DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE MODS

Plus, the springs rates on the stock suspension are too stiff for my weight, which means it doesn’t sag enough when I sit on the bike (making the seat height problem worse), and the bike doesn’t handle properly. The stock WR has an infamously tall 36.6″ seat height, making it all but impossible for me to ride (it is not a dirt bike). Don’t lower any bike unless you absolutely have to. If you can learn to live with the stock suspension height, do it. Lowered Suspension – I did this reluctantly because I’m short (I swear I’d give up a major organ for another inch or two of inseam, I could ride all the bikes!:). Zeta Armor-Guard Handguards with the LED XC hand shields Seat Concepts low comfort seat – Edit 7/2020 – Switched to Fisher seat in May 2020įisher Aftermarket Seat – lowered in front – best seat I’ve ever had G2 Ergonomics throttle cam, and Adjusted throttle position sensor Warm & Safe Heated Gear Controller – Grips and Jacket

DRZ400 SM SPEED WOBBLE MODS

Everyone has their preferences for particular bike set up, and I thought carefully about what mods to make to mine. The aftermarket possibilities for the Yamaha WR250R are wonderfully varied and broad. We’ve both toured on multi-month trips on larger machines, and if we had to pick a moto to travel on today, we would not hesitate to ride our WRs for any length trip, anywhere in the world. Lately, when it comes time to pick which bike to ride, he mostly rides his WR. He’s owned many motorcycles in the past, including a 150 hp Ducati Multistrada 1200 that he put over 75k miles on. It replaced his Suzuki DRZ400, and he likes the WR better. The WR250R isn’t only for small people, however. (More on why I think the WR250R makes a good adventure bike at the end of this post). When off pavement, weight really matters, and the relatively light weight of the WR just makes everything easier and more fun. I’ve had the chance to ride a variety of motorcycles, and I can say for certain I would not have enjoyed that BDR trip, or even the TAT on a larger machine. After years of use, many multi-day adventures, and longer trips including a 3 week trip riding the COBDR and NMBDR, and a two month trip riding the entire Trans America Trail, I still really, really love my WR. At 5’4″, me on a WR is proportionally like an average size guy on something like a BMW F800 GS. However, what I and so many other people love about the WR, is that its an excellent platform for building a pretty great light weight adventure moto, with just a few easily modified or bolt on parts.Ī 250cc bike may seem like a small motorcycle to most of the North American adventure rider demographic, but I’m also physically smaller than most of the adventure rider demographic. In stock form, the WR is advertised as a somewhat dirt oriented “dual purpose” or dual sport/trail bike, rather than a travel bike.

I bought my 2018 Yamaha WR250R to use as an adventure bike, a motorcycle I ride both on and off-road on multi day trips.

Drz400 sm speed wobble