From: owner-dr350-digest@lists.xmission.com (dr350-digest) To: dr350-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: dr350-digest V1 #47 Reply-To: dr350-digest Sender: owner-dr350-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-dr350-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk dr350-digest Thursday, May 13 1999 Volume 01 : Number 047 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 15:33:59 -0700 From: "James Finnigan" Subject: (dr350) newbie... Hey Folks, I'm picking up my 99 DR350SE on Thurs. After some thorough investigation using the web, the items needing immediate attention are (not in any order). 1. Rim Locks. Are there holes in the rim for adding a rim lock and if so doesn't the wheel need to be balanced? 2. Air box / filter. Remove the top of the airbox and use a unifilter or equiv. 3. Remove the kickstand switch? 4. Tires. OK for street but not for dirt. Any suggestions to these or other tips would be appreciated. Thx, james ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 15:33:59 -0700 From: "James Finnigan" Subject: (dr350) newbie... Hey Folks, I'm picking up my 99 DR350SE on Thurs. After some thorough investigation using the web, the items needing immediate attention are (not in any order). 1. Rim Locks. Are there holes in the rim for adding a rim lock and if so doesn't the wheel need to be balanced? 2. Air box / filter. Remove the top of the airbox and use a unifilter or equiv. 3. Remove the kickstand switch? 4. Tires. OK for street but not for dirt. Any suggestions to these or other tips would be appreciated. Thx, james ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 20:57:45 -0400 (EDT) From: jadler@webtv.net (James Adler) Subject: (dr350) newbie James, Disconnect the clutch lever starter switch also, it can be a problem. The rims should have a rim lock hole in them and balancing is not necessary. You can try balancing/stopleak fliud if you are worried about it. Jim A. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 18:04:46 -0700 From: Doug Bragg Subject: RE: (dr350) newbie...(RIMLOCKS) The wheels really ought to be balanced after adding rim locks. Holes will need to be drilled to add rimlocks. I'd like some input on rim locks too... My '94 has 10,500 miles of moderate riding, mostly off highway. I have never had a tire slip on the rim. Does the 350 really even have enough power to cause a tire to slip? My feeling is that with the type of riding I do, rimlocks aren't necessary. However, a person that rides hard/aggressive maybe should have rimlocks. Any more thoughts on this subject? Doug B Tacoma, WA - -----Original Message----- From: James Finnigan [SMTP:James.Finnigan@xilinx.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 3:34 PM To: DR350 List Subject: (dr350) newbie... Hey Folks, I'm picking up my 99 DR350SE on Thurs. After some thorough investigation using the web, the items needing immediate attention are (not in any order). 1. Rim Locks. Are there holes in the rim for adding a rim lock and if so doesn't the wheel need to be balanced? 2. Air box / filter. Remove the top of the airbox and use a unifilter or equiv. 3. Remove the kickstand switch? 4. Tires. OK for street but not for dirt. Any suggestions to these or other tips would be appreciated. Thx, james ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 21:10:04 -0400 (EDT) From: jadler@webtv.net (James Adler) Subject: (dr350) rimlock Doug, Do the newer DR models not have an extra hole for a rimlock? It would have a rubber grommet in it which can be removed for the lock. Just curious, Jim A. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 18:48:55 -0700 From: Doug Bragg Subject: RE: (dr350) newbie...(RIMLOCKS) Correction - as to not steer anyone wrong, I need to add a correction to my last message about rimlock holes: My 94 does have a rimlock hole, there is a rubber grommet covering the hole opposite of the valve stem. Doug B Tacoma, WA http://members.tripod.com/dougb1969/dualsport/dualsport.html - -----Original Message----- From: Doug Bragg [SMTP:dbragg@seatac.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 6:05 PM To: 'James Finnigan'; DR350 List Subject: RE: (dr350) newbie...(RIMLOCKS) The wheels really ought to be balanced after adding rim locks. Holes will need to be drilled to add rimlocks. I'd like some input on rim locks too... My '94 has 10,500 miles of moderate riding, mostly off highway. I have never had a tire slip on the rim. Does the 350 really even have enough power to cause a tire to slip? My feeling is that with the type of riding I do, rimlocks aren't necessary. However, a person that rides hard/aggressive maybe should have rimlocks. Any more thoughts on this subject? Doug B Tacoma, WA - -----Original Message----- From: James Finnigan [SMTP:James.Finnigan@xilinx.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 3:34 PM To: DR350 List Subject: (dr350) newbie... Hey Folks, I'm picking up my 99 DR350SE on Thurs. After some thorough investigation using the web, the items needing immediate attention are (not in any order). 1. Rim Locks. Are there holes in the rim for adding a rim lock and if so doesn't the wheel need to be balanced? 2. Air box / filter. Remove the top of the airbox and use a unifilter or equiv. 3. Remove the kickstand switch? 