For all y'all fans of the DR.

[Madhatter]

My neighbor ( trail boss )did most of the work .

 

[Madhatter]

I sometimes mow his grass when he is out of town , so he doing most of the tire stuff a fair trade I figure.

 

[cyclemike4]

Put new tires on the DR today, kenda big blocks. The rear a 130/80/17 . Wasn’t real sure it would fit . Could not find a 120 rear any where , so glad a 130 is an option. View attachment 99863View attachment 99864View attachment 99865View attachment 99866View attachment 99867

I don't think my Lexx muffler has that turn down on the quiet insert like yours. I am sure that helps a lot.

 

[Madhatter]

CM4, it is just right on the DB scale for riding .... the more open tip that came originally is not brutal but on long highway rides the loud drone was wearing me out . and for 20 bucks the quiet tip is marvelous.

 

[Madhatter]

well I did a trip to the texas hill country on the DR 650 . 347 miles , a mix of pavement and gravel roads and water crossings and sand . I suck at sand riding . sand is evil . no crashes and every one home safe.

 

[Madhatter]

A few pictures

 

[Madhatter]

A perfect day for riding

 

[Madhatter]

A few more

 

[Madhatter]

the 3 men in last photo did some more gravel roads , I chose to stay on pavement . and we had planned a meet up at a bbq restaurant . some issues with on e of the bike prevented it . so I went home . and we met up there .
trail boss , bongo , Spiderman and myself Madhatter had a good time.

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . some issues with on e of the bike prevented it . . . .

The Beemer?

 

[Madhatter]

that's the bike Spiderman brought to the party , man has no fear, I'm afraid of everything . he owns a Aprilia race bike , the BMW is as I understand it a gift from friends. cool guy , lots of talent .
and I was not riding my best so it really stood out to me .
so trail boss was the guide leading this motley crew , he was able to set up and do some action pictures at water crossings etc. he has not shared them with me . trail boss knows the hill country like no one else , if there is a back road paved or dirt worth riding he has a route to get you there. he even has a book out on riding the hill country...
so trail boss would ride ahead and set up to take photos , then we would move on . my photos happened at breaks .

 

[Madhatter]

I got side tracked Sierra my bad . no issues with the BMW .... trail bosses Suzuki was having a fueling issue , maybe bad gas , he has to figure it out .

 

[Madhatter]

Spiderman has a Aprilia RSV4 , he races at the track . he has no fear factor .

 

[Madhatter]

Left to right is Spider-Man, trailboss and bongo

 

[Sierra1]

. . . . no issues with the BMW .... trail bosses Suzuki was having a fueling issue , maybe bad gas , he has to figure it out .

There I go stereotyping again.

 

[Madhatter]

that was a 2012 BMW , Spiderman said he thought that there had been a driveshaft failure some time in its past .
the stock seat is a butt killer good for 30 minute rides , seat concept was better but a couple of hours only before it was time to get off . the seat on my bike this weekend is a sergeant best of those I've tested , about 6 to 8 hours before the squirm .... trail boss had a Fischer seat he was just raving about , most of the slope that plagues dual sport bikes was flattened out ... he said he liked it better than any of the seats previously mentioned . seems he ends up with a Fischer seat on every bike he owns . must be good.

 

[Madhatter]

4 inches of badly needed rain means mud , no riding .

 

[Madhatter]

I have three motorcycles and a wife .... wife has been winning the what to do on the weekend battle . as for the DR. no more mods for awhile . its fine as set up for most of what I do.

 

[Cantab]

Picked up an 01 today 117000kms...has a rebuilt gearbox at 100k anyways $NZ2,500 (bout $US1,551)
Time to look at some countryside yip its coming into winter

 

[Madhatter]

bike looks great in yellow .