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rat

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« on: September 29, 2009, 03,54:50 AM »

Hello lads..new here and thought i would introduce myself..

Im from rye on the mornington peninsula. Lovin the Dr650..i use it for work and play ,so its the best of both worlds for me..

hopefully will meet alot of you on a few rides..catchya then..(ill be the one most likely in the bush over there, or on the ground)...
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 08,58:25 AM »

Welcome rat r u coming to the monthly meeting 2morrow night?
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rat

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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 09,39:52 AM »

hey fatboy..probably not mate..doncaster is a fair hike for me..gota do the dad thing too..and if all goes well, that will get me some good points and then ill try and throw a leg over....













(who am i kidding. thats not gunna happen) Cheesy
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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2009, 12,31:53 PM »

hey fatboy..probably not mate..doncaster is a fair hike for me..gota do the dad thing too..and if all goes well, that will get me some good points and then ill try and throw a leg over....


(who am i kidding. thats not gunna happen) Cheesy

Ha ha! You must be married too?

Welcome rat.
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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2009, 09,49:16 PM »

Hey Rat how did you go about setting up the DR for road and off road?

For example what tyres are you running on the DR, are they road, nobbies or somewhere in between?

Got any other tips you can you pass on for other folks who what to do something similar.
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rat

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Ratberger.. mmmm


« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2009, 01,12:17 AM »

cheers for the welcome guys....

the mods ive done on my dr650se 2009 are...

1..rear 44tooth gear..the stock gear is more road orintated. you can't roll at 10kms on the stock. it wants to stall. the 44t fixed that. it makes the bike alot easier to use onroad and better low end offroad..this by far is the best hopup ive done..it changed the whole bike..

2.front and rear springs...im 6'4 and 120+kgs..this was an amazing hopup..you realy need to have felt the stock springs then the new setup to appreciate it..

3.new bars.easton fat bars with nice tall raisers..been 6'4 when i was up on the pegs i felt i was over the front a bit to much..these or any other high lift bars was very comfy.i recon i could bend the stock bars just by resting it on the grond.

4.zeti bark busters..says it all realy..

5.got rid of the stock cement mixer tail lights..bit of custom work worked out fine..cops liked it too..

6.im running dunlop 606 dot front and rear..i use my bike for all my quotes and a bit of work so need it on road aswell..

7.replaced the stock pegs with lower pegs..again been so tall, this was a great hopup..lower centre of gravity and also brought the bars towards me more..

8.home made radiator protector..i had a sheet of perferated stainless steel so a little fab work while holding a beer or 2 and that save me 175 bucks..

9.replaced the front fender with an acerbis motard fender.i found while cruising on 90-110kms the stock fender would bouce around alot..the acerbis fender is more aero and lets more air to the radiator..not realy neaded but....

10.b&b plate for the guts..says it all realy

11.removed the pillion pegs and the rear turn signal mount bars, again for weight..

12. next will be a new exhaust..not sure yet.looking at staintune system, fmf q4 system , or Huh..whatever exhaust i get it will be half the weight of the stock pipe..

13. with the new pipe i will need to ,re jet/airbox mod.

geebus hope the wife dosnt read this...

ok im sort of newb to off road..years ago i did alot of work on farms with sheep(err that didnt come out rite)and also mountain bikes/ bmx bandit, so im average on the dirt.but im sure i will learn a few things of you guys..

not keen to go to fast ONROAD or OFFROAD..just wanna have fun and chase that hidden trout stream over that hill,meet new friends that enjoy the same and BRING IT ON..



cheers rat...

bit of an update...i use my bike for Work and dont mind a bit of a road ride aswell..

New ims tank..

New fmf q4 pipe and high flow header...

New sexy wheels n tires(sportmax)...





handles realy well..realy responsive in and out of corners, and heaps of grip..was actualy quiet amazed with the grip in the wet..

enjoy... rat
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2009, 02,21:38 AM »

Very nice job Rat see you Sunday.
BTW I won't tell your Mrs about the spend I know the problem all too well!
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2009, 03,07:38 AM »

Hmmm, 6'4" and 120kgs+, think I will just call you "sir". Grin

Will you trailer the DR out or ride there?

Best tip - when having trouble with traction let some air out of the tyres.

See you on Sunday.

Mat.
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rat

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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2009, 06,58:29 AM »

good tip Mat R, will do that..

on a trailer with milktoast(another member here)..

cya there bud..and NO, dont call me sir pls.. Grin
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« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2009, 09,00:35 AM »

6'4" & 120kg +.....
good to see you gaining some weight savings with removing pillion pegs....

I'm 5'5" & can't touch to ground on the CRF Cry Cry
See ya on Sund'y
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rat

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« Reply #10 on: October 04, 2009, 10,11:09 PM »

Thanx heaps guys for an excellent day...great bunch of guys and gals..

i feel like my bike has beaten me up.

"clide" (dr650 clidesdale) performed just as i would have expected..only dropped it 3 times, so ,happy with that..

cheers ...rat(andrew)
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2009, 02,43:52 AM »

G'day Andrew,

have you modified (aka - removed!) that safety/kill switch on the kick stand?!?!?!?

nice to have met you - will hopefully cross paths on a future ride!!??

Im assuming it was Milktoast that had the helmet cam?? do you know if he'll be posting any of it - either here or youtube etc.,.Huh

Dustin
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rat

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Ratberger.. mmmm


« Reply #12 on: October 05, 2009, 03,19:13 AM »

G'day Andrew,

have you modified (aka - removed!) that safety/kill switch on the kick stand?!?!?!?

nice to have met you - will hopefully cross paths on a future ride!!??

Im assuming it was Milktoast that had the helmet cam?? do you know if he'll be posting any of it - either here or youtube etc.,.Huh

Dustin

ahh thanx for the reminder...

id say milktoast would be reviewing the footage and editing it as i type.

cheers..
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« Reply #13 on: October 05, 2009, 11,06:45 AM »

I did a quick edit of some footage after the ride..Check the video gallery...Who was it that went the short cut and nearly lost their bike in a puddle?
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