DR650 Gearbox Issues

Started by NordieBoy, Jan 15 2009 11:14 AM
108 replies to this topic

  • NordieBoy

Posted 26 January 2012 - 03:09 PM

#101

DR650 3rd Gear Blowups...

NordieBoy (NZ) 2001 60,000km
Transalper (NZ) 2001 55,000km
Rosscoact (AU) 2004 13,000km
Mardy (US) 1997 53,000km
Haddon (NZ) 1999 40,000km
RubberCow80 (AU) 2001 25,000km
Philth (AU) 3 bikes <20,000km
BikeRooter (AU) 2006 10,200km
Madsdad (US) 2005 16,000km
briangv99 (AU) 2006 21,000km
bluebye (US) 2004 37,000km
Coyote X (US) 2007 33,800km
DRjoe (AU) 1997 100,000km
DRJens (SE) 2001 23,000km
DRjoe (AU) 2003 15,000km
Miniroot (NZ) 2007 39,200km
Helicopter (NZ) 2002 ???km
Klay (US) 2001 29,000km
RobTheButch (AU) 2007 17,000km
Ganjora (??) 2009 36,857km
shdashley (AU) 2006 17,500km
Scary fish (AU) 2010 21,000km
MrHilux (AU) 2007 7,000km
cva4259 (US) 2010 22,500km
ChromeSux (US) 2003 13,000km
Willson (FR) 2007 40,000km
Chupas (US) 2009 34,000km

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  • ProCycle

Posted 28 January 2012 - 08:54 AM

#102

View Postandyk1, on 26 January 2012 - 05:49 AM, said:

I own 2 of these ticking time-bombs (Leftover 2009's purchased in 2011), and now this bullshit.

I'm REALLY not happy about having 2 grenades in the garage.

I thought you were running straight down to the dealer to trade them in on something good.

Since you know they are going to blow up any minute now I'll be happy to buy both of them cheap :bonk:

I for one am tired of reading your whining about something that didn't even happen to you and won't ever affect 99.95% ofDR650 owners. Get rid of your bikes and get over it.

  • jussenuf

Posted 28 January 2012 - 09:38 AM

#103

"ticking time bombs"

No worry mon, astroid going crash into earth anytime soon

Art

  • pacaver

Posted 28 January 2012 - 09:51 AM

#104

My clutch cable broke this summer shortly after I passed the 50,000 mile mark. Fortunately I was only about 4 miles from home so I brutalized the tranny by riding home clutchless. I made it and replaced the cable. It shifts a little notchier from 1st through 3rd, but is fine otherwise. I'm now at 55,000 miles and intend to ride her into the ground, then get another. Whenever you buy a bike there's a risk something will break or wear out, that's life. If something like that is a cause for worry, purchase an extended warranty.

  • jussenuf

Posted 28 January 2012 - 11:00 AM

#105

To make this thread more informative a lot more information needs to be added. If every transmission has the same use history, then you can say it is Suzuki.

Art

  • 002

Posted 12 February 2012 - 02:53 PM

#106

Hi

You can add in another bike to the list.

2002 DR650 with 18,459km. 14t front sprocket, Staintune Exhaust and jet kit to suit.

This bike was in very good condition, with no indication that anything was wrong. I fired it up, cruised down the road for about 1km, then eased it up to about 110kmh, and it just self destructed.

I bought it with about 10,000km, and spent most of the time on bitumen, with a few blasts on the gravel. I will confess that I did ride it relatively hard, but it was regularly serviced and well looked after.

  • NordieBoy

Posted 13 February 2012 - 11:24 PM

#107

Weird, but those km's do indicate you're from Oz...

DR650 3rd Gear Blowups...

NordieBoy (NZ) 2001 60,000km
Transalper (NZ) 2001 55,000km
Rosscoact (AU) 2004 13,000km
Mardy (US) 1997 53,000km
Haddon (NZ) 1999 40,000km
RubberCow80 (AU) 2001 25,000km
Philth (AU) 3 bikes <20,000km
BikeRooter (AU) 2006 10,200km
Madsdad (US) 2005 16,000km
briangv99 (AU) 2006 21,000km
bluebye (US) 2004 37,000km
Coyote X (US) 2007 33,800km
DRjoe (AU) 1997 100,000km
DRJens (SE) 2001 23,000km
DRjoe (AU) 2003 15,000km
Miniroot (NZ) 2007 39,200km
Helicopter (NZ) 2002 ???km
Klay (US) 2001 29,000km
RobTheButch (AU) 2007 17,000km
Ganjora (??) 2009 36,857km
shdashley (AU) 2006 17,500km
Scary fish (AU) 2010 21,000km
MrHilux (AU) 2007 7,000km
cva4259 (US) 2010 22,500km
ChromeSux (US) 2003 13,000km
Willson (FR) 2007 40,000km
Chupas (US) 2009 34,000km
002 (AU) 2002 18,500km

  • allaroundaus

Posted 15 March 2012 - 11:55 PM

#108

I have sent emails with a bunch of details on the ADV thread on this issue. Post number 499 and 500
Cheers.

  • NordieBoy

Posted 29 March 2012 - 08:12 PM

#109

Oh yeah.....

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Ricor Racing Shocks are about to start the process of machining billet 4130 DR650 3rd gears. We've emailed Moore and Nova with no reply. Best case scenario would be if we could just buy a pair of gears and be 'rest assured'. The OEM DR650 gears are made from sintered / powder metal which is used extensively in mass production shock absorbers.

Unless we hear that someone is going to provide billet 3rd gears for DR650s, the next step is for Ricor to order the OEM gears this weekend. Next step is the measure/ copy and CNC machine everything except the teeth. We will find a USA gear machine shop to machine the teeth. The OEM gears will be destructive strength tested to determine the amount of torque it takes to make them to fail/ explode. The new billet gears will also be 'sacrificed' to measure the increased strength. Then they will be tested in our DR650 project bike for noise, etc.

This will be a non profit effort and any advrider inmate who wants to buy a pair will be able to get a set from Ricor Racing. We won't know the price until we know how many customers we have and the gear mfg cost. After the initial production run hopefully another company will handle the mfg and retailing of the parts.



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