DR650 Modifications List
The following is a basic list of the modifications we made to our Suzuki DR650SE motorcycles to convert them into travel bikes ready for the road.
Ergonomics
- Rox Risers Elite 2″ pivoting handlebar risers
- Highway Dirt Bikes (HDB) ADV handlebar top clamp
- ProTaper Contour Handle Bars: ATV Mid (AT), RM Mid (JP)
- Motion Pro Throttle Tube
- ProGrip 714 Rally Grips
- Sargent Seat, regular height (AT), lowered model (JP)
- IMS Super Sport Foot Pegs (JP)
- Pivot Pegz Mk3 (Yamaha YZ) and ProCycle lowered foot peg brackets (AT)
- SW-Motech centerstand
- Beaded seats, customized from automotive style, painted black
- Laminar Lip B-King Windshield (AT would prefer more coverage)
- Rearview mirror, blind spot, automotive
- Highway pegs, Happy Trails, Universal
- Kaoko throttle control (KLR +08 /w hand guards model – KBB300)
Engine and Drive
- Neutral Sending Unit (NSU) fixed
- Upper chain roller removed
- Extended fuel screw
- Chain rollers: upper removed, lower replaced
Partialfull snorkel-rectemy- Nova Racing third gear set installed
- Bike Master magnetic oil plug installed — to collect engine bits
- K&P Stainless steel oil filter
- Stainless Allen Steel Carburetor Screws installed
- 32 litre Safari tank, neutral colour
- Cogent Dynamics rebuilt stock shock with Eibach 8.4 kg/mm spring (AT)
- Cogent Dynamics rebuilt stock shock (lowered) with Eibach 8.1 kg/mm spring (JP)
- Eibach 0.50 fork spring (AT)
- Eibach 0.48 fork spring (JP)
- Ricor Racing Intiminators
- New OEM front and rear sprockets
- New DID 525 VX chain
- New Galfer green front, and black rear, brake pads – problems with Galfer greens on DR and KLR (no more)
- New All Balls front and rear wheel bearings
- New cush rubber (JP), AT shimmed with inner tube
- Loobman gravity fed chain oiler
Electrical
- Disabled clutch “safety” switch
- Disabled side stand “safety” switch
- DEKA ETX9 AGM sealed battery (JP replaced with other in Colombia)
- High Output 250 Watt Stator
- PIAA Sports Horn
- Backoff XP brake light modulator (excellent)
- Symtec grip heaters (would consider Warm N Safe modulator, rocker switch not weatherproof).
- Trail-Tech Vapor Speedometer/Tachometer
- Fenix Cree900 High Intensity LED Lights, mounted on hand guards with DIY mounts
- Aux light relay installed, stand alone (left console), or linked with Hi-beam (HDB dash)
- Passing light circuit enables, momentary switch on left console
- Eastern Beaver H4 headlight kit with LO beam cut adapter (on HDB dash)
- Eastern Beaver PC-8 and 30A Relay Kit
- Powerlet socket on HDB dash and rear subframe
- Electrical Connection LED Motorcycle Battery Voltage Monitor (HDB dash)
- Warm N Safe wireless Heat-Troller mounted on brake reservoir
Protection
- AMP engine armour
- Rear master cylinder guard
- SW-Motech skid plate
- Highway Dirt Bikes (HDB) hand guard system (touring size) with spacer on left side
Luggage
- Happy Trails SU Rack
- Pelican 1550 case system with lid stays
- Givi case lines – simple suitcase that fit the Pelican cases (OK but not perfect)
- Pro Moto Billet (PMB) tail rack (slightly bigger rack might be better)
- Ortleib Moto Rack-Pack dry duffel (89L)
- Sherpak Cinch straps (MEC)
- Wolfman Explorer Lite Tank bag
- Twisted Throttle “tractor manual” Tool tube
- 4 Litre Roto-Pax water carrier with mount (next time 2L pop/soda bottles – too heavy, fragile (fell off))
- US military issue auxiliary pouch for extra storage (gifted to us by Erik M.)
- The ammo dump bags fastened to our tanks and case for extra storage
- Homemade ABS tooltube affixed to our skidplate for storing tools and spare parts
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