own... ( Plated WR450F )

How's she do on the freeway?

[Ashex]

Originally Posted by Debi you can find DRZ's for 2500 but get the SM as the swing arm is different and the forks are USD but otherwise the same as a DRZ dualsport.

I was looking at a SM, the problem is I couldn't find any with street wheels :(

One day when I have a garage I'll get one, for now the Versys will make do.

[Mxyzptlk]

Originally Posted by Ashex I was looking at a SM, the problem is I couldn't find any with street wheels :( One day when I have a garage I'll get one, for now the Versys will make do.

Get a $2000 DRZ-S and spend $500 on some SM wheelies. You can keep or sell the dirt tires.

[koorbloh]

Originally Posted by Mxyzptlk Get a $2000 DRZ-S and spend $500 on some SM wheelies. You can keep or sell the dirt tires.

indeed. brakes are unimportant to supermotos

[KillermondoDude]

Supermoto brakes = Gravity + Friction

[Ashex]

Originally Posted by Mxyzptlk Get a $2000 DRZ-S and spend $500 on some SM wheelies. You can keep or sell the dirt tires.

Only DRZ I see for 2k is a totaled SM

[fantom]

Originally Posted by Juilin How's she do on the freeway?

Not as well as the heavier tards (it's only 250 lbs.)
But it'll cruise 70 without much bitchin'.

[fantom]

Originally Posted by Ashex Only DRZ I see for 2k is a totaled SM

Yea, the drz sm's are usually more in the 3500 range.

[PeteN95]

Originally Posted by KillermondoDude go Italian Husqvarne got 17K on mine and still cruise 80+ with ease

How many cam chains?!?

Here is another deal on an XRR, 2sets of rims (dirt and SM), all the goodies, faster, lighter, and cheaper than those DRZs you listed!

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/3304700783.html

[Debi]

Originally Posted by Ashex I was looking at a SM, the problem is I couldn't find any with street wheels :( One day when I have a garage I'll get one, for now the Versys will make do.

All DRZ SM's come with 17" tard wheels, only the "S" and the "E" come with dirt wheels

[Juilin]

Originally Posted by PeteN95 How many cam chains?!? Here is another deal on an XRR, 2sets of rims (dirt and SM), all the goodies, faster, lighter, and cheaper than those DRZs you listed! http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/3304700783.html

4300 though for a 13 y/o beat to hell bike....I don't know batman.

[Juilin]

Originally Posted by fantom Not as well as the heavier tards (it's only 250 lbs.) But it'll cruise 70 without much bitchin'.

another idea to bounce around. I like the team Yamaha colors.

[Ashex]

Originally Posted by Debi All DRZ SM's come with 17" tard wheels, only the "S" and the "E" come with dirt wheels

At least they should All the ones I found had dirt wheels mounted :/ Guess they all sold the tard wheels.

[Debi]

Originally Posted by Ashex At least they should All the ones I found had dirt wheels mounted :/ Guess they all sold the tard wheels.

You sure they're SM's and not a "S" ?

DRZ "S"/"E"



DRZ "SM"

[Ashex]

I was looking at both, every single one I saw had knobby tires :/

[Debi]

Originally Posted by Ashex I was looking at both, every single one I saw had knobby tires :/

Well the SM's that have 21/18 wheels are not worth 3500, maybe 2300. They lost the value with no sm wheels :/

[PeteN95]

Easy to tell a DRZSM, they have inverted forks and 320mm brake rotor, while all others have conventional forks. You can put a 320 brake on a standard DRZ, but you can't put the smaller rotor on an SM. This makes them vulnerable in technical terrain, even with a 21" front wheel.

[PeteN95]

Originally Posted by Juilin 4300 though for a 13 y/o beat to hell bike....I don't know batman.

It looks in pretty good shape to me and has about $3k in aftermarket parts, so if you buy it for $4k, you're getting the bike for a grand. If you buy a newer bike, you'll spend thousands to get all the stuff you need, guards, sliders, pipes, seat, etc., etc. Plus with a 400-450, the engine will either be much less powerful or be much less reliable and you'll be rebuilding the engine more often. The XRR is built like a brick s#*t house for the Baja 1000 and makes big power stock