XR 650L vs DRZ 400

[Steve300xcw]

aftermarket what?

Reliability with lots of AfterMarket.

 

[Jesse Jaymes]

Because NOBODY uses any of these bikes in factory form. Bars, Risers, foot pegs.

Gas tanks for one. None of these bikes have a tank WAF. Weight reduction, slip on exhausts.

Why would anyone NOT want aftermarket options or support? From Toyotas to Tikkas

 

[Taudisio]

Because NOBODY uses any of these bikes in factory form. Bars, Risers, foot pegs.

Gas tanks for one. None of these bikes have a tank WAF. Weight reduction, slip on exhausts.

Why would anyone NOT want aftermarket options or support? From Toyotas to Tikkas

Just throwing this out there, I just ordered a 3.8gal tank for the klx300 on Monday, and the honda crf300l rally comes with 3.4gal.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Because NOBODY uses any of these bikes in factory form. Bars, Risers, foot pegs.

Gas tanks for one. None of these bikes have a tank WAF. Weight reduction, slip on exhausts.

Why would anyone NOT want aftermarket options or support? From Toyotas to Tikkas

Bars and risers? Thats pretty universal stuff. Will add though. The faster/better you get. The lower you'll want those bars....

Pegs... you just wanting options here? Whats wrong with factory?

Larger tanks I can understand.


The more I ride, and the better I get. The less things I find i want to change. Dial in your suspension. Dial in your gearing, comfy seat...dont touch nothin else

 

[RWT]

Yz450fx is a bad bitch. Pretty well thought of bike around here.

Detune with a sprocket change?

A smaller front sprocket or larger rear sprocket increases acceleration but decreases top speed, while a larger front sprocket or smaller rear sprocket does the opposite.

Put a larger front sprocket or smaller rear sprocket if you want to take the hard hit out of the throttle.

If you want more hit and bring your front end up by just giving it gas then do the opposite. You really only need to change the front sprocket in either direction to make a difference.

I raced a lot of hare scrambles growing up on an 87 YZ250. When you dropped the clutch and gassed it the instant hit was too much for the tight woods. Changing the front sprocket to 1 tooth larger mellowed it out and made the transition smoother.

This is the cheapest way to “detune” a bike that was to “jumpy” to ride fast.

 

[Mentholspliff]

Xr because it’s air cooled

 

[Steve300xcw]

A smaller front sprocket or larger rear sprocket increases acceleration but decreases top speed, while a larger front sprocket or smaller rear sprocket does the opposite.

Put a larger front sprocket or smaller rear sprocket if you want to take the hard hit out of the throttle.

If you want more hit and bring your front end up by just giving it gas then do the opposite. You really only need to change the front sprocket in either direction to make a difference.

I raced a lot of hare scrambles growing up on an 87 YZ250. When you dropped the clutch and gassed it the instant hit was too much for the tight woods. Changing the front sprocket to 1 tooth larger mellowed it out and made the transition smoother.

This is the cheapest way to “detune” a bike that was to “jumpy” to ride fast.

87 was a long time ago.....

Sprockets make a big difference for sure. Never heard of them being used to tone a bike down

 

[Steve300xcw]

Xr because it’s air cooled

An thats a plus?