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Ive been giving serious thought to joining the dual sport world. I saw a new DRZ-400S at the Freestone MX race last year and it sure got me thinking. Seems Im spending less & less time on the RM but I do miss riding. I would ride the thing daily and save a little fuel along the way. I dont like crotch rockets and cruisers arent for me either. Id actually love a sweet '74 Kawi H1500, but the good ones are mega expensive and Im not in the mood to restore a basketcase.

Any of you guys do the dual sport thing?

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Cygnus 5/19/2010 7:43am
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Those things are dogs. I would go with the CRF450X and have a ball. If I ever get a CR500AF it will get the street legal set up.
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Racer92 wrote:
Ive been giving serious thought to joining the dual sport world. I saw a new DRZ-400S at the Freestone MX race last year and it sure...
Ive been giving serious thought to joining the dual sport world. I saw a new DRZ-400S at the Freestone MX race last year and it sure got me thinking. Seems Im spending less & less time on the RM but I do miss riding. I would ride the thing daily and save a little fuel along the way. I dont like crotch rockets and cruisers arent for me either. Id actually love a sweet '74 Kawi H1500, but the good ones are mega expensive and Im not in the mood to restore a basketcase.

Any of you guys do the dual sport thing?

I have ridden both that bike and the Supermoto version. Severely underpowered total dogs! You would be very unhappy with that purchase.

I would go with that large KLX or the 450X Honda.
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Racer92 5/19/2010 7:49am
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Cygnus wrote:
Those things are dogs. I would go with the CRF450X and have a ball. If I ever get a CR500AF it will get the street legal...
Those things are dogs. I would go with the CRF450X and have a ball. If I ever get a CR500AF it will get the street legal set up.
Wonder if you can get this thing street legal ?

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Cygnus 5/19/2010 7:52am
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Those things are dogs. I would go with the CRF450X and have a ball. If I ever get a CR500AF it will get the street legal...
Those things are dogs. I would go with the CRF450X and have a ball. If I ever get a CR500AF it will get the street legal set up.
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Wonder if you can get this thing street legal ? [img]http://www.vitalmx.com/images/stories/2009/06/062509rmx450_600.jpg[/img]
Wonder if you can get this thing street legal ?

In Colorado you can easy.

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Void Main 5/19/2010 7:52am
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I'm an old guy and I had picked up a little 250 Ninja for my boy as a first street bike. I told him he couldn't ride it until he has been through the safety class and got his license so I rode the shit out of it in the mean time. I had so much fun on that thing I picked up a brand new 650 Ninja and have been riding it to work every day it hasn't rained. All my buds are getting street bikes too and we've been tearing up the back roads. It's nice not having to take the bike through the car wash every time you ride it. Just wipe the bugs off and stick it in the garage and you're done. I would rather have both a street bike and a dirt bike rather than something in between. My dirt bike isn't any fun to ride on the highway and my street bike isn't any fun to ride in the dirt. I would think something in between would be somewhere in between for both street and dirt as far as fun factor.
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Void Main wrote:
I'm an old guy and I had picked up a little 250 Ninja for my boy as a first street bike. I told him he couldn't...
I'm an old guy and I had picked up a little 250 Ninja for my boy as a first street bike. I told him he couldn't ride it until he has been through the safety class and got his license so I rode the shit out of it in the mean time. I had so much fun on that thing I picked up a brand new 650 Ninja and have been riding it to work every day it hasn't rained. All my buds are getting street bikes too and we've been tearing up the back roads. It's nice not having to take the bike through the car wash every time you ride it. Just wipe the bugs off and stick it in the garage and you're done. I would rather have both a street bike and a dirt bike rather than something in between. My dirt bike isn't any fun to ride on the highway and my street bike isn't any fun to ride in the dirt. I would think something in between would be somewhere in between for both street and dirt as far as fun factor.
Thats what I was alluding to VM, just get it out and go ride. Do you have a pic of that thing you got?
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Racer92 5/19/2010 8:16am
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This is the one I have, it's exactly like it (including color): http://www.motorcycledaily.com/23september08_kawasaki2009_650r.htm It's not the "hot rod" ninja but the old man version. You sit...
This is the one I have, it's exactly like it (including color):

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/23september08_kawasaki2009_650r.htm

It's not the "hot rod" ninja but the old man version. You sit upright a little more and it's a twin with a lot of torque. Not nearly as powerful as the 4 cylinder 600 but it's practical and still very fun.
You know thats not too bad, I like the old man version ! The kit you put on only makes sense, that OEM thing is a joke.

Are those things spendy?
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[img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/database2/MX/RMX-450-3.jpg[/img] [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/database2/MX/RMX-450-2.jpg[/img] [img]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/database2/MX/RMX-450-1.jpg[/img] [i](right click to enlarge)[/i]






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DO IT!

looks easy.


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To register your motorcycle, you will need the following:


Proof of ownership

A safety inspection certificate obtained at an official inspection station

Proof of your identity

Proof of insurance

While initial registrations must be made in person at your County Tax Assessor-Collectors office or one of their designated subcontractors, after that you will be able to renew by mail. Depending on what county you live in, you may also be able to renew your motorcycle registration online.


The registration fee for motorcycles is $30.30 per year plus local fees determined by the county you live in ($10 in most areas). If you wish, you may also order special license plates for your motorcycle.


