Looking to buy a Suzuki DR650

lilyboys

lilyboys

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I've been looking up the DR650 / XR650 / KLR650 bikes and I'm really leaning towards the Suzuki. There's a couple brand new 2012's for sale on Autotrader around the Toronto area. None of them have any prices listed but there's a couple others in Canada that are going for $5500. So after Mr. Harper levies his fees, it's about $6200.

Seeing as it's the off season and I don't think this bike is exactly in demand, what price would you try to negotiate it down to? Or am I dreaming here?
 
That sounds about right. You should be able to walk out of the dealership with a new one for about $6K.

I've got a well maintained 2002 DR650 with 20k on it I'll be selling come spring. The exact same as a new one for about half the price!

Fun bike BTW, perfect for city and trail. Keeps up on the highway with obvious limitations. Definitely not a motocrosser.
 
$6K was what I had in mind. The reason I want a new one is I want to own a bike start to finish. The appeal for me is getting to know the bike intimately over the years, taking care of it myself etc...

The reason for buying the bike is to travel. Backroads, city streets and limited freeway travel. Eventually hoping on and heading to the southern hemisphere. It's a real simple bike & therefore easier to fix when I run into trouble on the road.
 
I can understand owing a bike from new 'start', but define 'finish'?

Hopefully you mean when you eventually sell it!
 
It's like GTAM can read my mind! I was just about to start a similar thread. Mine was more along the lines of "What made you sell your DR650?" I want to know what rubs people the wrong way. The little nagging complaints that you couldn't stand and really couldn't be fixed.

The pluses are known: it's a motorcycle that can handle a bit of dirt.

The minuses: ???
 
The OEM CV carb is a huge compromise even when jetted properly. Having experienced a Mikuni TM40 flatslide pumper equipped DR650 renders the stocker unridable in comparison.
 
Flywheel said:
It's like GTAM can read my mind! I was just about to start a similar thread. Mine was more along the lines of "What made you sell your DR650?" I want to know what rubs people the wrong way. The little nagging complaints that you couldn't stand and really couldn't be fixed.

The pluses are known: it's a motorcycle that can handle a bit of dirt.

The minuses: ???
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Negatives: it's a motorcycle that can handle a bit of dirt.

I sold mine because it was big and heavy. I got the taste of offroad riding and needed something that handled offroad.

It is probably the best do-ALL bike though.
 
nokturnal said:
Negatives: it's a motorcycle that can handle a bit of dirt.

I sold mine because it was big and heavy. I got the taste of offroad riding and needed something that handled offroad.

It is probably the best do-ALL bike though.
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Sometimes, motorcycle forums make me feel like Montgomery Burns shopping for groceries: "Ketchup....Catsup". The DR seems to be a good start--ride out to the gravel/dirt roads, ride back with the occasional commute thrown in. I don't have offroad skills yet, or a group to ride with, so a fancier machine is probably overkill at the moment. To be honest, awkward ergonomics are a bigger deal-breaker than performance to me.
 
Minuses?

It's a huge, single cylinder dirt bike! Don't expect to spend long, leisurely days cruising the highways. It vibrates, it gets blown around by trucks, it's pretty stressed out around 120kph. What you would expect from a 650 Dual Sport.

Other than that, the DR probably makes one of the best all-round commuter/city bikes you can ride with the added bouns that it can do trails.
 
I love mine....I've ridden it from Toronto to Tijuana Mexico.....a week later I was doing single track at the Ganny.

For touring...Get a good seat...Renazco is what I got and I love it. I also have Supermoto wheels and got rid of that stock CV carb. I can cruise along slab hiway at 130-140kms/hr all day long.

I've also had a blast with it on the track with the supermoto wheels.

Keep the stock wheels and mount some Kenda Trakmaster knobbies (street legal...barely) and it takes 20 mins to switch wheels and you're ready for off road, single trail or adventure riding!

Sure it's heavy for real dirt riding...and there are better touring bikes out there....and there are better track bikes out there.

But for the cheap cost of insurance...it is a blast to ride!! :)
 
Paul said:
I love mine....I've ridden it from Toronto to Tijuana Mexico.....a week later I was doing single track at the Ganny.
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Our fearless Admin does not lie!!! Here's a bit of footage of Paul on his dr650 from a GTAM meet a few years ago:


[video=youtube;-fe8g1_c2bc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fe8g1_c2bc[/video]
 
Xhumeka said:
Our fearless Admin does not lie!!! Here's a bit of footage of Paul on his dr650 from a GTAM meet a few years ago:


[video=youtube;-fe8g1_c2bc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fe8g1_c2bc[/video]
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AHahaha...awesome...I thought this was the video where I tried to climb Thorpes hill?? There are times I wish the DR was a lighter dirt bike. :D
 
That's some speeder bike on Endor stuff right there. I know the camera was on a Husky, but the DR caught up eventually. No blood or tears, either. Thanks for the insight.
 
Anyone know of a shop in or near the GTA that still have a 2012 DR650 in stock?
 
Paul said:
Sure it's heavy for real dirt riding...and there are better touring bikes out there....and there are better track bikes out there.
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3 bikes in 1
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A DR-Z instead of a DR but the same capability.
 
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