One tough little bike.

ekaphoto · 07-03-2007, 02:04 PM

If you are looking for a tough dirt orented dual sport, consider the DR-Z. I am more impressed the more I ride mine and hear about them the more impressed I am. I have heard of them being dropped off vehicls going down the Freeway and being rideable. Last summer I broke a radiater and rode mine back to camp running out of water on the way. No problem. Today I ran accross a thread on advrider whare a guy didn't realize he lost all his water and rode it over 50 miles with no engine damage.

http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post4883433

If you want a dirt orented dual sport think about the DR-Z. There may be others with more power etc etc, but no other is as tough as these things IMHO.

Don Hopkirk · 07-03-2007, 02:41 PM

I couldn't agree more! Excellent bike.

Don Hopkirk

OrangevaleFJR · 07-03-2007, 03:06 PM

My DRZ has also shown toughness. +1

and it looks cool in neat places.

joefromsf · 07-03-2007, 07:29 PM

Yep. That's going to be the next bike in my garage, next to my VStrom 650. I was all set to buy one from a co-worker a few weeks ago, then I found out was getting laid off at the end of September. I'll resume my search when I line up my next job.

07-03-2007, 02:04 PM	#1
ekaphoto Senior Member Name: John Location: Nor Cal Motorcycle: DR-Z 400, 2007 Harley 1200R Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 705	One tough little bike. If you are looking for a tough dirt orented dual sport, consider the DR-Z. I am more impressed the more I ride mine and hear about them the more impressed I am. I have heard of them being dropped off vehicls going down the Freeway and being rideable. Last summer I broke a radiater and rode mine back to camp running out of water on the way. No problem. Today I ran accross a thread on advrider whare a guy didn't realize he lost all his water and rode it over 50 miles with no engine damage. http://advrider.com/forums/showthrea...=1#post4883433 If you want a dirt orented dual sport think about the DR-Z. There may be others with more power etc etc, but no other is as tough as these things IMHO. __________________ It's the journey, not the destination. John

07-03-2007, 02:41 PM	#2
Don Hopkirk 100% Hedonist Name: Don Location: Oakhurst, CA Motorcycle: 07 DL650 V-strom Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,503	Re: One tough little bike. I couldn't agree more! Excellent bike. Don Hopkirk

07-03-2007, 03:06 PM	#3
OrangevaleFJR Super Member Name: Andrew Location: Orangevale, CA Motorcycle: Yamaha FJR1300 ATC, Suzuki DRZ400SM Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,078	Re: One tough little bike. My DRZ has also shown toughness. +1 and it looks cool in neat places. __________________ "...and all that could not sink, or swim were just left there to float." --JG

07-03-2007, 07:29 PM	#4
joefromsf Adventurer Name: Joe Location: San Francisco Motorcycle: '04 DL650 (VStrom) Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 178	Re: One tough little bike. Yep. That's going to be the next bike in my garage, next to my VStrom 650. I was all set to buy one from a co-worker a few weeks ago, then I found out was getting laid off at the end of September. I'll resume my search when I line up my next job. __________________ --Joe My photo albums: http://joefromsf.smugmug.com/

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