Doing the swap on a DRZ400

[firebladejr]

I managed to get my hoops fitted to the new rims last night. I was hoping to get working on the dirt>motard swap on the weekend. How long should it take to do the swap?

I've got to do the following:
- Front and back wheel swap (using existing sprocket & brake on the rear)
- New front 320mm rotor and caliper adapter

If I have time i'd like to do the motard front guard and the headlight as well...

I can only spare maybe 1-2hrs on saturday & sunday morning... will this be enough?

[Sibbo]

hang on, are you going to run a dirt rear sprocket on the 17 inch rear rim?

If so, the smaller 17 inch rim will gear the bike down heaps and make it a bit shit. It wont feel like it is going anywhere, it will just rev out. I have run my YZ with a 50 tooth rear with Muzz's 17 inch rims and it was shit. I luckly had the op to do it again, this time with a small rear sprocket to give it some legs and it was a dream.

By buying a small (the others can tell you sizes) sprocket and having it already mounted on the rim, you will save yourself time and make riding more fun.

2 hours easy, even with the sprocket change (if you know what you are doing {or have expert help!}), you will do it under an hour after a few times, but it wil give you the shits if you have to do it all the time.

[firebladejr]

hmmm, was thinking about buying the new Pre Pel Cush Drive sprocket.. I might wait a little as $150 for the sprocket and cush drive is a little expensive.

In terms of the gearing, it currently runs a 44T on the rear, if I change the sprocket it will be going down to a 41T, so I don't think the difference will be huge.

[Wobbly]

A couple of hours is heaps of time :up:

I'm running 15/39 on my doctor zed :)

[Muzzard]

Neils DRZ is set up about as well as any DRZ could be.
It has enough snot off the mark, and still will run high speed for a single cylinder machine.
The gearing he has fitted seems pretty well the optimum choice.

[Flash]

Yeah but it is a 440 with bigger cams!

[Muzzard]

All the same though Ash,
In fairness, he hasnt altered the gearing from the stock engine configuration...

[Flash]

Fair enough, I was just mentioning it. I'd love to have a ride of it to see how well it goes!! :D

[Wobbly]

I think the stock gearing on the drz is 14/47, which coupled with the smaller motard wheels makes it incredibly short geared. 15/39 is the tallest you can go without resorting to custom sprockets.

Anyone is more than welcome to ride it whenever they want - just ask :)