4. Tires. OK for street but not for dirt. Any suggestions to these or other tips would be appreciated. Thx, james ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 22:07:09 -0400 From: PATRICK ANDERSON Subject: (dr350) Countershaft seal? Hey, anyone out there know of a better way of getting a countershaft seal for my bike? I hate going to the dealer ($$$$.) what is the best mail order for that type equipment? I tried having the local bearing house and auto parts stores cross reference the NOK AP7722 F but I think it is a one off. Also does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap set of handlebars that have a better bend to them? Renthals are cool but you know how it is...($$$$) By the way I am seriously considering the upgrade to cartridge forks offered by White Bros. We have had this discussion before, I know, but has anyone done the upgrade to cartridge, not just emulators? is it easy? I am a pretty good mechanic, I just dont have a lot of tools right now. Thanks PJ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 19:51:13 -0700 From: jessekientz Subject: Re: (dr350) Countershaft seal? Patrick, Midwest action cycle has the best prices and best turn around that I have found 800-343-9065. Jesse PATRICK ANDERSON wrote: > Hey, > anyone out there know of a better way of getting a countershaft seal for > my bike? I hate going to the dealer ($$$$.) what is the best mail order > for that type equipment? I tried having the local bearing house and auto > parts stores cross reference the NOK AP7722 F but I think it is a one > off. > Also does anyone have any recommendations for a cheap set of handlebars > that have a better bend to them? Renthals are cool but you know how it > is...($$$$) > By the way I am seriously considering the upgrade to cartridge forks > offered by White Bros. We have had this discussion before, I know, but > has anyone done the upgrade to cartridge, not just emulators? is it > easy? I am a pretty good mechanic, I just dont have a lot of tools > right now. > Thanks > PJ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 22:00:02 -0400 (EDT) From: jadler@webtv.net (James Adler) Subject: [none] I agree, Midwest Action Cycle (MAC) is great for stock parts. PJ, if you want a good bend in a steel bar you can get the CR high bend by Moose, I paid about $18 for them. The cheapo no name aluminum ones work OK but if you use barkbusters the ends will need to be drilled out as the tubing is thicker than other aluminum bars. Jim A. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 22:34:29 -0700 From: George Kovacs Subject: Re: (dr350) newbie... Hi, Yes and NO, i do still have a 99 DRSE-X James Finnigan wrote: > Hey Folks, > I'm picking up my 99 DR350SE on Thurs. After some thorough investigation > using the web, the items needing immediate attention are (not in any order). > > 1. Rim Locks. Are there holes in the rim for adding a rim lock and if so > doesn't the wheel need to be balanced? 1a: yes there is a hole on the opposite side of the valve stem, mine is not covered, and my belive is that it is not nessesary to balance knoby or semi knoby tires. Rim locks are not only to prevent the tire to slip from too much power ( obviouly not on the DR ) but in a case of a flat it might save your a**. from loosing it. > > > 2. Air box / filter. Remove the top of the airbox and use a unifilter or > equiv. 2a: only removed the top of the air box if you buy the JX needle and spring from tumper racing , otherwise it will run like crap, we agreed on that , right Kurt? > > > 3. Remove the kickstand switch? 3A: i did not remove it but did disconected it ( a conector above the cylinder head toward the front frame, under the fuel thank , you need to close the circuit , meaning solder the to wire together in the way so it can be reversed if needed at later time, --- say you want to sell it and sleep good at night) > > > 4. Tires. OK for street but not for dirt. 4A: correcto mundo , dangerous in the dirt, esspecialy in loose dirt or sand , it is ok for light trail riding, ( at 30MPH), i will use the stock untill it wears down, than get a better one. you paid for this one already , right? > > > Any suggestions to these or other tips would be appreciated. additional stuff: get rid of the licence plate extention, and plate light, and once you get the plate mount it under the tail light , you will be fine. - ------- and looks much cooler too. if you will not have passengers , get rid of the pass footpegs. i would leave the clutch switch alone , that could save your new bike from taking off if it was left in gear and try to start it. crank down that rear spring ( pre load adjuster) if you over 175 Lb. " T " of the carb vent hose. ( see previous posts or archive) All of these are just one mans opinion, i am sure not every body agrees with it , arguments are welcome George > > > Thx, > james ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 20:40:53 -0700 From: jessekientz Subject: Re: (dr350) DR 350 kick start Nick, I checked in my factory manual under the 94" DRse section and it shows a picture of a spacer in place of the kick start idler and looks like the inner hole and threaded holes for the kick starter parts. I had to replace some gears and parts in this area a while back. I would guess $100.00 plus before your done. Jesse "Sperduto, Nick" wrote: > Did you get an answer about this ? > I asked arounf when I was going to buy a 99 and no one really knew. > > I was going to try and figure it out myself, but I never bought the bike. > I know the hole is stil in the cover and it looks like the electric start > works off of the other side of the bike. I was going to go into my shop and > they were going to let me look at the microfiche. I figured if the clutch > basket was the same on the non electric models. Then all that should have to > be done was to add the kickstarter mechanism. > > Good luck and let everyone know what you find out. > ---------- > From: JeepGeek2@aol.com > To: dr350@lists.xmission.com > Subject: (dr350) DR 350 kick start > Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 10:17PM > > I have a 96 electric start DR 350. > Has anyone tried to add or remove the electric start to add a Kick start > instead? > I was wondering incase the battery dies while out on a trail. you could > always kick start it back up. > or would the kick start free up some the DR's weight problem? > > Mark ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 23:43:34 -0400 (EDT) From: jadler@webtv.net (James Adler) Subject: [none] You kids crack me up! Back when dinosaurs roamed the earth there were no clutch or brake switches, no front brake light switch or turn signals. These are for the most part your government at work . Jim A. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 05:32:30 PDT From: "Bryan Nolastname" Subject: (dr350) tuning the MegamaxII exhaust I know a few of you guys have the FMF MegaMax exhaust on your bikes. Mine is on & bike will be put back together soon. I hope I can make any fine tuning adjustments w/ just my handy Scott T-fuel adj pilot screw & removing/adding the Supertrapp-like disks to the end of the can. Right now, I've got ALL of the disks on there that came w/ the exhaust. The bike runs rough in lower RPMs (its only up on a stand...cant fully evaluate till I get my suspension back on the bike). There is also a "quiet-core" insert that can be used with or without the disks. Anyone willing to share their setup? --you displacement-enhanced guys just be quiet :?) Bryan in Dallas 95 DR350SE _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 05:40:48 PDT From: "Bryan Nolastname" Subject: (dr350) headlight protection No...not condoms for your lights :) Any of you know of a good source for a metal headlight protector? The metal wire grid kind you see on some of the new big pickups/SUVs would be good to have on the DR. I'd like to avoid putting on a piece of plastic....I always got a light-reducing dirt/smeg build-up between the glass lens and the plexi cover thing on my sportbikes. Related....BajaDesigns sure has the ultimate off-road lighting rig. Somewhere, I saw that our good old DRs have some of the highest amount of juice coming out of their stock electical system....making it uneccesary to have a stator rewind to run better lights. Anybody done any such mods to their lights? Bryan in Dallas 95 DR350SE _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 16:49:19 -0700 From: "Bruce P. Clapp" Subject: (dr350) Parts needed I need to get a Kick Idle gear and the clutch basket for a 91 DR 350. The Kick Idle Gear is the one between the kick starter and the clutch basket. I guess there was a engineering change in these parts later that year or next and the new parts that the dealer gave me aren't quite right. It's almost as if there were mispackaged by Suzuki. Anyway, if anyone has an extra engine that they can part out, let me know - I would really appreciate it. Best Regards, Bruce Clapp, MCSE Information Systems Administrator 360-532-9101 360-532-1792 (fax) http://www.ovalstrapping.com J ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:57:12 -0700 From: jessekientz Subject: Re: (dr350) tuning the MegamaxII exhaust Bryan, The last one of these that I installed, I noticed that to tighten the screws on the disc cap enough to keep them from falling out it compressed the first group of discs so very little flow would go through them did you notice this also?. To correct this I installed two small od 1/4" washers between each disc on each capscrew this spaces all the discs evenly and you can tighten the screws so they don't fall out. What other modifications have you done? this will determine what jetting will need to be done. Get back to me, I will see if we can get you jetted right. Jesse Bryan Nolastname wrote: > I know a few of you guys have the FMF MegaMax exhaust on your bikes. Mine > is on & bike will be put back together soon. I hope I can make any fine > tuning adjustments w/ just my handy Scott T-fuel adj pilot screw & > removing/adding the Supertrapp-like disks to the end of the can. > > Right now, I've got ALL of the disks on there that came w/ the exhaust. The > bike runs rough in lower RPMs (its only up on a stand...cant fully evaluate > till I get my suspension back on the bike). There is also a "quiet-core" > insert that can be used with or without the disks. Anyone willing to share > their setup? --you displacement-enhanced guys just be quiet :?) > > Bryan in Dallas > 95 DR350SE > > _______________________________________________________________ > Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com ------------------------------ End of dr350-digest V1 #47 **************************