|
|||||||
| Suzuki Tech Suzuki Tech Forum - For Questions specific and of interest to Suzuki riders only. Questions comparing which bike is best etc go in the "Which Bike" forum. |
ALL HU Travellers Meetings now open for registration. We hope to see YOU at one of them this year!
Germany Meeting May 17-20,
HUBB UK May 30-June 2,
Montenegro Meeting June 27-30,
Ireland Meeting July 12-14,
Colorado Campfire July 12-14,
North Carolina Meeting Aug 8-11,
CanWest Meeting Aug 22-25,
Kyrgyzstan Mini-Meeting Aug 31, Ontario Canada Meeting Sept 12-15,
Queensland Australia Meeting Sep 26-29,
Victoria Australia Meeting Oct 11-13,
California Meeting Oct 24-27
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
29 May 2007
|
|||
|
|||
|
Suzuki DRZ 250
Looking for some feedback on these - reliability, economy, suitability to road and trail, comfort ? The one I'm looking at is a 2004, electric start, road registered.
T I A H
__________________
Howie V-strom 650, Transalp 650, DR-Z250 
|
|
#2
29 May 2007
|
|||
|
|||
|
I worked on a 1997 ( ? ) DR250RS recently. As far as I know it's very similar to the DRZ but lacks some of the suspension adjustment features.
I would say it's ok on road as long as you don't fit too radical tires or expect freeway performance. OK for commuting in heavy traffic, light and agile. 100km/h is achieved quickly and the bike cruises happily, 120 was as far as I could get. The brakes are state of the art. Can't help with long term reliability but the engine has been around for 10 years in the DR250RS. Djebel 250 XC and DRZ and I have not heard of anything major. My customer only bought the bike recently. You can probably get 25km+ out of a litre of petrol. A very good tool for the dirt and even capable of a couple of laps on the local MX track as long as you don't intend to win  Very nice to learn as the bike is lighter, handles easier and is more forgiving than a 650 DS bike The seat is askethic. If you practice for the Iron Butt Association get a Goldwing. It's fine for an hour or two though. Just get used to it. Only one slight minus from my side is the shim under bucket valve drive. Makes setting the valve clearances a bit fidgety and cost intense if you don't DIY but this should not happen too often. Keep an eye on the oil level. Total oil volume is only 1.3l
|
|
#3
30 May 2007
|
|||
|
|||
Thanks for that bud - pretty much as I expected - looking forward to giving it a handful.
H
__________________
Howie V-strom 650, Transalp 650, DR-Z250
|
|
#4
27 Jul 2007
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hi there
Just caught up with this thread, so if it is still relevant take a look at the review I did on this site DRZ250 - Bike Review after a 7000km Non stop trip around NZ - Kiwi Biker forums Cheers Scott
|
|
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 Registered Users and/or Members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| DRZ 250 valve clearance spec? | lecap | Suzuki Tech | 3 | 14 May 2007 20:36 |
| Suzuki DR650 vs BMW GSDakar | J. Cadena | Which Bike? | 2 | 27 May 2006 17:14 |
| Suzuki 650 Cheap USA | Bill Ryder | TRAVEL Bikes for Sale / Wanted | 1 | 27 Dec 2005 02:58 |
| LWB Suzuki Sierra | Alex Wasse | 4WD Overland Tech | 4 | 30 Jan 2002 19:36 |
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 22:04.
