Choosing wr450f or drz400sm for supermoto

[Etree11]

 Hey i am new to this site and always read forums to answer my questions but now i can't make a for sure decision of what i want to do. I really like yamaha bikes and wanted to buy a new bike for a supermoto going to and from work. I want to buy the wr450f and convert it but was wondering if anybody could give me a list of what i would need to do to make it last a 40 mile one way trip and sometimes will be in traffic or if i should just go the easy route and get the dry thats already to go. i just know i would be more happy with the wrf. Like would i need to put a fan on the radiator like the drz or add an oil cooler onto it? more technical things like that thanks a lot.

[Etree11]

Like i understand most of the things to make it a supermoto just wondering if thats too far of a commute for the wrf. I would be getting a 2015 or 2014 brand new 

[SteveThe Snakes]

It shouldn't be too far. These bikes come as street bikes in other countries.

Using a fan might be a good idea. I just use more coolant than water and have never had a issue idling at a light.

A DRZ is also a reliable bike and is ready to go.

If you want a full list of stuff for a WR supermoto go to supermoto junkie and look in the Yamaha section. There are many many WR450 supermoto bikes.

[Etree11]

Ok great thanks a lot. Ya in traffic sometimes I get stuck in stop and go for about 15 20 mins.

[SteveThe Snakes]

I actually run straight anti freeze which freaks some people out. Been doing it for over 20 years in my dirt bikes and since 2008 in the WR Supermoto. No issues.

[FORMA MOTO]

The DRZ would be more comfortable

The WR would be more agressive and fun

[Etree11]

How about an oil cooler would that be a must? Or would I be alright not putting one on? I'm ok with doing oil changes more periodically just wondering how much I would have to do it with the wr.

[WRF-Rowdy]

Any WR I owned came with an coolant catch tank which made them over-heat resistant:

While EXC would hide their rider in clouds of steam my WR was boiling its coolant

in the tank at the rear, until I got to a secition for second gear.  Then the boiling stop.

 

Any WR I owned came with a dry sump lubraication system. While running only 1 quart

of engine oil, no one felt it necessary to add an oil cooler.  Just make sure there is enough

oil. However I did like it better when the oil tank was in the frame. I dry sump system of

my '12 looks fishy to me, having the tank down inside the engine case.

 

They are admittedly heavy, compared to EXC of CRF-X (no experience with then)

but they are indestructible.

[Etree11]

Ok thank you for the great information

[SteveThe Snakes]

Yea no oil cooler necessary unless your pushing into the mid 60 horsepower but then it wouldn't be a street bike.

Just change the oil every three or four rides and always make sure it has oil in it.