Author Topic: Older DR 600/650 thread (Pre mid 90's) (Read 34987 times)

Veemax · « **Reply #360 on:** January 18, 2012, 06:22:17 pm »

Wildcoast has a very modern carb .....dude, check how many holes in the slide, One or Two

Even my KTM manual doesn't know an 18-series .....

Anyway, don't panic, give us your engine number and frame number to look at. PM me if uncomfortable.

Wildcoast · « **Reply #361 on:** January 18, 2012, 06:27:29 pm »

Okay, will do just a sec, main jet was a 140, removed that and pushed down, nothing budged, so left it all with wd40 soaking overnight

3 holes in slide one large in centre smaller ones either side

Veemax · « **Reply #362 on:** January 18, 2012, 06:30:41 pm »

OK, two "lift holes" in slide .... period correct slide ....the post 96 has a single lift hole.

That nozzle might need a little gentle gentle gentle tap with a pursuading tool, add some warmth too.

It's meant to be a snug fit but it should NOT require donnering ! : )

Is your idle screw plugged you think ?

Wildcoast · « **Reply #363 on:** January 18, 2012, 06:34:53 pm »

PM sent.....I think
Fuel mixture screw not plugged

Veemax · « **Reply #364 on:** January 18, 2012, 07:32:16 pm »

From what I can gather your bike is a 1993 DR650RSE with a full-power engine , definitely year code "P" for 1993

The "A" in SP43A means it's for the "world " market and not restricted. Yay.

Your motor code 'P405' predates mine which is P407, and mine rolled off the plant in 1994 for sure.

Your engine is SP43 and mine is SP45 which also confirms the period as 1993. Looks like a 'matching numbers' bike.

At least we now know which blerrie manual and fiche to look in !!!

Hope this helps ? It's confusing, whats posted and what you can learn ... it's long road to drill down.

Wildcoast · « **Reply #365 on:** January 18, 2012, 07:36:35 pm »

Thank you , where do you find this info?

Veemax · « **Reply #366 on:** January 18, 2012, 07:41:05 pm »

I forgot ! I scribbled a whole page or two searching the web last year , so I have a A4 full of pencil scrawls with notes explaining some of the notations , in the file of this bike.

It took a while and got very confusing.

Wildcoast · « **Reply #367 on:** January 18, 2012, 07:58:27 pm »

Sharing is caring

How about posting some of those resource sites?

Seems my bike was a french market bike, can find some info but all in french

Veemax · « **Reply #368 on:** January 18, 2012, 09:14:41 pm »

I don't know those sites any more man, maybe Thumpertalk , AdvRider, Suzukicycles.org , anything that Google and a bit of patience will yield, then there is also the workshop manuals , suppliers like DennisKirk, Ron Ayers, Alphasports, Bikebandit, CMS, shit man, you're just as likely to find it as I am, if not more so. My idea of Tech savvy is to use Dogpile instead of Google ! This laptop is Celeron powered dude !

You want a deep web search, you need to be born in 2000 not 1962 , to know that stuff !

Did you check your float height by the way, itching to know what it was .... there be demons I tell yah !

Wildcoast · « **Reply #369 on:** January 18, 2012, 09:28:12 pm »

Have left carb for now, still trying to find if I have a freak variant of a BST40 and research the bloody thing online, looks like a BST40 but certainly different

After browsing DRRIDERS forum I came across a similar incident that I had, no needle valve in a post 96's carb.
Some BST's have the needle valve mounted in the float, no reason to panic....-shew-

volroom · « **Reply #370 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:03:38 am »

I've got a 93 DR, so possibly same carb as yours. Just want to inspect the condition of needle, slide and what not and clean.

Wildcoast · « **Reply #371 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:26:47 am »

Well my carb is fucked!!!!! In trying to get the slide guide out the needle jet, that was tacked to the guide, has broken free and is now wedged in its tunnel, so looks like I need a new carb, cause i'll prob have to drill it out!!!!

Had to resort to knocking needle jet out with a punch, think I need a new carb, anyone?

theotherguy · « **Reply #372 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:38:26 am »

i have a carb...
it was from my DR650SE, replaced with Mikuni TM40.
make me an offer...

Wildcoast · « **Reply #373 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:41:30 am »

LOL i just PMed you, I dunno what these things are worth?

theotherguy · « **Reply #374 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:42:51 am »

phone the stealer, and ask how much new.
you can have mine for a 3rd of the price.

Veemax · « **Reply #375 on:** January 19, 2012, 08:59:49 am »

Tough luck WC, shit happens huh. Sorry man. Search earlier in this thread someone offered me a carb and we exchanged dealer price info, somewhere in the R3k region ? I'd take that deal in a flash.

I searched the web last night for any model data on the "Slingshot" carb. The only thing I learned was that those string things hot Brazilian babes wear are called Slingshot's too.

Tell me, if your bike has French origins , does it have a metric dash ? I wouldn't mind a metric oldtimer dash , maybe I could offset that carb cost a little ? Assume you are going Vapour , right ?

Wildcoast · « **Reply #376 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:08:23 am »

Okay new carb sorted from THEOTHERGUY, thanks for the response, would rather have something thats more stock and newer anyway, easier to get parts etc.

Right Veemax, that dash is in KM, but shaped for a fairing, I'll post pics in about 5min

Wildcoast · « **Reply #377 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:16:24 am »

There we go....

Wildcoast · « **Reply #378 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:17:52 am »

And...

Wildcoast · « **Reply #379 on:** January 19, 2012, 09:18:53 am »

The back....

Author Topic: Older DR 600/650 thread (Pre mid 90's) (Read 34987 times)

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