I went to the dealership tired of constantly fixing my bike, was looking at a Kawasaki z400 and then I saw the drz used, carbureted, built incorrectly with the exhaust sitting firmly on the coolant hose, got her for a mechanics special, finished a full stage one upgrade. So glad I grabbed it. Dude best bike ever made

im sorry to say it but i think you might be a dr650 rider in the wrong gear, brother. im glad she brought you where youre going

super insightful, thanks

Good Advice.

One of the best engines ever put in a dual sport IMO. Owned one for 6 years & finally replaced it with a KTM which was lighter, faster, but not necessarily better for me except for the 6th gear.

Excellent video! Thank You. I'm an old dude and am considering going offroad with a drz. So your video is just what I needed! Us old guys can get lost in a sea of squids! Ride on!

Man, your video was a real treat. Surprised I sat through the whole 40 minutes 😂 Appreciate you taking the time to go over your DRZ because a lot of us had questions. Looking forward to when you release your front fairing set-up, would like to pre-order the carbon-fibre one you've mentioned haha. Excited for more of your vlogs in the future. Cheers!

the reason you don't want to lower a bike is because it changes the rear swing arm angle, which lowers the amount of anti squat you get. this is most noticeable if you lower a powerful sport bike a lot.

Nice one, good to see someone who actually uses their bike properly! I'm.on DRZ no.7, we can't buy them new in the UK and the current one is 21 years old.... I reckon I've done about the same miles as you over the 7 DRZ's - great bikes. Also got a DR350 and KTM500, for comparison ;)

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Nice to see a video by a real human being. Especially appreciate seeing the issues you faced trying to get around that gate. Adds some nice perspective.

One of my favorite vids right here, the sound of the bike is amazing!

Your comment about the oil ring and the result of the fuel filling everything up was the reason I replaced the stock fuel petcock. When I park in the garage after a ride, I shut off the fuel and run the carb dry. Any time I park, I shut the fuel off as was common when I started riding in 1965. I am using the stock carb which works very well with altitude changes and gives me all the power I need. I don't do this with my DL650, but I also run the wife's Ace Shadow 1100 dry too. We don't ride much anymore. 1995 Shadow has 30,000+, but the 2011 DL is below 5000, the DRZ is just over 6,000.

Hell yeah! I've taken my 2018 up GMR several times since I bought it a few years ago.

Good on ya for this review and staying with this DRZ through thick and thin.

Your bike looks great and the mods are all well worth doing.

That's pretty amazing service miles and nice work on the lights and modifications ! 👍

Cool video, I didn't realize you are local until you mentioned Smokey Point Cycle Barn. See ya out on the roads man.

Love your work. Picked up a KLX400r (2005) 1100km/6900miles, hoping it will be a jack of all. Cheers

Damn you have really made that bike yours and agree with everything you say on how to maintain it. It looks great and I believe they are very good on and off the road. I am looking for something as I have not ridden in years. Keep safe on the roads andd I wish you many miles to come, Cape Town South Africa.