Poor man's street-tard -DR350S
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High-Side
, Mar 22 2009 11:34 AM
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 11:34 AM
After replacing my old 1992 DR350S with a Honda CRF450X back in 2006, my old DR just sat in a corner collecting dust. Many years ago I had Cycle Gear install their magic airbox and rejet it, along with some head work and an exhaust. It also has Progressive springs and a few other goodies so I figured why not turn it into a cheap street-tard. So for the price of a couple of wheels and tires I have a fun little back road bike. It only has a little over 4,000 miles on it and still runs strong. Anybody else on here do a cheap street-tard?
Posted 22 March 2009 - 02:13 PM
SWEET!
I will probably soon buy an XR650L and throw some motard wheels on it.Then later I'll do full FMF exhaust,air filter,jet kit,and dyno tune.Should be fun.
Nice bike!
I will probably soon buy an XR650L and throw some motard wheels on it.Then later I'll do full FMF exhaust,air filter,jet kit,and dyno tune.Should be fun.Nice bike!
Posted 22 March 2009 - 03:25 PM
I run a 94 XR650L:
Cheap to maintain, crash proof, still beats most bikes on the twisties.
Cheap to maintain, crash proof, still beats most bikes on the twisties.
Posted 22 March 2009 - 03:40 PM
That's got to be the tidiest DR I have ever seen! They are such a good old machine! Nice XR too!
Posted 22 March 2009 - 03:48 PM
ECKS-Man said:
That's got to be the tidiest DR I have ever seen! They are such a good old machine! Nice XR too!
Thanks, but that bike has been a dirt only bike for twelve years and it took me a couple of weekends to get it cleaned up again. I'm waiting on four new rear brake rotor bolts to arrive before I can ride it.
This is what it used to look like:
Posted 22 March 2009 - 05:17 PM
highmarker said:
seat sure looks more comfy that any of the new tards
It's a Baja off road design seat that came with the bike when I bought it used back in 1994 and is still holding up nicely. It's broader than stock, so you can ride most of the day with out any monkey butt. Plus it's made with a material that keeps you from sliding around on it. I have used a stock seat in the past but the Baja seat is by far the better of the two.
Posted 22 March 2009 - 05:22 PM
towm4n said:
I run a 94 XR650L:
Cheap to maintain, crash proof, still beats most bikes on the twisties.
Cheap to maintain, crash proof, still beats most bikes on the twisties.
Now that looks like a sleeper right there. A 650 has enough power to easily get the job done. I have to work a lot harder to embarrass the full leather riders on my 350, but it is a lot of fun.
Posted 23 March 2009 - 05:12 PM
Old Dog said:
I'm a poor man, and here's my XR650L street-tard.
Now that's what I'm talking about. Taking an older dirt bike and bringing it back to life. I got new numbers for my bike today. I figured I needed something a little on the hooligan side for a street-tard.
Posted 24 March 2009 - 11:52 AM
Thanks High-Side, I like the look of your DR too! Very clean lines!
I've still got some mods to do to mine this spring, which include a Maier rear fender with a BD LED tail light and better looking/smaller carbon fiber signal lights. 
I've still got some mods to do to mine this spring, which include a Maier rear fender with a BD LED tail light and better looking/smaller carbon fiber signal lights.
Posted 24 March 2009 - 12:31 PM
Old Dog said:
Thanks High-Side, I like the look of your DR too! Very clean lines!
I've still got some mods to do to mine this spring, which include a Maier rear fender with a BD LED tail light and better looking/smaller carbon fiber signal lights.
I've still got some mods to do to mine this spring, which include a Maier rear fender with a BD LED tail light and better looking/smaller carbon fiber signal lights.
I think yours looks classic just the way it is. I go to another SuperMoto site and some of the guys go way overboard on their bikes. They get them so fixed up you'd think they'd be worried about getting them dirty. I did change the front fender and cleaned it up a bit, but I kind of like the "you can see it was a dirt bike" look myself.
Posted 24 March 2009 - 02:01 PM
High-Side said:
I think yours looks classic just the way it is. I go to another SuperMoto site and some of the guys go way overboard on their bikes. They get them so fixed up you'd think they'd be worried about getting them dirty. I did change the front fender and cleaned it up a bit, but I kind of like the "you can see it was a dirt bike" look myself.
You've got a good point there.
I kinda like the look of the stock rear fender myself, and I think subconsciously that's what's been keeping me holding off on swapping it out ... but then again, I have gone kinda crazy on the front end already with the dual headlights and Buell bug screen.
Posted 24 March 2009 - 02:58 PM
I think it looks just right. A little bit of modern and a little bit of old school. And although the turn signals are not tiny, at least cars can see them.
Posted 30 March 2009 - 02:01 PM
Nice bikes guys
bought my supermoto wheels secondhand on ebay
I still use mine offroad just swap between the wheels when I want
This is an old picture, it's got mini indicators now
bought my supermoto wheels secondhand on ebay
I still use mine offroad just swap between the wheels when I want
This is an old picture, it's got mini indicators now
Posted 30 March 2009 - 04:41 PM
mikeland38 said:
Nice bikes guys
bought my supermoto wheels secondhand on ebay
I still use mine offroad just swap between the wheels when I want
This is an old picture, it's got mini indicators now
bought my supermoto wheels secondhand on ebay
I still use mine offroad just swap between the wheels when I want
This is an old picture, it's got mini indicators now
That's a nice setup. The XR400's were great bikes. I'm only four bolts away from having mine road worthy.
Posted 01 April 2009 - 03:13 PM
Very Clean!
A buddy just picked up a '91 DR350 and hes already got the SuMo bug!
This is right up his alley!
tell me: are you running the stock vacuum carb?
A buddy just picked up a '91 DR350 and hes already got the SuMo bug!
This is right up his alley!
tell me: are you running the stock vacuum carb?
Posted 02 April 2009 - 03:14 PM
Here's my version of a cheap conversion. Around $150 spent for 500 ninja tires/wheels/disks/sprocket. I can switch back to the OE wheels/tires in less than an hour. Rides great!! Also street legal.
Posted 03 April 2009 - 02:46 PM
hellish100 said:
Very Clean!
A buddy just picked up a '91 DR350 and hes already got the SuMo bug!
This is right up his alley!
tell me: are you running the stock vacuum carb?
A buddy just picked up a '91 DR350 and hes already got the SuMo bug!
This is right up his alley!
tell me: are you running the stock vacuum carb?
I'm not sure, I had Cycle Gear trick out the carburetor when they put on their Magic Airbox back in 1996, and I haven't done anything to it except ride it since. I also had some head work done and added a SuperTrapp exhaust and Progressive suspension. It sure runs strong and is a major blast to ride.
dmerc said:
Here's my version of a cheap conversion. Around $150 spent for 500 ninja tires/wheels/disks/sprocket. I can switch back to the OE wheels/tires in less than an hour. Rides great!! Also street legal.
Cool. What tires are you running? I'm useing Continental Contiforce SM tires and I really like them.
