By popular demand (4 or 5 people
), I'm posting some photos of what I'm up to with my DR, just because anything to do with motorcycles is cool and interesting, at least to motorcycle geeks like us.
I bought this 2019 bike new in July 2020, and now have 20,600 kms on the clock. It's a really fun ride and I've considered selling it and getting a bigger more powerful "adventure bike", but my DR is just so comfortable, and being a 650, not that expensive on insurance. It's light enough to pick up when I drop it, and I've got a lot of protection on it to prevent significant problems when it falls over on a trail. That said, I'm 59 now and I'm hoping my falling over days are behind me. I used to ride this on forest trails often, and I fell over a lot, trying to keep up with guys on 250s...
Modifications include:
Seat Concepts seat (first thing I did, within a few weeks of buying the bike)
ProTaper risers and bars
Oxford heated grips
ProCycle lowered foot pegs
DirtRacks saddle bag frames (great for protecting muffler too)
Acerbis hand guards
Doubletake Mirrors
Stainless steel engine case covers (saved my cases from rocks on several tipovers)
Tusk luggage rack (and a Pelican case bolted to that for dry storage)
SW Motech aluminum skid plate
USB charger/amp meter
Bajaworx windscreen (I haven't used this much but plan to try again in a different mounting position)
I'm 6 feet tall and this setup works really well. The triangle is perfectly dialed for me, but the windscreen has made some turbulent air and the air is quieter on my head without it.
Best mod apart from the seat is the Cogent Dynamics made in USA suspension. In 2023 I installed a Cogent Mojave shock built with an Ohlins spring. I also put new Cogent springs in the front with drop in damper cartridges. Cogent specs this stuff out to the rider's weight. Fantastic performance.
I'm still running stock carburetor, exhaust and airbox. I don't want it to be excessively loud.
So you can see with all this $ into it, I'm reluctant to replace it. The only problem is that it's sucky on the big fast highways. I'll probably keep it forever.
I bought this 2019 bike new in July 2020, and now have 20,600 kms on the clock. It's a really fun ride and I've considered selling it and getting a bigger more powerful "adventure bike", but my DR is just so comfortable, and being a 650, not that expensive on insurance. It's light enough to pick up when I drop it, and I've got a lot of protection on it to prevent significant problems when it falls over on a trail. That said, I'm 59 now and I'm hoping my falling over days are behind me. I used to ride this on forest trails often, and I fell over a lot, trying to keep up with guys on 250s...
Modifications include:
Seat Concepts seat (first thing I did, within a few weeks of buying the bike)
ProTaper risers and bars
Oxford heated grips
ProCycle lowered foot pegs
DirtRacks saddle bag frames (great for protecting muffler too)
Acerbis hand guards
Doubletake Mirrors
Stainless steel engine case covers (saved my cases from rocks on several tipovers)
Tusk luggage rack (and a Pelican case bolted to that for dry storage)
SW Motech aluminum skid plate
USB charger/amp meter
Bajaworx windscreen (I haven't used this much but plan to try again in a different mounting position)
I'm 6 feet tall and this setup works really well. The triangle is perfectly dialed for me, but the windscreen has made some turbulent air and the air is quieter on my head without it.
Best mod apart from the seat is the Cogent Dynamics made in USA suspension. In 2023 I installed a Cogent Mojave shock built with an Ohlins spring. I also put new Cogent springs in the front with drop in damper cartridges. Cogent specs this stuff out to the rider's weight. Fantastic performance.
I'm still running stock carburetor, exhaust and airbox. I don't want it to be excessively loud.
So you can see with all this $ into it, I'm reluctant to replace it. The only problem is that it's sucky on the big fast highways. I'll probably keep it forever.
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