Doc's DRZ400S

FastDoc · 11-05-2015, 05:31 PM

My only current dualsport. Very good bike, serves me well. It did 800 miles on the ORBDR this year and never missed a beat. It got lost a bunch of times but I don't blame the machine ;-)

FastDoc · 11-05-2015, 05:35 PM

Here's a Craigslist coup if there ever was one:

FastDoc · 11-05-2015, 05:35 PM

I actually got him down another $100.

SpudRider · 11-05-2015, 08:24 PM

That's a great motorcycle. I like it in black.

Are those the stock tires?

FastDoc · 11-05-2015, 10:25 PM

Those are the stock tires. They are Bridgestone Trail Wings. A pretty good 50-50 tire. I think I may stick with them, or Pirelli also makes a 50-50 tire that gets good reviews that I may want to try. Being a 400, it is a back road and highway capable bike. I'd like to be able to have the extra safety of the 50-50 tire in the canyons, etc.

Weldangrind · 11-06-2015, 01:31 AM

I think that's the perfect 400cc dual sport. How do you like the Cycleracks rack?

FastDoc · 11-06-2015, 01:55 AM

Very very strong. Mounts to subframe with huge bolts through mounting points designed into the bike by Suzuki. Very large. Big enough to carry a full sized cooler if one were so inclined. Heavy and not exactly stylish but carried a weeks worth of gear on the ORBDR tour no problem. A bit pricey but highly recommended.

SpudRider · 11-06-2015, 03:41 AM

Of course the Cycleracks is recommended; it's built in Idaho.

Weldangrind · 11-06-2015, 11:15 AM

I considered buying one for my TW, but then I found a decent rack on Taobao for a price that couldn't be beat.

The Cycleracks product looks really substantial.

FastDoc · 11-06-2015, 12:19 PM

Very strong, well built (in ID, of course ;-) and gets the job done. A bit expensive, but I've had lesser racks fail (on my KLX, way out in the mountains in Washington on the WABDR) and I never want to deal with that again.

As Spud has pointed out, the Chinese (Taobao) know how to make a strong rack. How else are you going to transport your entire extended family to the market?

SpudRider · 11-06-2015, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Very strong, well built (in ID, of course ;-) and gets the job done. A bit expensive, but I've had lesser racks fail (on my KLX, way out in the mountains in Washington on the WABDR) and I never want to deal with that again.

As Spud has pointed out, the Chinese (Taobao) know how to make a strong rack. How else are you going to transport your entire extended family to the market?

Amen!

SpudRider · 11-06-2015, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

I considered buying one for my TW, but then I found a decent rack on Taobao for a price that couldn't be beat.

The Cycleracks product looks really substantial.

Can you share a link to the Taobao luggage rack?

Weldangrind · 11-06-2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

Can you share a link to the Taobao luggage rack?

Voilà.

http://world.taobao.com/item/7574573...=main&sku=null

Weldangrind · 11-06-2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

How else are you going to transport your entire extended family to the market?

And carry a goat on the way home.

SpudRider · 11-06-2015, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Voilà.

http://world.taobao.com/item/7574573...=main&sku=null

Thank you; that is a very nice luggage rack.

11-05-2015, 05:31 PM	#1
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Doc's DRZ400S My only current dualsport. Very good bike, serves me well. It did 800 miles on the ORBDR this year and never missed a beat. It got lost a bunch of times but I don't blame the machine ;-) __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-05-2015, 05:35 PM	#2
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Here's a Craigslist coup if there ever was one: __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-05-2015, 05:35 PM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I actually got him down another $100. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-05-2015, 08:24 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That's a great motorcycle. I like it in black. Are those the stock tires? __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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11-05-2015, 10:25 PM	#5
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Those are the stock tires. They are Bridgestone Trail Wings. A pretty good 50-50 tire. I think I may stick with them, or Pirelli also makes a 50-50 tire that gets good reviews that I may want to try. Being a 400, it is a back road and highway capable bike. I'd like to be able to have the extra safety of the 50-50 tire in the canyons, etc. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-06-2015, 01:31 AM	#6
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I think that's the perfect 400cc dual sport. How do you like the Cycleracks rack? __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-06-2015, 01:55 AM	#7
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Very very strong. Mounts to subframe with huge bolts through mounting points designed into the bike by Suzuki. Very large. Big enough to carry a full sized cooler if one were so inclined. Heavy and not exactly stylish but carried a weeks worth of gear on the ORBDR tour no problem. A bit pricey but highly recommended. __________________ Happy to serve.
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11-06-2015, 03:41 AM	#8
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Of course the Cycleracks is recommended; it's built in Idaho. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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11-06-2015, 11:15 AM	#9
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I considered buying one for my TW, but then I found a decent rack on Taobao for a price that couldn't be beat. The Cycleracks product looks really substantial. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-06-2015, 12:19 PM	#10
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Very strong, well built (in ID, of course ;-) and gets the job done. A bit expensive, but I've had lesser racks fail (on my KLX, way out in the mountains in Washington on the WABDR) and I never want to deal with that again. As Spud has pointed out, the Chinese (Taobao) know how to make a strong rack. How else are you going to transport your entire extended family to the market? __________________ Happy to serve.
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