Quote from: l3uddha on March 28, 2007, 07:42:39 PM
naughty boy   

Whaaaaaat?

Hey Alpha, nice bike you got there. Certainly a different breed. Have you taken it on any long rides? The seat looks like it might be a ball-buster.

Quote from: groff22 on March 29, 2007, 01:21:39 PM
Hey Alpha, nice bike you got there. Certainly a different breed. Have you taken it on any long rides? The seat looks like it might be a ball-buster.

I can tolerate about 100 miles of highway before I start to get sore. If I am moving around on the bike (i.e. sport rides) then it is a bit more manageable. Tank range is about that long. Stephen072774 says he can stand up to about 200 miles on his before things start going numb.

On a side note... I LOVE THIS BIKE!

New tires, new tail light!

Look how nicely that tail end is cleaned up:


My father and I made some custom brackets to hold the turn signals in their original position:


The front tires turn to slicks for the outside inch of the tire. Traction is amazing:


Rear tire has grooves all the way through:

That looks fantastic.

That tail looks way better now...  Man, every time I see the DRZ 400SM I like it more and more. Very sharp. 

Quote from: Turd Ferguson on April 09, 2007, 10:03:41 AM
That looks fantastic.

Yeah, it does.

Quote from: groff22 on April 09, 2007, 11:34:47 AM
That tail looks way better now...  Man, every time I see the DRZ 400SM I like it more and more. Very sharp. 

No joke! Here's a close up of the new tail light. Very tight fitting, cleans it up so much.

And thanks! 

The Doctor Z is getting some bling in the next few days.

A guy made some CF parts for his DR-Z to get experience making molds, and these were some of his first ones. They aren't perfect, but they look pretty dang good in the pictures. They should be here in the next few days.

Exhaust pipe heat shield, sprocket cover, and case guards:


Heat shield on his bike:


Sprocket cover:


Case guards, which I won't use because my aluminum skid plate covers where they go:

Can't wait to get my carbon brakelines... Mmmm Carrrbon

I got my suspension dialed in the other day, and now I can't flatfoot my bike with both feet. I am on the balls of my feet even with a full tank of gas. As measured, I had roughly 85mm of sag in the rear, and after maxing out the shock for all practical purposes they got it to mid- to high-40s. The front didn't need to be adjusted much, as it had 48mm of sag right off the bat. Just a few clicks on the rebound and compression dampers to even the front and back out, and the front was good to go. The rear shock was too softly sprung even for MY weight and should probably be resprung if I ever get around to it.

Haven't had a chance to ride it much yet, but it has a bit more even turn in that I've noticed already, even with my squared off rear tire (from commuting). I practiced locking the rear tire up while bringing it around to the side (just getting used to the tail coming out) and it felt very controlled and comfortable. I'll have to try backing it in pretty soon here.

I am pretty sure no one ever in the history of motorcycleing has mentioned their squared off rear tire without adding the "from commuting" disclaimer.  I digress. 

Did you have somebody help you set it up or did you do it yourself?   I guess I should have my suspension set up correctly but I don't because I am lazy.  If I knew how much of a difference it would likely make, I'm sure I'd make a point of it. 

Yeah how'd you get it set?  I've played with the clickers, but I spend so much time with knobbies in the dirt I figure I would shoot myself in the foot trying to change the settings too much.  I would prefer a compromise rather than good for one, bad for the other...

Quote from: Jake D on June 11, 2007, 09:06:54 AM
I am pretty sure no one ever in the history of motorcycleing has mentioned their squared off rear tire without adding the "from commuting" disclaimer.  I digress. 

Okay okay, commuting and wheelies. I just don't get to sport ride very much these days, even though my tire is worn edge to edge

Quote from: Jake D on June 11, 2007, 09:06:54 AM
Did you have somebody help you set it up or did you do it yourself?   I guess I should have my suspension set up correctly but I don't because I am lazy.  If I knew how much of a difference it would likely make, I'm sure I'd make a point of it. 

I had a shop do it for me. Half hour of labor, came out to $30 even. Had I done it myself it would have taken a few hours, these guys did it all in pretty much right on 30 minutes.

Quote from: Stephen072774 on June 11, 2007, 09:25:02 AM
Yeah how'd you get it set?  I've played with the clickers, but I spend so much time with knobbies in the dirt I figure I would shoot myself in the foot trying to change the settings too much.  I would prefer a compromise rather than good for one, bad for the other...

I have no idea how they set it. I don't plan on touching it, since I don't know what the hell I'm doing in terms of fine tuning that sort of thing. Since I don't ride in the dirt with it, it's going to stay just how it is. They told me that the rear was very soft, even for dirt. You might consider stiffening up the rear a little bit, although I doubt you'll need to max it out.

Quote from: Jake D on June 11, 2007, 09:06:54 AM
I am pretty sure no one ever in the history of motorcycleing has mentioned their squared off rear tire without adding the "from commuting" disclaimer.  I digress. 

Did you have somebody help you set it up or did you do it yourself?   I guess I should have my suspension set up correctly but I don't because I am lazy.  If I knew how much of a difference it would likely make, I'm sure I'd make a point of it. 

Hmm, my tires aren't squared off I digress as well

Any way being in Tulsa we are lucky to have K&N motorcycles who happen to be the McDonald family, Aka AMA pro racing for 3 generations McDonalds. Tyler who is 16 is riding this year. Oh yeah off on a Tangent. Phil McDonald is really cool and ocassionally does suspension setup parties for us mere mortals, it's nice having a top AMA mechanic and former roadracer to set your suspension up for you.

You have somehow managed to prove my point, Bettingpyton.  Well played. 

OK Next step,go to the garage,drop the engine out,create it up and I'll pm you with my address.