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Racer92 5/19/2010 8:19am
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Tommy, Im wondering what the regs are for the inspection part. What has to be on the cycle to make it street legal? (yes, Im street bike illiterate as they get)
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Cygnus 5/19/2010 8:20am
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Call you local dealer and ask them. They will know all the ins and outs.
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Cygnus 5/19/2010 8:22am
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I think here all I would have to do here is add a horn. Like this is fine.

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Racer92 5/19/2010 8:27am
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Great idea ! I could bolt on some other cool shit, too ! Wink

A propeller on the front fender is core !

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Void Main wrote:
This is the one I have, it's exactly like it (including color): http://www.motorcycledaily.com/23september08_kawasaki2009_650r.htm It's not the "hot rod" ninja but the old man version. You sit...
This is the one I have, it's exactly like it (including color):

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/23september08_kawasaki2009_650r.htm

It's not the "hot rod" ninja but the old man version. You sit upright a little more and it's a twin with a lot of torque. Not nearly as powerful as the 4 cylinder 600 but it's practical and still very fun.
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You know thats not too bad, I like the old man version ! The kit you put on only makes sense, that OEM thing is a...
You know thats not too bad, I like the old man version ! The kit you put on only makes sense, that OEM thing is a joke.

Are those things spendy?
On the floor it was $5900, $6700 out the door. I didn't try and get a better deal because the salesman was one of my buddies and I figured he could use the extra commission. Smile He'll be running his R6 at Gateway International track days this Sunday. We're all heading down to watch. Hopefully he doesn't lay it down right in front of us like he did last year on the warmup lap. Smile
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Racer92 5/19/2010 8:36am
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On the floor it was $5900, $6700 out the door. I didn't try and get a better deal because the salesman was one of my buddies...
On the floor it was $5900, $6700 out the door. I didn't try and get a better deal because the salesman was one of my buddies and I figured he could use the extra commission. Smile He'll be running his R6 at Gateway International track days this Sunday. We're all heading down to watch. Hopefully he doesn't lay it down right in front of us like he did last year on the warmup lap. Smile
Compared to the cost of dirtbikes, that isnt out of line at all. Thanks for the info.

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Void Main 5/19/2010 9:01am
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On the floor it was $5900, $6700 out the door. I didn't try and get a better deal because the salesman was one of my buddies...
On the floor it was $5900, $6700 out the door. I didn't try and get a better deal because the salesman was one of my buddies and I figured he could use the extra commission. Smile He'll be running his R6 at Gateway International track days this Sunday. We're all heading down to watch. Hopefully he doesn't lay it down right in front of us like he did last year on the warmup lap. Smile
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Compared to the cost of dirtbikes, that isnt out of line at all. Thanks for the info.
And I get to ride it for free for 6 months. Then I got insurance through Progressive on both bikes for me and my son and it was less than 200 bucks for the year (no collision).
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My buddy just got a 530 KTM, it can be plated here. My KLX can't which pisses me off, it would be perfect for me. I wonder if I can get it plated in AZ since I have property there ? Gotta check it out.
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Racer92 5/19/2010 11:46am
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My buddy just got a 530 KTM, it can be plated here. My KLX can't which pisses me off, it would be perfect for me. I...
My buddy just got a 530 KTM, it can be plated here. My KLX can't which pisses me off, it would be perfect for me. I wonder if I can get it plated in AZ since I have property there ? Gotta check it out.
I thought you guys were boycotting AZ ? Wink
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A lot of us "old guys" got our starts with the "Scramblers" of the mid 60 and later DT-1's and the like. These new ones look like they would be fun and fit the same bill. Ride it to the store or go play in the local woods.
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I had a plated DRZ 400 and it ripped. . . . I miss that bike.
Thats what I hear from some guys, and then you hear other stuff like DF above saying they are slugs. Think Im gonna go test ride one if there are any in the Houston area.
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fcr 5/19/2010 12:03pm
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My buddy just got a 530 KTM, it can be plated here. My KLX can't which pisses me off, it would be perfect for me. I...
My buddy just got a 530 KTM, it can be plated here. My KLX can't which pisses me off, it would be perfect for me. I wonder if I can get it plated in AZ since I have property there ? Gotta check it out.
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I thought you guys were boycotting AZ ? Wink
Actually I have one property there I will give you, the other is good to go.
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Thats what I hear from some guys, and then you hear other stuff like DF above saying they are slugs. Think Im gonna go test ride...
Thats what I hear from some guys, and then you hear other stuff like DF above saying they are slugs. Think Im gonna go test ride one if there are any in the Houston area.
The DR 400's with all the smog shit on them are dogs. Mine was an off road bike that was converted.
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Blake 5/19/2010 12:46pm
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CRF 450s with Baja Designs kits are the rage in Vegas.

You can make a DRZ 400 work if you know how to tinker. IMO, there are better options and you dont live in CA, so that makes it much easier.
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zjbell 5/19/2010 1:03pm
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I had a huge boner to buy a DRZ400SM when they came out. One of my friends brought one over literally the day I was going to buy one, I rode it around the block and I couldn't believe what a dog it was. I guess I could see someone who hasn't ridden a modern 450 thinking it was the shit, but the bike tops out around 70 and has no balls.
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TJ 755 5/19/2010 1:23pm
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Get a transformer, I call mine Whyzeeus maximus





All the same bike
If you need help plating a bike with ORV on the title let me know.

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