aw yissss!
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Nothing could be about it! That thing would be a weapon! Is that yours Bubs?
That is my 200. The DRZ is in the photo behind it. It-and the wheels-have since been sold.
As I say, needed some brackets and some customization. I never ran it that way. I just put it together because someone claimed DRZ wheels "bolt right up" to KTMs. It's close; the axle sizes match.
As I recall the front needed spacers cut and-of course-a brake relocation bracket.
Rear was bolt-in, perfect.
I think. That was a few years ago and just because I was curious and felt like I had time on my hands.
Never ran it.
Maybe I'll find a set of wheels again, do it up and give Kurlon a run for his money @ boxshop.
Damage/progress report.
Timing chain didn't just skip, it slapped the living heck out of the case and chewed the guides up.
https://i.imgur.com/i6B6YM3h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/FjCArHDh.jpg
New/replacement on top, old on bottom:
https://i.imgur.com/cN2L5TOh.jpg
Chain was completely gone, links seized up and dramatically stretched.
https://i.imgur.com/oI1sEnHh.jpg
New on top:
https://i.imgur.com/JIXAMuoh.jpg
Chewed quite a bit of material off the case, probably nothing structurally significant but deposited a lot of aluminum dust into the bottom end. On the bright side, it's aluminum and the chain was flinging it down into the case (not into the head). On the not-so-bright side, well, everything else about it.
Thank goodness for oil filters.
https://i.imgur.com/sGSkTxSh.jpg
The cam was slapping around enough to jam the locating C ring into the cam race and take a nice bite.
https://i.imgur.com/pN9Ov3Ch.jpg
Cam gear was in rough shape too.
https://i.imgur.com/8ykqnFYh.jpg
All in all: cam, rockers, cam gear & valve cover are being swapped with spares.
New (OEM) chain installed:
https://i.imgur.com/mElb7ath.jpg
New (old) cam and gear cleaned up:
https://i.imgur.com/d0q2Ya7h.jpg
Head & valves cleaned up & inspected:
https://i.imgur.com/gsc9BG3h.jpg
Bottom end is buttoned up again w/ new gasket & oil filter. I'm doing one helicoil in the head I regretted ignoring last year, then final cleanup and it all goes back together. Will be flushing the heck out of it and replacing the oil filter very soon after. Then we shall see.
damn :( but excellent work getting it back in shape! :hellyeah:
what do you use to clean? do you have a parts washer? (it's prob in here somewhere)
No washer - just a lot elbow grease, chemicals, and scrubbing! Not my favorite part of the process but it's gotta be done...
Medium update.
I had exactly one M6 helicoil left, and luckily did not trash it.
https://i.imgur.com/JgD6IYRh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ZwYL06mh.jpg
Lower head cleaned up a bit:
https://i.imgur.com/iE3yMJsh.jpg
New gasket and head ready to go on:
https://i.imgur.com/TROB0c4h.jpg
New cam, cam gear, and chain in and timing set:
https://i.imgur.com/cX8OALsh.jpg
Buttoned up with threebond, new rockers and valve lash set:
https://i.imgur.com/I8udUSah.jpg
Been another busy week but now I just need to put the exhaust, carb, throttle, etc. back on and I'll find out if she wants to live!
Stock exhaust. Starts dead easy and runs quieter. Smoking a bit, but power is good. Might be clearing out the old pipe, or needs a hone/rings. Barely run yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l2aoBA-3es
Needs some stickers.
They really help protect the immaculate paint job.
Smoking cleared up pretty quick and doesn't seem to be returning. :pray:
Doing a (maybe) final oil flush again and going back to the Valvoline full synth Walmart stuff I was using. About $7/qt and served me well for a lot of hot miles. After switching to Rotella T6 on two bikes last year and burning the clutch on both of them in <2k miles I'm not very confident in it. Probably just coincidence, but...
On to some maintenance items like new rear rotor, replace the funky ignition switch, new flasher relay, wheel bearings & swingarm bearings I've had waiting on the shelf for a while.
For an old air cooled bike that like, I'd just run Pennzoil conventional. You'll change it far before you'd see the benefit of synthetic IMO.
I kind of waffled between the conventional/synthetic for a while but landed on synth mainly because this thing get *so damn hot*
It shouldn't be getting THAT hot.
It's been a while but I think 250-300F is typical for summer temps. It spends 90% of its life on slow trails in low gears.
If the DR200 is this rowdy, I can't imagine what the 350 is like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjVUwXYXl0
Oh god. That's the dream right there. Nearly as good as the guy winning his class on a Sur Ron electric bike.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6DzZK7UpNE
Just did some reading on those, 110lbs, 7hp, and mods available all OVER the place..
Other than having to push it for the last 2+ minutes of the race that was pretty cool. Biggest issue with electrics as always.....range.
The Sur Ron is pretty cool, one of Tony's customers, Greg, has one and brought it out to NYST when we were there. The thing rips pretty good. I swore someone was going to eat it in the pits on it but nobody did that I know of.
That electric bike vid proves that we would all be faster on smaller, lighter bikes.