Dr800 am I alowed in here now too?? Lol

[freekspeed]

Just got me a dr 800. Any one on here have much understanding of one of these besties?? 

Edited February 22, 2018 by freekspeed

[vizman]

i've had 1 dr800 1 dr750 2 dr650 and a dr600.....i liked the 600 the best, they need thrashing.

[Jellyfinger]

I have got a 650, and that also needs thrashing. The thumpers can be a lot of fun.

[freekspeed]

Ive bought mine as a non runner and I’m slowly getting it back running again. Hopefully it’s just the sprag clutch that needs doing now and the cosmetics. I can’t bleddy wait to ride the thing!! Lol 

[Swirl]

Where are the pictures, it hasn't happened with no picture evidence so they say

[freekspeed]

Lol oh yea!!!!  

[freekspeed]

As I bought it!!!  Don’t look like that now though!!!!! 

[vizman]

50 posts required for wanted ads dude.....as per TFR

[freekspeed]

Yea wasn’t realy a wanted post but yea fair enough.sorry dude won’t do it again 

[vizman]

 

[KATANAMANGLER]

Cool bikes. I have always fancied one and nearly bought one a couple of times. Owned a DR650 and I've had my fair share of big thumpers but they don't come much bigger than Dr Big.

[vizman]

i really dig them Dakar ones....

...mine were rough, cheap hacks

[Havoc]

£75 from the Italian scrapage scheme in the early 90s, 8000km, sold for £1450 in 97

[freekspeed]

I like that one!!!!  

[freekspeed]

Realy likening the Marlborough Dakar too!!! I need the right rear muddy on mine it looks so much better!!!   

[freekspeed]

Sneaky peak yay the start of the new paint !!!!!

[freekspeed]

Test fitted the bodywork today!!! 

[freekspeed]

Whoop whoop mot day!!!!

[VJ]

my mate has a scummy old hand painted tigerstripe dr big ratbike in the back of his garden, I want it but he's not keen on letting it go at the moment

[johnr]

theyre ok, but a bit titchy, mine looked like a 125 when i sat on it!
sprag clutches are killed by stopping the engine with the key. always stop it with the decompressor lever then turn the ignition off. when its running, theres so much compression that if you turn the ignition off whilst the piston is on a compression stroke, if its switched off and doesnt fire, the piston will be pushed back down the bore by the compression, momentarily spinning the engine backwards, this then effectively engages the sprag clutch for a fraction of a turn. eventually it just destroys it. to avoid it in future, stop the engine by shutting the throttle so its just ticking over, then pull th decompressor lever to stop it. when its stopped, turn it off. they were supposed to have rectified this on the 800, but they still failed, it just took longer.
loved the engine on my big, the rest of the bike was just too heavy and ungainly, but that engine was awesome. so i broke it an sold all the bits but kept the engine, periodically scott tries to buy it off me, but i think ive worn him down now and he only goes through the motions without any real effort..... ;-)

[johnr]

mine outside @KATANAMANGLERs gaff a few years back, with his kat and fods gsxr1100. came back from edinburgh through selkirk and down the back roads,  dr was good enough to keep ahead of th gsxr till we got to the m6 at moffat, it could still cruise at 100mph though which is pretty good for a big single.

note the appropriate stickerage...

[Swirl]

11 hours ago, freekspeed said:

Whoop whoop mot day!!!!

Love ❤ that

[KATANAMANGLER]

6 minutes ago, johnr said:

mine outside @KATANAMANGLERs gaff a few years back, with his kat and fods gsxr1100. came back from edinburgh through selkirk and down the back roads,  dr was good enough to keep ahead of th gsxr till we got to the m6 at moffat, it could still cruise at 100mph though which is pretty good for a big single.

note the appropriate stickerage...

I have 2 of the set of 3...