Extremely... For me at least. 100 mile dirt rides are about the limit for me. The seat KILLS your ass. 70 miles= 1 week in prison. Add another week per 30 miles. I have. Stock seat so maybe not as bad with others, but i dont have a need to throw down 2-300 on a seat to only be comfy for n additionl 50 miles or so.
i was looking to get one of these cause most of the dual sport bikes are 250's and are too slow for the freeway. 80 mph really doesnt sound much faster than most of the 250's tho...how does it do keeping up on the freeway? how is the gas mileage
Honestly, if you are looking for a bike to do a lot of freeway, get a klr650 or vstrom 650. The drz will hit 80, and can go 70-75, but it is pushing hard. The seat is narrow and uncomfortable for anything over like 30 miles. Offroad and true dual purpose use, nothing beats it. But if you're looking for a commuter (at least with any long distances) get a different bike. In the case of my video, I will smash home on the freeway for maybe 10 miles if I feel too lazy to take street
@matt25675 But I have ridden my bike 60 miles on freeway to work round trip, but again, will the bike do it? -Yes. Will you be comfortable, and is it made to do it?- No.
Look up a MRA ST windscreen, they are very short but take off allot of windblast for the freeway, and don't affect your trailriding. Padded bike shorts help too with those famous 2x4 suzuki seats. U Got me thinking of selling my 05 650 for a 400, but I got tons of upgrades on it, but I miss the lighter weight of my old dr350 for trailriding. hmmm, wonder if I could retrofit my tm40 pumper carb to a 400,LOL.Have fun and watch out for them crazy cagers!
Hey, Sorry for the delay. I compressed the video from 1080 to 720. It makes the file size more managable, and it was easy to upload. Also at the time, youtube was not really 1080p mainstream.
About the bike, I am running 15/47 gearing. I have a 41 tooth rear sprocket that I throw on if I plan to do all street riding. But 15/47 is a perfect combo for dirt/ street for me.
The speedometer usually reads 5 mph fast. The gps is an accurate figure. I hit a max of like 80 mph on gps, and the bike speedo was showing around 85. The speedo is accurate up to about 30mph, then it is usually fast by 4-6 mph
@v908 Haha, exactly the opposite! I got it so I COULD take the freeway if needed. I wasnt looking for a long distance cruiser or commuter, but I wanted to be able to smash home on the freeway instead of taking side streets after a trail ride.
Extremely... For me at least. 100 mile dirt rides are about the limit for me. The seat KILLS your ass. 70 miles= 1 week in prison. Add another week per 30 miles. I have. Stock seat so maybe not as bad with others, but i dont have a need to throw down 2-300 on a seat to only be comfy for n additionl 50 miles or so.
slowandeasy 1 day ago
Do you think a 170 mile, 3hr trip with a couple stop breaks would be rough on you?
mmz77 1 day ago
What tires would you recommend for riding both dirt and street? the stock ones are pretty poor. sweet video by the way
bobjforbes 3 months ago
@bobjforbes
I use the dunlop 606's. Great tire.
slowandeasy 3 months ago
hey this is the grapvine. were you coming from gorman?
blazeit805able 8 months ago
@blazeit805able Not from Gorman, but yes, I was coming home from Castaic! You local? You ride?
slowandeasy 8 months ago
i was looking to get one of these cause most of the dual sport bikes are 250's and are too slow for the freeway. 80 mph really doesnt sound much faster than most of the 250's tho...how does it do keeping up on the freeway? how is the gas mileage
matt25675 11 months ago
@matt25675
Honestly, if you are looking for a bike to do a lot of freeway, get a klr650 or vstrom 650. The drz will hit 80, and can go 70-75, but it is pushing hard. The seat is narrow and uncomfortable for anything over like 30 miles. Offroad and true dual purpose use, nothing beats it. But if you're looking for a commuter (at least with any long distances) get a different bike. In the case of my video, I will smash home on the freeway for maybe 10 miles if I feel too lazy to take street
slowandeasy 11 months ago
@matt25675 But I have ridden my bike 60 miles on freeway to work round trip, but again, will the bike do it? -Yes. Will you be comfortable, and is it made to do it?- No.
slowandeasy 11 months ago
Look up a MRA ST windscreen, they are very short but take off allot of windblast for the freeway, and don't affect your trailriding. Padded bike shorts help too with those famous 2x4 suzuki seats. U Got me thinking of selling my 05 650 for a 400, but I got tons of upgrades on it, but I miss the lighter weight of my old dr350 for trailriding. hmmm, wonder if I could retrofit my tm40 pumper carb to a 400,LOL.Have fun and watch out for them crazy cagers!
p700rider 1 year ago
hey i have one more question, are you running stock gearing? (15:45)?
bandguy360 1 year ago
@bandguy360
Hey, Sorry for the delay. I compressed the video from 1080 to 720. It makes the file size more managable, and it was easy to upload. Also at the time, youtube was not really 1080p mainstream.
About the bike, I am running 15/47 gearing. I have a 41 tooth rear sprocket that I throw on if I plan to do all street riding. But 15/47 is a perfect combo for dirt/ street for me.
slowandeasy 1 year ago
if your gps said 70mph, wut did your speedo say? im trying to get an understanding of how accurate the speedo is at these speeds
bandguy360 1 year ago
@bandguy360
The speedometer usually reads 5 mph fast. The gps is an accurate figure. I hit a max of like 80 mph on gps, and the bike speedo was showing around 85. The speedo is accurate up to about 30mph, then it is usually fast by 4-6 mph
slowandeasy 1 year ago
@slowandeasy thanks thats really interesting. i might get a gps just for that
bandguy360 1 year ago
I thought you got the 400 'cause you weren't gonna spend time on the freeway!
v908 1 year ago
@v908 Haha, exactly the opposite! I got it so I COULD take the freeway if needed. I wasnt looking for a long distance cruiser or commuter, but I wanted to be able to smash home on the freeway instead of taking side streets after a trail ride.
slowandeasy 1 year ago