drz400 SuMo converted

[DrJellyFingers]

got this bike few weeks ago. was gonna be for a friend but thats on hold for now so figured id play while i have it :D

heres what it looked like when i brought it home




the guy that had before me plasti dipped some of the plastics and painted some others so i started cleaning it up some











under the plasti dip, the plastics has more paint underneath :headshake but i kinda liked how it looked so i decided to leave it like that for a while, but will prob be stripping the rest off when i get bored of it and get a new graphics kit














still need to replace fork seals, put these fork gaiters on, replace bent brake lever.





been ridding it like this for the past couple of weeks



then yesterday i started getting more parts in. i already had the wheels but needed a cush drive, the spacers, machined down rotor and bearings for the swap. a guy from SMJ hooked it up with rotor, spacers and cush. it was supposed to be a "straight swap" be we all now thats not how it works. angle grinder came out and work was done. im tired of typing so ill let the pics do the rest of the talking

old bearings and spacers out



































thats it for now. need chain, rear sprocket and more shit to do but its on its own feet with its wheels spinning and braking.

[DrJellyFingers]

rode it today :D



but not all happy dandy, both wheels are dragging so i gotta take everything back apart and try to figure out where its coming from.

it was also super sketchy with this rear tire and the black ice on the ground right now



but was still fun

[DrJellyFingers]

finished taking the rest of the paint/plasti dip off, me and the dog are also a little high from all the goof off i sprayed inside the house, its too cold to do it outside.

looks much cleaner now if u ask me, just needs a proper shower and should be good. not happening right now tho, just too damn cold

[Stubbz63]

dont use those fork seals, use OEM fork seals only whenever you do any forks, aftermarkets wont hold up, you'll be doing them again soon im sure.

[DrJellyFingers]

Originally Posted by Stubbz63

dont use those fork seals, use OEM fork seals only whenever you do any forks, aftermarkets wont hold up, you'll be doing them again soon im sure.

oem forkseals, 110$ at the local Suzuki dealer. these, 15 bucks my cost. i wont mind redoing them at that price

[Stubbz63]

if they only last you 2 days you might. we used to try some at the shop and theyd be back within 300 miles leaking again. Moose may be better for you idk guess you can hope.

[DrJellyFingers]

got hooked up with a sweet homemade dual caliper HB bracket